Renault Duster

Specs map: every version name as in the catalogue

Same labels are split by horsepower and drive, because renaming them would break modification pages.

Same labels are split by horsepower and drive, because renaming them would break modification pages.

1 generation (SUV 5-doors, 2010-01-01–2015-05-31)

1 generation, restyling (SUV 5-doors, 2015-01-01–2020-11-30)

2 generation (SUV 5-doors, from 2020-12-01)

Engine placement on every version is Front, transverse. Gasoline injection is Distributed injection (multi-point) through the restyling, then Direct injection (direct) on 2 generation. Diesel injection is not measured on 1 generation and restyling 1.5 MT 109 hp; 2 generation Diesel uses Direct injection (direct). Fuel labels: Diesel, or 95 on early Gasoline, or 92 on 2 generation Gasoline. Eco class is Euro 4, then Euro 5; 2 generation eco class is not measured.

Horsepower, litres, and kg per hp

Power per litre (hp ÷ displacement in litres) shows where the extra hardware went.

• 1.5 MT 86 hp: 86 / 1.461 ≈ 59 hp/l. 1.5 MT 90 hp: ≈ 62 hp/l. Restyling 1.5 MT 109 hp: ≈ 75 hp/l. 1.5 TD MT / 1.5 TD 4WD AT: 110 / 1.461 ≈ 75 hp/l.
• 1.6 MT 102 hp: 102 / 1.598 ≈ 64 hp/l. Restyling 1.6 MT 114 hp: ≈ 71 hp/l. 2 generation 1.6 MT 115 hp and 1.6 4WD MT: 115 / 1.598 ≈ 72 hp/l.
• 2.0 AT / 2.0 MT 135 hp: 135 / 1.998 ≈ 68 hp/l. Restyling 2.0 MT / 2.0 AT 143 hp: ≈ 72 hp/l.
• 1.3 T CVT: 150 / 1.332 ≈ 113 hp/l — the only Gasoline Turbo in the set, and the peak specific output.

Kerb kg per hp (where kerb is measured; 2 generation kerb is not measured):

• Lightest load: 2.0 AT 135 hp FWD 1299 / 135 ≈ 9.6 kg/hp; restyling 2.0 MT 143 hp 1370 / 143 ≈ 9.6 kg/hp; restyling 2.0 AT 143 hp 1394 / 143 ≈ 9.7 kg/hp.
• 2.0 MT 135 hp AWD: 1377 / 135 ≈ 10.2 kg/hp. 2.0 AT 135 hp AWD: 1400 / 135 ≈ 10.4 kg/hp. Restyling 1.6 MT 114 hp FWD: 1190 / 114 ≈ 10.4 kg/hp.
• 1.6 MT 102 hp FWD: 1205 / 102 ≈ 11.8 kg/hp. Restyling 1.6 MT 114 hp AWD: 1360 / 114 ≈ 11.9 kg/hp. 1.6 MT 102 hp AWD: 1318 / 102 ≈ 12.9 kg/hp. Restyling 1.5 MT 109 hp: 1390 / 109 ≈ 12.8 kg/hp.
• Heaviest loads: 1.5 MT 86 hp FWD 1180 / 86 ≈ 13.7 kg/hp; 1.5 MT 90 hp AWD 1375 / 90 ≈ 15.3 kg/hp.

Torque per litre on Diesel is the other side of the same engines: 200 Nm / 1.461 ≈ 137 Nm/l on both first-generation 1.5 MT cars; 240 / 1.461 ≈ 164 Nm/l on restyling 1.5 MT 109 hp; 260 / 1.461 ≈ 178 Nm/l on both 2 generation Diesel versions. Gasoline 1.6 MT 102 hp is 145 / 1.598 ≈ 91 Nm/l; 114–115 hp 1.6s are 156 / 1.598 ≈ 98 Nm/l; 2.0s stay at 195 / 1.998 ≈ 98 Nm/l. 1.3 T CVT is 250 / 1.332 ≈ 188 Nm/l.

Performance and mpg: FWD tax, Automatic tax, Diesel gap

1 generation 0–100 km/h. Fastest: 2.0 MT 135 hp AWD 10.4 s, top 177 km/h. 2.0 AT 135 hp FWD 11.2 s / 168 km/h; 2.0 AT 135 hp AWD 11.7 s / 172 km/h — Automatic costs 1.3 s versus the Manual AWD 2.0, and AWD Automatic is 0.5 s slower than FWD Automatic despite a 4 km/h higher top speed. 1.6 MT 102 hp FWD 11.8 s / 163 km/h versus 1.6 MT 102 hp AWD 13.5 s / 158 km/h: AWD adds 1.7 s and cuts 5 km/h. Diesel: 1.5 MT 86 hp FWD 13.9 s / 155 km/h versus 1.5 MT 90 hp AWD 15.6 s / 156 km/h — 4 extra hp do not offset 195 kg (1375 versus 1180). Mixed use: Diesel 5.1–5.3 l/100 km; Gasoline 7.6 (1.6 MT FWD) to 8.7 (2.0 AT AWD). City Diesel 5.7–5.9; Gasoline city 9.8–11.3. Highway Diesel 4.9–5.0; Gasoline highway 6.5–7.2. CO2: 135–139 g/km Diesel, 177 on most Gasoline, 195 on 2.0 AT AWD.

