Audi RSQ8 v Dacia Duster: UP-HILL DRAG RACE & which is best OFF-ROAD!

[@carwow]

What cars should we off-road next?!

[@jednabudala8512]

Gls vs x7

[@lkors7387]

hi

[@ivanraguz3103]

Lada niva

[@leadergames0661]

Regular commuter cars, that would be funny

[@Fortunate_K59]

GLE

[@philipsquire9056]

Let's be honest, this test vehicle is the only RSQ8 in the UK that will ever see any mud.

[@RockyFoxxowo]

Until some inevitably get scrapped

[@milinddixit6583]

I think some will see a bit of mud as they drive up a private road to the manor.

[@hughoxford8735]

Ban the feckers.

[@readmyprofiledont5060]

Don't read my name;";#;#

[@Daumex]

@@readmyprofiledont5060 Get a life

[@kozanenko1]

Next test please Lambo vs Lada.

[@kotokotosx]

Lada finish 😂 joke

[@asdasd01]

Offroad

[@kotokotosx]

@@asdasd01 yes...) 👀 humor my :D)

[@ОоарНало]

Lada Granta Drive Active

[@kotokotosx]

@@ОоарНало cross 😂

[@tom.1]

Like many of us, I've been having sleepless nights for weeks, doubting which of those two cars would be my new daily driver.

[@someoneelse8753]

Tough choice

[@Barefoot_Joe]

I know, they are so comparable in every way right xD

[@kylekaye9147]

Dacia. Not much thought required on that one 😄

[@arcane6656]

Thank goodness I'm not the only one facing such tough decision mate :0

[@ivanpetrov2280]

Hahaha 😀😃

[@gatomatias1]

The fact that Duster was abled to complete the challenges in a more fun way, makes the winer vehicle for me.

[@filipborin555]

nothin can beat the price of the duster just be cause you don't care about doing every chalenge outside of the road without take care about the xonsequences

[@gatomatias1]

@@filipborin555 the distance from the ground it's actually higher

[@kennorcott7074]

With a manual too, awesome little car

[@danyboy7914]

just you are broke

[@gatomatias1]

@@danyboy7914 When you have nothing smart to say, you say something like this.

[@ARCHSTANTON61]

when in 4 wheel drive off road, or snow, you turn off the stability control... poor duster was used incorrectly..

[@janspa_1119]

Not in every situation sometimes power will help you to get out of these situations because theres no computer trying to stop slipping tires i just have a fwd car and sometimes it helps in the snow to turn the tractioncontrol off because it doesnt have such smart tractioncontrolmodes (its 13 years old of course it isnt that „smart“) just a little play with the clutch and start in 2nd gear without trc and off you go

[@alexcucala]

And the duster has diff lock, which was used only one time... It could won if they knew how to do an offroad use of the clutch, controls off and diff lock...

[@lawyermahaprasad]

Duster is basically the yearly depreciation value of the Audi!!

[@senoow4215]

Almost 🤣🤣

[@17sylargino]

Not since the chip shortage mate. High mileage Audis are selling at around the price as new or low mileage new years.

[@Asoka-great]

@@17sylargino totally agree

[@Nightrunnergunner]

@@17sylargino is that really?? lol

[@fatmatekgoz808]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHXOoXuJatdglas

[@Yoyo-me]

I have the new Duster with 150 hp and I can say.. Is a really nice car!!! Wow! Dacia is a level up... Unfortunately... I cannot afford an Audi Q8 or.. RSQ8 but I am happy with the Duster😍

[@Yoyo-me]

Hi, I can say is very quiet comparison with the previous models. My engine is a petrol one and is really quiet as well. The gear box is also longer, at 130 km per hour, there are 2650 rotations on the engine. Has nothing to do with the models before, the only common thing is the Dacia badge.

[@fatmatekgoz808]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHXOoXuJatdglas

[@robc5955]

The Dacia did everything the Audi did and will be a lot cheaper to run in the long term! I know which one I’d have.

[@mateisimioniuc6975]

From Romania?

[@Yoyo-me]

Salutare, da 😁 from Romania.

[@JAGAD50]

That Duster is a very good competitor being a very cheap car. Perfect to do off road challenges.

[@tudorcotoi7011]

It’s why we drive ‘em like we stole ‘em as soon as the tarmac ends. Imagine a Duster going as fast as it can on sand or dirt.

[@MOJump23]

Best RSQ8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3jZp4uiha-GnMU

[@baikia777]

The Duster has a really good value for such a low price and the design isn't that bad either.

