Dusting Through the Hills

2011 Dacia Duster Pikes Peak

If you're a James May, meaning you love dignified driving, you're a math guru, and you love the color brown, then you'll probably say that the Dacia Duster is you're all time favorite car because it's normal, it's happy, and it looks good. Now, it seems that Dacia want to get the Duster more...uhhh...dusty. What you are looking at now is the Duster that's been transformed into a Pikes Peak monster! Not much info on the car just yet, but I've been told that it will house a 2.0-liter turbo-4 engine producing 850 horsepower, just enough power for hill climb purposes. I've also been told that on June 26, it will be running against other top hill climb cars including the Suzuki SX4 Pikes Peak and the mighty Freightliner Pikes Peak truck in the International Hill Climb. Unfortunately, James May won't be piloting this Duster as he would think it too extreme. Instead, Jean Philippe Dayraut will be driving the Duster Pikes Peak. Let's hope he can get in a win!