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The\u00a0Dacia Duster\u2019s updated look has given it a much-needed refresh, with many people confusing it for an all-new model. There are some foibles, but the Duster is a great all-round car that offers a lot for its modest asking price.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Mileage: <\/strong>3,017<\/li>\n
- Economy: <\/strong>38.9mpg<\/li>\n
The second-generation Dacia Duster has been on sale since 2017 and in many ways it\u2019s starting to show its age, but a mid-life facelift arrived last year and was then quickly followed by another update as the budget Romanian brand revised its logo.<\/p>\n
This latest refresh has given the Duster a distinctive new look, with the company\u2019s \u2018link\u2019 logo, which consists of the letters D and C merging in the middle, dominating the car\u2019s grille. It\u2019s one of the first things people notice about the Duster, with my dad even thinking it was an all-new car. It\u2019s amazing that such a subtle redesign can have such an impact.<\/p>\n
Even my son Hugo has been taken in by the Duster\u2019s charms. He\u2019s at the age where he\u2019s starting to really get into his cars and he usually talks about Lamborghinis and Porsches, but he loves the way the Duster looks and always asks if we can use it whenever we have to leave the house.<\/p>\n
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The fresh look otherwise hides a car that\u2019s pretty much unchanged since its launch, but that\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing. We loved the Mk2 Duster when it first arrived and our opinion hasn\u2019t really changed. It\u2019s a car that offers a lot for its rather modest price tag. The model that\u2019s joined our test fleet is a mid-spec Expression TCe 130, which costs just \u00a319,695. It can be hard to find any new car on sale for less than \u00a320,000 these days, let alone one that offers a fraction of the amount of kit the Duster has, or one that drives as well and has anywhere near the amount of space.<\/p>\n
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