[@MrAngry1986]

@@tudorcotoi7011 I drive like that 🤔

[@1distefano]

@@antoniocoman9895 Only a Romanian could leave this type of comment here

[@betaalanin]

So basically the Romanian tin can had the stability control on the whole time... When off roading in the Duster you turn that thing off. Its even in the manual...

[@johnmoylan7202]

By dint of completing all the tasks, and even on points, it's not a draw: the Dacia is the clear winner here.

[@brinaylor385]

Loving the appreciation for the Dacia in the comments. I think car fans are getting sick and bored of the big brands charging ludicrous money and are getting behind the smaller brands who are building really good cars.

[@UtkirU]

As like Lada Niva

[@andyicee5411]

ludicrous money.... its the fastest SUV in the world what do you expect and on road rsq8 would ruin the duster

[@zied6456]

@@andyicee5411 OK but seriously except few VIP's, nobody needs the fastest SUV in the world

[@fatmatekgoz808]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHXOoXuJatdglas

[@bastik.3011]

@@zied6456 aw but that logic is flawed. After this logic there should be only one model for each use and that's it. A car is something very Personal, logical usefulness is only a minor factor in buying cars.

[@moussamaslouhi7076]

honestly for its price this video has proved that Dacia is a great choice for an off-roader

[@Yomohayaru]

In Indonesia that dacia duster is luxury off roader

[@fatmatekgoz808]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHXOoXuJatdglas

[@motheofoundation2729]

20 thousand pounds and it can survive all those obstacles? Definitely the Dacia is an infinite winner!

[@ryanfenton382]

20k is still a lot of money and surviving those tests shouldn’t be impressive

[@fatmatekgoz808]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHXOoXuJatdglas

[@bastik.3011]

@@ryanfenton382 for a new car its really not. Dacia doesnt have many extra options, for 20k you get a basically full spec duster. Now if we speak used they are down to 10. Dusters are especially usefull for foresting or other off-road based companies

[@organiccold]

A Fiat Panda 4x4 is cheaper and out performs both of them

[@bastik.3011]

@@organiccold press x to doubt

[@stefantorozov7508]

The first challenge was quite unfair compared to the Dacia. You can clearly see the Audi starts from nearly a level ground where the Dacia is on a much steeper ground.

[@cybersonic9364]

yeah but the dacia had tyres more suited to these conditions than audi

[@R4DV99]

@@cybersonic9364 yeah but come one, is a Dacia, the winner was clear from the start💀

[@cybersonic9364]

@@R4DV99 because it had better tires

[@tritomvanherk518]

the dacia is a 2wd

[@linden5480]

The Dacia wasn't really a match for Audi. The driver (Tom) was rather cautious about not damaging the car which made him much slower.. My conclusion is: Why'd you want and "offroad" expensive SUV that you can't really use as an offroad vehicle because you are scared of damaging it every step

[@theblitz1687]

It still can off road just not as aggresively. I suppose you dont need to hear the other reasons why people choose a SUV

[@Edexote]

I think that was his point. And it makes for a nice David vs Goliath fight.

[@MG-yu8mz]

Just bought a duster, that I worked my ass off for to buy. My highest alleged calllibre car was a Jeep Cherokee Sport in which I had the most problems. My 1st car gave me the least issues which was a diesel maestro, my dacia takes me back to these days. Yes they're more basic than the 'higher end vehicles" but I've felt the safest in this than I have in others for alot of years.

[@fatmatekgoz808]

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[@A.S.8.9.]

Quite not fair, the first uphill drag the audi was horizonal at the beggining and dacia was already angled, you should swap places in between races. Not that I’m a dacia fan, I’d never have one but just for the fairness of the comparision you should’ve done that :)

[@Moh-cs5ck]

This whole thing is unfair😂😂😂 i think they did just for fun

[@georgeionescu6425]

@@Moh-cs5ck everything they do is unfair,and for the clowns that watch these stupid videos

[@Moh-cs5ck]

@@georgeionescu6425 don't you enjoy the drag races or the reviews?? It was a bit of fun nothing more this video

[@Carsandmorebyheinrich]

Stop moaning, please just enjoy these offroad challenges then you can moan later.

[@readmyprofiledont5060]

Don't read my name nBsbsja

[@Mr10b]

You can buy 5 Dusters for the price of an RSQ8, not to mention Duster gets to do a lot of off-road in really punishing conditions (mud, deep water, etc.) while nobody dares to use RSQ8 for off-road. Go little Duster!

