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0Official: Dacia challenging Andros Trophy with new Lodgy MPV ice racer 1321313340
Typically when an automaker makes a new rally car – whether for gravel, sand, snow or ice – it's based on... well, a car. Usually a hatchback, like the Subaru Impreza, Citroën DS3 or Volkswagen Polo. Lately, some have been going a different route with crossover-based rally cars, ...
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Report: Nissan moves on plans to revive Datsun nameplate as budget sub-brand 1317738660
Plans are reportedly progressing to bring back Datsun. Wait, what? Wasn't Datsun just the name of Nissan before it became Nissan? Why yes, yes it was. But the Japanese automaker is – as we initially reported back in July – planning on dipping back into its own history to launch a ...
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Official: Dacia unleashes 850-hp GT-R-powered Duster "No Limit" Pikes Peak challenger 1306515660
Dacia sends its racing team out in winters to drift across ice and snow for the Andros Trophy. But when the summer rolls around, even the snow on the French Alps begins to thaw. What's an ice racing team to do? Why, head to Pikes Peak, of course. The international hill climb event is coming ...
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Dacia Duster teased preparing for Pikes Peak assault 1305844200
North American audiences may not be familiar with the name Dacia. It's Renault's Romanian budget brand, and a particular favorite of Top Gear's James May. But beyond its no-frills road cars, Dacia has also followed its parent company's lead in establishing a name for itself in motorsport ...
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Renault rolls out special Dacia Duster just for French ski instructors 1302091200
Skiing the French Alps is something you'd likely associate with a luxury lifestyle. Dacia, on the other hand, is a budget brand. In other words, diametric opposites, you might think – until you recall that it's the Dacia Duster that's been challenging for France's Andros Trophy ice racing ...
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Video: How not to judge your speed in a car jump attempt 1299891420
Planning on attempting a ramp jump in an automobile? We have a tip for you: Don't use a Dacia 1310. Why? Apparently it can build up too much speed, causing you and your co-driver to overshoot your landing area. Either that, or you need to reconsider your high school math skills... Check out ...
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Dacia Duster to tackle Pikes Peak with 850-hp Nissan GT-R engine? 1296486060
Dacia Duster Andros Trophy – Click above for high-res image galleryWe know that looks like snow in the picture above, but imagine all that white stuff as the winding circuit that ascends Pikes Peak instead. The legendary (and brutal) Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has been dominated ... -
Video: Banned Dacia Duster advert is funny, strange 1295053200
Banned Dacia Duster ad – Click above to watch video after the jumpLet's just start by saying that the ad in the video after the jump contains some not-so-safe-for-work language and a couple of crude body gestures. Dacia evidently worked up an ad for its Duster that was intended to ... -
Renault unveils Sandero Stepway concept in Brazil 1288725600
Renault Sandero Stepway Concept – Click above for high-res image galleryIf you've ever heard of the Dacia Sandero, it's probably from Clarkson teasing James May about it on Top Gear. The no-nonsense, bare-bones hatchback – sold alternatively as a Renault in markets where its budget ... -
Darkness Follows: Renault's Dacia brand launches Black Line 1263165300
Dacia Logan, Logan MCV and Sandero Black Line – Click above for high-res image galleryThese days it seems like every color is being claimed for one cause or another. Medical research has laid claim to a few (pink and yellow come to mind), but so has the automotive industry: red for ...

