A new Dacia
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NINE MONTHS after the receivers were called into the Daci a Car Company, the UK importer of cars built in Romania under licence from Renault, a new company, Dacia Concessionaires has been established to import Dacia light commercial vehicles into Britain.
The new range, which will be available in May, consists of a one-ton pick-up, and a four wheel-drive vehicle offered in pick-up, van and car variants.
All models are equipped with the old Renault 18 1,397cc four cylinder petrol engine rated at 48kW (65bhp) and running gear, and will be supplied in righthand drive, unlike previous car models which were converted by Abbey Hill at Yeovil.
The one ton pick-up, which has been built in Romania since 1982, has a maximum payload of 1,016kg(20cwt) and is based on the Renault 12 car converted to rear-wheel-drive. UK models will cost £2,995 (excl vat).
The 4x4 Dacia, called the Duster, has been in production for five years, and is equipped with a Renault four speed synchromesh gearbox fitted with a Romanian-built transfer case.
All 4x 4s will have free-wheeling front hubs as standard and have a payload of 349kgs(6.87cwt). Price for the passenger carrying variant, called the Duster GLX is £5,995 (including car tax and vat).