[@ahyaan2552]

Plus maybe you can actually get a different mad powerful enginge for the duster

[@fatmatekgoz808]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHXOoXuJatdglas

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

@@ahyaan2552 You can mod it solid and it would still be a fraction of the cost of an RSQ8.

[@arisnow1703]

Also, you buy a duster and with the rest of the money which would be left for the Audi you can do A LOT of modifications and bring it at its full capacity!!

[@dzumba9897]

@@arisnow1703 any tips for a new buyer. Was thinking about getting the 1.5dci 115hp.

[@69AA7770]

This is a great review! It really shows that you can have more fun in a cheaper car, than in a more expensive car because you are always worrying about damaging the thing!

[@techbaffle]

As cool as the RSQ8 is with its Quattro technology, at that price, I would be afraid to take it anywhere off the tarmac!

[@roopabr7391]

The duster being almost 1/5 the price of the Audi but still it’s performed 👍 great

[@DARKKNIGHT_-cb3no]

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[@justjustjoo]

Yes, and is much more reliable. It's really a shame Audi can't make a reliable car.

[@darkogrgic3755]

@@justjustjoo wtf are you talking about.. you think someone made RSQ8 for offroad? Bruh

[@justjustjoo]

@@darkogrgic3755 no I didn't say that. I just meant that the rsq8 will start breaking all the time as it ages. Like every other audi or "better" german car.

[@Niraol]

@@darkogrgic3755 It's an SUV so yes

[@guinnessharvey4476]

Tyres are everything in off road and those Audi sports tyres did really well considering:) ps: you gotta do a lada, panda and jimny off road test:)

[@TheoDaJunk]

Yassss( with a Jamaican accent )

[@sirflaps7619]

I'm pretty sure I saw those in the background

[@rubenbraekman4515]

The tires on the dacia weren't any better to be honest

[@Admin00722]

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[@LeoMkII]

@@rubenbraekman4515 yeah, I'd expect the probably very expensive tires on the Vw to be somewhat capable

[@MaslAlek]

So Dacia Duster is as good as RSQ8, thank you carwow for your customer advice, I will be visiting Dacia Dealer soon.

[@kratosmessi111]

Good

[@antoniocoman9895]

Come to Romania dude

[@Daniel-hh2kh]

Watching this while sat in a Duster is quite the interesting experience. I personally have to admit that while that Audi is very nice, I have seen where our 2wd Duster has taken us and I'm team Duster all the way!

[@fatmatekgoz808]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHXOoXuJatdglas

[@ARCHSTANTON61]

no lover of the duster, but in a real off road test, both with off road tires, the duster wins every time.

[@hendrikschuch]

I think Dacia will have a bright future, because their cars are quite good looking interior and exterior and price performance is unbeatable

[@HadrianTAZ]

Mat hates that. He thinks the british only need to drive Audi RS and Range Rover. No Dacia or Renault or Peugeot or Skoda, Seat VW. He is a joke and needs to be taken off this propaganda channel

[@victorminea2005]

@@HadrianTAZ whooa easy andrei it's not propaganda he's just making fun of a cheap car

[@mihnealazar7039]

This is the facelifted duster, it now includes LED headlights and taillights

[@BeetsPerSecond]

@@mihnealazar7039 Great stuff. The world will see you differently.

[@HadrianTAZ]

@@victorminea2005 and what do you call "making fun of someone or something"? Professional journalist? Comedy sketch? Open your eyes mate and stop feeding this guy. He is fiercely anti-foreign. Apart from polish. He likes them. They work for minimum wage and look the same to him, blue eyes and all..

[@martingriggs6362]

Would anyone who buys an RSQ8 actually go off road? Doubt it.

[@stuntbounce]

If youre really rich why not

[@sliferinora9652]

@@stuntbounce because you dont and cant I beliebe rich people would rather off road a ford raptor or a G63 amg

[@willemb8864]

As if a duster would

[@Nogapniba]

We actually bought it any never ever the word called OFF-ROAD comes out of my mind lol 😂

[@kondzio5841]

Then why people go for SUVs instead of limousines?

[@zsolti256]

Who else was secretly cheering for the Dacia? 🤣

[@gabrielstanciu3620]

@John Vu Le You got 1.9alh I bet that 😂😂

[@trapse5165]

I would vote for the Dacia But I’m a big Volkswagen fan so I had to vote for the Audi

[@csmned]

@John Vu Leyou really can't say that their last gens are ugly. They really are the best bang for buck not to mention post purchase maintenance cost. I've got a Logan from 2011 and I only paid for consumables and revisions in these 10 years, not to mention the low cost of maintaining it. Let's face it, you're not gonna sleep in it nor will it be more valuable as time passes. (Personal) Cars are money eaters not investments. Cheers!

