New Dacia Duster Review: The KING of Small SUVs?

[@carwow]

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[@Phenom_XAC]

This Spec in France is 29000€

[@aberdeenkiko]

Dudes. Don't ruin yo Ytb channel, with excessive adds for yo new posted videos. Plus, you dudes are going to have to hire new staff. Since Sam, clearly looks to be ill; with a cirrhosis crisis. Also, one day, you dudes could make a video, reviewing a few municipal utility vehicles; such as: a fire-truck or a dumpster truck.

[@purwantiallan5089]

But in Spain and Malta, it is like 31000€,​@@Phenom_XAC

[@ihtppl3882]

When will the new M5 arrive?

[@airiderai]

Bro I am an huge fane off you in cars knowledge I need to contact you ,can you please give you mail or any other sources .

[@somerandomfella]

I was about to order a Ferrari Purosangue but now I'm getting the Dacia Duster.

[@carwow]

Good choice 💙

[@BeamngGuy-cn1jj]

That is sooo true bro

[@Joachim_lol]

I prefer purosangue

[@danbruh33]

one of those is an actual suv and the other one isnt, good choice.

[@BillyNoMates1974]

well you can carry more crap in the Duster

[@zno3177]

Finally a review of a car I can actually afford

[@David1991.]

Bot

[@zno3177]

@@David1991.would a bot know to tell you to gtfoh? I doubt it, David.

[@David1991.]

@@zno3177 You got no videos in your channel in 11 years bot kid.

[@vst9266]

For me isnt finally,yet. I have to wait for another one,more cheap. 😂

[@Neozixxs]

Lmfao ​@@zno3177

[@itzandrew8921]

Every other SUV: ‘Look how fancy I am!’ Duster: ‘Hold my practicality.

[@toaster98]

Skoda would like to have a word in that

[@ebridgewater]

@@toaster98 Skoda would also charge you 50%+ more.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@toaster98the Dodge Neon ACR as well.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@ebridgewaterwhat about Toyota SUVs? They also gonna charge them like 44% more.

[@ebridgewater]

@@purwantiallan5089 That is what I mean. The Skoda and Toyota vehicles mentioned may be more practical (no idea) but not at the price point of the Duster.

[@nihalareu]

I'm Romanian and am looking to buy the car, so I decided to watch a video of Brit presenting it 😂

[@cristiancretan5305]

Same here (idem 😂😂)

[@KronoReaper]

Same same 😂

[@weBzy97]

Question is, are the ones built for the west better than the ones built for Romania?

[@0311mitza]

​@@weBzy97 i guess you could try and search the web for which factories build this. If they build it in same factory for both markets, i doubt there is any difference

[@YlmazDALKIRANscallion]

Feli is a great singer.

[@KNRS927]

As an American, I always wish these brands and cars could be sold in the U.S. I’ve seen Dusters whenever I go to Mexico or Europe and they’re so cool. Everyone in America craves that cheap, capable SUV and this fits that right on point, and would fly off lots probably. This one looks like a nice improvement over the last one.

[@purwantiallan5089]

For me it is a total improvement.

[@KNRS927]

@ Only thing is I heard they moved it over from body-on-frame construction to unibody which stinks a little. Everyone in NA craves that cheap barebones off roader and the last generation Duster being body-on-frame and priced like a Trax would’ve fit that on the money. Still, it should be plenty capable while being affordable and spacious. This car would sell like hot cakes in the U.S. if Renault came here.

[@Luka9S9]

​@@KNRS927 The Duster was never a Body on Frame SUV, it's aways been a Unibody Crossover based on the Sandero, this new one remains the same, being based on the Third Gen Sandero and using the same base as the Hatchback, being the CMF-B LS, a low cost version of the platform used in the Renault Clio, Captur, Nissan Juke & a lot of other subcompact models from Renault-Nissan.

[@KNRS927]

@ Guess I learned something new as I read somewhere it was before, so guess I misread. Regardless, I see this like a crosstrek but bigger and that’s something I like. I wish Renault sold cars in the U.S.

[@serlucian9155]

its cheap but it actually gives you something goodish for that money.

[@kissgergo5202]

How is it that all these cheaper brands keep getting better and better while the more expensive brands keep getting worse

[@anemeth9281]

The more expensive ones just f***s us over...

[@buildingabout3505]

Because the cheap ones are made in the best countries in the world ! East Europe! Even skoda is better than VW and cheaper.

[@bigiman6241]

​@@buildingabout3505Skoda and Dacia is legit the only good eastern european car brands. Countries like Korea, China, France, US, Romania and Czechia who were known for lower quality have really stepped their game up.

[@buildingabout3505]

​@@bigiman6241Same issue was with japan , they were known for poor quality, but after WW2 they gathered their shit up and made really really reliable cars based on their established quality controls

[@MalamuteMan1]

Clearly you've never bought a BMW new. They keep getting better

[@EconomicsMate1]

"GOOD NEEEEEWS! It's the new Dacia... Duster! On sale in the UK and taking the world by Stoooorm!" - James May

[@matt1yas]

Oh no ! Anyway

[@EconomicsMate1]

@@matt1yas 🤣🤣

[@deividasprunskas6689]

Man of culture

[@aldhianazasatriaridwan]

"Now, the Mercedes SLS there it is"

[@mphomankwana4525]

Write let move on😂😂😂

[@VicolAlexandru7]

Hopefully Dacia will keep staying cheap and not getting expensive like all the brands

[@purwantiallan5089]

True. Dacia cars just keeps on getting expensive. Little by little.

