Posted on 01/15/2021 7:46:52 AM PST by dynachrome
Lada and Dacia announced a new partnership today, the most important Dacia news since the Spring Electric. That isn’t all: Dacia gave us the Bigster Concept.
Dacia is the kind of carmaker that we don’t see much here in the States in that it sells cheap cars and is proud to say so. The Dacia Sandero, for example, starts at £7,995 in the UK, or a little under $11,000 at current exchange rates. This means that even Dacia’s concepts aren’t meant to be flashy and must be sensible.
Here, for example, is how Dacia describes the Bigster Concept, which it unveiled earlier this week:
No bells and whistles, no chrome trim or imitation-aluminium, the Bigster Concept is a genuine vehicle made with genuine principles, shown in the use of raw recycled plastics for all protective exterior panels.
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I miss that show! Those guys were hilarious! Pythonesque, even!
A new Volkswagen for the unwashed masses?
“Oh. Anyway...”
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Possibly. I went to the Dacia website but didn't see anything about this large SUV. However, I looked at the lowest price model, a Sandero. It starts at 7,995 British Pounds ($10,861). In my pretend build I added only a spare tire/wheel which brought the price up to 8,170 BP ($11,098). This version has a 3-cylinder 90hp engine and a 5-speed manual transmission, power steering, air conditioning, front airbags, but no side bags, radio.
I then went to the Kia (USA) website and picked a Rio, which starts at $16,790 (12,359 BP) and looks very much the same size and style as the Sandero. It does have a bigger engine and an automatic transmission.
So, the Sandero looks to be a very good value.
I was stationed in England for 3 years and had an English Ford (right-hand drive) with a small 4-cylinder engine and a 4-speed manual transmission. No A/C (not needed) and I think manual steering. I think it was about 3 years old when I got it. It got me around reliably on the small English roads. Today, I'd certainly take a closer look at a Dacia.
Reminds me of my dream truck that we cant get in the US. Toyota Hylux Diesel. Loved that truck when I was down in Chile. Darn near indestructable.
Thanks. Not bad at all.
Completely agree. A ranch vehicle. Just enough to make it street legal.
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