Is there a better budget SUV on the planet? Comment below! 🤔👇

Thank god for cars like this. Perfect antidote to the tech overloaded cookie cutter variants being churned out by manufacturers that seemed to have lost touch with a what a lot of people want - simple, affordable transport gives you everything you need and nothing you dont. Good job Dacia.

It won't be long until the penny drops with other manufacturers that people don't want tech for tech sake, they would rather have a much lower price to pay than pointless tech no one asked for.

I'd buy this over the MG for 1 reason... I'd rather have the French or Romanians have my money than the Chinese

This is the best car in the world, good reliable, honestly priced, cheap to run and repair if anything goes wrong or gets damaged. Dont think about it, Buy one you wont be disappointed.

I have a Dacia Logan (18) and a Dacia Duster (70) and I will continue to purchase Dacia's as I've never had an issue with either of them!

I have had a Duster for about 18 months, best car I have ever owned, is there a better 4x4 for the money?I like its looks, different to most SUV's and it drives well, much better than most reviewers will say. Oh the joys of simple motoring! I do get very irritated by the constant is there a better 4x4 for the money? to cars that are much more expensive, of course if you've just been driving a £40,000 alternative, you will notice the difference! Scratchy plastics, what's that all about? Honestly, Dacia's, in general, are fine cars, not just value for money but reliable, easy to own, sensible and capable, if you think otherwise then you probably have never driven one!

There might be 100 suvs out there.. From jimny to range rover... But duster is all I need.

Absolutely nice ride. I order my first one next week, 150 hp automatic. The main reason for the 3 points in safety are caused by the lack of modern driving assistant systems. The car shares platform with Renault Clio and Nissan Juke and since we don't hear of crushed families in these cars in masses I think I can live with it. I drove one two days ago, I come from an narrow, expensive and dead empty 118 I bmw, with seat textile and door rubber fading after 20,000 km for twice the price. A stunning car in every corner, I will miss it, but two kids need more space now. And even with BMW background for ten years the Duster to me seems surprisingly good. Am looking forward to it, but I won't mind too much, the price difference will be spend on a classic Mazda MX 5 in one year.

I've had so many top end cars but bought a new Duster last year to get out of the company car tax trap. It was the Twenty Twenty edition TCE130 1.3 turbo petrol, its been fantastic , 47mpg on average , large carrying capacity , nice ride (on the soft side which suits me). Cant fault the car or the support from the dealer - 3 years servicing included for peanuts. Last workhorse I had as good as this was the original Fiat Doblo 2l diesel which did 100,000 without a single issue. I looked at the MG ZS but sorry the quality was iffy and I'm not buying anything from China after the last two years.......

I had a 2016 Duster, from new, for 3 years. It was faultless throughout, nothing squeaked or rattled from that ‘built to a price’ interior, nothing fell off😀 It was comfortable, relaxing on the motorway and very predictable on the road. I’ve owned expensive cars, middle priced cars and a few cheap ones. None were as ‘satisfying’ to own as the Duster. Yes, not sophisticated, not full of electronics but utterly brilliant and dependable. Actually, there was one fault. Main beam headlight bulb went on year 2. I bought a simple bulb and was able to very easily replace the broken one in less than 2 minutes. I can’t remember the last time I was able to do that.

What is this thing with car reviewers that they scratch the plastic on dashboards and look down on it? Its just a dashboard.. if you want to pay £20k more on your car and get a leather dashboard then great, but that doesn't really add anything to the car. Had one of these for 3 years now, the 150bhp version and its quick, very economical and you can fit anything in it!

I think it’s great if you are looking for a comfortable, spacious, affordable car. I like the styling too.

Just got a year old duster. Brilliant car which is a better drive than my old qashqai. Sure it’s not cutting edge but amazing value for the money. I really rate it as engine is very responsive even in eco mode. The Dacia dealer was really good and so far couldn’t be happier.

Had my 1.3 Duster a couple of years now & it's by far the best car I've ever had in over 37 years of driving.

