Renault has announced today the launch of the bioethanol powered Dacia Duster E85 which is equipped with a 1.6-liter 16V engine developing 105 hp. Apart from the new Dacia Duster E85 bioethanol, the French budget SUV is also getting a new diesel engine - a dCi 90 DPF1 which outputs 90 hp. The bioethanol Dacia Duster E85 is only available with in a 4x2 configuration and for the time being it will only be available in France. However, we believe the new 'green' Dacia Duster E85 will be sold in other markets too.
The Dacia Duster E85 price starts at 11,900 EUR and will replace the current the 1.6 16V 105
4x2 version.
Apart from running on bioethanol, the Dacia Duster E85
can also run on any petrol-bioethanol combination, including 95 octane gas. However, on 95 octane petrol, the power output might drop a little.
The Dacia Duster dCi 90 DPF 4x2 price starts at 14,700 EUR and the new version replaces the current dCi 85 4x2.
Dacia Press Release:
NEW EURO5 BIOETHANOL AND DIESEL POWERPLANTS FOR DACIA DUSTER IN FRANCE
· 4x2 versions of Duster, Dacia's off-road vehicle which was launched in France in April 2010 and which is already proving very successful, are now available with two new Euro5 powerplants:
- the 1.6 16V 105 E85 engine,
- and the dCi 90 DPF1 diesel engine.
· All versions of Dacia Duster (petrol and diesel, 4x2 and 4x4) comply with the Euro5 emissions standard.
· Duster 1.6 16V 105 E85 4x2 sees Dacia extend its line-up of bioethanol2 vehicles in France. The
newcomer joins Logan MCV 1.6 16V 105 E85 and Sandero 1.6 MPI 90 E85 which were launched in
October 2009 and March 2010 respectively.
Tax-paid prices in France for Dacia Duster 1.6 16V 105 E85 4x2, which replaces the 1.6 16V 105
4x2 version, start from €11,900.
Buyers of Dacia Duster 1.6 16V 105 E85 4x2 in France benefit from attractive tax incentives: the
eco-bonus surcharge levied in France does not apply to this bioethanol-fuelled version, while the
registration document is free of charge or comes at half-price in many of the country's
administrative departments.
The 1.6 16V 105 E85 engine is flexible and runs equally as well on E85 fuel as its does on 95-
octane, E10 95-octane and 98-octane petrol.
· Tax-paid prices in France for Dacia Duster dCi 90 DPF 4x2, which replaces the dCi 85 4x2 version,
start from €14,700.
1 Diesel Particulate Filter
Marketed in France as 'E85 super-ethanol'.
· Order books for these two new versions are already open across the sales network.
· Dacia Duster 1.6 16V 105 E85 4x2 emits 160 g/km with E85 fuel and 165g/km with petrol3. The 'wellto-
wheel' CO2 emissions of Dacia Duster 1.6 16V 105 E85 are 96g/km 4. Bioethanol is a diversified
and renewable energy source that helps reduce dependence en fossil fuels.
Dacia Duster 1.6 16V 105 E85 4x2 is economical to run: the pump price of E85 fuel is particularly
attractive in France (0.86 €/litre on average). Moreover as E85 contains up to 85 per cent ethanol,
its price is less subject to fluctuations in crude oil than petrol.
· Dacia Duster dCi 90 DPF 4x2 emits just 130g of CO2/km and consumes 5.0 litres/100km.
This diesel powerplant is equipped with a self-regenerating particulate filter.
· Both new Dacia Duster versions qualify for the Dacia eco² signature, since :
- Dacia Duster dCi 90 DPF 4x2 emits less than 140g of CO2/km, while Dacia Duster
1.6 16V 105 E85 runs on biofuel;
- both versions are manufactured at the brand's ISO 14001-certifed plant in Pitesti in Romania;
- more than five per cent of the plastic the two versions contain is sourced from recycling, and
both are 95 per cent end-of-life recoverable.
· Like all Dacia vehicles, Duster 1.6 16V 105 E85 4x2 and dCi 90 DPF 4x2 come with a three-year or
100,000km warranty (whichever of the two thresholds is reached first).
