2018 (18) Dacia Duster 1.6 SCe Prestige 5dr
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Vehicle summary
Mileage | 55,301 miles |
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Year | 2018 |
Fuel | Petrol |
Gears | Manual |
Engine | 1598 cc |
MPG (combined) | 43.5* |
CO2 emissions | 149 g/km* |
Road tax | £190** |
Doors | 5 |
Seats | 5 |
Body type | SUV |
Colour | Beige |
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Featured specification
- Cruise control
- LED Headlights
- Rear parking sensor
- Spotlight car
- Blind spot monitoring
- Bluetooth + USB
- Cruise control
- Eco mode
- Front and rear parking sensors
- MediaNav 7" touchscreen multimedia system
- On board computer
- Service interval indicator
- Stop/start system
- Surround camera system
- Trip computer
- Rev counter
Standard specification
Driver Convenience
Blind spot monitoring | Bluetooth + USB |
Cruise control | Eco mode |
Front and rear parking sensors | MediaNav 7" touchscreen multimedia system |
On board computer | PAS |
Rev counter | Service interval indicator |
Stop/start system | Surround camera system |
Trip computer |
Entertainment
DAB Digital radio |
Exterior Features
3 speed windscreen wipers | Auto dimming interior mirror |
Auto high beam | Body coloured door mirrors |
Chrome exhaust tailpipe | Dark finish roof rails |
Dark metal add-on on the bumper | Dark tinted windows |
Daytime running lights | Electric adjustable/heated/folding door mirrors |
Electric front windows | Electric rear windows |
Fog lights | Full LED headlights |
Heated rear window | Rain sensor |
Rear wash/wipe |
Interior Features
3 rear height adjustable headrests | 3 seat rear bench |
60/40 split folding rear seat | Auto air conditioning |
Boot light | Driver seat lumbar adjustment |
Driver's seat height adjustment | Front head restraints |
Front under seat storage | Gear shift indicator |
Heating/ventilation unit with 4 speed fan | Height adjustable armrests on front seats |
Height adjustable passenger seat | Height adjustable steering wheel |
Isofix on 2nd row outer seats | Leather steering wheel |
Rear storage compartment |
Passive Safety
ABS + EBD + EBA | Child locks on rear doors |
Door open warning | Driver/Front Passenger airbags |
ESC - Electronic Stability Control + traction control | Front lateral airbags |
Front passenger airbag deactivation | Front seatbelt pretensioners |
Front seatbelt unfastened audible+visual warnings | Front side airbags |
Height adjustable front seatbelts | Rear airbags |
Rear seat belt pretensioners | Three 3 point rear seatbelts |
Tyre pressure monitor |
Security
Automatic door locking | Engine immobiliser |
Keyless entry | Remote central locking |
Wheels
17" Diamond cut alloy wheels |
Technical specification
Emissions - ICE
CO2 (g/km) | 149 | Standard Euro Emissions | EURO 6 |
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Engine and Drive Train
Camshaft | DOHC | Catalytic Convertor | True |
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CC | 1598 | Compression Ratio | 10.7:1 |
Cylinder Layout | IN-LINE | Cylinders | 4 |
Cylinders - Bore (mm) | 78 | Cylinders - Stroke (mm) | 83.6 |
Engine Code | H4Mk JR5 | Engine Layout | FRONT TRANSVERSE |
Fuel Delivery | MULTI POINT FUEL INJECTION | Gears | 5 SPEED |
Number of Valves | 16 | Transmission | MANUAL |
Fuel Consumption - ICE
EC Combined (mpg) | 43.5 | EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies | True |
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EC Extra Urban (mpg) | 49.6 | EC Urban (mpg) | 35.3 |
General
Badge Engine CC | 1.6 | Badge Power | 115 |
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Coin Description | SCe | Coin Series | Prestige |
Generation Mark | 2 | Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07 | 9E |
Service Interval Frequency - Months | 12 | Service Interval Mileage | 18000 |
Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage | 60000 | Standard manufacturers warranty - Years | 3 |
Vehicle Homologation Class | M1 |
Performance
0 to 62 mph (secs) | 11.9 | Engine Power - BHP | 115 |
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Engine Power - KW | 85 | Engine Power - PS | True |
Engine Power - RPM | 5500 | Engine Torque - LBS.FT | 115 |
Engine Torque - MKG | 15.9 | Engine Torque - NM | 156 |
Engine Torque - RPM | 4000 | Top Speed | 107 |
Test Cycles
Emissions Test Cycle | NEDC Correlated |
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Tyres
Alloys? | True | Tyre Size Front | 215/60 R17 |
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Tyre Size Rear | 215/60 R17 | Tyre Size Spare | TYRE REPAIR KIT |
Wheel Style | DIAMOND CUT | Wheel Type | 17" ALLOY |
Vehicle Dimensions
Height | 1633 | Height (including roof rails) | 1693 |
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Length | 4341 | Wheelbase | 2674 |
