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Dacia launches new Duster Cargo van

Craig Cheetham
Wed, 17 Sept 2025

Dacia is the latest manufacturer to return to the resurgent car-derived van market with a commercial vehicle variant of the popular Dacia Duster SUV.

The new Dacia Duster Cargo is priced from under £23,000 and sports the same rugged looks as the passenger version.

The entry-level mild hybrid 130 4x4 model tips the scales at £22,995, or buyers can opt for the £23,595 hybrid 155, with the first customer deliveries expected before the end of the year.

The Dacia Duster Cargo is a full factory conversion, with the rear seats replaced by a flat load area with 1149 litres of space and a 430kg payload. The load area has a choice of fabric or rubber surfacing and is separated from the front passenger compartment by a mesh bulkhead.

Four lashing points are also included, while there’s also a full-length, removable load cover and opaque film on the fixed rear windows to protect cargo from prying eyes.

The mild-hybrid model is front-wheel-drive, but the hybrid comes with all-wheel drive, combining a 109bhp four-cylinder petrol engine with two electric motors for a 153bhp total output delivered via an automatic electric gearbox.

The 128bhp mild-hybrid features a 1.2 litre, three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine with a 48V motor that helps with overall efficiency when pulling away or accelerating,

Just one specification is available, Expression trim, which includes 17-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, a Y-shaped LED lighting signature, longitudinal roof bars, body-coloured door handles, tinted windows, automatic wipers, wheel-arch protection and a snorkel finished in Starkle – Dacia’s new fully recyclable material that comes with an unpainted finish.

Inside, there are front electric windows, a central armrest with storage, a height and reach-adjustable steering wheel, a six-way adjustable driver’s seat, air conditioning, automatic central locking, a seven-inch digital driver’s display, and a 10.1-inch infotainment screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Ask HJ

Why is the classification of vans so confusing?

I am looking to buy a facelifted 2025 Citroen Berlingo either petrol or diesel, but the vehicle classifications are maddeningly confusing. Seemingly identical vehicles are either classed as M1 (i.e a car) and others are N1 (i.e a van), albeit one with windows. I don’t understand it. On a separate note is it possible to get the DVLA to change a vehicle classification?
The general rule here is that the Citroen Berlingo Multispace is M1 (a car) and that the Berlingo crew van (N1) is a van – albeit a five-seater with windows. It all depends on if the vehicle was designed t be used as a car or as a commercial vehicle – the Multispace is much plusher and doesn't have as many lashing points in the load area, whereas the Berlingo crew van has an enclosed rear. You can apply to DVLA to change the classification of a vehicle, but you'll need to prove it has been altered to meet the new classification. The process is explained here: https://www.gov.uk/change-vehicle-details-registration-certificate/how-to-tell-dvla
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