[@huzcer]

Skoda used be the Dacia of the the car world. Now they are expensive (relatively).

[@izil1fe]

rofl.. this is already all but "cheap"

[@gillywash1487]

No new cars are cheap… £25k for a well spec’d new duster or pick many examples but say £10k for a 10 year old low mileage Octavia vRS tdi estate that’s bigger, quicker, similar tax and mpg. I think the duster looks cool but I’ll stick with my old Skoda 😅

[@polla2256]

They'll do a Skoda and a Hyundai and a Kia...

[@OldWorldHandyman]

The previous Duster we abused it in Romania for patrolling the Northern border with Ukraine, it was 1.5 diesel, great car and great engine, but not for fast driving conditions, off road it was pretty impressive for the price.

[@servissop151]

I live in Suceava, pretty close to the border to Ukraine I guess, and you're right, I have seen some border patrol and frontier police dusters here and there, although they use older Mitsubishi Pajeros too

[@OldWorldHandyman]

@@servissop151 Those were for K9 patrols usually.

[@marekmisztal2542]

Duster is actually suprisingly capable offroad. I drove a 23 Duster rental in Greece and the amount of abuse this thing can take is seriously impressive. Unlike regular cars it's able to go fast on unpaved roads and it takes on unexpected speed bumps like a champ. It's a very tough car for what it is

[@gordonnorris4202]

I wouldn't mind scratchy plastics if the car has a good reliability, good mpg and good price. I don't really care if some plastics are scratchy.

[@yan7911]

Totally agree but no elbow padding really bothers me

[@gordonnorris4202]

@yan7911 you can go to a workshop and get it padded...with 100-200 pounds you will solve all your issues

[@neo69121]

@@yan7911 aaaah right so its a range rover for you only for 95k and a reliability of a super model on crack

[@Samarus8]

Avoid automatic gearboxes on all new Renault group cars they're not reliable at all

[@yan7911]

@@Samarus8 that's an hybrid, the gearbox in it has nothing to do with the other automatic gearboxes of Renault so it doesn't really apply

[@robmowe8090]

I bet people at that junction, where you always turn around, are saying 'it's that Matt Watson again'

[@H.K_R]

Mat…

[@Anuhassss]

The new design is great ,gonna make it even more popular

[@huzcer]

@@purwantiallan5089 Kona goes up to 2X the price of the entry Duster tho.

[@silviuadrian59]

There is soft padding on the front doors 13:44 for the Extreme level of trim. I'm very happy with the new Duster!

[@reikhard]

Really, how? I have the Journey wich is supposed to be the most comfortable and I didn't had that option, also the light al the glove box 14:48 , we don't have it either... Portugal

[@TeoSluga]

​@@reikhardpadding is only for the Extreme version. But Journey has better seat covers... You loose sth, you win sth 😂

[@theanswer1993]

Also false floor is gone on extreme :'( ​@@TeoSluga

[@puff0086]

Dacia is the new VW of Europe !

[@HiruS22]

Dacia is Renault’s budget brand in the same way Skôda used to be VW’s

[@motanelustelistu]

@puff0086 NO. Dacia is DACIA, who like the NATION-STATE AND NATION stood alone against all abd win , just like the country it comes from who stood ALONE AGAINST ALL,AND MULTIPLE AT ONCE AND WON 😘😍😍💕💕💕 !!! Tell me,do you know another NATION-STATE AND NATION that : 1 ) Battled,resisted and harassed the Roman Empire so much that before leaving the country they BURNED THE BRIDGE OVER THE DANUBE,LITTERALY SET IN ON FIRE so they can't be followed ??? 2 ) Before that ,that the roman empire PAID TRUBUTE TO and paid for the defensive wall if the receiving country ??? 3 ) Or that battled 100.000 ottomans with 30.000 DACIANS/Rumanians and won , like Stephen the GREAT and SAINT did and be on the throne for 47 years ??? 4 ) Or that has a 15 years man commanding 3000 men and saving his father , the great Vlad the 3rd a.k.a. the Impaler ,like his son did ??? Or that DESTROYED 51 ships in one night and terrified the ottomans si much that they looked over the danube and when they saw their front guard impalled said "this is the DEVIL and turned around ,like Vlad the 3rd did ??? 5 ) Or that FOUGHT 5 COUNTRIES (of wich 3 EMPIRES) at once ,had 75% if its territory occupied ,DISSARMED and EXPELLED 1.15 MILLION Russian soldiers with only 10.000 SOLDIERS,chased down MARXIST prooagandists ,prevented a marxist "revolution" and won the war advancing into Austria like we did în WW1 (untill the west,by BLACKMAIL stopped us so we can't ask for 70 BILLION EUROS reparations în today money ??? I did t think so too 😇 . We are OUR own and STAND ALONE . Our only friends are Serbia (friends since REinception în 1300's and NEVER fought against 1 another) , Black Sea and the RUSSIANS (an up and down relation,like it happens among cousins 😉😊😘😍😍💕💕💕) but we don't copy or invade anyone,on the CONTRARY 😇😉😊 !!! Have a lovely day 😉😎😘 !!!

