Dacia Spring: new, more modern look for the small electric car, still at a low price ?

Three years after its release, the Spring is getting a thorough restyling. The Dacia city car has a more modern look and offers more current equipment with the ambition of remaining the least expensive on the market. of electricity.

[Mis à effective February 21, 2024 11:54] Dacia didn't have to wait long before giving it a makeover. &agrav; its little Spring, its 100% electric city car produced since spring 2021. Less than three years after its arrival on French soil, the Romanian firm no longer was not satisfied with giving three brush strokes to the artist. one of its flagship models, on the contrary, it proceeded to &agrav; an in-depth restyling.

Metamorphos éagrave; exterior, modernized Inside, the Spring appears much more attractive with the objective of remaining one of the most popular electric vehicles attractive to the market (nearly 30,000 sales in France in 2023). But she will have to face à tough competition, notably that of the brand new Citroën ë-C3 before the arrival of the future Renault Twingo E-Tech and R5 éelectric, without the benefit of the ecological bonus since the fact of being assembled in China now excludes it from the government system. A new situation which could well redistribute the cards.

What's new on the restyled Dacia Spring ?

• Apart from its dimensions (3.73 m long, 1.62 m wide and 1.52 m high) and a few elements, everything has changed. oacute; on the Spring to the point that this mid-career restyling could pass for a new generation of the small model from the Romanian brand. At the front, the shield is more massive but the grille, very horizontal, is very refined while the thin black strip highlights the new logo of the constructor. At the ends of this strip, we find the Y-shaped light signature now developed on the latest Dacia models. The front side is more vertical, giving à the city car looks like a mini SUV or even a mini Duster as the Spring copies many elements of its big brother including the third generation was é presented at the end of 2023.

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• Like &agrav; The front, the rear of the Spring is more robust than the 2021 version. The shield is there. also more imposing and we now find a black strip welcoming the name of the brand in full and connecting the rear lights redesigned in Y. On the Extreme finish, more high-end than the Essential and Expression, the lower part of the shield, à at the back as at the front The front receives a customizable sticker which can be replaced. after an impact in order to hide the marks on the bodywork.

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• New hubcaps and the generalization of 15-inch to 15-inch rims. from the Expression finish bring more character à the Spring whose wheel arches were redesigned for a more high-end look. Despite its very small dimensions, the mini city car gives the impression of permanently puffing out the chest and offering more robustness than before its makeover.

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• From change à outside but also inside. inside. It must be said that the interior of the Spring was far from being a strong point. Là also, the city car will take many elements of the Duster III to modernize, start with its 7-inch fully digital counter, much more complete than the previous one. The dashboard accommodates a 10.1-inch panoramic touch screen as an option on the Expression finish and as standard on the Extreme finish. In particular, thanks to Media Nav Live, it allows connected navigation for which, icing on the cake, Dacia offers eight years of subscription. Below the screen, the center console is also dusted off with new climate and heating controls.

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• Between the front seats of the city car, the old rotary selector leaves room for the gearbox. a new gear lever already available seen on the Duster but also on the Jogger. The driver of the restyled Spring will now be able to activate position B, which is used to activate position B. increase the intensity regenerative braking, which allows electricity to be recovered. in the battery.

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The engines on the restyled Dacia Spring

If the Spring is experiencing changes in terms of its silhouette and interior design, don't look for new features under the hood. The city car retains its two small engines, the first of 33 kW for a power of 45 horsepower, the second of 44 kW for a power of 65 horsepower. nbsp;horses. The single battery keeps the same capacity as on the initial version of the Dacia, of 26.8 kWh, which still gives it a range slightly exceeding the previous version. nbsp;the 200 kilometers. Figures far from what is done elsewhere, but Spring targets an essentially urban clientele for whom autonomy is not a primary factor.

When will the Dacia Spring of 2024 be released ? 

Presented on February 21, 2024, the restyled city car should arrive on our roads at a later date. in the fall, possibly in October. Let &agrav; almost six months after the Citroën ë-C3 and two years before the new Twingo E-Tech, two of its announced rivals.

What will be the price of the restyled Dacia Spring?

Long considered the cheapest car on the market of electricity, the Spring can no longer claim to be one of the world's leading manufacturers of electricity. this title with the new provisions of the ecological bonus. If this has been é reduced by 1,000 euros in 2024, going from aid of 5,000 to 4,000 euros for the purchase of a new electric vehicle for a large majority of people. of French households, the little Dacia, like all models manufactured outside of Europe, no longer has the right to no discounts.

With today a fixed call price &agrav; 18,400 euros, the Spring is likely to cost a little more in its restyled version. The trend would be &agrav; an entry-level price located at the top of the range between 19,000 and 20,000 euros, which would place it à height of the new Citroën ë-C3 (19,900 euros). With the difference – and it is a big one – the city car from the French brand could still see its price lowered. 4,000 euros, or even 7,000 euros for the most modest households.