The Dacia Sandero was the second best-selling mannequin on the European market final yr, forsaking automobiles such because the Volkswagen T-Roc, Fiat 500, Volkswagen Golf, and Toyota Yaris. The Romanian hatchback is a humble but sensible and strong B-segment automobile, which was initially launched again in 2008. The third-generation Sandero was launched in 2020 and with Europe’s ever stricter emissions requirements, it appears extremely seemingly that this would be the ultimate combustion-powered iteration of the automobile.
Our unique rendering connected within the gallery beneath depicts what the fourth-generation Sandero may appear to be. Our colleagues at Motor1.com Italy recommend the mannequin will morph into an EV someplace across the yr 2027 and can borrow design cues from the Bigster SUV idea.
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Whereas nothing is formally confirmed but, Denis Le Vot, CEO of Dacia, gave early hints in an interview with Autocar. It appears that evidently Dacia is not going to abandon the B phase with the brand new Sandero and can retain its subcompact dimensions and conventional hatchback proportions. To make the automobile look just a little extra mature, the Romanian agency is predicted to mix the newest iteration of its company grille with the next and extra large beltline, in addition to wider wheel arches for a extra crossover-ish look.
All Dacias from 2024 onwards shall be constructed on Renault’s CMF-B platform, whereas the electrical variations will depend on the corresponding CMF-B EV structure. Merely put, the Sandero will share its underpinnings with future small electrical automobiles from the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, together with the brand new Renault 4, Renault 5, and Nissan Micra.
With a purpose to retain its reasonably priced value sticker, the Sandero EV will seemingly use a smaller battery package deal than, say, the revived Renault 5. The model’s CEO Le Vot even confirmed the mannequin could have a “shorter vary and longer recharge occasions than its rivals” however this shouldn’t actually come as a shock given Dacia’s price range nature. The marque at present sells the most cost effective electrical mannequin on the European market, the Spring, which shall be changed by a brand new mannequin using on a unique platform than the Sandero subsequent yr.
