Dacia Duster
The Dacia Duster is a sport utility vehicle (SUV) of the Romanian car manufacturer Dacia, which came 17 April 2010 on the market. The vehicle is based on the constructed in 2004 B0 platform, but with 2.67 meters an extended wheelbase by four centimeters.
Outside Europe, the car model is manufactured under the Renault -branded as Renault Duster and marketed. It is offered in the Middle East and in Africa and in South America as Renault in Ukraine.
At the IAA 2013, the Duster was presented in a revised form. Optical characteristics are the chrome radiator grille, revised headlights with daytime running lights, the decorated with chrome rear lights and roof rails with perforated columns.
- 8.1 Design
- 8.2 drive
Earlier vehicles
From 1980 to 1989, the ARO was 10 4 × 4 exported under the name of Dacia Duster to the UK.
Construction
The Duster has a ground clearance of 20.5 cm, with the all-wheel version 21 cm, an angle of repose of 30 degrees forward and 36 degrees backward, a ramp angle of 23 degrees and overhangs of 82.2 cm at the front and 82 inches rear.
Automobile Racing
Ice racing
As a marketing action Alain Prost had gone in Eisrennserie Andros Trophy in December 2009 with a heavily modified by Renault Sport racing version of the Dacia Duster at the start. After a total of 13 championship rounds Prost closed the racing series on January 30, 2010 from as runner-up.
Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles
At the Rally Aïcha des Gazelles in Morocco's desert, the Dacia Duster came in the category of crossover with the riders Dounia and Isabelle is the first car in goal. The identical second vehicle covered with the riders Nathalie and Dorothée fifth place.
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
The Frenchman Jean -Philippe Dayraut, three -time winner of the Trophée Andros - Eisrennserie has occupied on 26 June 2011 with over 850 hp Dacia Duster prototype at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in the U.S. in third place.
Security
The vehicle is equipped with ABS in version 8.1, electronic brake force distribution EBD and Brake Assist. In addition, the CSV assistance systems and traction control system ( ASR) nor built for the all-wheel drive. Here comes the all-wheel drive, but without electronic differential lock and hill descent control, the Nissan Qashqai from.
For passive safety, the Duster two front airbags, three- point belts with Lastenbegrenzer and since the 2013 facelift variant across the ESP electronic stability control and side airbags are available; Head airbags and rear side airbags are not available. The pyrotechnic belt tensioners offer a complete restraint system.
Child seats can be attached to the back seat safely only on the outer seats. There are also Isofix mountings are available. According to the user may be mounted on the passenger seat no forward facing child seats and backward ( car seats) only if the passenger airbag is deactivated by a switch on the dashboard.
In EURO- NCAP crash test, the Duster 3 stars out of 5 reached.
Gallery
Dacia Duster in the Andros Trophy
Specifications
The different four-cylinder engines come from Renault. All engine variants comply with the Euro 5 emissions standard. The diesel models all have a particulate filter / FAP.
Production
The Dacia Duster is offered with prices starting at 10,490 euros in March 2010 in Europe, Turkey, Algeria and Morocco. Since June 2010 he is offered in the Ukraine, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Egypt and Lebanon and some African countries as Renault. These vehicles are produced in Pitesti in Romania.
In 2011, Renault plans to start production in the Curitiba plant in Brazil and Sofasa in Colombia in order to sell the vehicle in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Chile can, later to be produced in the factory in Moscow ..
In 2012, the Duster will also be available as right-hand drive in the United Kingdom.
The Duster is based on the leader developed by Nissan B platform as example, the Renault Clio II - IV, Nissan Micra and Nissan Juke. Dacia uses derived from the B- platform version B0. Dacia achieved, inter alia, cost advantages by a high proportion of identical parts, both within the own brand (eg the cockpit ) and in the Renault / Nissan Group. The Duster there are for example many parts from older models of the Renault Clio and Megane, the engines were previously used to Renault Scenic, all-wheel drive the 4x4 comes from Nissan.
Concept car
A concept vehicle of the same name was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 2009 Renault Design Central Europe. It was the first crossover idea of Dacia and had the serial version of the technical, visual similarities. The vehicle had a length of 4.25 m, a height of 1.49 m, a width of 1.64 meters and a wheelbase of 2.8 m and was approximately 1300 kg.
Design
The vehicle is to combine the classes of a sporty coupe with a station wagon. This result has been the cooperation between Renault Design Central Europe ( based in Bucharest ) and Renault Design Techno Centre ( based in Guyancourt ).
From the outside, there was a wide front apron with two air intakes and headlights that went over the side almost to the doors opposite battered. The mirrors were sitting right on the door. The roof was completely glazed and offered a lot of light in the interior. There, offered by a new seating concept 470 liters of cargo space, letting you slide the rear seats under the Front, the trunk could provide two cubic meters volume.
Drive
The engine of the vehicle took a 1.5 dCi common- rail diesel engine with 105 PS (77 kW) with a particulate filter and a six-speed manual gearbox. Due to the body design, the vehicle came to a drag coefficient of 0.30. The total consumption was reported to be 5.3 liters per 100 km, which would correspond to a CO2 emission of 139 g. As can drive 4 × 2 or 4 × 4 can be selected.