[@kelton5652]

Dacia is equivalent of Skoda or Seat from VW.

[@unintentionallyfire]

Dacia having hood struts unlike VW is crazy

[@lowfeelsblvd]

VW are shocking now. Every time I've bought a new car I've wanted to get a VW but they've always been more expensive and less reliable than their rivals and you have to pay over the odds for stuff that's standard on other cars. I remember looking at Polos that had a £300 keyless entry option, this was in 2019.

[@AntJoseph_]

To be fair the Duster has always had hood struts

[@yellowflash511]

Hood? You mean bonet

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@AntJoseph_Opel Manta 400 and Speedster too.

[@mikseinimikelpaa]

​@@yellowflash511 Bonet? You mean bonnit

[@trader548]

£18K is the new £9K. I hope everyone is earning double what they did a few years ago...😂

[@deputydd4364]

£9000 in 2012 is inflation linked now as £12575 (Bank of England online). So way more than inflation!

[@mindaugas700]

​@deputydd4364 looks like Bank of England got inflation wrong.

[@andrewcocos]

Actually, I do earn 10 times more than in 2010 (when Duster first arrived).

[@Dranzell]

@@deputydd4364 Yeah, but it's also way more car. Better design, better safety, better tech, more driving modes. So yeah.

[@SampleTracks2224]

​@andrewcocos So do I, but then again, I moved overseas to a proper country that pays a lot more and gives you much more value for your tax money. Which admittedly, doesn't narrow it down.

[@sibbinnn]

In little Iceland we have those by the thousands because they are cheap, economical and reliable and 95% of them are diesel so that´s a shame they dont´t have a diesel anymore but the new design is bang on

[@ciupenhauer]

Shouldn't petrol be more popular over there considering it heats up faster??

[@Glotttis]

It's sad that efficient and economical diesel is getting phased out by anti-diesel hysteria. It always makes me laugh how all those new and modern hybrid-whatever cars can still not match my 15 year old diesel in fuel economy.

[@grovuflorian]

EU asking the car makers to give up to diesel, but the rest of world can pollute as much they want.

[@Johnny91832]

​@@grovuflorian pollute? What? A modern gas car pollutes as much as modern diesel.

[@grovuflorian]

@Johnny91832 It wasn't by opinion, it was just the vision of the EU from my point of view.

[@georgemiu2174]

I'm from Romania, and knowing how Dacia cars were looking 20-25 years ago and how they look now, the change is unbelievable. And the new Duster, still starting and under 20k, with that look and the rest of the things you get, that's amazing.

[@JV-sl2dn]

Saw one irl today, although I’m not an SUV fan, it looks pretty good from the outside!

[@UltraJaff]

It's insane how good the design is

[@casioak1683]

Yes. Definitely better than the previous model!

[@theairaccumulator7144]

@@casioak1683 nah I think the old one looked way better, this just looks like a generic futuristic polygonal design like literally everything nowadays from the dirt cheap to the stupidly expensive

[@casioak1683]

@@theairaccumulator7144 Nahh. The older one really looks cheap. The new design makes it more expensive than it really is

[@m.aurelius]

Dacia on its skoda arc

[@purwantiallan5089]

Or even on Toyota Prius Arc.😅

[@MrCosmin94]

Still the one of the cheapest most capable SUV. So whats ur point? People complained that they look cheap. Now they look better but for a price

[@AndrewBishop1971]

The rear especially looks like Skoda Kodiaq

[@matthewcoleman8267]

That's a handsome little car! Well done Dacia!

[@Pale_Kingg]

Looks better than the previous versions!

[@elleesdee]

How is this a little car?! 😂

[@alexhunter0815]

I bought the tce130 4x4 Extreme all in. Great car . Already drove 4000 kilometers

[@NickVu1]

How's the power on that one? in paper it seems that it has more torque than the 1.6 hybrid. Does it feel powerfull enough to you? Since I am in the market for a new car and Duster is shortlisted.

[@alexhunter0815]

@@NickVu1 For me enough.

[@pwned640]

I was considering, but the engine size and power is ridiculous

[@alexhunter0815]

@@pwned640 Like your comment? Asking for a friend 😉

[@alexhunter0815]

@@pwned640 Like your comment?

[@eliasmachalek4856]

Saw a few new Dusters and even Bigsters, really intrigued by them every time

[@italianjob4947]

The Bigster isn't out yet??

[@eliasmachalek4856]

@italianjob4947 must've been the duster, but it had this spectacular colour to it, still cool

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@eliasmachalek4856the Duster planned to be priced at $31.000.

