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Dacia Duster (United Kingdom, 1985–93)

The 10 Series 4×4 as Britain knew it: sold as the Dacia Duster from 1985 to 1993, and in other markets as the Dacia 10.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLE10 Series (1980–2006)BUILT BYARO (Uzina Mecanică Muscel), CâmpulungIN SERVICE1985–93OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 94″

The record

The Duster was imported as a cut-price alternative to a Suzuki or a Lada Niva, and the name went back to Romania twenty-five years later on a Dacia of an entirely different kind. The same vehicle is listed under Dacia as the Duster (ARO 10).

Specification

MANUFACTURED1985–93
ENGINEDacia 1.4 petrol four; 1.9 Renault diesel and Peugeot dieselsRenault Cléon-Fonte · Renault F8Q
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINRomania
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINE10 Series
FAMILY10 Series
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE94″
BODY STYLEwagon

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Blue

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1ARO 10 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE
  2. 2The original Dacia Duster is a red relic from another age ↗Hagerty UK · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched