CAROVAAR THOUGHTS:
Duster comes from the Renault Mahindra partnership from 2012 , Renault is a famous car brand in France, where it’s famous for making some of the most weird cars in the world . But however Duster was completely a different product may due to its tie up with Dacia. Moving on with the car this was suv trendsetter in India , before Duster launch the market was mostly populated with the sedans and few mpv ,Duster was a gem of a car in that era .
Duster was not as feature load as the most of the modern cars at anytime , but the durability, performance, practicality and ownership experience was the fields grounds where the Duster really proved itself. It was rugged compact suv , some might call it a cross over as well but the car with the good ground clearance, offering all wheel drive , and the considerable road presence can be counted into the list of the SUV’s in India .
Duster offer a fabulous mild range with the help of the 1.5L Diesel engine producing around 108 bhp @3900 rpm and 248 Nm torque @ 2250 rpm and the 1.3 L petrol turbo producing around 154 bhp @ 5500 and 254 Nm torque @ 1600 rpm . This was practical Compact SUV with 5 doors 5 person capacity and 475 litres boot space. It offer a 50 litres of fuel tank capacity.
This a perfect car that you can take out your small family or the weekend get away along the lake site having enough boot space to carry all the picnic essentials in it. As we discussed before that this car does not offer much features but I feel this car was the on point cars to have enough things . Talking about the safety the new versions offer the 2 airbags and a 3 star NCAP safety rating , older version didn’t offer any sadly. Duster is a very well brought together product that you can consider will buying.
IS DUSTER A CAR OF YOUR TYPE?
Duster is perfect car that you can take to the office and also take this cars to the fun and adventurous places on the holidays with 4 people along with you , if this is all you need then definitely you should consider a Duster will buying your next car. There are certain things you should consider before buy this Compact SUV , we will be discussing in the up coming points .
ECONOMICS OF THE DUSTER:
As far as the our research through the customer reviews, we understood that every 10k kms the service cost of the duster is somewhere near about 10-15k , and the duster offers around 13-20 km/l depending on the variants this may vary , but over all duster running cost for 1 km is around 3 rupees.
Considering it being the SUV the economics which it puts out is really impressive and pretty much affordable,if you find the right condition car for your right needs. Renault Duster cost around 3 lakhs to 6.50 lakhs in the used car market in India. Which we feel is pretty good price depending on the various factors. Duster has always been a value for money package and pretty reliable, if find the right choice.
FLAWS IN RENAULT DUSTER:
It lacks in the features and feels outdated to the age it’s belong, also you can’t call the duster a feature loaded car , it misses on various features like sunroof, wireless charging,android auto/ apple carplay, etc.
SUMMARY:
Duster has a great driving feel, despite being a big car it is pretty great to drive around with . Due to it’s big size the car feels air and has decent amount space to utilise. Pretty decent with the mileage and over all cost effectiveness. The hack of the modern day features is the only problem with her , but other wise it is a really great car to consider as your next option to get into cars or even to upgrade from your current small car , also it can be great secondary car as well cause , it is manageable in cities as well as on the highway.