[@styled1281]

@@italianjob4947 Depends where he lives, in Romania you can see them pretty often on the streets especially in cities closer to the Dacia plant, they're rolling them out for testing.

[@colonelmg3540]

By far the best value for money car. AND it looks good.

[@sebastianstoica578]

6:11 The models that have the manual handbrake have the drum brakes,and the ones with the electronic handbrake have the disks.

[@j2dreamerforternity]

Weird choice

[@sebastianstoica578]

@j2dreamerforternity , not really. The rear brake calipers have incorporated the park-braking system, which only works electrically. Other cars would have both disks for service braking and drums for park brakes. Dacia wouldn't do that because of cost reasons, obviously.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@j2dreamerforternitywhy its a weird choice?

[@EvilDogger]

Not true. The Extreme trim car has drum brakes on the rear but you can have the electronic parking brake on it as an option. Source: I am a Renault/Dacia sales advisor and own an Extreme Duster.

[@sebastianstoica578]

@EvilDogger , the trim has no relevance. If you have the electric brake, you have disks on the back. You can check in the configurator and come back to me.

[@hafensanger0821]

We Germans learn a lot about the Volkswagen crisis by watching your review of the new Dacia. Affordable, value for money, reduced to the necessary but still comfortable and easy to use. No bullshitting of the customers. What you see is what you get - and that’s a lot. Perhaps you want more, but you don’t need more. Good clear design. I wish the Volkswagen management would do a serious effort to understand this car.

[@bigcarlo398]

This happens when labor prices in Germany are higher 3 times more like in Romania.. if this Duster would be produced in Germany sure it would be double in price ..and yes you are right the Vw management is so wrong...for example why they started to produce so many similar models like T Rok T Cross Taigo The management need to analyse their business before going out of business

[@hafensanger0821]

@@bigcarlo398 The skyhigh costs for german labour is a problem, especially for Volkswagen, where workers get payments way higher than the averarge german worker. But in general, Volkswagen has lost the ability to build good, simple and affordable cars. Cars for "the people" ("Volks-").

[@motanelustelistu]

Here they get paid around 3 times more the average salary (around 1500-2000 € too. That's why the VW also produces sausages (more than cars actually) and is full of Robots 😂😂😂 ??? Some years ago I read în an article that the prezident of BMW said that HE WISHED they could return to the 1980's quality. Off course they can't, cuz that cars were built like thanks and were simple, todays are like calculators on wheels and i DESPISE THEM,especially the expensive ones like G klass because around here,only MONSTERS,politicians and fraudulent "business people" use them (who on earth you thinks affords a car more expensive than a car ???) . Off course they can't make good simple cars of it,because of its fullness of electronice. You simply SLAP s card and 30 different alarms and lights go on, light sensor,rain sensor,tirr pressure sensor,door opening sensor,seatbelt sensor,electric seats and stearing wheel , în near future steering,accekeration and braking all done electrically (not mecanical) like on PC steering wheel etc . It's ALL CRAP . I want to feel that srat move and lock by my hand,no need fir light,air,rain,belt and so on sensors . Then they come and say the G klass and X8 is off road 😂😂😂 !!! Like 3 tins MONSTERS would go off road 😂😂😂 . A furat generation DUSTER had to save a porsche cayman after doing like 5 meters on Sand (search foto online) 😂😂😂 . Anyhow, your prices are up because your gov. donates money for KILLING PEOPLE and cause like your SDP party leader woman said "today GERMANY EXISTS ONLY TO ENSURR THE EXISTANCE of j3wland" a.k.a. so the allmighty german people can't EXIST and be proud only to serve its GENOCIDERS !!! Uncle vb Adolf is rolling în his grave. Also, no matter what you people say, if you could ADMIT FREELY ... You would have Uncle ADOLF BACK. If he would run,he would win with 70-80% of the votes SURELY 😉😇💕 !!! ANYHOW,have a great Day 😉

[@thesayxx]

@@bigcarlo398 Thats funny since most of the parts on VW's are not made in Germany anymore. VW was alway a middle budget brand, but in the last 10 years they started pricing their cars as higher budget brands. The quality also went to utter shit. I had a 2011 Golf 6, that i had to replace the EGR valve, water pump, all 4 injectors, the DPF clogged up on me 2 times and the chasies started to rust. i sold it with 160 000km. Edit: oh and the common rail fuel line to the injectors burst 4 months after i sold it.

[@bigcarlo398]

@@thesayxx i'm sorry to hear that. After that i guess you sure didnt want to buy a Vw anymore. And i bet a lot of people too. Murky waters are comming for Vw let's see how they will handle it if they can and if it's not too late Hope they dont end up like Nokia cuz Vw made history in car industry all over the world but the times are different now and the competition is not sleeping

[@lewis02mc]

One thing I wish these reviews mentioned more often is the cars sound system, I feel like this gets overlooked far too often.

[@AlexPtc89]

Its the most inessential part of the entire car

[@vioss]

The German guy, Thomas blue usually reviews that part also.

