The third generation Duster is now on sale. The base price is still quite attractive, thanks to the fact that it is a little poorer. In the higher equipment, the amount exceeded 600,000 crowns, while the “old” most expensive Duster could be purchased for 596,000. A new feature is the hybrid in the offer and the elimination of diesel.
The popular SUV Dacia Duster is a pretty nice car in its third generation. The editors had the opportunity to see it live at the recent Geneva Motor Show.
The fundamental news is that the Duster will no longer be offered with a diesel engine. The very good TCe 130 four-cylinder engine and also the basic TCe 90 liter three-cylinder petrol engine are also ending.
Now Dacia has published the Czech prices. The one-liter three-cylinder engine with an output of 74 kW, which is also modified from the factory to run on LPG, took the position of the basic motorization. The basic Essential equipment costs CZK 429,900. Compared to the old price list, it looks attractive, this engine could be purchased only four thousand cheaper (425,500 CZK).
But the magic lies in the fact that the newly added Essential starter kit is a hair more modest. The car sits on steel 16″ wheels and the mirror covers are black.
The second level of the Expression equipment already includes cast 17″ gray mirror covers, a rear parking camera and a multimedia system with a 10″ display with the option of phone mirroring.
With the same basic engine, i.e. a liter three-cylinder Eco-G, which can also run on LPG, such a Duster will cost 469,900 CZK, in the previous generation it could be purchased 44,400 CZK cheaper. But the “old” Expression equipment of the previous generation is not identical to the similarly named one of the new model. The second-generation Duster Expression had one-inch smaller alloy wheels, lacked a reversing camera, and the touchscreen was two inches smaller.
The Journey and Extreme trims also open the way to other engines than the basic LPG three-cylinder. A three-cylinder TCe petrol engine with a volume of 1.2 liters and an output of 96 kW is offered. It can have either front or all-wheel drive. An additional 62,000 crowns is paid for a four-wheeler.
Who would like to own a Duster with an automatic transmission, the only option is to choose the currently most expensive engine, a four-cylinder 16 with hybrid assistance already known from the Jogger model, which offers a power of 104 kW and 148 Nm. But it already costs 622,900 CZK, while it is the first time that the price of a Duster has jumped over the 600,000 crown mark.
The most expensive Duster in the second generation was the TCe 150 model with all-wheel drive in the Extreme version, which cost 595,600 CZK.
The Journey and Extreme variants are now the same price. But the difference is in the equipment items. In the case of the Journey, the customer gets 18″ alloy wheels, front fog lights, automatic climate control, keyless entry, a wireless cell phone charger, two more speakers than the Expression version and navigation with maps that work with real traffic.
The Extreme has one-inch smaller wheels, special upholstery, copper mirror caps and modular roof rails, plus four speakers instead of the Journey’s six.
Prices of the new Dacia Duster:
| Gear | Engine | Price |
| Essential | Eco-G 100 | 429,900 CZK |
| Expression | Eco-G 100 | 469,900 CZK |
| Journey | Eco-G 100 | 499,900 CZK |
| It costs 130 | 536,900 CZK | |
| Tce 130 4×4 | 598,900 CZK | |
| Hybrid 140 | 622,900 CZK | |
| Extreme | Eco-G 100 | 499,900 CZK |
| It costs 130 | 536,900 CZK | |
| Tce 130 4×4 | 598,900 CZK | |
| Hybrid 140 | 622,900 CZK |
The cars can be ordered now, they should arrive at dealers at the beginning of the summer.
