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Azerbaijani tests of diesel Renault Duster

Renault began selling the most economical version of a completely non-parquet crossover with a diesel engine of only 1.5 liters. Moreover, they produce a car in Moscow, on autoframos.

The first acquaintance of Russian journalists with the budget crossover from Renault took place in Uzbekistan, and the diesel version was presented on the other side of the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan. Formally, this is also Asia, but very striving to be considered Europe. Let at least politically. However, the plan of the organizers of these presentation tests is unambiguously read: Duster is not for the rich. And the choice between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan was also made with a hidden meaning: in Central Asia, where the standard of living of the population is low, the most affordable, gasoline version of Duster was shown, and in the Transcaucasia, where people live in greater prosperity, more expensive, diesel.

He does not need asphalt.
The Duster suspension allows you to drive even in the extent of a broken road without fear of breakdowns

Full station wagon
Having ride two days at the diesel Duster, I can safely summarize: the French made an extremely universal car. It is clear that a multifunctional thing cannot be good in everything, but the diesel French crossover is better than others for the role of a car for all occasions. On the first day, Renault Duster managed to try in the suburbs and in the Azerbaijani capital itself, both on a good asphalt of the recently restored avenues, and on some (a couple of centuries ago) the laid paving stones of the narrow streets of the old city. The 90 horses dormant in diesel fuel already wake up from 1750 rpm and quickly draw the car into the stream, although not a very fresh, but very brisk fleet of Baku. Local dzhigits with genuine interest examine this French miracle with Russian numbers and try to how many manat it will cost them. But at the same time they are in no hurry to concede, even if you have an advantage according to the rules, striving to cut, sharply rebuilding from the first row to the third without turning on the turn signal. But praise to the Almighty and excellent review of Duster, such a jigitovka did not lead to any accident. In correctly configured mirrors, everything is clearly visible, and the draft of the diesel engine is such that it allows you to reduce quite briskly even on a loaded machine.

His element. Renault Duster seemed to be specially created for our roads, which sometimes only dream of asphalt

In a sluggish cork, you can just go in third gear, without bothering your right hand with unnecessary manipulations. Yes, and riding in the Baku pavers on Duster does not affect the nerves and the vestibular apparatus. We aggravated the tests on uneven surfaces the next day, when we left the capital and foothills, where sometimes there were no roads, even soil. But there were snakes (for example, a two-meter Gyurza!), Hares, Otars of sheep and the formidable Alabai dogs guarded them with prickly collars from nails. On the stones, the primer Duster is very comfortable, and 60 and 80 km/h, so that even passengers from the rear seat are not asked to lose speed and this, by the way, is an indicator. A very comfortable and energy -intensive suspension only managed to break through when the unnoticed pit was too deep. But at the same time, neither the bumper nor the bottom with the ground was contacted!

Even on steep lifts, the first gear had to be included extremely rarely, and most of the route was generally passed on the front -wheel drive. I used the differential blocking a couple of times, and then, to secure the tractor, I would have to run very far away, and I really did not want to do this in a suspiciously rustling and viciously hissing grass.

On the way back, already on an autobahn (there are, it turns out, in Azerbaijan and such at a permitted speed of 120 km/h), I noticed a slight vibration that began precisely near the border of the permitted speed threshold. Around the same time, a small scan of the car appeared, which has to be caught and kept in the right course. Perhaps the wheels or just budget rubber were navigated unevenly clogging with mud and small stones.

You can distinguish from the inside a diesel version of Duster from gasoline only in the first second while the global candle icon on the dashboard burns

Duster's favorite transfer outside the city, when Urhi (the road police there is called three letters, the reduction of which gives YPX) do not carry out any raids, of course, the sixth. On it you can easily go around the city with 60 km/h. And here is the result: the average diesel consumption after all the pokatuks on the steppes, mountains and mud volcanoes amounted to only seven liters per hundred kilometers! And even if the passport is 5.3, but will another crossover allow you to at least dream of this?!

The eight-valve 1.5-liter DCI turbodiesel has been put on European machines Renault, Dacia, Nissan and Suzuki for several years, and quite successfully. They are equipped even by the popular Nissan Qashqai crossover, however, only in monotive performance. Renault engineers do not hide that installing it on Duster is a kind of trial move. But they have no doubt in success, since he was preceded by serious preparation.

Together with Jimny and Qashqai. Before getting into Duster, 1.5 CDI diesel took root in Nissan Qashqai and Suzuki Jimny

Finances without romances
Well, what about the company's pricing policy against Renault Duster, how much will it be? I must say that concepts are expensive and cheap in relation to this model are very blurry. Judge for yourself: minimum equipment, authentigue, with a 1.6 liter gasoline engine costs only 449 thousand rubles, but this is a lack of retirement, 2x4. The same, but already in the form of 4x4 will cost 50 thousand more. However, the most affordable equipment of the diesel Duster Expression, and it costs 607 thousand rubles. The same level of equipment, coupled with a gasoline engine, is estimated at 542 thousand the difference of only 65 thousand rubles. The same price distance is also designed between the gasoline version 1.6 and diesel in the highest (for the last 646 thousand rubles) performance, Privilege. But the 2-liter gasoline Duster with mechanics in the same configuration lags behind only 25 thousand, ahead of 16 thousand rubles. The same car with a machine gun (while it is produced only with a 2x4 wheel formula). The highest equipment, Luxe Privilege, which is offered only with a 2-liter gasoline engine, the most expensive diesel was significantly surpassed at the price. But do all those luxury privileges are needed for diesel Black Sea? I think he will do without them calmly.

If you really be frank, you need to completely open your eyes to the potential buyer of the diesel Duster: there are at least two positions on which you pay for feeding heavyness: //www.testauto.ru/admin/main.main.main.min.phous fuel will have to be more than one and a half times more often (After 10 thousand km instead of 15), regular maintenance must be underway, and you will have to lay out for it more than 1,500 rubles. But this does not happen much more often than the New Year.

European, citizen. Compact dimensions, front -wheel drive, good review and corrected appearance of the updated Duster What else is needed for the metropolis?

CAREFULLY! Technical details
Four -cylinder in -line diesel engine with a working volume of 1.5 liters of DCI bestseller in the Renault line. It is installed on 13 models of Renault and Dacia and on 7 Nissan models. It has a low fuel consumption (5 liters per 100 km in the city) and due to its dynamic characteristics is optimal for non -estimate off -road. It is aggregated by a laughing six -speed gearbox, which has a very short first gear, which allows you to do without lowering. This, along with all -wheel drive, makes it possible to climb relatively far from the road. The air filter is equipped with a contamination sensor, and the fuel filter sensor shows the presence of water in diesel fuel.