[@AlLiberali]

We had 17 years of James May updating us on its availability. Now that its here of course

[@TheShilence]

Imagine what the Duster could do if it had a proper diff lock

[@យ៉ាន់ម៉ានិត]

4:30 That man head is brighter than my life.

[@lambo9654]

'' 7:54 here comes our mountain goat down running '' lmao hahahahhahahahah :D omg I can't stop laughing hahahahaha

[@Shanmuga01]

The moment Mat said that the dacia was apparently in front-wheel drive mode. I rewinded the video and yes!, it was true.

[@AnteFuerst]

The funny thing is, that it's change nothing.

[@dragomanstefan2458]

@@zooey5959 There is always this kind of comment somewhere on this channel

[@euteo]

@@AnteFuerst the thing that annoyed me in that test is that the starting positions of the cars are not plane and equal. If you look, the angle od the duster is much higher than the RSQ8

[@lptomtom]

The amount of spam comments on this channel is insane

[@AnteFuerst]

@@euteo yeah, you're right. Not fair

[@reddeviluk]

I'll have the Duster and with the £85k change, I'll buy a house to park it outside of. Next...Lada, Duster, Jimmny and Panda 4x4

[@techtt6213]

85k house?

[@cjaoshenyjc7276]

m8 in London that gets you a parking space xD

[@damianxavier7343]

85k for a house? Where's the house located at?

[@TheSkyline35]

@@techtt6213 Still a fair head start to buy a House.

[@Jucamech]

@@damianxavier7343 in Colombia

[@dariusmicluta4415]

Real story. I m a romanian farmer and my car of choice for going to the fields thru mud and potholes is a Dacia Logan, not even a Duster or Sandero, and goes thru everything with ease. Great car because is cheap af.

[@Vengir]

Isn't the Sandero just a regular road hatchback and not an offroader? Or did you mean the Stepway version?

[@Yoyo-me]

You're righr, Sandero is just the hatchback, small brother of Duster. The true is the Stepway version looks veeery good, I test it and I have no words. Very nice

[@fatmatekgoz808]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHXOoXuJatdglas

[@blu9371]

Dacia cars are like android phones. If you go through potholes and break something from it, you just place it back and it s almost the same and resists for a few more years 🤣 ( saying this as a romanian too )

[@marky530d]

de unde esti? dacia logan for life hahaha

[@zoltanvarga1606]

Off-roading while constantly being worried about damaging the car. There you go.

[@jokerash]

RSQ8 = showing off your value and social statement. Duster = real offroad vehicle which does the job. Not to mention that maintenance is cheap AF on the Duster.

[@annahenrietta9517]

The money difference put into the Duster would make it the ultimate off-road machine. Or you could buy a few more and bring your friends with you to have fun. 🤣 Not to mention that insuring 5 dusters probably costs as much as insuring that RSQ8

[@fatmatekgoz808]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHXOoXuJatdglas

[@stevesmith5579]

I doubt it, for comparison, i pay for my 1.4 diesel about 80 lei in taxes yearly, that is like 17 euros

[@Rusty-GB]

Slightly irritating that you keep referring to the Duster as a "cheap" car so you don't care about the damage. I would imagine the majority of people would consider £20k for a car to be a very expensive purchase.

[@Naeromusic]

for a car 20k is peanuts

[@SwatGuard]

He's just being a *ick about it. That's his style.

[@ArturoSM01]

and 20k for a dacia it's also quite expensive. Their whole lineup is usually almost less than 10k

[@EternalFlameProductions]

Why 20k is expensive.. What is average monthly income in Uk?

[@ArturoSM01]

@@EternalFlameProductions compared to dacias themselves it’s expensive

[@JO-gt5kg]

Was using duster for 6 years in dubai..did some offroading in desert also..still working smoothly ..just needed a front suspension change after 5 years.value for money👌👌👌I have new mitsubishi montero sport also .but always loved the compact duster..easy drive

[@kundanpatil3133]

How was it in the heat?

[@fatmatekgoz808]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHXOoXuJatdglas

[@Milnoc]

Did it cost a lot to change the suspension?

[@aaryeshg.6526]

@@kundanpatil3133 pretty good actually. Best thing is the air conditioning is quite powerful considering price. We had a FWD model with a 2.0L 4 cyl petrol.