Width | 1804 | Width (including mirrors) | 2052 |
Weight and Capacities
Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres) | 50 | Gross Vehicle Weight | 1712 |
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Luggage Capacity (Seats Down) | 1623 | Luggage Capacity (Seats Up) | 478 |
Max. Loading Weight | 533 | Max. Towing Weight - Braked | 1400 |
Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked | 625 | Minimum Kerbweight | 1179 |
No. of Seats | 5 | Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb | 10.14 |
Independent review
Review courtesy of Car and Driving
Dacia Duster
The second generation Dacia Duster will be at its most popular in 1.6-litre SCe petrol 2WD form. Jonathan Crouch puts that variant to the test.
Ten Second Review
The Duster is the car that epitomises Dacia, the Renault-owned Romanian brand who've brought a whole new value perspective to family cars since their launch in our market back in 2012. The original version of this model was astonishingly well priced - but felt it in some aspects of its design. With a few of the rough edges smoothed off though, this second generation version could be a very competitive proposition indeed. Here, we're trying it in 1.6-litre SCe 2WD petrol form.
Background
There's nothing radically different on offer to Duster buyers this time round, but at the same time, almost everything's been changed - or so Dacia says anyway. The reality is that the 'B0'-series platform and a lot of the engineering you can't see is much the same as it was before, but it is true that every exterior panel is new. The drive experience should be much better too - the brand boldly promises that refinement is almost twice as good. Best of all perhaps, we're promised that the cabin will no longer have the feel of an Armenian thrift store. And you'll now be able to option it up with sophisticated features foreign to the Dacia brand in the past, like climate control, keyless entry and a multi-view rear camera. But you could argue that to do that would be dilute this car's most unique selling point - its value proposition.
Driving Experience
On the move, a couple of key things characterise the drive dynamics of this second generation Duster. The first thing that impresses itself upon you is the steering, this time round a modern electrically-assisted set-up that's vastly better than the vague old hydraulic system used previously. It rather light and devoid of much feedback (which to be honest reflects the handling overall), but it makes the car much easier to manoeuvre in tight spots than it was before. The second and equally important change here relates to refinement. It's a measure of what a noisy old thing the previous Duster was that Dacia can claim a 50% reduction in interior noise this time round. It certainly feels significantly quieter, especially at lower speeds. Engine-wise, there's a choice of two 115hp powerplants. Either the 1.6-litre SCe normally aspirated petrol unit we tried. Or the 1.5-litre 'Blue dCi' turbo diesel. Either way, 4WD is an option if you want it, though most buyers will probably stick to the front-driven format of our test car. The rather old-tech 1.6 SCe petrol lump has about the right sort of output for a car of this kind, but without a turbo to boost it along a bit, there's a notably lack of grunt through the gears thanks to the modest 156Nm torque output. From rest, the 62mph sprint occupies 11.9s en route to 107mph, figures that fall to 12.9s and 105mph if you go for 4WD.
Design and Build
In redesigning this car, the Romanian brand could have followed rivals and made the car a little more bling, but thankfully, they haven't. Every body panel has changed to make it smarter, smoother and more modern, but it's still very much a sensible, no nonsense compact Sport Utility Vehicle. Once inside, you still know you're in a budget brand model but it's a vast improvement on what was offered up before. The centre console no longer looks like something from the last century, now incorporating three smart central vents and a higher-set screen for the 'MediaNav' infotainment display you get on plusher models. What else? Well thanks to the raised driving position and the large glass area, forward vision is fine, but your rear three-quarter view is rather limited by the up-swept rear windows and thick pillars. In the rear, the fact that this Duster's so much larger than the class norm helps enormously here. And the boot also benefits from this Duster's generous exterior sizing. Most cars in this class give you 350-400-litres of trunk space; here, you get 445-litres in a front-driven model like this one. With everything flat, there's 1,623-litres of fresh air on offer in this front-driven version - or 1,559-litres in the 4WD version.