Why are there so few cars like this ? All I want is a reliable, economical, capable, stripped down car. The only extras I want are aircon, radio/cd/mp3 player. I could live with wind down windows. If I want sat nav I have my smart phone. I don't need "infotainment". I wonder how much of all the bells and whistles result in days in the dealers getting faults fixed or accidents caused by distractions.

every time a motoring mags review a budget car you compare it to something double its price ..why? ... its never going to be as good its not meant to be its meant to be affordable you might just as well compare it to a Rolls Royce

the thing that doesn't get a lot of coverage on these reviews is what that soft, overrated suspension means on country roads. I have had a Diesel Duster for 3 years now and will likely side-grade to an LPG version as it makes sense for me. I live in Cambridgeshire, where the roads are pitted and undulate wildly, especially in the fens; every car my wife and I have owned prior to the Duster has been through endless suspension struts and springs and has been horrible to drive on those roads. Most people wildly dodge around sunken road segments (or just give up and drive in the middle of the road) and cause huge hazards in the process. The duster suspension is able to deal with those conditions effectively and there is a certain irony when you consistently overtake performance cars that have drivers squealing in agony over the bumps. I've driven in other SUV style cars belonging to other people, and while they don't wallow so much in the corner, the setup still leaves you regretting the ride after the first few miles.

Why do manufacturers think it safe for drivers to have to negotiate menus while driving ??

On order. Loved it on a test drive. Basic, simple motoring with everything you need and nothing that you don’t. Great boot space, pleasant enough 1.3 turbo engine.

Did I see twin gas struts on the bonnet? Lots of far more expensive cars don't get that! The dip in the boot would be great for umbrellas and as for hard scratchy plastic, so that's like a new VW then!? As long as it doesn't squeak or rattle, at this price it's not a problem, in fact it sounded very quiet on the test drive. A great car for the money.

I bought a Sandero stepway three weeks ago. Bought cash. It's cheap. Lpg tank costs me 24 Euro to fill up and lasts me all week. I'm commuting 80kms a day. The android auto display works great with a neat little cable connection. I use Waze on the screen with KZfaq music. The display comes with a built in phone holder. Auto wipers, auto lights, reverse sensors. The roof racks swivel and lock into cross position which is handy for surf boards and also the car has as much ground clearance as the duster as far as I could see. It actually handles rough roads really well as it's light.. More than you need really. I love the car. I think it looks good, seems well built. Got good power. Never have to worry about running out of fuel. In Spain by 2024 all gas stations will be mandated to have lpg. I've got a station in my town that charges 0.75 euro a litre. People go, oh no you bought a dacia but I just think who cares, you get a new car for the price of a second hand car. Its just a damn car. Lpg let's you drive in the low emissions zones and keeps you safe from super tax. Poor man's Tesla! Dacia is gaming the system with this LPG thing. Lol if it's reliable it will be the best car I've ever owned. And I used to have a golf and an Impreza.

Who cares about hard plastic? I’ve never understood that. Who spends all day caressing their car trim? 🙄

Great review brilliant car had my 1.3 twenty twenty model for just over a year, great equipment and great value. I’ve had all the posh cars and been in the motor trade for 30 years and Dacia offer honest well equipped cars at affordable prices. I’m afraid that most cars now are horribly overpriced. Renault-Dacia need praise for being in touch with reality.

You says : 6:13 ""FACT is there are lots of other cars in this class that are better than the Duster"""......... Which one for this price please tell me.

Twin gas struts under the bonnet? Completely unnecessary design choice... I like it.

I have had the Bi-fuel Prestige+ (French model) for four weeks now. Coming from a very basic Vectra C Estate 2.2 DTi from 2004 I can say I'm a happy chappy! It's quieter and more comfortable than I expected. LPG is 80cts here compared to €1.60 or more for petrol...

One of the best car reviews to date that I have seen for this car. I value an honest review without the insipid manic 'brummy' style or the plethora of similar others. This is rational, calm, clear review and without form of car industry hype. Well done...I am in with a subscription and thumbs up. Thank you.

Good review, I have a 2021 1.5dci 4x4 Prestige Duster in that tomato soup colour. Its a fantastic car, very comfy and practical. I use it to drag my small caravan which it does with no problems. The low first gear, 4x4 traction, low end grunt and hill hold makes it a perfect tow car. I had a 2013 Duster which was a great car but this new Duster is in a different league to the old one .

Still have ours 2014 Dacia Duster, TCe, that thing just holds together so damn well. I just send it to repairs, be course the windshield wiper stopped working.... And that's it, no other repairs has been needed, then just the basic stuff to maintain it. What a damn good car.

I love my duster! It doesn’t claim to be anything other than what it is. It’s cheap and ultra reliable. Looks good too

I’m sure I heard the Duster was awarded the most reliable car!

