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2010 Geneva Autoshow: A Duster for you economically-minded off-roaders

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Khatir Soltani
Safety, an essential priority
Dacia Duster benefits from Renault’s acclaimed expertise in the area of safety, Dacia's 4x4 features Bosch 8.1 ABS, as well as EBV electronic brakeforce distribution and emergency brake assist.

photo: Renault

Dacia Duster is the brand’s first vehicle to feature ESC as an option on certain versions, as well as CSV understeer control and ASR traction control. This option also allows torque to be transferred away from a spinning wheel in 4x4 mode to improve traction when diagonal wheel spin occurs.

On the passive safety front, Dacia Duster is fitted, as standard, with two front airbags (depending on market) and three-point seat belts with load limiters for the front seats, to which pyrotechnic pretensioners can be added. Depending on the version, two lateral head/thorax airbags are fitted in addition to the driver and passenger front airbags.

Dacia fundamentals: reliability and strength
Like all the vehicles based on the Logan platform, Dacia Duster has been engineered to deliver the brand's hallmark strength and reliability.

Particular attention has been paid to anti-corrosion protection thanks to several measures:
- wax-injected underbody and opening panel hollow sections,
- mastic sealing of exterior joints,
- additional wax treatment of underbody mechanical components,
-stone chip protection for underbody, sills and wheel arches.

The 4x4 running gear uses tried and tested components, sourced from the Alliance (Nissan rear axle and coupling, new six-speed TL8 gearbox derived from the TL4 gearbox that has been well-proven in the Renault and Nissan ranges).

In order to underline its high build quality, Dacia Duster is backed up by a three-year or 100,000km warranty in the majority of its European markets.

photo: Renault



photo:Renault
Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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