Dacia Duster Hybrid 140 review | This is the one you want 

I am low key obsessed with the new Duster. Could make a great overland build

i have just got a dacia duster tce 130 journey + i like it a lot

It will attract new type of customers that want value for money. I never was a fan of Dacia Duster because of the somewhat dull looks of the previous versions, but this new design combined with hybrid engine, has changed my view. I looked at all compact SUVs with hybrid engines, and this Duster is clearly the winner.

Great review - I think this will (99.9%) be my next car - I have a 2021 Bi-Fuel Duster at the moment and this full hybrid just makes lots of sense in so many ways for my needs that it will be a great replacement. Dacia are to car manufacturers what Lidl are to supermarkets!

The whole design has a very retro (sci-fi) 80's "edgy" look to it. I love it...

I'm very concerned about the new Duster's off-road creds. The 1.2 seems basically too anemic to be anything good off-road (and generally...). The 1.6 full hybrid seems like the natural choice, but it's not offered in 4X4. I'm far from convinced overall. I hope they change their mind and they offer the full hybrid in 4X4 at some point

Well Done DACIA ❤ DUSTER *Very NiCe looking Car

Very right of you to point out the parallels with the Suzuki Jimny. The current Jimny came out in 2018, they've had 5 years to revise the platform to fit an emissions compliant engine...they haven't bothered! Meanwhile Dacia has and offers this cool rugged car in hybrid form, plus traditional petrol engines. Massive fail by Suzuki.

I really like how flat that dacia key is, it fit in the pocket really comfortably, even with tight pant

i want this one but it only comes in 4x2 and i do go offroad and on the mountain often so a bigger heavier car without 4x4 makes no sense for me ... this is splendid for anyone who barely goes off the asphalt, just not for the niche of people that use an SUV in places an SUV is supposed to actually be used ... so if they mix the hybrid with the 4x4 or at least at the facelift mark or maybe bring a more powerful TCe on the table i'm considering it, for now the fact that they moved from the 1.3 TCe 150hp to 1.2 TCe 130cp makes me hold on because looking at this i don't see myself buying the duster 2 facelift ... i don't need an automatic as i barely drive in the city so it's not a nuisance i actually enjoy the manual ... also i'm not picky but the 1.2 is noisy and annoying at 130km/h highway speeds and you have to go 110, which tends to get annoying and the 1.3 150cp one was finally decent and they remove it :facepalm

¿Have you mention the name of the colour of the unit what you drive in this test? I love this car. I would prefer 1.2 tce for more torque.

Fine looking car. The bronze mirror covers however may look a bit odd against other body colours?

Very good looking car and equally good looking presenter with his dadbod 😉

What engine is in the 2024 4wd Duster.1.2 litre petrol is not strong enough. Please advise .

Nice test. Could you please let me know how many centimeters is from front seats to the end of the trunk? Of course when second row of seats are folded.

Love the duster! drove it for 10 years before climate guys took it away (over 10 year diesels banned in India), miss it every day since.

Unpopular opinion (probably) here but I was looking to upgrade my current 2015 Duster and got into one of these new ones. The interior feels cheaper than my 2015 model. The steering wheel leather feels extremely shoddy (mine feels truly like leather... this one feels like plastic). The overwhelming grey tones drive home the cheap feel of everything - by contrast mine, which is mostly black inside with white ceiling, feels much better visually and to the touch. Even the plastics on the dashboard and doors feel recycled/thin in this new one, and the doors themselves work mostly on plastic hinges vs metal in mine. Really I had a feeling of complete and utter shitty quality from the interior of this one - everything is awful and bad, even for Dacia standards.

Hi I am on my second Stepway the hybrid 140 duster is on my list

When is it being made available in Ireland and New pricing released..?

Looks great - but i knew they had moved away from their core values when I saw the EPB... why do manufacturers do this on cheaper cars?? There is NOTHING wrong with a lever and a bit of cable... and it wont throw up a fault that you need to visit a dealer to sort out (are you listening VW??). Still - it looks a great value bit of kit and doubtless it will sell by the shed load.

Good review

I hope they have drive shafts and no crappy weakass motor to power the rear wheels on the 4x4. Hybrids normally go for the rear powered by a useless electric motor. I see it has the hump in the back seats for the shaft... So that's a good sign.

This or Suzuki Vitara AllGrip Hybrid?

Where was this review filmed?

The design is really good, punches way above its class but it has 2 issues I would like to see addressed in a face lift: better mirrors (square, not round) and a slightly sportier and slightly less utilitarian trunk/hatch door. - Those round mirrors are not in tone with the rest of the design. I think they had to settle to hit some aerodynamic coefficient at a certain cost but the mirrors are the only thing that needs upgrading to a more square/butch shape to put the overall design close to the highest possible mark achievable on a value car. - The trunk door is a bit too "puffed" out, too utilitarian, designed to provide maximum internal space. The indent around the registration plate doesn't provide enough variation. It would make the car look so much better if at least the portion between the registration plate and the bumper would be somehow more varied/sporty, instead of being smooth and visually creating a BIG ass that basically goes all the way across the lower back, nearly from wheel to wheel.