Excellent presenter clear and not hyped giving annoying asides and jokes

I had one of the pre-facelift Comfort spec Dusters- really liked it and sold it on to my brother in law recently (he also loves it) A really good, honest car. The lack of a footrest never bothered me and the interior plastics were fine - hard wearing and surprisingly resistant to scratches from dogs and luggage. Mine had the old 1.6 SCE engine, which was a bit weedy, but overall it was a great car. The facelift seems to have a few useful improvements - but I'm not a fan of the black roof roof rails and mirrors. Much prefer the previous satin aluminium finish (which looked more premium) If I was buying now, think I would want the automatic option - suits the relaxed style of the car. Also not a fan of the latest orange(?) colour of the car in this video - the previous desert sand metallic was much better suited. Personally couldn't car less about all the OTT driving aids on most other modern cars - they are often temperamental and cry wolf too often in my experience. Still a great buy if you want a fossil fuelled car....

I love my Duster. Bought it as new in 2017. Duster 1.5 DCi Diesel. A lot of packing space because I love to travel.

who gets all touchy feely with their dashboard? what I want is reliability, we have an older generation dacia sandero 2013 model and its the most reliable car weve ever owned, it has passed every MOT with flying colours, tyres hardly wear at all and its just had new brakes all round after 8 years of service.

This cars easily the most practical one I've bought. It's no frills with an interior that looks as chunky as my old Mk2 Golf. That's probably why I love it.

I purchased the Duster bi-fuel prestige late September, I was looking at used 3-5 year old Seat ateca, Suzuki vitara, Suzuki sx4 s-cross and Nissan qashqai, I only wanted to spend 18k top and could only find mid range cars for that price. All the mid range 3-5 year old Suv have similar safety specs as the Duster prestige. The Duster won me over because of the Lpg. My duster also has 8" navigation and heated seats. My previous car was a Volkswagen Up! The Duster is nicer to drive in town than the Up. No longer have to crawl over speed bumps. Also with Lpg better on fuel than the Up. I get average 32-35 mpg on Lpg in urban traffic.

Thank goodness for affordable and cheap and simple cars. You may not think of buying this particular vehicle or be interested in its existence, but in more recent times, its manufacturers such as Dacia that keep the bottom end of affordable cars down, and help prevent them escalating into the stratosphere. Decades ago, car manufacturers spend until amounts of money and effort in trying to both anticipate and listen to what car customers wanted. Sometimes they missed the mark, often times they had a hit. In recent times, the car market is mired in choice. But in that hurricane of models and makes, there's one thing that has become seemingly acceptable. They're all getting expensive. We're not simply talking about electric batteries costing more or the rise of material costs. Cars used to be a means to get around. They were useful, practical and were a often a mean for people and families to have a better quality of life by allowing freedom and access to many. But recently, they're status symbols parked on driveways to appease a sense of more is more. More lights, more gimmicks, more toys. Ask yourself this; if things like blind spsot cameras, big vapid interior screens and toys were stripped from tour car, would you be a worse driver for it? Dacia and brands like them may seem cheap and cheerful, but they serve a purpose also. They show that cars can be simple and cheap. When cheap cars sell in volumes, other makers get worried because they never know if it may signal a sudden shift in customer demands. These high end makers never be 100% sure if the bubble may burst as cost of living rises. Has the modern car now become less of a method of getting around and more of a luxury item again? Perhaps, but Dacia keeps others on their toes and reminds ordinary people that cars can be rugged, well made, simple and above all else, that they need not swallow 25% + of your monthly income to own. Scoff if you will, but customers can be fickle and tastes can change unexpectedly like the wind. You'll always get rich people buying big luxury SUVs, but as wallets get tighter and prices of other things in daily life increases, the market may one day shift very suddenly to makers such as Dacia and their non nonsense cars.

Thanks great review. Missing safety feature of auto emergency braking surely not a problem for a decent driver.

I like the fact they put the tablet , I men "infotainment screen" down where it is instead of up high where the majority of vehicles have it. I rather it down there.