[@aaryeshg.6526]

@@Milnoc not much. Basically the front shock absorbers start to make squeaky noise.

[@Qualityvids]

He did have it in fwd mode I could tell from the start

[@BayerischeMeisterWerke]

I love how you put the female voice at the start when Darren is giving the signals😂 too good!

[@flaviu5428]

Take the Duster, drive into the RSQ8, go home drive one of the other 6/7 duster you have !! That's for you to understand the price difference ! =))

[@adithyams6410]

lmao yes it also sounds like its a flight taking off when at speeds dont ask me how i know

[@ariqrachmannbl]

yes but the rsq8 is a super SUV that has the fastest lap around nurburgring

[@flaviu5428]

@@ariqrachmannbl Yeah, if I would have to chose, I'd take the rsq8 any day, just pointing out the price difference...

[@readmyprofiledont5060]

Don't read my name!";$;#!@

[@LeoMkII]

@@ariqrachmannbl lmao

[@JaniOllikainen]

In uphill challenge you should have it best of three and change the lanes to make it more fair. The sides might have differences affecting results :)

[@tristiucatalin1356]

If you look at the starting position the rsq8 is level while the dacia in on an incline

[@LudiChuck]

@@tristiucatalin1356 Yeah, noticed that... and also Dacia's rear wheels were almost in water, it must be really loose and muddy near that puddle.

[@HadrianTAZ]

But then it will be professionally and unbiased will it...a joke of a channel, turned into this weird bloke taking it personally to bash all europe..appart from polish cars, he has one of those things and apparently loves it. He would have it over any other. Cringe

[@DARKKNIGHT_-cb3no]

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[@LuizHartkopf]

@@HadrianTAZ if he wanted the audi to win he would’ve just done the last challenge, which the Audi would’ve gone over the hill quicker then the duster since the Quattro in the Audi is 10x better than the 4x4 in the duster, also the Audi has way more power, which the duster was struggling with in the last test

[@michaelk1840]

being scared to drive the car for the probably of damage makes this a totally unrealistic test

[@RamSharma-90_64]

Not really, nobody takes their vehicles out of the roads to destroy them. Nothing but cladding taking damage would be acceptable to a person in normal circumstances

[@ItsMeFred]

Exactly, if we assume that the duster owner can afford repairs we should assume the same for the audi owner.

[@aabidamn]

On the contrary, being scared to drive an expensive car through harsh challenges, makes this a very realistic test.

[@nitr0usntc]

@@ItsMeFred Totally agreed. This made the whole thing unaccurate and unfair, and worse with those tires. Yet an awesome comparison.

[@hackintosh3888]

The RSQ8 would've passed that last challenge also, so then it would've been Audi 12-10 Dacia. It's still nice to see how the Dacia kept up in terms of offroad capabilities with just a fifth of the price.

[@stenly311]

I like how Dacia delivers mobility and capability values vs. purchase cost to customers rather than pumping new tech features into the interior ordinary drivers even get a chance to use entirely. Just the fact of feeling embarrassed among the ppl in society is holding more buyers from purchasing this car, I reckon.

[@skylined5534]

The Dacia really isn't on offroad tyres unless you think offroad is a mild angled grassy bank.

[@ChocolateFrog]

I've got a V8TDI Touareg and have just ordered a new Duster to replace it and I'm actually excited for it's arrival.

[@Yoyo-me]

Well done! Believe me, you will not be disappointed. I have the new Duster, 1.33 tce, 150hp and to be honest, I love this car. Mine have protections on the doors and fenders; the Duster from the video doesn't have these, are protecting your doors to not be hit by other idiots and the protection from the fenders, protect against rocks, debree etc. And it looks better; I don't know why this car doesn't have these-indeed.. They are optional. Cheers

[@ariescustom]

I'm not a label victim, so I'd take the Dacia over the Chelsea Tractor any day, and use the difference for important real life things.

[@HadrianTAZ]

Definitely. We arrived at a point where those prices are just astronomical for a raised up, electronic tin can that will be sold at a major loss. Waste of money and that is what this presentor is advising people to do

[@Destroyah32]

But you can’t exactly blame people for wanting nice things. Not that you are, I’m just making that point

[@alexgrant1979]

Me too buddy, If i was spending 100k on a car it would not be anything from the VAG that's for sure.

[@cosmincelau6157]

This just proves the inutility of such expensive cars. You have to be worried all the time if you try to do some light off road. The Audi și just an overkill that can only go good on normal roads. I think that a just a little bit better equipped Duster would be the perfect car for both light off road and normal road, for most of people.

