Dacia Spring
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Oct 21, 2026
Lei XingHOST
And right across Renault brand is Dacia.
Lei XingHOST
And the big China factor is the Dacia Spring having exported two hundred ten thousand made in China of that model into Europe the last five years.
Lei XingHOST
And now that model is-- production is now returning to Europe.
Tu LeHOST
The, the group that stood out to me was Stellantis.
Graeme CobbGUEST
And of course...
Graeme CobbGUEST
I don't know why, but I wasn't expecting the new Dacia Spring quite so soon.
Alex LoweHOST
No,
Graeme CobbGUEST
because it feels like, it felt like they just launched it.
Graeme CobbGUEST
And it's only been in the UK since like 24.
Graeme CobbGUEST
Yeah.
Graeme CobbGUEST
yeah but it launched i think in europe in 2021 yeah so it's not even reached the natural end of its life cycle no and it's being replaced but you've got like a trio there that are effectively the same underneath you got there Renault Twingo, fabulous Renault Twingo, the Nissan Pixo, which was revealed yesterday, and the Dacia Spring that was revealed last week or the week before.
Graeme CobbGUEST
And they all seem to have a little bit of different personality about them.
Seth WeintraubHOST
New Smart is too expensive, already bigger and cheaper.
Seth WeintraubHOST
Four CDVs sell great in Europe, like new Renault Twingo, new Dacia Spring.
Seth WeintraubHOST
BYD Dolphin Surf, Fleet Motor 203.
Seth WeintraubHOST
Yeah, I guess the Smart is kind of a premium brand.
Martyn LeeHOST
The second spring really is much, much better.
Martyn LeeHOST
I think the good news about that is it'll still be a 15K car, and it means that if you buy a year-old spring Gen 1, which, frankly, if you can swing for a Leap Motor T3 at that end of the market, I probably would because the specs are pretty bad for a Dacia spring.
Martyn LeeHOST
But if you've got a fleet vehicle or you're working for a business, you've got a local council fleet, those springs are perfect because you just need safe, reliable transport half the time.
Martyn LeeHOST
And if you personally want one, get one that's a year old.
11 MINS LATER
Martyn LeeHOST
So Twingo, electric.
Martyn LeeHOST
26 kilowatt hour pack, 60 kilowatt motor, 263 kilometers WLTP, and a starting price well under 20,000 euros.
Martyn LeeHOST
So here we are, small Dacia Spring, small Renault Twingo.
Martyn LeeHOST
And then you go a little bit bigger, small Nissan Micra, small Renault 5.
Alan BradleyHOST
Um, obviously this is the t- the third of the trio.
Alan BradleyHOST
The other one's gonna be the Dacia Spring.
Alan BradleyHOST
Uh, we talked about [chuckles] that last week.
Alan BradleyHOST
Um, so other than that, with, with this it's, it's very much the same.
Martyn LeeHOST
But there are incentives, there's deals, there's the social leasing scheme in France.
Martyn LeeHOST
The Dacia Spring starts at €17,900, and again, that's for a brand new car right now, and the new Spring is recently updated, but give it time, give it offers, and you might find dealers can get that price down towards €15,000.
Martyn LeeHOST
Citroën has not said whether its €15,000 sales figure includes government incentives or not.
Martyn LeeHOST
The 2CV would sit between its Ami Electric, which is not a car.
9 MINS LATER
Martyn LeeHOST
Now, when this arrives at whatever it's going to be, 20,000 or less, really important.
Martyn LeeHOST
It's got a big enough battery and a set of specs that I think is going to make people fall in love with small cars in the electric era.
Martyn LeeHOST
I'm not being offensive to the Dacia Spring, the original gen, because there's a new Dacia Spring.
Martyn LeeHOST
It would be hard to fall in love.
Martyn LeeHOST
Now, this is a concept, but it targets European production in 2028.
Martyn LeeHOST
And the starting price of 15,000 euros, that potentially undercuts the Renault Twingo or the Dacia Spring.
Martyn LeeHOST
The lightweight city car, aims to recreate the original's affordable, practical appeal.
Martyn LeeHOST
Although, so far, battery range and charging specifications remain unconfirmed.
Derek ReillyHOST
Thanks to Melanie in Land Rover Ireland, Range Rover, for arranging and facilitating that interview.
Derek ReillyHOST
Next up, a couple of weeks ago, you would have seen a great video out on the YouTube channel from my colleague, Graeme, at the Dacia Spring Launch.
Derek ReillyHOST
And he had the opportunity to interview the CEO of Dacia.
Derek ReillyHOST
So let's get started into that interview.
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