Restyling versus the same names. 1.6 MT 114 hp FWD: 10.9 s / 167 km/h / mixed 7.4 versus the 102 hp FWD’s 11.8 s / 163 / 7.6 — +12 hp, −0.9 s, −4 hp of mixed fuel (0.2 l/100 km), kerb 1190 versus 1205 (−15 kg), CO2 171 versus 177, Euro 5 versus Euro 4. 1.6 MT 114 hp AWD: 12.5 s / 166 / 7.6 versus 102 hp AWD 13.5 / 158 / 8.2 — −1.0 s, +8 km/h, −0.6 mixed, kerb 1360 versus 1318 (+42 kg). AWD still costs 1.6 s versus restyling FWD 1.6. 2.0 MT 143 hp: 10.3 s / 180 / mixed 7.8 versus 2.0 MT 135 hp 10.4 / 177 / 7.8 — +8 hp, −0.1 s, +3 km/h, same mixed, kerb 1370 versus 1377. 2.0 AT 143 hp AWD: 11.5 s / 174 / 8.7 versus 135 hp AWD Automatic 11.7 / 172 / 8.7 — −0.2 s, +2 km/h, same mixed, CO2 206 versus 195 (the restyle Automatic is dirtier on paper at the same 8.7). Diesel 1.5 MT 109 hp: 13.2 s / 167 / mixed 5.3 versus 90 hp AWD 15.6 / 156 / 5.3 — −2.4 s, +11 km/h, same mixed 5.3, torque 240 versus 200 (+40 Nm), kerb 1390 versus 1375.

2 generation (0–100 not measured on 1.3 T CVT). 1.6 MT 115 hp FWD 11.9 s / 172 km/h is 1.0 s slower than restyling 1.6 MT 114 hp FWD (10.9 s) despite +1 hp and a higher 172 versus 167 top speed; mixed 7.3 versus 7.4. 1.6 4WD MT 12.9 s / 170 is 0.4 s slower than restyling 1.6 MT 114 hp AWD (12.5 s) and uses Manual 5 rather than Manual 6; AWD costs 1.0 s versus 2 generation FWD 1.6. Diesel 1.5 TD MT 11.8 s / 171 / mixed 4.7; 1.5 TD 4WD AT 11.9 s / 171 / mixed 4.6. Versus restyling Diesel AWD Manual (13.2 s / 5.3 mixed), the new Diesel is 1.3–1.4 s quicker and 0.6–0.7 l/100 km lower mixed. Torque 260 Nm versus 240. City 6.0–6.1 and highway 5.2–5.3 sit above the mixed 4.6–4.7 figures as recorded. 1.3 T CVT: 150 hp, 250 Nm at 1700 rpm, 0–100 not measured, top speed not measured, city/highway/mixed not measured, CO2 not measured.

Range where tank is 50 l: mixed 50 / 5.1 ≈ 980 km on 1.5 MT 86 hp; 50 / 5.3 ≈ 943 km on both 5.3 Diesel mixed figures; 50 / 7.4 ≈ 676 km on restyling 1.6 MT FWD; 50 / 8.7 ≈ 575 km on both 8.7 2.0 AT cars. 2 generation tank is not measured, so range is not measured.

Dimensions, weight, clearance: what AWD actually adds

Wheel sizes are not measured on any version. Ground clearance is 205 mm or 210 mm; 2 generation lists 210 mm on all five versions.

AWD versus FWD with the same engine label, 1 generation:

• 1.5 MT 90 hp AWD versus 1.5 MT 86 hp FWD: +195 kg kerb (1375 vs 1180), +145 kg gross (1875 vs 1730), +5 mm clearance (210 vs 205), +0.2 mixed, +1.7 s to 100 despite +4 hp.
• 1.6 MT 102 hp AWD versus FWD: +113 kg (1318 vs 1205), +113 kg gross (1818 vs 1705), +5 mm, +0.6 mixed, +1.7 s.
• 2.0 AT 135 hp AWD versus FWD: +101 kg (1400 vs 1299), +101 kg gross (1900 vs 1799), clearance both 205 mm, +0.4 mixed, +0.5 s. Rear suspension label: Independent, spring on AWD; Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem on FWD.

Restyling 1.6 MT 114 hp AWD versus FWD: +170 kg (1360 vs 1190), +84 kg gross (1800 vs 1716), +5 mm (210 vs 205), +0.2 mixed, +1.6 s. FWD rear: Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem; AWD rear: Independent, spring.