[@93BlazinFire]

I agree. If we get petty shit like "scratchy plastic" and "you may get your trousers dirty" ...the sound system is absolutely overlooked

[@musguelha14]

I can review it for you. It's serviceable. If you care about sound, which you seem to do, it's lacking in clarity and there's no definition to the bass. Can be slightly improved with the EQ, but it's never really that good. That being said, it's not worse than other cars in the segment with their base sound system.

[@Z4G.]

I dont know if its caused by my age or whatever, but i really fancy this car, so cheap and the perfect A to B car. Damn.

[@sorinpopa1442]

Looks great , they nail the design this year well done Dacia ! And i was a Dacia hater btw before but this 2024 new models for the Logan also looks so much better and packs way more features now.

[@cosminmilitaru9920]

I think it's because they finally made an attractive design instead of the boring retro of before; not having to pay ~50K to get from A to B probably.

[@sebastianstoica578]

15:35 The infotainment has volume and power buttons on top of it. I imagine that holding the power button for 10 seconds or so will have exactly the same result.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Or even holding the same power button for 6 seconds long.

[@PaulieMD5]

Greetings from Romania! Finally Matt reviewed the new Duster, our national car, and it's great. Go Dacia!

[@Vwlpe]

Dacia is as romanian nowadays as Skoda is czech. It's been a french car for 15 years

[@DaciaProject]

The new 1.2 is not a good engine compared to the 1.5 dci. . .

[@qwertyqwerty-zi6dr]

​​@@Vwlpea lot of things for this car were developed in Ro

[@sebastianstoica578]

​​@@Vwlpe, well if you put it like that, it was almost always French. The main car that Dacia produced before Renault bought it was the Dacia 1300, which was a copy in franchise of the Renault 12.

[@davidpaterson2309]

@@VwlpeDacia were always Romanian-made version of Renaults, nothing has changed in that respect, except that the Romanian government sold the company to Renault in 99.

[@94Di]

Just Awesome. Wait to see the bigger brother, Biggster. They've nailed it with this generation!

[@jijenikkke]

This car looks amazing! it costs €26.000 up to €29.400 in the Netherlands. Which is a great price. A lot of good cars came out this year, this one gets added to the collection for sure.

[@sarielle85]

In Germany the Duster starts at 19,000 € (and weirdly 20,000 € in France, although Dacia is owned by Renault). So, Dutch people, better cross the border to buy a Duster.

[@Razique_Khan]

I rejected my LC300 now will book Dacia❤

[@MacheteAustria]

My Duster coming this month ♥️ looks like on of the best SUV on the market

[@unitrioz6418]

Appreciate these reviews tbf🎉

[@hamnab8238]

I’m really enjoying watching you reviewing normal cars it makes us falling in love of the channel more

[@miculescurares8061]

My dad preordered the duster and it was delivered in the first half of June (1.2 petrol 4x4, extreme pack). Before this, he had a first gen duster. I will write a small review for it, because I have put some kilometers on it as well and my dad keeps me updated with the car's condition. I am a person who believes that bigger engines are the best and at first I thought the car will be very slow, but when I first drove it, I was very impressed by how well it accelerates and drives for a 1.2 liter. The mild hybrid system helps a lot. The handling is very easy (in my oppinion way too easy for a car, but i heared that all renaults have this) and you can move very well in trafic. The design and technology are really improved. When driving the car, because of the design of the hood, you have a sensation that the car is bigger that it actually is. The interior is improved, but sometimes you feel like there is no space inside. The car now has 8k km and it has encountered some problems. The first one is the tablet. There are moments when the touchscreen is not functional and moments when it does not turn on at all. The local dealer told us that it is a known problem and there are working on a fix, so we are waiting on it. The second problem it had was with starting it. At some moments, the car refused to start on the first attempt. It would only start after 4-5, even up to 12 attempts. This was fixed by an update. Overall, the car is good, a big upgrade for dacia, but it is still a renault.

[@kenzohkw]

Yep more electrics, more problems, these will never be as reliable as the 1st generation unfortunately.

[@TeoSluga]

I tested the 4x4 version and I didn't like the extremely short gear ratios... So I ordered 4x2 which is better on the road: has longer gear ratios, is 100 kg lighter and 2 cm lower...

[@MrCosmin94]

"still a renault" it this supposed to be a bad thing ?

[@miculescurares8061]

@@MrCosmin94 neither good or bad. My oppinion is based on the facts that I know that they are full of electronic systems and, in the past, french cars had electronic problems. Also, some of my friends that had/have renaults encountered problems with them. I am not saying they are terrible cars, but from what i've heared, they are not the best either, as proven with this duster as well.

[@MrCosmin94]

@@miculescurares8061 own a german car and you gonna find out it has faults as well.

[@danbruh33]

This is the perfect car to daily. Just practical and economical and nothing fancy.

[@George-Chris]

Why would you buy an SUV for daily? I can never understand why people buy big, heavy cars for only going from A to B. If you'd use it off-road or for vacations I can understand, but otherwise why?

