The Dacia Duster SUV has reached its third generation, and the new car will be shown at the end of February at the Geneva Motor Show, which returns after five years. In the spring of 2024, the first Duster cars will reach customers, writes Automotive News.

The first generation of Duster was released in 2010, and prices started at 10,500 euros. The second generation of Duster was released in 2017 at a price of 12,350 euros. Now Duster costs from 17,900 euros, and options with maximum equipment reach 25,000 euros.

Over 13 years, Duster has found more than 2.3 million buyers, and in Europe it sells an average of 13-14,000 units per month. Duster accounts for about two-thirds of the production of the plant in Mioven.

Duster 3 will be shown to the general public at the Geneva Motor Show, which will be held from February 26 to March 4, 2024. The show returns for the first time since 2019. The Renault R5 small-class electric car will be presented at the same event. show.

Renault representatives said that Duster 3 will have better off-road capabilities and a more spacious interior. As with the Jogger and Duster, Dacia will insist that the car be used for outdoor activities (camping, cycling, skiing).

It is expected that there will be more changes in Duster 3 than in the recent “change of generations”, six years ago.

The Duster 3 will also carry design cues (especially at the front) found in the Bigster concept and, like the production Bigster (launched in 2025),

Duster 3 will be built on the CMF-B platform, which is used in such models as the Renault Clio and Captur, as well as in the Nissan Juke. The current Duster is built on the old B0 platform used in the Logan “family”.

In Europe, the Dacia Duster was the ninth best-selling new car model last year with 150,000 units, up 2% from 2021, according to JATO data. Sandero was second overall.

Duster’s best year of sales in Europe was 2018, the first full year after the launch of the second generation, with over 200,000 units.