Dacia’s budget EV will come with a new look and upgraded technology for its launch.
We’ve been made to wait, but Dacia has confirmed an updated version of the all-electric Spring supermini will be revealed on 21 February, and a new teaser image hints at the car’s revised design details for 2024.
The Spring has been offered in Europe since 2021, and we’ve already driven it in European specification. Dacia has plans to be available after 2025 in Australia but on Renault showrooms, tits parent company.
The car teased on Dacia social media’s accounts suggest it will indeed receive the ‘several significant improvements in design and equipment’ announced by the Romanian firm last year.
To tie in with Dacia’s new front-end design seen on the third-generation Duster, as well as the existing Sandero and the Jogger, the updated Spring should get a sleeker headlight design that sits inline with the front grille. It’ll retain its upright, crossover-like proportions however.
We may also see interior technology borrowed from the latest Duster too, possibly in the shape of a 10-inch touchscreen replacing the seven-inch screen found in the existing Spring. Expect connectivity to improve, too.
The outgoing Spring is a 3.7 metre-long electric vehicle that mixes a modest power output of just 44 kW and a relatively small 27.4 kWh battery. But it also weighs less than one tonne, helping to deliver an official WLTP range of 230km between charges – more than the likes of the Honda e.
Luke Broad, Dacia Brand Director, said last year: “We are thrilled that Dacia Spring will come in 2024. With over 120,000 customers already, buyers can look forward to an EV that’s perfectly aligned to their mobility requirements and, importantly, is done the Dacia way.”