Pre-orders have opened for the new Dacia Jogger, which with a starting price of £14,995 becomes the cheapest seven-seater on sale in the UK.
It will be offered from launch in a choice of three trims – Essential, Comfort and Extreme – with air conditioning, cruise control and rear parking sensors equipped as standard across the range. Dacia highlights that, "in the interests of keeping things simple", just two options will be offered on top of that: metallic paint and a spare wheel. First deliveries are expected in the first half of 2022.
The entry-level Essential car gets an adjustable steering wheel, automatic headlights, electric front windows and automatic emergency braking as standard.
The £16,695 Comfort trim, meanwhile, adds roof rails, electric mirrors, automatic wipers, a reversing camera and alloy-aping steel wheel designs. Inside, it brings added soft-touch and satin trim elements, electric rear windows, automatic air conditioning and an 8.0in touchscreen with smartphone mirroring functionality.
The range-topping (and limited-run) Jogger Extreme SE costs £17,395, bringing black 16in alloy wheels, front parking sensors, heated front seats and wireless smartphone mirroring.
Following on from the launch of the new Dacia Sandero and inspired by the Bigster SUV concept, the Jogger is based around the same CMF-B platform as its supermini sibling but with a wheelbase stretched by 300mm to accommodate the additional rear seats. Crucially, it will eventually be available as a hybrid – a first for Dacia.
Blending “estate car practicality, MPV spaciousness and SUV styling”, the Jogger has 200mm of ground clearance and, at 4547mm long, is Dacia's biggest model.
Despite the SUV looks, modular roofbars and scuffplates, the Jogger will be available with only front-wheel drive, as the Duster SUV will remain “as the true off-roader”.
Designed to replace the Dacia Dokker, Lodgy and Logan MCV models, the Jogger has three rows of flexible seats, with the middle row rolling forward and splitting 60:40.
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I'm really liking what Dacia are doing here. Getting sick of reading about ordinary small costing in excess of £30k. Somehow I thing we're going to see many more Dacia's on our roads. I know two people who've given up their beloved Fiestas for Sanderos.
Even the top of the range model is cheaper than a lot of entry-level superminis - thousands cheaper than some!
I think the mainstream manufacturers should drop all the 'going upmarket' crap and in-car distractions (sorry, 'tech') and bring their prices back down to Earth - if Dacia can, they should be able to.
@ianp55, I agree that this will appeal to the same type of buyer who might be in the market for a Berlingo/Rifter, but they are quite a bit bigger than the Jogger, which partly justifies their higher prices? I can see this Jogger being successful - for once a new car with a good price!