Renault Duster is a French car in the compact crossover class, produced since 2009 by the Renault Group. The model is assembled in Russia, Romania, Brazil, Colombia and India. A pickup truck named Duster Oroch is also produced and sold in Brazil. The car is based on the Nissan B0 platform. The car is equipped with both full and front wheel drive. In 2013, the model has undergone an update of the interior and equipment.
The 2.0-liter 16-valve Renault F4R engine has been assembled at the Cleon plant since 1998 and is still installed on some of the concern’s models for emerging markets. This unit has become widespread due to the installation on Duster and Kaptur.
The 1.6-liter 16-valve Renault K4M engine was first introduced at the 1998 salon and is still actively produced at a plant in Spain, Turkey, and since 2009 at AvtoVAZ. There is a version of such a motor with and without a phase regulator, as well as a sports version of the RS.
The Franco-Japanese concern has been assembling the 1.6-liter Renault H4M gasoline engine since 2004 and installing it on its most popular models, such as the Logan, Duster, Kaptur and Arkana. This power unit is essentially one of the variants of the well-known Nissan HR16DE engine.
The 1.3-liter turbo engine Renault H5Ht or 1.3 TCe 150 has been produced in Spain since 2017 and is installed on models such as the Arkana, Captur and Duster, as well as on Nissan as the HR13DDT. This motor was developed jointly with the Daimler concern and on its models is known as the M282.
The 1.5-liter Renault K9K or 1.5 dCi diesel engine has been produced by the concern since 2001 and is installed on a huge number of company models under the Renault, Nissan or Dacia brands. The same motor can be found under the hood of front-wheel drive Mercedes called OM607 and OM608.