It's plain cool, even in car trade, it's great, proper motoring for peanuts

Brilliant motor. No techno gubbins to ruin your drive. A real car with real wheels/tyres for our really rubbish UK roads. Sold! Great review. Doug Revolta, I applaud your adult and clear presentation skills. Proper car review about a proper car. Excellent :-)

Over 700 miles on a fuel tank. That makes it much better than any electric SUV that cost 4 times more and you can go off road

I ordered the 150 HP automatic after taking her for a testdrive and doing some research. Honestly, got the prestige full option, and some more specs. For that price I can't buy another descent car. Also it's more reliable than most of the other brands. Most and least reliable car brands MOST RELIABLE CAR BRANDS 1. Lexus - 98.7% 2. Dacia - 97.3% =3. Suzuki - 97.1% =3. Hyundai - 97.1% =5. Toyota - 97.0% =5. Mini - 97.0% 7. Mitsubishi - 96.9% 8. Mazda - 95.9% 9. Kia - 95.8% 10. MG - 95.7% LEAST RELAIBLE CAR BRANDS 1. Fiat - 82.0% 2. Land Rover - 82.5% =3. Ford - 86.2% =3. Nissan - 86.2% 5. Alfa Romeo - 86.5% 6. Porsche - 89.4% =7. Mercedes-Benz - 89.6% =7. Vauxhall - 89.6% =7. Peugeot - 89.6% 10. Jaguar - 90.1% Source: What Car? Reliability Survey 2021 based on feedback from 16,328 UK drivers

The "cheap feel" and "plastici interior" doensn't bother me, your buying a car for around 20.000 euro's. Don't expect too much. I love the interior design more than leather or any other fancy type. The design, the looks, the infotainment system, the led lights, trunk space, Airco, cruise control. I mean it has al the features you need. I'm sold.

I love my Duster - wouldn't go back to a more expensive car now

Perfect workhorse in these financially hard times

Nice little family ride..keep it up duster👍 very easy daily ride with comfort.

I have a 2020 Duster and yes, the interior is very budget and everything plastic fantastic. However, if you use your Duster as a work vehicle and carry big dogs like me. you'll appreciate the fact that all that plastic is very easy to clean.

Great car all things considered.Thanks.

Hard plastics = hard wearing. We had kids and muddy everything in and out of ours and it never damaged anything. Soft touch stuff is fine if you're not going to use the car. If you want it to last and be easy to clean, nothing wrong with tough materials. For the record our other car is a 71 plate 5 series, so I understand the nice interiors thing. I just don't see the Duster as the same thing. It's a hard wearing vehicle to get out and use, and for that it's great. Like criticising a spade for not being leather trimmed and heated. It's a spade. Dig with it...

Just got ours about 2 weeks ago and to be fair it's amazing. For the price and the size of the car it's perfect for camping and adventures. And it's dosnt have all the extra pointless tech that some of the other cars have. All in all if you looking for a decent big car this is the car for you.

looks good works great and for the money is a bargain

Good review but can you have torque in Newton Metres please?

Automatic emergency braking sometimes helps to prevent accidents BUT sometimes it will slam on brakes in the middle of intersection thinking you are driving directly into oncoming cars it gets spooked by sings mounted in the middle of curves or oncoming cars that barelly touch dividing line in curves and so on, I am glad Dacia does not put this system in Duster and still is a little bit oldschool compared to other manufacturers making car interiors into spaceships full touch screens for climate control, brightness settings, start-stop system turn off etc. I hope mine lasts at least 15years by that time we should be fueling ICE with hydrogen because the only the only batery powered vehicle that I am willing to buy is Tamiya Clodbuster.

Thanks for that good presentation with showing all its pros and conts. I ordered a new Duster in november 2021 and hopefully will get it soon. I have chosen the bi-fuel LPG version, because here in germany (where I'm living) the petrol prices are exploding due to the new CO2 taxes. So we have to pay about 1,80€/Litre for regular fuel right now. LPG is way cheaper - about half the price. So I'm curious about my new Duster to come... 🙂

Duster is good but main thing in an off road is ground clearance so it needs to be raised like above 250mm so that it's 4 4Wd could be used efficiently.

Excellent and well presented I learnt a lot.

I drive Cadillac ATS-V and now in winter I drive BMW 3 series all wheel drive and to be honest I wish they would bring this cheap and cute car to Canada so I can buy one for my daughter, it doesn’t look bad at all considering the price this car is a steal of a deal. I did look how reliable they are and they proved them selfs on European market over the years with minor hiccups and on top to have a car that can go 1250km between gas stations is absolutely insane. About MG brand is something that you need to know before buying it cars: Whining At High Speed. Problem: ... Uneven Idling. Problem: ... Misfiring Engine. Problem: ... Jerky Driving. Problem: ... Clicking Sound on Ignition. Problem: ... Car Won't Start. Problem: ... Boot Not Staying Open. Problem: ... Scraping Noise From Front. Problem Better to buy Japanese is my opinion.

can already see renault using the back lights for their marketing in south africa

My name is Dacia, so that’s cool 😂

I have an underground parking space, so LPG cars are not allowed. This is Poland by the way, not the UK. Might be different back home.

