# ARO 10

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The **ARO 10** was an [off-road vehicle](/source/Off-road_vehicle) produced by [ARO](/source/ARO_(company)) and manufactured in [Romania](/source/Romania) from 1980 to 2006. It shares [auto-parts](/source/List_of_auto_parts) with [Dacia 1300](/source/Dacia_1300), from engine to front axle, and was inspired by the [Renault Rodeo](/source/Renault_Rodeo) and [Citroën Méhari](/source/Citro%C3%ABn_M%C3%A9hari).[1]

The [ARO 24 Series](/source/ARO_24_Series) got a "little brother" in 1980, the ARO 10 Series. While the ARO-24 can be classified as mid-size [SUVs](/source/Sport_utility_vehicle), the ARO 10 is about the size of a [Jeep Wrangler](/source/Jeep_Wrangler). It was produced in many body trims, equipped with seven different engines (both gas and Diesel), and came in both 4x2 and 4x4 versions.[2] The ARO 10 was also sold as the *Dacia Duster* in the United Kingdom and *Dacia 10* in some international markets.[2] A model derived from the ARO 10, named **ARO Spartana**, was also produced starting 1997. The last evolution of ARO 10, produced from 1999, was called *ARO 10 Super*, had a slight design revamp and was built on [ARO 24 Series](/source/ARO_24_Series) chassis.[3] The vehicle was available to many exports markets, and in the United Kingdom it was available as the *Dacia Duster*, up until 2006, when it was discontinued. The Duster name was later used on [another SUV](/source/Dacia_Duster) that in some way replaced the previous model.

## First generation (1980)

In addition to being sold as the "Dacia Duster" in the United Kingdom and a few other markets, the car received several different names in Italy: Local company [Ali Ciemme](/source/Ali_Ciemme) (ACM) assembled the ARO 10 there in the 1980s and sold it as the "Aro Super Ischia" with the 1.4-liter Renault petrol engine license built by Dacia. When fitted with Volkswagen's 1.6-liter petrol or diesel engines it was sold as the *Aro Enduro x4*, from 1987 until 1989. A turbodiesel was presented at the end of 1988. Sales volumes of Italian-assembled cars were not very large, reaching 2500 examples in 1987 and 1800 cars in 1988.[4] Volkswagen-engined cars had 28 percent Romanian parts content, with the remainder being Italian and German.[4] The Volkswagen-engined versions also received a stronger differential, to handle the additional torque.[4]

### Engines

Name Capacity Type Power Torque 1.3 Petrol 1289 cc Dacia 54 hp (40 kW) at 5250 rpm 89 N⋅m (66 lb⋅ft) at 4000 rpm 1.4 Petrol 1397 cc Dacia 62 PS (46 kW) at 5500 rpm 100 N⋅m (74 lb⋅ft) at 3300 rpm 1.6 Petrol 1557 cc Dacia 72 PS (53 kW) at 5000 rpm 122 N⋅m (90 lb⋅ft) at 2500 rpm 1.6 Petrol 1595 cc VW 75 PS (55 kW) at 5000 rpm 125 N⋅m (92 lb⋅ft) at 2500 rpm 1.6 Petrol 1598 cc Daewoo 105 PS (77 kW) at 5800 rpm 145 N⋅m (107 lb⋅ft) at 3400 rpm 1.6 Diesel 1588 cc VW 54 PS (40 kW) at 4800 rpm 100 N⋅m (74 lb⋅ft) at 2300-2900 rpm 1.9 Diesel 1905 cc Peugeot 68 PS (50 kW) at 4600 rpm 120 N⋅m (89 lb⋅ft) at 2000 rpm 1.9 Diesel 1870 cc Renault 64 PS (47 kW) at 4500 rpm 121 N⋅m (89 lb⋅ft) at 2250 rpm 1.9 Diesel 1870cc Renault 92 PS (68 kW) at 4250 rpm 175 N⋅m (129 lb⋅ft) at 2250 rpm

## Spartana

Name Capacity Power Type Torque 1.2 Petrol 1239 cc Renault 54 hp (40 kW) at 5300 rpm 90 N⋅m (66 lb⋅ft) at 2800 rpm 1.4 Petrol 1397 cc Dacia 62 hp (46 kW) at 5500 rpm 100 N⋅m (74 lb⋅ft) at 3300 rpm 1.6 Petrol 1557 cc Dacia 72 hp (54 kW) at 5000 rpm 122 N⋅m (90 lb⋅ft) at 2500 rpm 1.6 Petrol 1598 cc Daewoo 105 hp (78 kW) at 5800 rpm 145 N⋅m (107 lb⋅ft) at 3400 rpm 1.9 Diesel 1870 cc Renault 64 hp (48 kW) at 4500 rpm 121 N⋅m (89 lb⋅ft) at 2250 rpm 1.9 Diesel 1870 cc Renault 92 hp (69 kW) at 4250 rpm 175 N⋅m (129 lb⋅ft) at 2250 rpm

## Versions

### Sport Utility Vehicles

- ARO 10.1 2-door Convertible
- ARO 10.4 3-door
- ARO 10 Spartana
- ARO 11.4 5-door

### Light Commercial Vehicles

- ARO 10.6 Regular Cab Pick-up
- ARO 11.9 Double Cab Pick-up

**Other Versions**: 10.0, 10.2, 10.3, 10.5, 10.9.[2]

## See also

- [ARO M461](/source/ARO_M461)
- [ARO 24 Series](/source/ARO_24_Series)
- [Dacia Duster](/source/Dacia_Duster)

## References

1. ["ProMotor News - Istoria ARO: gloria şi moartea chinuită a unei legende auto româneşti"](https://www.promotor.ro/masini-noi/dosar-analize/promotor-news-istoria-aro-gloria-si-moartea-chinuita-a-unei-legende-auto-romanesti-galerie-foto-video-13502547). 17 September 2018.

1. [ARO 10 Versions](http://www.automobileromanesti.ro/Aro/seria_Aro_10/)

1. ["Autosoviet: ARO"](http://www.autosoviet.altervista.org/ENGLISH-automotorusse9-H(Aro).htm). *www.autosoviet.altervista.org*

1. Vecchietti, Filippo (January 1989). "Ali Ciemme: Anche "TD" l'"Enduro x4"" [The Enduro x4 now also turbodiesel] (in Italian). *Quattroruote*. Vol. 34, no. 399. Milan, Italy: Editoriale Domus. p. 132.

## External links

- [ARO](https://web.archive.org/web/20041215030144/http://www.aro.ro/)
- [ACM Off history (Spanish)](https://web.archive.org/web/20120425231744/http://paraisomotor.com/2011/09/%C2%BFque-paso-con-el-acm-off/)

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