Market and Model
The baseline £10K price that Duster adverts trumpet applies to an 'Access'-specification variant that hardly anyone buys because it really is basic. You may not care that it can only be ordered in petrol form, but you might well object to the fact that it doesn't even have a radio and not many other creature comforts either. There's a reason why almost all Duster buyers start their range-perusal one-up from the base trim level, which means a starting price of just under £12,000 for the 'Essential' variant in question. For this test, we opted for mid-range 'Comfort'-spec, which - priced from not much more than £13,000 - gives you a few extra niceties. And even if you go for the fanciest 'Prestige' model, you can have one for well under £15,000. Avoid base trim and you can specify 4WD for an extra £2,000. As for equipment, well the mid-level 'Comfort' trim level gets you 16-inch 'Cyclade' alloy wheels, extra-tinted rear windows and satin chrome trim that's applied to the side sills, the door mirrors, the roof bars and the front and rear skid plates. Inside, the main addition at this level is the 7-inch 'MediaNav' centre dash infotainment screen which features navigation, voice control and traffic information. Plus there's a rear view camera, a 7-function trip computer, cruise control, powered heated mirrors and electric rear windows.
Cost of Ownership
At times in the previous Duster line-up, Dacia experimented with Renault's TCe petrol turbo engine technology and we'd hoped that this might have been used in this MK2 model. As it is, petrol versions of this car must persevere with an old-tech normally aspirated 115hp 1.6-litre SCe petrol powerplant. True, this is a big improvement on the 105hp petrol 1.6 that the original Duster was launched with, but it's still not particularly up to date compared to the engines used by modern rivals. So what does that mean in terms of returns? Well, for the front-driven model, you're looking at 43.5mpg on the combined cycle and 149g/km of CO2. Switch to the 4x4 variant and those figures fall to 40.4mpg and 158g/km. Looking at the 2WD model's figures, you're talking in rough terms of an efficiency showing that's about 10mpg and 25g/km behind the class normal for this engine and drive format. If your annual mileage isn't very high - as it won't be for most likely buyers - then this won't be too much of an issue. And of course, given the money you're saving, this Duster still works out to be an extremely cost-effective overall proposition indeed.
Summary
All the original version of this car really required was a bit of extra polish which, sure enough, has been applied to this second generation model. Are there things we'd change? Well there's too much carry-over engineering for the Duster to make the step forward in safety technology we'd like to have seen here. And the budget pricing means the need for continued use of a 1.6-litre SCe petrol engine that's a bit off the pace in terms of efficiency. Otherwise though, there's much to like in the way that this Duster has evolved. All of which begs the question. Will you be one of those who constantly pays over the odds for a car of this kind, justifying your purchase with vague notions of brand loyalty and high technology? Or, as Dacia suggests, have we reached the point where it's time to take a different, more realistic approach? It's a convincing argument.
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- Performance
- 50%
- Handling
- 70%
- Comfort
- 70%
- Space
- 80%
- Styling
- 70%
- Build
- 60%
- Value
- 80%
- Equipment
- 50%
- Economy
- 50%
- Depreciation
- 60%
- Insurance
- 70%
* Depending on the age of the vehicle, MPG and CO2 may be quoted using either NEDC or WLTP testing standards. Find out more
Figures are provided for comparison purposes. Fuel consumption under real world driving conditions and the CO2 produced will depend upon a number of factors, including any accessories fitted after registration, variations in driving styles, weather conditions and vehicle load.
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60 monthly payments of | £204.73 |
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Deposit | £249 |
Total amount payable | £12,533.80 |
Fixed interest rate | 5.7% |
Representative APR | 10.9% |
Cash price | £9798 |
Credit amount | £9549 |
Completion fee | £1 |
Term (months) | 60 |
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- Dacia Duster - 1.6 SCe Prestige 5dr
- SY18ZBZ
- GBP
- 9798
- 55301 miles, Inverness Renault / Dacia