[@mihnealazar7039]

Never had one but I just feel a 4x4 Skoda Karoq would be the sweet spot between these. Especially with the facelift that’s coming this month 🤞

[@fatmatekgoz808]

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[@exnihilonihilfit6316]

A person who could actually afford it, would worry about that just as much as you'd be worried in the Dacia. How is that not obvious?... Jesus. You're stuck in your mind, with the evaluations you're making in your mind and like a mоrоn are unable to get the idea that if you had 10 times the money (or 10 times less) you'd be evaluating differently.

[@anjens58]

The utility of driving the Audi is NOT driving off-road. You know, most places do have streets…in which the neighbours live that you want to impress ;p

[@stelviodelbrava6218]

15:57 not the best way to attack that slope. That little car could do way better. There's magic you could do with that Duster, all it matters is the driver.

[@Aramis_Production]

British jounalism, fake af.

[@HalferLandPerformance]

Never realized the count down for the race was a voiceover. I looked at the guy signaling and was like "That's NOT his voice" 😂😂

[@AndREDraut]

The first attempt of the Dacia was in 2-wheel mode, funnily enough it was not a big difference in the results compared to the second attempt

[@fatmatekgoz808]

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[@markmd9]

I think it was in auto mode which is also 4wd but on demand. Then he put it in forced 4wd lock.

[@philliplevinson958]

After watching this video and being an offroader my question is: Why in hell would I buy an Audi?

[@victorminea2005]

A SUV is not made for off roading it's made just for traveling with your family in comfort.

[@Musicmedstudio]

@@victorminea2005 you’re sure? 😂

[@rdmz135]

@@victorminea2005 you just described a van

[@Tallnerdyguy]

@@victorminea2005 some, not all

[@Asoka-great]

No one buys Audi for off-roading…driving in snow and not ideal road conditions- I would say Yes.

[@techtt6213]

Judging from the latest video on the Rimac channel you can also off-road the Nevera!

[@RockyFoxxowo]

Well, that Nevera was being sent off to it's death

[@DARKKNIGHT_-cb3no]

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[@alexbudimir7234]

Duster looks better as well 😉👌

[@pacificsword1632]

For this sort of work I would take the duster anyday (of the two cars here). Want a car I whose performance I can actually use and not be worried about bottoming out of scratching or such like

[@Hadi_765lt]

Mat is killing it with these unexpected videos

[@emiliospowerballer1441]

literally killing it

[@Waterjsbebehe]

Lol

[@cars1888]

Matt's amazing.

[@andrewvignoni4395]

The best car channel by far!

[@georgeionescu6425]

@UCmdcSYn2fREmn28UUdlNTzw shit channel,bad presenter

[@xjmdm]

i can assure you that whoever buys a duster is much more likely to be concerned by minor damages than someone who can afford an sq8

[@TheSkyline35]

That's absolutely true, 20k£ isn't a cheap car for many ! Good thing then that the Duster can be used hard

[@funkymonkey1198]

Dacia drivers always seem in a rush. Rude drivers. Lol

[@maxkolbe8893]

@@funkymonkey1198 "I beg your pardon!" says the very polite and conscientious GPL Duster owner!😉

[@natteharry391]

As a former Dacia salesman, i can confirm that 80% of the people that buy a duster, actually talk about it like they bought a SQ8

[@maxkolbe8893]

@@natteharry391 Well I do in any case!😉

[@carguy7797]

Who all rooted for the Duster at the end ?

[@saqibnadeem8479]

Mat when he lose “let’s have another go” Mat when he wins “let’s move on to next race”

[@ffunnyvideoz]

Ok it’s off-road and lada Niva here, in every off-road video

[@mehmetincetan9589]

Duster is a price /performance suv.👏

[@simhengdom6074]

I would love to see him saying we gonna have drag hill race or offroad race

[@nasirbhamjee7339]

The real difference is that you can buy 2 dusters instead of 1 Audi. And use one for off-road driving and the other can be clean for city use. For those feeling fancy, but a 3rd one for your passengers to use.

[@adrianul85]

Hy, i have a duster 2018, 1.5 dci, to select hill decent control you have to hold the button down to engage. I have descended hills with mud or gravel way steeper than that, and it worked just like the Audi, easy and steady. I ve even tried withoud holdind the steering wheel, it doesn t pull on any sides, it goes down the hills steady and in perfect control!

