Dacia is finalizing the details to carry out some important adjustments in the range of its popular utility. The Dacia Sandero will see its equipment and configuration options reduced. A measure that will not be accompanied by an adjustment in the sale price.
The commercial path of the third generation Dacia Sandero is relatively short. However, in these months in which the renewed Romanian utility has already settled in our dealerships we have witnessed how it has maintained a high volume of registrations. There is still interest in the Dacia. However, the Romanian manufacturer is not happy with the current proposal and that is why it will carry out important adjustments in the range.
Just a few weeks ago we echoed some very important information. Dacia is considering eliminating the cheaper version of the Sandero. The access trim level, called Access, is hardly in demand and that is why, if nothing prevents it, the brand will withdraw it from the market, which will have a significant effect on the starting price that can be advertised. But there are more changes planned. Some changes that directly affect the equipment.
Dacia prepares to reduce the standard equipment of the Sandero range
The standard equipment of the Sandero will be adjusted with the aim of removing various components and even finishing details from the range. Below we list the equipment that is about to disappear from the standard equipment:
- Rings to hold cargo in the trunk
- Smartphone holder (Essential and Comfort with Media Display or Media Nav excluding Sandero Stepway)
- USB connection (Access)
- Double dome light will be replaced by a single one (Comfort)
- USB connection for rear seats (Comfort, except models with electric parking brake)
- Passenger Bag Hook (Comfort excluding Sandero Stepway)
- Inscription “Media Control” on the board
In addition, vehicles equipped with manual air conditioning, the button dedicated to air recycling will be replaced by a lever.
Video test of the Dacia Sandero, one of the benchmarks in the cheap car market
A less detailed finish for the Dacia Sandero Stepway
As for the “crossoverized” variant, the Dacia Sandero Stepway, there will also be adjustments. You will lose certain aesthetic elements that have characterized it to date:
- Inscription “Stepway” on the upholstery
- Lettering “Stepway” on the roof bars
Regrettably, these adjustments will not be accompanied by a price reduction. Dacia managed to keep the sale price of the Sandero below the € 9,000 barrier. Quite an achievement if we take into account the great improvements that the model has undergone compared to the previous generation. However, internally, it will allow cost savings in terms of manufacturing. These changes will be effective in the Sandero and Sandero Stepway manufactured from mid-October 2021.