Payload (gross − kerb) where both exist: 1.5 MT 86 hp 550 kg; 1.5 MT 90 hp 500 kg; 1.6 MT 102 hp FWD 500 kg; 1.6 MT 102 hp AWD 500 kg; 2.0 AT FWD 500 kg; 2.0 AT AWD 500 kg; 2.0 MT 135 hp 500 kg; restyling 1.6 MT FWD 526 kg; restyling 1.6 MT AWD 440 kg; restyling 2.0 MT 500 kg; restyling 2.0 AT 500 kg; restyling 1.5 MT 109 hp 500 kg. The restyling FWD 1.6 is the only one above 500 kg measured; restyling AWD 1.6 is the only one at 440 kg.

2 generation kerb, gross, tank, CO2, eco class, compression, bore × stroke, kW on Diesel, rpm of Diesel peak power, and gears on 1.3 T CVT and 1.5 TD 4WD AT are not measured. Front brakes change from Ventilated disc to Disc; rear stays Drum. Clearance 210 mm on FWD as well as AWD, so 2 generation FWD no longer gives up 5 mm.

Which generation changed what (arithmetic, not a brochure)

Restyling inside 1 generation (not a third generation): Diesel AWD climbed from 90 hp / 200 Nm / 15.6 s to 109 hp / 240 Nm / 13.2 s at the same 5.3 mixed. Gasoline 1.6 rose 102 → 114 hp, 145 → 156 Nm, FWD 11.8 → 10.9 s. Gasoline 2.0 rose 135 → 143 hp; Manual 10.4 → 10.3 s; Automatic AWD 11.7 → 11.5 s. Euro 4 → Euro 5. FWD 2.0 Automatic disappeared; only AWD 2.0 AT remains. FWD Diesel disappeared; only AWD 1.5 MT remains.

2 generation drops the 1998 cm³ engine entirely. Peak Gasoline power moves to 1.3 T CVT 150 hp / 250 Nm with Turbo and Variable, FWD only. The 1.6 stays at 115 hp / 156 Nm but AWD is now a separate name, 1.6 4WD MT, with Manual 5 instead of Manual 6. Diesel is renamed 1.5 TD MT and 1.5 TD 4WD AT: 110 hp, 260 Nm, mixed 4.6–4.7, and for the first time Diesel can be Automatic and AWD together. Gasoline fuel label becomes 92. Many columns that were filled in 2010–2020 become not measured.

Which version to choose

Highway kilometres, Diesel, FWD if you can live without AWD. 1.5 MT 86 hp is the lightest (1180 kg), lowest CO2 (135), mixed 5.1, 13.9 s. 1.5 TD MT is quicker (11.8 s) and mixed 4.7, but kerb is not measured. Do not pick 1.5 MT 90 hp AWD for speed: 15.6 s is the slowest 0–100 in the catalogue.

AWD plus Diesel. Restyling 1.5 MT 109 hp: 13.2 s, 240 Nm, mixed 5.3, 210 mm, 1390 kg, Euro 5. 1.5 TD 4WD AT: 11.9 s, 260 Nm, mixed 4.6, Automatic, 210 mm — the only Diesel Automatic, and 1.3 s quicker than the restyling Manual at 0.7 l/100 km less mixed. Gears and kerb not measured.

AWD plus Gasoline Manual. Restyling 2.0 MT 143 hp: 10.3 s, 180 km/h, mixed 7.8, 1370 kg, ≈ 9.6 kg/hp — the best measured AWD sprint. First-generation 2.0 MT 135 hp is 0.1 s and 3 km/h behind at the same 7.8 mixed. If you want a smaller engine: restyling 1.6 MT 114 hp AWD 12.5 s / 7.6 mixed, or 1.6 4WD MT 12.9 s / 7.6; first-generation 1.6 MT 102 hp AWD is 13.5 s / 8.2.

Automatic. First generation: 2.0 AT 135 hp FWD 11.2 s / mixed 8.3 / 1299 kg, or AWD 11.7 s / 8.7 / 1400 kg / 195 g/km. Restyling: only 2.0 AT 143 hp AWD, 11.5 s / 8.7 / 206 g/km. 2 generation: 1.3 T CVT (150 hp, performance not measured) or 1.5 TD 4WD AT (measured 11.9 s / 4.6 mixed). There is no Gasoline Automatic 2.0 after the restyling.

Cheapest-to-run Gasoline on paper. Restyling 1.6 MT 114 hp FWD: mixed 7.4, 10.9 s, 1190 kg, 50 l tank, Euro 5. 2 generation 1.6 MT 115 hp: mixed 7.3, 11.9 s, tank not measured, 92 fuel.

Peak power regardless of measured sprint. 1.3 T CVT 150 hp / 250 Nm / ≈ 113 hp/l. Treat 0–100, top speed, mpg, weight, tank, and CO2 as not measured.

Ground clearance 210 mm is on AWD 1.5/1.6/2.0 Manuals in 1 generation, on restyling AWD versions and restyling 2.0 AT, and on every 2 generation version including FWD. 205 mm is the FWD 1 generation cars plus both 2.0 AT 135 hp cars.

Problems and reliability are not measured in this dataset; the comparison above is only the recorded specs.