Dacia Duster Concept

Dacia

MarqueDacia
Production2009
EngineDiesel: / 1.5 L dCi I4

Start with what the Dacia Duster Concept is: a 3-door SUV with 1.5 L dCi I4, built from 2009, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. What it meant takes a little longer. The shape is credited to Renault Design Centers in Bucharest and Guyancourt.

Under the skin

The engine is 1.5 L dCi I4; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 1300 kg. The wheelbase is 2804 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

In context

In the Dacia line-up the Dacia Duster Concept has a clear place: it handed the line to the Dacia Duster. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Nissan 370Z, the Tesla Roadster, the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Nearby in the Dacia catalogue sit the Dacia 1100 and the Dacia 1210.

Specifications

Layoutplatform =
Body style3-door SUV
Kerb weight1300 kg
Wheelbase2804 mm
Length4,250 mm
DesignerRenault Design Centers in Bucharest and Guyancourt
SuccessorDacia Duster
Catalogue IDQ2670804
SourceWikipedia