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Dacia has started its teaser campaign for the third-generation Sandero hatchback. We expect the new model to go on sale in early 2021, with a new look, an updated engine range and added technology.
Dacia’s teaser image gives little away about the new Sandero’s styling, other than that it will buck the current trend of upscaling hatchbacks into crossovers – as demonstrated by Kia with XCeed and Ford with the new Puma.
Previously spied development prototypes offer a better indication of the new Sandero’s design; the overall shape will be familiar but expect it to be slightly longer than its predecessor. The development cars are visibly stretched in comparison to the stubby proportions of the current model – suggesting a new, slightly larger platform could be holding up the bodywork.
Since it was introduced in 2002, the Sandero has been based on the same platform as the third-generation Renault Clio – and the underpinnings are starting to show their age. In order to comply with current safety and emissions regulations, Dacia could be forced to move the Sandero onto the same CMF-B underpinnings as the latest Clio and Nissan Juke, potentially raising the price of the famously budget-friendly car in the process.
To keep costs down, Dacia is unlikely to fit the Sandero with its expensive mild-hybrid or plug-in hybrid powertrains, sticking instead with the hatchback’s familiar range of small-displacement petrol and diesel engines.
Dacia Sandero 2020 - rear
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Dacia Sandero 2020 - rear
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Dacia Sandero 2020 - front
Dacia Sandero 2020 - front
Dacia Sandero 2020 - rear
As such, Dacia could offer its 71bhp naturally aspirated 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine at the lower end of the Sandero line-up, leaving its 128bhp turbocharged 1.3-litre four-cylinder petrol unit to occupy the top spot in the hatchback’s line-up.
An upgraded platform would also mean that the new Sandero could receive a decent technology boost, but the Clio's infotainment system and digital instrument cluster are unlikely to make the leap, as both may be too expensive for the Sandero's notoriously low price-point.
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Dacia’s teaser image gives little away about the new Sandero’s styling, other than that it will buck the current trend of upscaling hatchbacks into crossovers – as demonstrated by Kia with XCeed and Ford with the new Puma.
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Previously spied development prototypes offer a better indication of the new Sandero’s design; the overall shape will be familiar but expect it to be slightly longer than its predecessor. The development cars are visibly stretched in comparison to the stubby proportions of the current model – suggesting a new, slightly larger platform could be holding up the bodywork.
Since it was introduced in 2002, the Sandero has been based on the same platform as the third-generation Renault Clio – and the underpinnings are starting to show their age. In order to comply with current safety and emissions regulations, Dacia could be forced to move the Sandero onto the same CMF-B underpinnings as the latest Clio and Nissan Juke, potentially raising the price of the famously budget-friendly car in the process.
To keep costs down, Dacia is unlikely to fit the Sandero with its expensive mild-hybrid or plug-in hybrid powertrains, sticking instead with the hatchback’s familiar range of small-displacement petrol and diesel engines.
Dacia Sandero 2020 - rear
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Dacia Sandero 2020 - rear
Dacia Sandero 2020 - rear
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Dacia Sandero 2020 - front
Dacia Sandero 2020 - front
Dacia Sandero 2020 - rear
As such, Dacia could offer its 71bhp naturally aspirated 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine at the lower end of the Sandero line-up, leaving its 128bhp turbocharged 1.3-litre four-cylinder petrol unit to occupy the top spot in the hatchback’s line-up.
An upgraded platform would also mean that the new Sandero could receive a decent technology boost, but the Clio's infotainment system and digital instrument cluster are unlikely to make the leap, as both may be too expensive for the Sandero's notoriously low price-point.
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