3 Figures in the process of being UTAC homologated.
4 Calculation based on the use of French-sourced ethanol published in a JEC report in 2009. JEC is a European consortium
that comprises JRC (the European Commission's Joint Research Centre), EUCAR and CONCAWE.
DACIA DUSTER PRICES IN FRANCE
1.6 16v 105 E85 4x2 €11,900 €13,200 €14,200 €15,200
1.6 16v 105 4x4 €13,900 €15,200 €16,200 €17,200
dCi 90 DPF 4x2 €14,700 €15,700 €16,700
dCi 110 DPF 4x2 €15,200 €16,200 €17,200
dCi 110 DPF 4x4 €17,200 €18,200 €19,200
EQUIPMENT LEVELS AVAILABLE FOR DACIA DUSTER 1.6 16V 105 E85 4x2: Duster,
Ambiance, Lauréate and Prestige
EQUIPMENT LEVELS AVAILABLE FOR DACIA DUSTER dCi 90 4x2: Ambiance, Lauréate
and Prestige
Standard equipment (DUSTER equipment level):
• Power steering
• ABS + emergency brake assist
• Driver's front airbag
• Disconnectable front passenger's front airbag
• Folding rear bench seat
• Dual-optic headlights
• Exterior mirrors manually adjustable from inside the car
• Manual front and rear windows
• Heated rear screen with rear wiper
• Radio pre-equipment
• Black bumpers and black exterior door handles
• 16-inch wheels
• Tyre repair kit
Options
• Spare wheel €80
• Black roof bars €90
Standard equipment (AMBIANCE equipment level) = DUSTER equipment level, plus:
• Radio-frequency remote central locking
• Electric front windows
• Front lateral head/thorax airbags
• Modularity Pack (60/40-split folding rear bench seat, raised driver's seat, height-adjustable front seat belts,
height-adjustable steering wheel)
• Black roof bars
• Etoile Grey interior trim (central fascia, air vent surrounds, front door pulls)
Options
• Manual climate control €900
• 4x15W radio-CD (single CD), MP3 playback, steering wheel-mounted fingertip remote control €290
• Foglamps €150
• Metallic paint €400
• Spare wheel €80
Standard equipment (LAUREATE equipment level) = AMBIANCE equipment level, plus:
• Manual climate control
• Trip computer
• Electrically-adjustable heated exterior mirrors
• Foglamps
• Two-tone black/body colour bumpers
• Body colour exterior door handles
• Stylised 16-inch steel wheels
• Shiny Brown interior trim (central fascia, air vent surrounds, front door pulls, trimming strips, handbrake console)
Options
• Exterior Look Pack €700
(16-inch alloy wheels, satin-finish chrome-effect exterior mirrors and longitudinal roof bars; satin-finish chromeeffect
painted front and rear skid-plates, extra-tinted rear glass)
• Metallic paint €400
• ESP (for dCi 110 engine) €300
• Electric rear windows €150
• 16-inch alloy wheels €400
• 4x15W radio-CD (single CD), MP3 playback, steering wheel-mounted fingertip remote control €290
• Spare wheel €80
Standard equipment (PRESTIGE equipment level) = LAUREATE equipment level, plus:
• Exterior Look Pack: 16-inch alloy wheels, satin-finish chrome-effect exterior mirrors and longitudinal roof bars;
satin-finish chrome-effect painted front and rear skid-plates, extra-tinted rear glass.
• Leather Pack: leather seats (plus other materials), split leather-trimmed steering wheel, leather-trimmed gear
lever knob,
• 4x15W radio-CD (single CD) with MP3 playback and steering wheel-mounted fingertip remote control.
Options
• Metallic paint €400
• ESP (for dCi 110 engine) €300
• Electric rear windows €150
• Spare wheel €80
A comprehensive range of accessories to enable customers to customise their Dacia Duster:
• Style Pack €318 (plus fitment)
(stainless steel side sill bars, chrome exhaust tailpipe)
• Adventurer Pack €367 (plus fitment)
(wing extensions and broad door protective mouldings)
• Passenger Car Company Car Conversion Kit €510 Euros6 (including fitment)
(converts Dacia Duster into a two-seater 'company car' to maximise carrying capacity and facilitate loading)
