![The new Renault Duster. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VTNJJVEYIO54L4M5C7EQUCFJVI.jpg?smart=true&auth=b4183b4f1d2c608fc6634c2b5eab2c7163546593a0d39a71caa0b858bf0f563d&width=400&height=225)
![The new Renault Duster. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UI4IFALRJ2Q6YDLXSGK5GCDUDA.jpg?smart=true&auth=f0d906b8fdeb9c8e46f83ec00d0a4cbd9d5c437e6ebc9b2d390d02e13c3e6e80&width=400&height=225)
![About 2.5 million Dusters have been sold since its launch in 2010. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7P6WEKN2HDFBBARW5QU3K7SZBE.jpg?smart=true&auth=a3a2a09d7c880b14e21de0fc6dd8188e0e2a9785e3cc2a6d1dee859108d09bfe&width=400&height=225)
![The seven-inch touchscreen allows drivers to monitor the car's 4x4 capabilities. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NOMIHSTFOEM5LSSK6ZFUCNNDI4.jpg?smart=true&auth=958f1604382fd945c00acca776d6acd1983e0e93cb1a308df305648f58f59d8e&width=400&height=225)
![There are two engine options: 1.6-litre (with two-wheel drive) and 2.0-litre (with four-wheel drive). Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ND6BOUE62L3XCJEYKRJJX3O4EI.jpg?smart=true&auth=c1901ff138c290b956a30cf3f3046d815f01db182ffcd88aa50ebd1506d2e232&width=400&height=225)
![Renault claims the Duster has a 50 per cent reduction of noise in the cabin, thanks to better soundproofing and thicker glass in the front windows. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DZ6H44VJTXH3SC6PMFRYHP7LYQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=3e110ff0378ae1859802c36c6c6d882015e96cc77126629945652743170c0a36&width=400&height=225)
![The Duster has new electric power steering. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PKPZ7ID2NL7IVKOC7Z7OEZ62EY.jpg?smart=true&auth=8d4138995c9ec1f02bdf8673ea0d3e9891a29cdd61e886b6972b710dbdcfbaa3&width=400&height=225)
![It is arguably more impressive off-road than on tarmac. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7TKW42QAQNEHLTTKJ4YMTIMJGY.jpg?smart=true&auth=814e0ca51ca85bb32e507cfaba066082d486213e0258b20eefb8eb844281de68&width=400&height=225)
![It has 210 millimetres of ground clearance. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OL6PCHDOVF65ZUXHBSCY6BQHTA.jpg?smart=true&auth=227d5102952812b9fee346f7fd85854e5bab92e36f9c94c0231a15fadfb8cc25&width=400&height=225)
![Neat cross-motif rear lights are highlights of the restyled back end of the Duster. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3HITGUF64IQ6F5R6SINZWP26AY.jpg?smart=true&auth=e912e76550e7361d9ca4bdef7976145133fd15655ad94c34f9ca1311a1cdd114&width=400&height=225)
![The new Renault Duster. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VTNJJVEYIO54L4M5C7EQUCFJVI.jpg?smart=true&auth=b4183b4f1d2c608fc6634c2b5eab2c7163546593a0d39a71caa0b858bf0f563d&width=400&height=225)
![The new Renault Duster. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UI4IFALRJ2Q6YDLXSGK5GCDUDA.jpg?smart=true&auth=f0d906b8fdeb9c8e46f83ec00d0a4cbd9d5c437e6ebc9b2d390d02e13c3e6e80&width=400&height=225)
![About 2.5 million Dusters have been sold since its launch in 2010. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7P6WEKN2HDFBBARW5QU3K7SZBE.jpg?smart=true&auth=a3a2a09d7c880b14e21de0fc6dd8188e0e2a9785e3cc2a6d1dee859108d09bfe&width=400&height=225)
![The seven-inch touchscreen allows drivers to monitor the car's 4x4 capabilities. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NOMIHSTFOEM5LSSK6ZFUCNNDI4.jpg?smart=true&auth=958f1604382fd945c00acca776d6acd1983e0e93cb1a308df305648f58f59d8e&width=400&height=225)
![There are two engine options: 1.6-litre (with two-wheel drive) and 2.0-litre (with four-wheel drive). Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ND6BOUE62L3XCJEYKRJJX3O4EI.jpg?smart=true&auth=c1901ff138c290b956a30cf3f3046d815f01db182ffcd88aa50ebd1506d2e232&width=400&height=225)
![Renault claims the Duster has a 50 per cent reduction of noise in the cabin, thanks to better soundproofing and thicker glass in the front windows. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DZ6H44VJTXH3SC6PMFRYHP7LYQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=3e110ff0378ae1859802c36c6c6d882015e96cc77126629945652743170c0a36&width=400&height=225)
![The Duster has new electric power steering. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PKPZ7ID2NL7IVKOC7Z7OEZ62EY.jpg?smart=true&auth=8d4138995c9ec1f02bdf8673ea0d3e9891a29cdd61e886b6972b710dbdcfbaa3&width=400&height=225)
![It is arguably more impressive off-road than on tarmac. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7TKW42QAQNEHLTTKJ4YMTIMJGY.jpg?smart=true&auth=814e0ca51ca85bb32e507cfaba066082d486213e0258b20eefb8eb844281de68&width=400&height=225)
![It has 210 millimetres of ground clearance. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OL6PCHDOVF65ZUXHBSCY6BQHTA.jpg?smart=true&auth=227d5102952812b9fee346f7fd85854e5bab92e36f9c94c0231a15fadfb8cc25&width=400&height=225)
![Neat cross-motif rear lights are highlights of the restyled back end of the Duster. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3HITGUF64IQ6F5R6SINZWP26AY.jpg?smart=true&auth=e912e76550e7361d9ca4bdef7976145133fd15655ad94c34f9ca1311a1cdd114&width=400&height=225)
![The new Renault Duster. Renault](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VTNJJVEYIO54L4M5C7EQUCFJVI.jpg?smart=true&auth=b4183b4f1d2c608fc6634c2b5eab2c7163546593a0d39a71caa0b858bf0f563d&width=400&height=225)
The new Renault Duster looks to be a tough act to follow
We take the revitalised budget SUV through some rugged landscapes in Jordan and finds it can really hold its own in such terrain
Adam Workman
July 19, 2018
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July 19, 2018