The Renault Duster Thread

FiestaST said:
Will be a good seller in SA - watch & see.

I do feel they should have had more gasoline derivatives.
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I've heard rumors of a 1.2 turbo petrol engine to follow in 2019 - for the UK market at least... Would be great if we can get it here too.
 
Renault design boss says Duster is a ‘bit like the Mustang’

Renault design boss Laurens van den Acker claims the Duster is “a little bit like the Mustang for Ford”. Confused? Well, let Van den Acker explain…

“The Duster for Dacia [Renault’s budget brand] is a little bit like the Mustang for Ford: it’s an iconic model with a big identity that’s stronger than the brand,” he told Autocar.

The Mustang, of course, has been around since the early 1960s and is currently in its sixth generation. Production of the Duster, by contrast, kicked off in 2009, with the SUV having only just entered its second generation.

The latest comments from the Netherlands-born designer come after quotes from September, in which he claimed he wanted Renault to stop selling rebadged Dacia models.

In various markets outside of Europe, the Renault brand sells vehicles that are also badged as Dacia products, including the Sandero and the Duster here in South Africa, plus the Logan in countries such as Brazil.

“My goal is to have a global Renault lineup,” Van den Acker said at the time, adding that “I want that [the rebadging] to stop”.

Interestingly, though, Van der Acker said the Duster was likely to be “the only exception” to this new strategy as “it’s one of our best-selling cars”.

The second-generation Duster recently touched downin South Africa, with the local range comprising five derivatives.

http://www.carmag.co.za/news/renault-design-boss-says-duster-is-a-bit-like-the-mustang/
 
I'm confused by some ZA car brands and what they bring in.

We're getting the Duster EDC that has awesome ground clearance, with nice features such a blind-spot detection, all-round terrain camera, 1.5dci engine etc.

oh, but then we rip out the 4x4 drive and make it just a normal 2-wheel drive car like your avg Corolla. Good luck trying to get it offroad... ??? :mad:
 
neoprema said:
I'm confused by some ZA car brands and what they bring in.

We're getting the Duster EDC that has awesome ground clearance, with nice features such a blind-spot detection, all-round terrain camera, 1.5dci engine etc.

oh, but then we rip out the 4x4 drive and make it just a normal 2-wheel drive car like your avg Corolla. Good luck trying to get it offroad... ??? :mad:
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But can't you add those as options to your 4×4? Or is the lack of EDC on the 4×4 your main gripe?
 
thechamp said:
But can't you add those as options to your 4×4? Or is the lack of EDC on the 4×4 your main gripe?
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Yeah you seem to have to choose a 4x4 missing nice stuff, or a 4x2 with nice stuff missing 4x4.
I understand in more expensive vehicles you get both ,but in the case of Dusters, X-Trails, Haval's etc its not that they do not make a 4x4, or a fully-specced car its that they just won't sell the two together in one car!

I'm seriously looking at changing my car in December, and the Duster seems like a contender but what will I do with a 4x2? Anyone else here driving a 4x2? Is the ground clearance alone enough to venture into the country or are you constantly afraid that you might pick some terrain that looks ok but without 4x4 u land up being stranded?

My car currently is only front-wheel drive (2.0 Ford Fusion) but it lacks ground clearance which i would like. I just think 4x4 would be more practical too?
 
neoprema said:
Yeah you seem to have to choose a 4x4 missing nice stuff, or a 4x2 with nice stuff missing 4x4.
I understand in more expensive vehicles you get both ,but in the case of Dusters, X-Trails, Haval's etc its not that they do not make a 4x4, or a fully-specced car its that they just won't sell the two together in one car!

I'm seriously looking at changing my car in December, and the Duster seems like a contender but what will I do with a 4x2? Anyone else here driving a 4x2? Is the ground clearance alone enough to venture into the country or are you constantly afraid that you might pick some terrain that looks ok but without 4x4 u land up being stranded?

My car currently is only front-wheel drive (2.0 Ford Fusion) but it lacks ground clearance which i would like. I just think 4x4 would be more practical too?
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My other home is in the rural areas and we have to use my brother's Qashqai when going there, while a 4×4 or a an AWD is nice, ground clearance is what you need most often and you can easily make do with a 4×2, fwd or rwd it does not really matter. The roads are really rough and during rainy season it does feel like a proper off road course but there was never really a time we felt an AWD was needed.

