The Dacia Duster will debut in the UK in 2012, with the new SUV appearing on the European market in a few weeks’ time at just 11,900 euros. The Dacia is a Romanian car brand that belongs to the Renault group, and is creating a stir with its entry level market options. Dacia was not a brand originally earmarked for the UK market, but with solid results in the last five years, the Duster is up to the challenge.

While Dacia is not set for a UK debut until 2012, you can see details of the project on the website at [...]

We were hoping to see some driving footage of the new Dacia Duster 4x4 in the first official video of the vehicle, but instead the Renault-Nissan Alliance bored us to death treated us with two-never-ending-minutes of static shots of the SUV's exterior... As a reminder, the Romanian brand's budget 4x4 will go on sale in Europe from spring 2010, followed shortly after by other international markets including, but not limited to, the Middle East, Russia, Brazil and the Gulf States.

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For those that just can't wait until early December to see ex-F1 champion, Alain Prost, getting behind the wheel of the competition version of Dacia's forthcoming Duster crossover for the Trophée Andros racing series, here's a video with some action-packed footage from the test runs. We remind you that the competition Duster 4x4 gets a mid-mounted, 3.0-liter V6 engine that pumps out 350 horsepower. Click through to watch the videos.


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Dacia is about to launch their first SUV in the company's 43 year history. The Dacia Sandero Stepway is expected to appear at Auto Salon Barcelona when doors open to the press tomorrow.  The pictures that you see above come from an astute Automarket photographer, who took covert snaps while Dacia was running a test of their video presentation.  The real vehicle is still under the tarp.

The sharp eyed readers in our audience will probably notice the similarities between this, and the Brazilian market's Renault Sandero Stepway. That vehicle debuted last year. This vehicle has different bumpers, but otherwise looks [...]

The Renault/ Nissan alliance has benefited both companies quite well since it was formed. More mutual benefits are set to take place in the coming years after a rumour surfaced that Dacia will model its first ever SUV after the highly successful Nissan Qashqai. Dacia is owned by Renault.

According to Masini.ro the Dacia brand will exploit its relationship with Nissan by using some of the components and dimensions found in the Qashqai for the production version of its Duster concept.

The Duster concept was unveiled at the 2009 Geneva International Motor Show. It is [...]

Dacia, Renault's Romanian budget brand, launched its first-ever concept car at Geneva, an innovative leisure vehicle that revives the Duster nameplate.

But unfortunately for the UK, the global economic crisis means we'll have to wait a little longer for the brand to be launched in Britain. The timing is not right to incur the cost of launching a new brand, Renault believes, so the UK start-up will once again be delayed.

Originally Dacia's Sandero hatchback was due to be launched in the UK in 2009, but unexpectedly strong sales in markets such as France and Germany meant there was no spare capacity [...]

After four years of important commercial success, Dacia is proposing a restyling of the Logan. The spoilers and lights are being changed, with particular attention being given to the rear and some significant design changes. The wheels have also been revamped, and on some versions we’ll see the appearance of chrome finishes, with new colours in basalt grey, electric blue and extreme blue.

The dash is completely new, having been taken from the Dacia Sandero, and is available in two colours which can be combined with the four possible options for the upholstery. The engine has been confirmed with four cylinder [...]