[@VAMPS000]

@@George-Chrisbad roads otherwise I would had gotten a Sedan

[@coreylucas5997]

So it’s base price is similar here in America to the Corolla Cross base version, this looks way better 😮

[@vangelescu]

Dyed in mass are only the front and back skid plates (the grey ones). The plastics on the sides of the car are made from a recycled plastic called “Starkle” which is actually unpainted - you can see the white dots throughout it - and has nothing to do with the “dyeing in mass” of the front and back skid plates

[@ktm660smc6]

Dyed in mass is just the fancy way of saying "Self Coloured" ie it's not painted but coloured by the addition of pigment (not dye !) in the manufacturing process.

[@jos_t_band3912]

When you scratch plastics the crum is always white.

[@dominicfindlay]

​@@jos_t_band3912 maybe if scratched it you could sand/rub it and it wouldn't be as noticeable. compared to if it was painted plastic. Renault/Dacia do seem to be making a big thing out of it, every review/first look video mentions it. Maybe it is unique?

[@ktm660smc6]

Scratches in car interior plastics appear white due to the addition of mineral fillets to increase modulus (stiffness). These are often talc as it gives a good performance but is expensive so sometimes calcium carbonate (chalk or marble) is used as an alternative. In impact modified plastics the microscopic rubber domains also give an opaque white appearance when subject to damage or stress. Painting plastics gives a uniform glossy finish but is another additional costly step in the manufacturing process and there can be problems with colour matching if the plastics are painted off line. Painting online is restricted by the fact that the plastic substrate would melt or distort in the high temperature paint curing ovens. Self coloured plastics are therefore much cheaper and simpler to produce and is this a cost saving for the manufacturer. The flecs of colour visible in some of the exterior plastics used by Dacia are flecs of paint present when recycled painted plastics are granulated and reprocessed.@@jos_t_band3912

[@mihnealazar7039]

5:45 what they mean is that the piece has the same colour throughout its volume, its not just a coat of paint applied over some grey basic plastic. You still see scratches if you go up close because of the actual deformation, but you won't see any "coloured" scratches 6:15 from my knowledge the hybrid gets discs on the front and back, the other motorisations get drums in the back

[@liptonx]

Dacia having hood struts before GTA6 is crazy

[@sebastianstoica578]

In fairness, all previous Duster models had gas struts.

[@TFSIChristmas]

@@liptonx this comment is so original

[@metalafro]

Ok, we'll be waiting for the review of Dacia Bigster as well. Also, keep on eye on Dacia in 2025 Dakar 😎

[@amosardelean6488]

the right arm resting is soft for higher versions

[@laurradu868]

Only extreme version, not Journey. And they are both the highest of them all.

[@alexhunter0815]

​@@laurradu868 Extreme is top. Not Journey

[@theanswer1993]

​@@alexhunter0815extreme doesn't have false floor though

[@paulloudbbk]

Seems like a posh looking fridge is the future of car design.

[@erik7131]

Well, compared to the previous generation it's a masterpiece

[@BiktorViktorin]

​@@erik7131 I prefer cheap cars that do not pretend to be fancy

[@TFSIChristmas]

@@BiktorViktorin name one

[@BiktorViktorin]

@@TFSIChristmas a previous Duster

[@zuti071]

LPG version will be best seller on many markets across EU. Great look, cheap to buy, cheap to run.

[@jos_t_band3912]

Until the government changes the tax on LPG. In the Netherlands the roadtax will go up 70% in 2026. I guess to bully the few people driving Pickup trucks.

[@QuickTravel2024]

looks really premium for a cheap car ! Utilitarian SUV !

[@guglielmo7191]

For this price NOBODY else is giving as much as Dacia

[@clementj3310]

Don't forget MG

[@Mr_Ashley]

@@clementj3310you mean CP?

[@Kelle128]

​@@clementj3310 Oh yeah but don't forget who owns MG... the Chinese. So it's not for everyone because I know some people hate Chinese stuff for no good reason.

[@clementj3310]

@@Kelle128 well people hate french stuff for no reason too...

[@TeoSluga]

Not quite true... Actually there is currently Seat Leon Caravan with 1.5 TSi 85 kW for less than 23k in Europe... But I like Duster more.

[@alantheskinhead]

More than happy with my Dacia Jogger. We are also having a new Duster. Absolutely nothing wrong with them. There are a lot of brand snobs out there though!.

[@Jafmanz]

If I let you have my Koroq for a week you'd be a lot less happy about your Dacia.

[@hariranormal5584]

Dang, james may was right, dacia duster is real

[@remusgogu7545]

I drove for a week a Captur hybrid rental and can concur - the engine is fantastic and very economical. Very good control on acceleration and break, loved it. So this Duster is lucky.

[@ovadark]

5G signals antennas seem to interfere with the WiFi connection between phone and car connection 😢 on all models with android auto 😢 I have the Sandero Sepway 3

[@SilviuGabriel1997]

Well done Dacia 🚀

[@anilnair2911]

This one is coming to India. I hope they don't mess up in pricing and cost cutting

[@Cormano980]

It comes without seats

[@KimberlyCarter-fe9vh]

Your work you put into this is so clear!

[@tonykerswell2674]

Doesn't "cup holder" mean a holder for cups not large- ish bottles of water?

