Cheap and cheerful for Dacia

The Duster is back for a second generation, and the new model is still great value – but is it an acceptable purchase?

The new Dacia Duster: more refined than the model it replaces

Dacia’s premise is a simple one: to offer the most amount of car for the least amount of money. Its current, five-strong product range in Ireland costs from around €10,700 to almost €17,000, and that latter figure is for the outgoing, first-generation Duster.

This is a vehicle that offers something the size of a C-segment crossover-SUV, for the cost of an A-segment city car. Even in its higher specifications, it is many thousands of ...