2021 Dacia Grand Duster - a new big SUV from Romania
Channel: Fantastic Wheels
Date: 2020-11-30

Although ambitiously presented, van Dacia Lodgy did not meet the expectations of the heads of the Romanian manufacturer and their French owners. The reason is, first of all, the fact that in the meantime, the requirements of customers who fell in love with SUV models have changed at the expense of classic minivans.

That is why Dacia is preparing a replacement whose production in Romania should start in October 2021.

French L'Argus has published some more information about the new model of the working designation RJI (in some media it is also described as Grand Duster).

The future Dacia will be mounted on the CMF-B platform of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, which it will share with the new Sander. However, the new Romanian model will be stretched to 4.5 meters so that it can accommodate seven seats in the top version. Compared to the Lodgy, the look will be much more aggressive, more precisely SUV-like.

The car will be equipped with a 1.3 TCe engine (with a 12V mild-hybrid system), as well as a hybrid drivetrain known from the Clia E-Tech.