[@InegoMinblan]

Dacia inside looks better than top brands.

[@MrFistxx]

In your brain ofc

[@bogdanzorila6697]

Indeed.

[@cosminmilitaru9920]

@@MrFistxx He is talking about the design, not the materials.

[@TFSIChristmas]

@@cosminmilitaru9920 also the costs will be cheaper, and it has good looks already

[@isuk]

Oh God these are gonna be everywhere. Women are going crazy with excitement

[@clawrence6190]

This is a great help, thanks! I have the previous model Dacia Duster Journey 1.3, which I bought around 18 months ago having decided that after 20 years of giving a small fortune in £££ to Audi, I’d had enough and wanted something cheap and cheerful to run. I’ve been delighted with my Duster. It’s been a real workhorse for me, carrying hay, animal feed, fencing materials and even baby animals up and down farm tracks. I stuck a set of Cross Climate tyres on it as it is only the two wheel drive version, and I have to say it’s been the most comfortable car to drive even on longer journeys. I no longer care about scratchy plastics as I’ve saved about £30,000 over the equivalent Audi. For that, I don’t mind a slightly sore arm! 🤣 Seriously, I’m now about to order the new Duster shown here in the Automatic version as following a bad fall I need an auto gearbox going forward. Glad Matt likes it. I think it’s a great car for the money. And I will remember the tip of removing the fuse to get the infotainment screen working again!

[@clausk1817]

Romanian here: got us our new Dacia Logan last week and it drives like a dream. With all options included and an automatic gearbox it went for about 18.000€. Looking at any other car manufacturer, smaller cars ( Ford Focus, Peugeot 309 ) they all jump way above that just by selecting the automatic gearbox.

[@webmihai]

Compari mere cu pere!

[@mihailmihai8914]

Because Dacia Logan is using a cheap automatic gearbox (Automated manual transmission).

[@loftysaltmarsh69]

How long will the hybrid battery last, and how much will a replacement battery cost?

[@dpmoos3225]

very good question, i am wondering too.

[@peruneph]

Just avoid buying hybrids

[@rickerbyct]

Oh, theres always one. I bet when you see a Ferrari your first question is - what will that do to the gallon!

[@dpmoos3225]

@@rickerbyct ?

[@wtfgogu]

the 50k Volvo EX30 doesn't have a light at the vanity mirror. Dacia can be forgiven for this !

[@Kelle128]

Oh really? That's really weird for a Volvo.

[@sebastianstoica578]

The future Bigster actually has them, lol. Also has a lit glove box.

[@hamilton2000]

Wohooo been looking forward for this review

[@Ariana-vp8nb]

Ok from Transilvania România Transilvania 🇷🇴🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️

[@vulcanvoyager]

NO MATT, "I DON'T WANT IT!" It's NOT "DESIRABLE." Now, had it not had a "battery", that might have been a different story.

[@Buckley596]

I'm a first responder, 12hrs shifts in one of these since 2016 and by now they really aren't a poor place to spend your money. Obviously the baby engine one is not worth the pain but it took 90k before my 2019 one visited a mechanic & that understandably was a clutch, considering how we (truly) drive them this blew my mind, bear in mind its 24hrs a day out on the road they do not get a rest! The current 24plate ones are faultless so far on 20k in 3months but they did destroy the cup-holder situation which was perfect in the 2019 model but other than that they continue to improve in all other areas. Please someone tell Mr Dacia 🙏 im a single 44yr old dad who drives a 2014 1.25 fiesta out of necessity, cheers..

[@topmandog1]

that camera issue needs dacia to make a statement

[@bogdanzorila6697]

Really nice car. Romanian built is solid built. Even shoes if you see MADE IN ROMANIA, buy them.

[@Faical-k]

3:10 The only one on the car journalisme who can judge pedestrian infront of the camera is you mat. Don't care about the car or its colour/price/tech, the thing that catched me is the sentence it killed me. Love it.

[@jamesmccormack3229]

Well done Dacia another great car, clearly, they were paying attention in the late 90's to Skoda. It always shows how people are happy to spend their money on practical (scratchy plastics) family-proof cars when u see driveways to posh houses with a Dacia parked next to BMWs and Merc etc.

[@jonner44]

Yes, thats what I want a car thats randomly less responding than my wife when she's is pissed.

[@vldon5931]

Good news !!!!! the Dacia Bigster is now here !!!

[@michaelbrown1895]

Love your pure scream of pleasure at the end,when getting the Infotainment system up and working Matt. A great ,funny n as always down to earth gritty review. Cheers mate, keep being you😂😂😂❤❤👍😊😊

[@d.s.2868]

we live in an age where low-end cars look better than most German cars

[@TeoSluga]

It's not a low end car. The 1.2 turbo version costs 22-24k, the full hybrid version costs 26-27k... That's not low cost by any means.

[@MrCosmin94]

​@@TeoSlugashow me another 3 capable 4x4 suvs in this price range.

