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2024 Dacia Duster costs less than EUR 20,000

Two months ago, the Romanian car manufacturer Dacia presented a new generation of its SUV model, the Dacia Duster, and then it was promised that the car would be affordable for a larger number of customers and that the price of the entry model would not exceed 20,000 euros.

The new generation of Duster will be offered in four versions: Essential, Expression, Extreme and Journey. The entry model Dacia Duster Essential is powered by an ECO-G engine costs 18,800 euros, while the model with the Expression equipment package costs 20,000 euros, on the Romanian market.

In order to satisfy the wishes of all customers, Dacia has prepared different packages for every customer profile, from washable covers and modular roof racks, to luxury equipment such as automatic handbrake or Nav multimedia system Live, etc. The exterior color palette has also been expanded and now includes seven new and refreshed colors.

It has already been known that the new Duster will not be powered by diesel engines. Thus, customers will be able to choose between the TCe engine with 130 hp (97 kW) with a 48V mild hybrid system (4×2 or 4×4 drive) paired with a 6-speed manual transmission, the hybrid version of the Duster Hybrid with 140 hp (104 kW) that powers the Jogger model, paired with an automatic transmission. The offer also includes the ECO-G engine with 100 hp (75 kW), taken over from the previous generation.

Dacia announced that the order book will be opened at the beginning of March and that delivery will begin by the summer of 2024.

Source: Dacia

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Chad Nasir has a collection of 24 Land Cruisers

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Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the best-selling cars in the world with almost half a million units sold annually, so it is to be expected that there are those who are obsessed with this model of the Japanese brand. One of them is Chad Nasir from Michigan who bought 24 Land Cruisers in less than a year and a half.

Nasir was born in a part of the world (Libya) where Land Cruisers had a high status and only wealthy people owned them. As a boy, he dreamed that one day he would be able to afford such a car. This happened after he moved to the USA with his family as a refugee.

In the beginning, his plan was not to own so many cars. But after buying the first two examples (2013 and 2015 Land Cruiser, with American specifications) Nasir wanted more. Today, Nasir has a Series 70 pickup from Saudi Arabia in his collection, as well as a host of Series 80 models. The collector has been buying one to two Land Cruisers a month for the past 15 months and has no plans to stop. On some examples, the odometer shows more than 320,000 kilometers, while on some it shows “only” 100,000 kilometers.

Of course, this number of cars requires a lot of money, but also a large garage, which Nasir has. He is the owner of Midnight Protective Films, which provides services for applying ceramic protection to cars, as well as window and body films.

Source: Road and Track

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Chad Nasir has a collection of 24 Land Cruisers
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Ferrari SF90 Spider Is the New Beast in Jake Paul’s Garage

Jake Paul is an American professional boxer and YouTuber, but also a collector of expensive cars. Since a few days ago, his collection is richer for another super powerful sports model, this time it’s a Ferrari SF90 Spider worth about 580,000 dollars.

The Ferrari SF90 Spider is powered by a 4.0L twin-turbo V8 engine (769 hp/573 kW) combined with three electric motors (217 hp/162 kW) for a total power of 986 hp (735 kW). It reaches 62 mph (100 km/h) in 2.5 seconds with a top speed of 340 km/h (211 mph). This is one of 599 examples produced by the Maranello-based company.

Paul’s collection also includes a Ferrari 296 GTB, which he bought in June 2023 and paid $421,000 for. There’s also the Tesla Model X ($103,000) with 503 hp (370 kW) and 487 lb-ft (660 Nm) of torque, the Lamborghini Huracan Performante ($350,000) powered by a 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V8 with 666 hp (490 kW ) and 516 lb-ft (700 Nm) of torque, the Rolls Royce Cullinan ($335,000) powered by a 6.7L twin-turbocharged V12 with 563 hp (414 kW) and 627 lb-ft (850 Nm) of torque, the Ferrari LaFerrari ( $1,800,000) powered by a 6.3-liter V-12 and an electric motor with a total power of 950 hp (699 kW) and 715 lb-ft (970 Nm) of torque.

Currently, Paul is in the sports business and has also had several boxing matches. In December, he won against professional boxer Andrea Augusto by knockout in the first round.

Source: Jake Paul via Instagram

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Ferrari SF90 Spider Is the New Beast in Jake Paul's Garage