There Dacia Spring is making its own little revolution. Launched in 2021 100% electric city car is undergoing its first real mid-career facelift. Only a year after its release, Spring has already received its first update. It was about acceptance new visual identity from the Romanian manufacturer. The front and rear logos have changed, just like the rest of the cars in the Dacia catalog. In 2023, it is automobilization Electrician 65, tested on AutoPlus, which made its appearance. Much more dynamic AND universal, that left the 45 hp version. on the periphery of sales. This year 2024 offers a full face lift in the spring of Dacia. The city car is inspired by the lines of the latter Duster of the third generation. That’s good news: if the Spring received praise for its unbeatable price/performance ratio when it was released, the report was less complimentary about its plastic, which was rather soft. The interior was sorely lacking in charm with a look that was hardly flattering, and the on-board technology wasn’t worthy of a modern car. This new restyling version allows Dacia to fix the situation as on aesthetic plan that on interior. Even better, the interior includes much of the hardware (screens, steering wheel, air vents, gear lever, etc.) seen on the latest Duster. So, the Dacia Spring is “enlarged”, but also the price? The brand clearly states that “ [la Spring] will remain the cheapest electric car on the market“. As the city car is still made in China, it has lost its environmental bonus (which has just officially increased to €4,000). The bonus that her number 1 rival will benefit from is certain Citroën ë-C3…

New Dacia Spring (2024): modern look stolen from Duster

With the latest version of its flagship Duster SUV, Dacia has demonstrated a new stylistic impulse for the brand. Inspired himself A bigger conceptthe more modern and rugged look of the 3rd generation Duster was unanimous. Good news, skinny Vesna inherited those more athletic traits. This structured body is visible from all sides, starting with the ribbed hood. The front end is radically changed by using the thin black radiator grille that was already on the Duster, decorated with the DC logo in the center and connecting two LED optics with the letter “Y”. A little above the shield, the high and low beams are located on the sides under the daytime running lights. At the bottom, the new shield has a a special sticker to the extreme version. Interchangeable, provides additional protection against minor everyday injuries. Please note that there are front and rear fenders, as well as wheel arches mass-dyed plastics. Very practical for scratch resistance! A textured black strip appears at the back, which also connects the two optics in a “Y”. Finally, Wheels 15 inches appear from the Expression treatment, still in the form of shiny black caps.

New Dacia Spring (2024): shorter and less heavy!

This new spring does not include any body parts of the current generation, except for the door handles and the roof. This is the last one also loses roof bars, was considered unnecessary for such a city car. As a result, Spring sheds a few extra pounds and gains aerodynamics (and therefore autonomy!). In general, lost weight by 6 kgand remains the lightest electric car on the market 984 kg on the scales! And this, despite the 190 kg battery. The second good surprise, the spring decreases by 3 cm thanks to the new thin shields, and is installed on 3.70 meters. Even with this shrinkage, a city car with four real seats gains trunk volume. This one passes from 290 to 308 liters. With the rear seat folded, you can even reach Loading volume 1004 l. The latest innovation, the addition of a storage box (frunk) in the front, allowsadd 35 liters of useful volume. Very practical, for example, for placing charging cables. Finally, two new case colors will be available at launch in addition to the current colors: Safari Beige AND Brick red.

New Dacia Spring (2024): significantly updated interior

On board this new restyled Dacia Spring, the changes are obvious. The difference is obvious compared to the current generation with its bland and dated design. Like the exterior, the interior is largely inspired by the instrument panel of the new Duster. There is a jump in quality and configuration. AND new screen 7 inches, taken from its older brother, appears in front of the driver and is available from the 1st trim level. Central screen 10 inchesTHE flight (now adjustable in height), c Y ventilation nozzles and even gear box lever stolen from Duster. In Spring Extreme, a 10-inch screen provides access to the multimedia system Media Nav Live which integrates GPS navigation and compatibility Apple Car Play AND Android Auto. The touch screen from the Renault group is very responsive, and menu navigation is smooth. There are also climate control regulators in physical form, under the central screen. Two sockets USB-C make their appearance. Another novelty, the spring, in turn, opens the fastening system YouClip the latest Duster is introduced. These retaining clips are number 3 on a city car (compared to 6 on an SUV) and allow you to attach several special accessories specially developed by Dacia. These include smartphone holders, bags, cup holders, hooks and even a small LED lamp. In terms of technology and active/passive safety, the GSR2 standard requires Spring to keep ADAS relevant. Driving aids now include automatic emergency braking, road sign recognition with speeding warning, lane keeping assist and finally a driver attention monitoring system, in addition to the already available aids (rear park assist, emergency stop signal, warning about changing the traffic lane). Finally, p Capacity 33 l in the salon, Pruzhina is a very good student in her category.

New Dacia Spring (2024): done with the Electric 45?

As for the engines, nothing moves or almost nothing. Version Electric 65 with a 48 kW engine (65 hp) this time is available from the intermediate finish expression in addition to high class Extreme. A small engine with a capacity of 33 kW 45 hp remains available, but Dacia is not sure if it will keep this version for the French market at the time of writing. On the battery side, Spring always includes a rechargeable battery 26.8 kWhwhich authorizes 220 km in the city. Mostly sufficient autonomy according to Dacia, which evaluates the daily needs of its customers 37 km average per day thanks to data collected from Spring models in circulation (140,000 units sold since launch). Charging does not change: the sitikar is still equipped with an AC charger as standard 7 kW which allows charging from 20 to 100% on a household outlet in less than 11 hours. Charging takes place in 7 hours using an additional 11 kW outlet. Finally, the charger direct current 30 kW available as an option for fast charging From 20% to 80% in 45 minutes.

New Dacia Spring (2024): still under €20,000?

Last year was the spring of Dacia The 3rd best-selling electric car in France. Currently, it is also still a “battery car”. the cheapest on the market. In the Electric 45 version, the spring is now available at 18,400 euros, without environmental bonus. But with all these new features, we can expect the price to increase significantly. By combining the engine with a capacity of 65 hp. with the Expression version, we could expect the Spring to cost just over €20,000, according to our estimates. In any case, according to Dacia, the city car should remain cheaper than its counterpart in Stellantis (ë-C3), which, however, risks harming the Romanian, more horses and his interesting autonomy. We will remind when Dacia Spring began to be produced in 2021 16,990 euros price list in Comfort version excluding bonuses. With the deduction of the environmental bonus, the price was set, taking into account the consumer tax 12,403 euros…Oh! If compared to its older brother Duster, the price of the latter has increased by another 1,700 euros between the current 3rd generation and the new one (which will appear in May). Hoping the final prices don’t go the same way for little Vesna… See you there next spring for opening of ordersAND summer for arrival at the dealership!

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