2011 Dacia Duster No Limit

Dacia will enter the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb – which will take place in Colorado, USA, on June 26 with a purpose-built 850hp prototype, Dacia Duster ‘No Limit’.

Dacia Duster ‘No Limit’ is an exceptional, extremely powerful car. It was purpose built by teams from Tork Engineering (design, production, assembly, development) and Sodemo (engine), in association with Renault Sport Technologies, which brought its unique motorsport expertise to the table, as well as the supply of certain components.

Dacia Duster ‘No Limit’ complies with the specific regulations of the American competition’s ‘Unlimited’ class which sets no upper limit on the size or power output of the engine. There is no minimum weight, any tyres may be used and there are no restrictions concerning either the transmission system or aerodynamics.

Specially built by Sodemo and based on the Nissan GT-R’s NISSAN VR 38 DETT block (3.8-litre V6), the powerplant of Dacia Duster ‘No Limit’ has been tuned to deliver maximum performance despite the high altitudes visited by the course which starts at 2,860 metres and finishes at 4,300 metres.

The engine is mated to a sequential six-speed Sadev box specially developed to cope with so much power, while at the same time ensuring quick, precise gearshifts.

The sort of aerodynamic package featured on Dacia Duster ‘No Limit’ is of a sort that is rarely authorised in motorsport. It was developed in the wind tunnel and the rear wings are especially impressive.