The all ev is pretty much dead soon, as there are other far more strong and environmentally friendly engines on their way, such as Toyota's new one. The engines presented here are too small, too lacking in power, for example for towing, and the hybrid one is simply not interesting. I have nowhere to charge it. And exploding hybrids and all ev's are daily these days. More ferries, more restrictions as to where you are allowed to drive it. And a LOT higher insurance. So foret that. The old Dacia Duster had a partially nicer interrior. The new one is okay'ish in places, but looks terrible in others. The outer looks really good and is a huge upgrade. The roof rails do not work as well as the old one. The phone holderis ugly as ...., and the interrior roof liner and shape is simply terrible. I also want to know crash tests, how many air bags and so on. And I went to a local Danish Dacia dealership and asked about spares for both the old one and this new one, and he basically said forget it. Can't get them. Not even a rear screen wiper arm. The organisation at least in Denmark is really really bad and the present importer with Renault too, shouldn't be allowed. Dacia needs to work on this now, and really fast. That will prevent people from buying their cars. No spares?... Too bad Dacia, I go somewhere else. I had really been looking forward to this new generation of Duster, but while Dacia gained on exterior looks, they lost a lot on engines and interrior. And could we PLEASE get a propper instrumentation, not a stupid screen! As for the row of buttons, that's all good, but Dacia has to make direct distinctions between the buttons, so you DON'T have to look at the buttons to chose the right one, but can concentrate on driving. That is a general problem with cars these days. Just out of curiosity, I also went to Land Rover and looked at their 400 hp petrol new 90 Defender. 10 times more expensive and more, but that also lacks in places. And spares? Forget it. Delivery? Forget it. And Toyota's new model aren't here for a long time. And btw. even Toyota's legendary mechs are loosening it. Not the old wuality any more. What I want is a genuine 4x4 with a 200+ hp engine and high and low gears Duster. Come on Dacia, you can do that! Kind regards.

Looks great, sound great but ncap?

Does this one have 4x4?

My dream car

I like the whole look but that Transmission gear looks too tiny.

This car is insanely good but i never hear mentioning the pure ev range :(

Any sign of the Bigster

great example of anti china cars invasion defense - a lot of a car for good money

amzing car!!

Excellent car but with an idiotic engine offer I hope that dacia will come to their senses and return the 1.5 dci

My current 1.3 130tce has similar low down torque to the diesel 1.5 model, which is great for towing my caravan. I would like to see the torque figures for the Hybrid 140 model as the previous 1.6 naturally aspirated model didnt make a good towcar.

The only way to introduce this brand is start with GOOD NEWS!!!! 😂😂😂😊

no prices?

The 1.6 aspirational is the real worry

Looks class and interesting!

Swoooon ❤

Price

Good but still not good enough, especially with this outdated 1.6 engine which is very noisy at higher speeds. Could be better if offered with the 1.0 lt turbo engine but I guess this would be costly although even this one is not considered budget anymore. However, nice design.

Looks great and would love one....but no diesel so it will be a no for me...☹️

You know what the sad part is? Us romanians seem to be the only ones that don't like it which makes me sad. It seems ieverywhere else gets positive reviews, except for Romania.

Well this hybrid version is not that cheap.. id rather get a corolla cross hybrid for about the same price

no cd player

"Boz"? or But?

Why an ugly phoneholder when it offers wireless Apple CarPlay? Great video, thank you.

MG is more better HS or ZS beter Quality Price !

Dacia getting too posh just like Skoda a decade ago. 😬

The engines make me not buy this car, but Volvo EX30 cross country, when it will be available in few months (and we have one EX30 allready!)

So basically, don’t help us country folk, bad darts 😢, thank god for nobby

The only good looking Duster i would say.. , they got it right..

Where is the Dacia Duster EV?

I'm so skeptical and disappointed by the engines that I cry over the design.

Poor engines

I disagree. The best looking Duster so far was the current one before its revamp. This is just dull at the front and yes the side looks cheap but its a relativly cheap car so I forgive it that. If I was in the market for an SUV would I have one? No. There is three types of people that buy these. Tight people, miserable people and boring people. Its for people that are tight and sensible with there money but live boring lives. There is much nicer higher quality machines out there like the Peugeot 4008, Renault Rafale and Scenic that just look so much better and have much nicer interiors so people save a little more and buy yourself a vehicle that you will love to drive and sit in. You only live once.

This is the one you want??? How many people have a house and posibility to charge it there? Ussless car.

I would buy it if it didnt have that horrible piece of grey plastic on the outside of the door