The only time I felt the Qashqai was falling short was when we we in Qwaqwa, mountainous areas like those really asks a lot of any front wheel drive SUV but even there we were able to get in and out of the place, albeit after a couple of unnerving moments. But unless you live in such a place any SUV with proper ground clearance and a good drive fill be able to handle anything thrown at it. But I will advise strong for the 4×4 Duster if you can since it is cheaper and you can afford to add the extras. It is a very capable AWD with very good reviews,
And yet Renault has put some effort into creating a decent offroader on a budget - right down to a six-speed manual gearbox with an extremely low-ratio first gear, essentially designed to mimic low-range as closely as possible
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Other than that, and with the 4WD Lock mode engaged (which splits the torque equally between the front and back axles) the Duster took the course in its stride, although it did scrape its belly on a few occasions.
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That is proper.
 
thechamp said:
My other home is in the rural areas and we have to use my brother's Qashqai when going there, while a 4×4 or a an AWD is nice, ground clearance is what you need most often and you can easily make do with a 4×2, fwd or rwd it does not really matter. The roads are really rough and during rainy season it does feel like a proper off road course but there was never really a time we felt an AWD was needed.

The only time I felt the Qashqai was falling short was when we we in Qwaqwa, mountainous areas like those really asks a lot of any front wheel drive SUV but even there we were able to get in and out of the place, albeit after a couple of unnerving moments. But unless you live in such a place any SUV with proper ground clearance and a good drive fill be able to handle anything thrown at it. But I will advise strong for the 4×4 Duster if you can since it is cheaper and you can afford to add the extras. It is a very capable AWD with very good reviews,




That is proper.
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I might be missing something, can you spec-up the 4x4 Duster? Because initially the website showed things like Blond-spot monitoring and all-round cameras as "Privilege model only" in which only the 4x2 comes, not the 4x4. But now I see the 4x4 is just gone from the website all together?

Maybe they're making changes to the option available.
 
neoprema said:
I might be missing something, can you spec-up the 4x4 Duster? Because initially the website showed things like Blond-spot monitoring and all-round cameras as "Privilege model only" in which only the 4x2 comes, not the 4x4. But now I see the 4x4 is just gone from the website all together?

Maybe they're making changes to the option available.
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I just assumed you can, not sure.
 
Looks like the reversing camera as well as the multi view camera are not available as options on the 4×4, very strange since the 4x4 was the top of the range in the outgoing model, almost like they are discouraging people from buying it and opt for the Prestige instead.
 
Fancy a Renault Duster Single-Cab Bakkie?

The prototype you see here is a Dacia Duster single-cab bakkie built by Romanian coachbuilder, Romturingia.

While we are still waiting to see whether the Duster Oroch will make it to our market, we came across this Duster-based single cab bakkie prototype, which looks rather good. It was built by a Romanian company called Romturingia, who also built 500 single-cab bakkies based on the first generation Duster in 2014, which, months later resulted in Renault producing the Duster Oroch for the South American market.

This latest build is based on the second generation Duster and was shown at the IAA Hannover Commercial Vehicle Show. The model retains the new Duster’s styling but adds a cargo bed.

This Duster bakkie is powered by a 81 kW 1.5-litre turbodiesel engine and comes equipped with an on-demand all-wheel-drive system.

We think that a Renault Duster single-cab bakkie would sell well in South Africa and provide some competition to the ageing Nissan NP200 which currently dominates the 1-tonne bakkie market.

https://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/fancy-a-renault-duster-single-cab-bakkie/45707/

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This would sell like hotcakes here, a fairly high riding 4-wheel drive 1-tonne bakkie with decent ground clearance. If it was sold here I'd get one in a heartbeat.
 
The bakkie thing will be a good cashcow for Renault, so many tail lights will be broken
 
Renault Duster 1.5 dCi Prestige EDC (2018) Review

Fast Facts

Price: R334 900 (November 2018)
Engine: 1.5-litre 4-cylinder turbodiesel
Gearbox: 6-speed turbodiesel
Fuel economy: 4.8 L/100 km (claimed)
Power/Torque: 80 kW/250 Nm

Pricing & Warranty

The flagship Duster 1.5 dCi Prestige EDC, as tested here, sells for R334 900. It comes backed with a 5-year/150 000 km warranty and a 3-year/45 000 km service plan. It requires servicing every 15 000 km or 12 months, whichever comes first.

Verdict

Finding real, directly comparable rivals to the Renault Duster, particularly in diesel automatic form, is exceptionally tough – offerings from Hyundai and Ford are significantly more expensive. At roughly the Duster's price there is the Mahindra XUV500 for one, but it's a larger (7-seat) vehicle that might simply be too big for some buyers, and it's not as frugal. With diesel seemingly on the decline, it would appear that the only alternative for buyers would be to consider a petrol automatic offering, such Hyundai's popular Creta 1.6, which sells for around R30k more than this Duster. Then again, you could also consider the even cheaper (R317k) Duster Dynamique automatic...

Be that as it may, from whatever angle you look at the Duster, its value-for-money offering appears unrivalled. Coupled with that, the newcomer offers a significantly improved cabin that no longer looks low-rent, and from the outside, the Renault appears more expensive than it really is.

Practical, spacious and impressively fuel-efficient, the Duster appears to tick all the boxes for the modern family shopping on a tight budget and, if you looking for a sweetener, the long warranty adds considerable peace of mind.

https://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/renault-duster-15-dci-prestige-edc-2018-review/45862/

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