carscoop: Dacia Duster

Elia Presents Two Different Tuning Takes on the Dacia Duster

When it comes to tuning Dacia models or any other car from the Renault-Nissan Alliance, for that matter, Elia is one of premiere aftermarket brands in Europe.

The German tuner offers several options for owners of the Dacia Duster small SUV, including the new 'Color Concept' and the 'Darkster' programs.

We will begin with the Color Concept that dresses the Romanian 4x4's body in a matte orange foil wrap, with the wheel arch extensions, racing stripes, new alloy wheels, the roof, front grille, mirror caps, rocker panels and the bull bar all finished in gloss black.

Dacia Duster is the UK's Cheapest SUV at £8,995 OTR

Romania's low cost Dacia brand has released final pricing for its first model to touch UK ground, the Duster compact SUV that will be available for pre-order from June 28 with first deliveries in January 2013 at a starting price of £8,995 OTR (US$14,000 or €11,300) for the two-wheel drive variant.

To put it into context, that's less than the basic version of the Suzuki Splash tall city car that starts at £ 9,325 for the 1.0-liter petrol model.

Dacia is also claiming the bragging rights for the most affordable (new) 4x4 model as the all-wheel drive version of the Duster begins at £10,995 (US$17,200 or €13,800).