[@ivandrcelic933]

No,they don’t😂😂😂

[@TeoSluga]

​​​​​​​I'm not interested in 4x4... 4x4 is useless for normal people with normal driving habits. I don't need to drive on 25-30% mountain gravel paths... I don't need to tow heavy boat/yacht/mobile home either. For everything else normal Duster is capable enough. Just waiting for my 1.2 TCe Journey, which is not a cheap car by any means... The price of my Duster is equal to Seat Ateca Hola 1.0 TSi and Seat Leon Caravan 1.5 TSI 85 kW... But I like the Duster more so I chose Duster 😊

[@MrCosmin94]

@TeoSluga guess what. If you re not interested in a 4x4 doesnt mean others aren't. Good luck in a seat if u own a farm

[@BeijoVegan]

I just bought one. Received last Saturday. I had to take it back to seller because all the same features were not working and updated the software and everything is fine now. Great car.

[@markoskiriakos8436]

This Dacia Duster looks like a premium car

[@florin15007]

AHH finally the wait is over ❤🔥 Now we wait for the Bigster 😉👍

[@xtcplus0]

Looking forward to the review of Dacia Bigster

[@Doupik]

I like it, but the Bigster is the first Dacia I would consider. I am definitely getting a test drive. Note a drive Mini Countryman and Ford Mustang GT, so not their regular buyer. That makes it even more impressive.

[@watannen]

i guess you owe yourself a nice looking car :))) Mini Countryman? really ?

[@onekeypianoplayer]

i have the old version, a great work horse, like the soft suspension, bad back, 1,5 deisel, perfect, will outpace more expensive cars and jeeps,

[@davewalker7126]

I ordered the very first Duster in Nov 2012 - customer services sent me loads of gifts but I didn't actually get the car until March 2013. I was disappointed it had electric windows, I had been promised old school wind up ones - much better in my opinion. Had to fit my own stereo, but thats a bonus, you can have a decent old school Sony rather than the bland manufacturer option. Some time later they took it off me, resprayed the whole thing and changed the wings. It smelt of waxoil from then on. Loved the thing, I may well get a 2025 one, before its too late to buy a petrol car at all.

[@lowe8270]

As a German myself, I can officially say: Our car industry is finished. Way overpriced, shit designs and ever declining quality which reflects in some of the shortest warrenties on the market. It is beyond me how there are still hundred of thousands of VWs sold when they can have a true people's car like a Duster. Dacia demonstrates that cheap cars can look great too and are more reliable than their overpriced competitors.

[@CoreMaster111]

Brand loyalty. I know people who swear by VW despite knowing that they have been in decline at every aspect for for a while now. Then again if this new Dacia Duster drives like Renault Captur it's based on then even I would go with VW and there is no way I'd buy new VW.

[@shauntiatoa4862]

The big question is what does James May think of this Dacia 😂😂😂

[@FourCues147]

11:42 The point on Alcohol Interlock Device is regulation driven, all cars will have to have one in the future.

[@smoothie9931]

12:59 - Felt like I was suddenly in the amazon rainforest.

[@RobertMustiuc]

Since i was a youth Dacia was the one thing that made us, as Romanians proud. You'd go in different countries and see it on streets, in foreign movies, everywhere, it is a icon for our country...well at least until it's in the custody of Renault...France

[@alexzanderthegeek]

James May approves 👍👍

[@backofthefleet1101]

Been waiting for this carwow review for a while.

[@johnwhite2143]

That Dacia duster looks good, id happily have one 👌😁

[@yigit6453]

Wow. I didn't know that Dacia was loved this much in Europe. People in Turkey do not like it that much. I would rather buy an old Opel or VW instead of a new Dacia. Thanks for the video!

[@Reh8111]

I am on my second Duster and am thinking of replacing it for a new one. First duster was a 4x4 diesel excellent in the snow, my second also diesel was the twin clutch auto and it is a dream to drive. Best milage I have had is 53.2 MPG. My wife has a Sandero and my eldest lad also has a Sandero. I would recommend them to anyone who isn't to bothered by gadgets.

[@-Leonard-]

I would love to see a review of the 4x4 version and the small motor to see if you would recommend it against other 4x4 vehicles 🚗

[@Musicmedstudio]

Very interesting proposition, shame only small engines :(

[@coolguy_2997]

LS swap it:)

[@florinstefanitaudrea8271]

always been like that. Don't be surprised.

[@DaciaProject]

The new 1.2 is not a good engine compared to the 1.5 dci. . .

[@DaciaProject]

@@coolguy_2997 Engine swapping is illegal in Europe. . .

[@coolguy_2997]

@@DaciaProject who set those rules? Is it possible to change them?

[@Smoke_025]

Excuse me, when will you try all the Jetta GLI? It would be interesting.

[@jacobryder]

Does it have adaptive cruise control? Still can’t tell, says it does online but the buttons on steering wheel don’t show the distance controls

[@juanpablocorreiaecheverria2857]

Mat doing what he does the best: car reviews!

[@R308f24]

3 things need to change 1:more armrest padding 2:mount the battery underneath the floor so you don't lose boot space 3: bi fuel version of the 1.3 because you can't get it on the higher trims (ps: the configurator for this came out later than the spring's configurator which was released later☠️)