The Little SUV That Could

The saying“you get what you pay for”holds true for most things in life, but there are exceptions to every rule. Is the new Renault Duster such an exception?

- Pierre Steyn

I was in primary school, running around barefoot when Romania first blipped onto my radar. Actually, it materialised onto our brand-new Telefunken television in the form of 14-year-old Nadia Comãneci. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, Comãneci became the first gymnast in history to score 10 out of 10. Perfection. From Romania!

Most of us had never even heard of the country, never mind finding it on a map.

What exactly was Romania known for? Well, there was the exquisitely named Vlad the Impaler, a cruel despot from the 15th century who later served as inspiration for Count Dracula and his vampires from Transylvania. Stuffed cabbage. The bonkers communist dictator Nicolae CeauÈ™escu…