[@NikosKalantasTouKabourdirhTouK]

The best laughter is laughing on people buying an rsq, an urus, a cullinan, an x6m, or any other huge suv and not using them in harsh environments. Hahahaha

[@Islam_is_the_truth.4]

Those cars you mentioned are mostly bought to flex on people not off roading

[@dilysi156]

But still killing the environment with them 😇

[@MrBreakingBud]

Big cars, small d...

[@TheSuperBoyProject]

@@dilysi156 oh no, not the environment

[@MY-mp6bq]

Those cars arent made for off road. They also dont claim to be off road cars. Its just youtubers like this that make it seem like that

[@kenny1514]

Please include ground clearance in the stats when reviewing or racing SUVs\Crossovers.

[@SHAQ977]

He literally did. He said the ground clearance for each car

[@kenny1514]

@@SHAQ977 far later on in the video yes, but when stating the stats at the beginning, he didn't. Hence my comment

[@SHAQ977]

@@kenny1514 Yes but he did still state it which is what matters, hence my comment. I think it's completely fair to put important details randomly in the middle of the video because that way it forces people to watch the whole video you've worked hard on instead of skipping through it. As long as you watch the whole video you'll find out all you need to know

[@joshuagraham3222]

Seeing this I kinda wish we had the Duster in the US. We don’t really have any cheap SUV’s like that.

[@berendtwohl-bruhn4668]

Dacia is made in Romania, quality is like a China SUV

[@dmcgarage5991]

@@berendtwohl-bruhn4668 what a joke bro ; it's made in EU country so I think is much better built. Whit European standards.

[@kingswood9064]

@@berendtwohl-bruhn4668 Way better built mate, so you're talking gutter trash, classic German ego maniac. Dacia is one of the best engineered cars ranking in the top 10s in the EU and being quite close to the top 5. It's cheaper, it's a better off roader than most German cars and it certainly does its job.

[@Juventinos]

@@berendtwohl-bruhn4668 most def it's not a china suv. get informed.

[@Aramis_Production]

@@Juventinos He's German, take it easy on him

[@DILINGER0]

For the cost of a Q8, you can buy a much better on road A7 and a Duster to driving off-road without care about what will you broke.

[@jujualfiste88]

Real Offroad!! Duster 1 Audi 0 Even me I was impress

[@danilorange1961]

Considering you can get 4 Dusters for the price of the Audi I’d always go for Dacia.

[@Niraol]

5

[@danilorange1961]

@@Niraol taking into account extras. 😉

[@Antoineforum]

5 exactly. One for my mother, 1 my father, 1 my wife, 1 for me and the last one for our son. The Dacia family

[@Jamie-wh5yt]

The duster automatically wins coz you will never see an audi off-road.

[@andreibati7602]

Dacia FOR THE WIN

[@cattervr]

It's just fact that the Duster will stay as the *best* Offroad Car! Audi is very good at building fast cars and stuff, but *no one* can ever beat Dacia when it goes to Offroad! For example: I've got the Duster 2010 from my Dad and we've been driving this car for 12 years now. We've been through a *lot* of things with the car. And the only thing that got broken until now is just one ignition coil. That's it! Of course, the wearing parts of a car have to be replaced regularly. But that doesn't count. My dad had an accident with the car last year. He was driving with about 50 - 60 km/h and suddenly a cow ran onto the street and hit the cars right front. (Weird, I know...) The cow might still have a headache... But the Duster was just fine! Only a replacement of the side mirror and the right headlight. Which was very cheap actually. All in all: I am now driving a 12 year old Duster with not a single problem anywhere! It's like this car is actually unbreakable! And even after 102.000 km the Duster still has everything (but the wearing parts) completely original! This car is an *unbelievable* piece of *Awesomeness!*

[@fahadmostafa]

Once we were working in the Audi A8 launch event and were given Q7s. We had to leave the Q7s near the start of the desert so that the professionals could take the guests to the camp through the desert. Apparently a part of the under cover was made of a type of cloth or soft material and all the cars’ under cover got damaged. Audis are not off roaders.

[@francismivelle898]

Il faut enlevé ESP du Duster (le voyant s'allume) quand on bloque le différentiel, le q8 restera dans les pâquerettes vue l'angle d'attaque

[@jpch8814]

Really shows how expensive luxury vehicles can outperform others despite having 23-inch sports tires...crazy amount of technology is being used by Audi.

