The development process of the new Dacia Duster 2024 has begun. The third generation of Dacia’s successful cheap SUV has been hunted for the first time. A test mule based on the Renault Captur that confirms the fact that the renovation is underway and will bring great news.
In the ambitious product offensive launched by Dacia It includes neither more nor less than the comprehensive renovation of one of its most relevant models. The Dacia Duster will soon debut what will be its third generation. A generational change that will be a turning point for the cheap suv par excellence in the competitive European market.
The process of development of the new Dacia Duster 2024 has started. Dacia is working at full capacity in the generational change of its SUV. What’s more, the first sighting of the new Duster has just taken place. The manufacturer is in southern Europe carrying out the important summer tests. Let’s take a look at these early spy photos.
Spy photos of the new Dacia Duster 2024
About a few weeks ago we published some photographs referring to the future Renault Captur Coupé. However, after a thorough investigation and the contrast of information with the French media l’argus, we have been able to verify that that test mule did not correspond to the expected SUV Coupé from Renault. In the entrails of the vehicle that we see in the snapshots that illustrate this article is actually the Duster 3.
Dacia has used the Renault Captur as the basis for the creation of the test mules of the third generation of the Duster. And to a certain extent it is logical that Captur be used as a base. We must remember that, at a technical level, the third generation Duster will be a totally new car. It will bear no relation to the current model. It will be supported by CMF-B platformhence the Captur is used for the first test mules.
The Duster is, to date, the only model marketed by Dacia that continues to use the B0+ platform, a fairly old architecture that is more than amortized. The photographs show us a strangely modified Captur. The modifications made to the bodywork are typical of this type of test vehicle. We will have to wait to see a prototype to confirm that the information published to date in terms of design is correct.
Dacia Duster 2024, a new design and the commitment to electrification
This project is known internally with the code P1310. Recently the top manager of Dacia confirmed that the design of the new Duster was 99% complete. He will adopt the company’s new design language. A philosophy advanced through the Dacia Bigster Concept. It’s more, aesthetically the Duster 3 can be defined as the “little brother” of the future Dacia Bigstera model that, if everything goes according to plan, will see the light of day in 2025.
In the mechanical section there will also be big changes. In the engine range of the new Duster there will be no diesel options. Those interested in getting hold of the new generation Romanian SUV will have at their disposal gasoline, bifuel and hybrid engines. In gasoline there will be a 1.3 TCe engine with 130 hp. A step above will be the 1.3 TCe engine with 150 hp with 12-volt mild hybrid technology (MHEV).
The LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) will continue to be present. The new bifuel version adapted to run on gas and gasoline will be based on the aforementioned 1.3 TCe engine. And as a greener alternative, there will be a self-charging hybrid version (HEV). What’s more, the hybrid version will make it possible for the Dacia Duster to continue betting on 4×4 traction.
Release date of the new Dacia Duster 2024
When will it hit the market? The latest reports indicate that the presentation of the new Duster will take place, predictably, at the end of 2023. However, it will not be until 2024 when its commercial launch materializes. Something confirmed by the company itself.