I'm ignoring this review. Sat in one in the showroom and it felt much better than stated in this clip. We all know it's cheap and it won't set the world alight but for a top range model with everything on it you can't loose. Will be buying one asap

I'm going from a twin turbo V8 TDI Touareg with an 8 speed Auto to a 130TCe, 6 speed manual Duster, I can't wait.

Hard plastics. Brings back memories of my old VW t3.

Great work horse!!!

I love the Duster

The whole point about driving a car is that YOU are driving a car - if you rely on autonomous braking/steering aids then you are asking for trouble - and maybe shouldn't be behind the wheel at all. I own a pre-facelift Duster and I cannot fault it - and, contrary to this review, they are great fun to drive!!

Does it has Power liftgate with Hands free function?

Wow! This looks cool.

I've always gone for quite expensive hot hatches and I got sick of spending a fortune on everything. One of my mates got one of these and I love it, gonna wait for the face-lift next year and get one of these

Bi fuel version ? I have the bi fuel Sandero Stepway and to be honest I bought a get you home tyre. Plus lpg is a good option and even in May 2022 lpg is about 75 to 80 p per litre. You get 40 mpg so less than the unleaded. The TCe 999 cc engine (used in the bi fuel) is the same as the one in the Clio. Safety? Most cars like this are absolutely fine, it's not a Ford, VW or Skoda but it's half the price. What's not to like? The Stepway is a ''mini duster'' and is effectively a super mini sized vehicle.

230.000 km and still not one problem with my 2011 Duster. 5l diesel /100km , i surely will buy the same when the day comes.

I don't think automatic stop is that crucial.

Great review. 5*

What about the Dacia Bigster?

Great review Doug

It's a cheap as chips car. It's not going to be perfect and I think they did a great job. Who cares about plastics unless you're a snob who would be buying a Merc anyway.

Thank god they still make a version with manual transmission: )

I really want one of these I'm 51 years old and I just want something to get me from A to B that's cheap to own, my wife dead against it though and I've no idea why cause I think they look really good to be honest

Got one love it the new 2022 can not folt it

I'm surprised that a suzuki vitara was not mentioned as a close rival to the duster

I really wish these were sold in USA

this is really the kind of stuff that's missing in North America. Latin america has cars that just get you places without much fuss, but over here, everybody just has to have something better than their neighbour. Maybe it's a bit low on power, but, if stelantis brings it over, it might apeal to the few sensible buyers still around, just don't stick a FIAT badge on it.

Great video.

This the base model why didn't you show us the top model?

Is that how Dacia is pronounced? Not, 'Day-see-yah'? James May you fooool! LOL

Dacia doesn't make cheap cars - it makes Affordable cars.

Who scratches the plastics inside your car? Who does that?!

I have the 2018 and I'm driving almost 3000 miles per month I really feel the discomfort , can never find a good driving position. My company wants to buy me a 4wd duster because they are good off-road and cheap but do you have better advice? Like a very good second hand for someone that drives a lot in the motorway but also needs a good off road? Need help,I'm so ignorant about cars 😂. I hope you see this and reply to me 😂

There is a huge market for no bs affordable and capable mechanically cars that do not look horrible.

automatic emergency braking... who really needs that??? especially on an suv whitch is not supposed to be in a city...

I don't understand why he's comparing it to the Skoda at significantly more money. They're not really in the same market at all, Skoda not really being a budget brand these days. I wouldn't buy the Skoda. It isn't as good as the Porsche Macan or Alfa Stelvio. See?

When will it come to India?

The real question should be 1. Why can’t other manufacturers try this out for healthy competition at this budget market 2. Why on earth has lpg not been more of a thing in the uk? I’ve just ordered the bi fuel as my local Morrisons is 72p a litre for lpg!

Cars should be more like this and less like £100k Audi Q7's. Seriously.

2nd generation? You can distinguish them by the rear lights. 1st generation had plain long rear lights. 2nd the white crosses and then this one must be the 3rd generation with arrow lamps.

I do find the exterior styling youthful, interesting and exciting.

Duster really is not in the same size as Karoq, Kamiq and Arona maybe.