[@senoow4215]

For 5x the price it should lmfao

[@LeoMkII]

@@senoow4215 for real! people surprised a 500+ hp behemoth can perform almost as good as a Dacia, it better do lol

[@senoow4215]

@@LeoMkII def 🤣🤣

[@fatmatekgoz808]

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[@actuallypaulstanley]

Why keep mentioning that the Duster is a _cheap_ car, so can be driven without care and repaired cheaply? Families that purchase a Dacia Duster may not have the financial commitment for the cost of an Audi, let alone the RSQ8. Yes, cost is relative, but to compare cars with such disparate costs and say the cheaper car driver can be reckless or less caring for the car is not required. How about the RSQ8 versus its siblings in the Urus, Bentayga and Cayenne?

[@Dstructeur1]

With all the respect I have to you, I seriously believe the driver level is very much responsible of the overall conclusion of this test! I’m sorry I never say anything like this on your videos usually and I’m not an Audi aficionado that would defend them like my life, it’s just my observation as a pretty long time mud driver (first tried it in the army at 18, with a 5t small armoured 4x4, was not super fast but we had no scare from scratching them at all and were trashing them at speeds like no one equipped with brain would, was really great fun, was like rally driver but with 160hp and 3 passengers, you really needed to keep speed in slow corners and slide them with inertia, started a real passion). Nice video anyway 👍🏻

[@tomoneal5627]

All season tires are no all terrain offroad tires 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@szabovlad9914]

You have to practice your clutch control mate. It's very useful to slip the clutch when the power is cutting down

[@FexAtila]

Saw the lada back there Mat, cant wait for that one

[@TheHadrian54]

These duals are really fun! I didn't expect the Audi to do so well though, Audi definitely knows how to make 4WD cars

[@fatmatekgoz808]

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[@alix0788]

For 120000$ yes

[@TheHadrian54]

@@alix0788 lol you're not wrong

[@trustm8581]

Loving the countdown edit :D

[@daniel_marriner]

I'm waiting for the Duster vs Lada!

[@neiltodankar8034]

Honestly, your Off-Road test videos are the most enjoyable ones. Thanks Mat

[@catalinamariutei883]

You are the only car journalist that pronounce Dacia correctly!! Love you :D

[@4039byrne]

How do people afford some of these cars?!? I'm on a fairly good wage but some of these cars are the same value as my house!

[@SvenTheSveed]

They have generally made their money from other peoples misfortune, or drug dealing.

[@alexforzani10]

@@SvenTheSveed ???

[@MY-mp6bq]

95% are leased if not more

[@kylekaye9147]

Anyone can afford anything at £3/400 a month.

[@MOJump23]

Best RSQ8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3jZp4uiha-GnMU

[@wilkoone9155]

As a 75yo farmer I have owned many 4WD vehicles including a 5ltr V10 Toureg (absolutely useless in a muddy field) the original Land Rover Defender is superlative of course, but one of the best was the Subaru Forester which is right up there with the defender. I have owned 3 of each. My key advice is never let a computer between the engine and the wheels, an experienced driver will do better every time!

[@Miata822]

This channel and Matt have so much fun!

[@ramkumarselvaraj7307]

I see Carwow notification! I click it … It’s that simple…!

[@lucianghinda7667]

Don't forget Dacia Duster has a Nissan transmission, it will be a great 4x4 but is missing a bigger engine..🤔

[@winteronice]

They got one with 150 Horses, plenty of power there. 1.3 Turbo.

[@GoldenCroc]

Yeah but for offroading you dont need a big engine, the one tested here is more than enough.

[@Kart_18_Racer]

I can feel the James May coursing through my veins with this one!

[@Daviator]

Not the video I wanted but the video I needed. Thank you very much Carwow

[@mrpurple2943]

Panda 4x4 vs Duster?

[@abnfalcon3901]

Clever Mat, He switched from the audi to the dacia so that he doesn't has to pay for any damage that might happen. 😂😂😂

[@bluceree7312]

Did not expect it and surprised how Darren's voice gets so high when he counts.

[@befreetv354]

As a romanian I send a Big Thanks to CarWOW for promoting Dacia...we all know in reality 20 k is hard to get to buy a car...for most people....100k is almost imposible ! Cheers

[@KarstenBorngraber]

So all the time I was watching this showdown, I was just thinking how my little Jimny would outshine them both. To top it off, I would trust Suzuki in the longterm and I know it will end up being the more reliable over the lot.

[@mvdlele29]

jimny is a much smaller car..is more offroad specific than duster

[@abhadwivedi6381]

Who needs a demon to do a burnout when you have got a steep hill and a Dacia Duster?

[@crossfader4617]

😂