Trying The Cheapest Car In Europe: The Dacia Sandero - Fifth Gear
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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
- At £6,000 the Dacia Sandero is Europe's cheapest car, so Jonny puts it through its paces.
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*James May wants to know your location.*
Lol
...aaaaaaaand he bought an Alpine A110.
Jonáš Lavička "Great news!"
“GREAT NEWS.....THE DACIA SANDERO HAS GOTTEN ON TO FIFTH GEAR”
Chernobyl nuclear reactor that's where he actually drove one of these then made it out.
48 MPG, "not massively fuel efficient".
As an American, this is more efficient than 98% of the cars here.
US and UK have different size 'gallons', it would get 39.9 miles to a US gallon.
Okay, so then it's better than 94% of them.
4thPlayerFilms savage
that's what i get with my 1.0 fiesta and its much quicker.
i get over 50mpg but not more that 64mpg on 1.9 golf tdi
James May: GREAT NEWS!
Jeremy Clarkson: What?
James May: THE DACIA SANDERO...
JC : bad news, james
JM :
JC : james, dacia sandero
Wot?
...IVE GOT A NEW PICTURE!
Anyways
The Dacia Sandero is not coming to the UK
"If you want air-conditioning...sorry, no."
All Dacias have a/c as a standard now. Say what you want about Dacias, but they are also cars that are needed. The people who buy these cars can't or won't spend more than 10k € on a car, and Dacia is offering them a new car for that price, with the most basic features available.
@han0509 In which country can you buy a "brand new" Polo for €10k? The cheapest configuration costs €13.6k and it's a 1.0L with 65 HP in the most basic trim level "Trendline". The Sandero is much more of a car.
nope the base model doesnt have aircon or a radio , but considering for the 900 quid over base , 7800£ you get radio, ac and central locks with remote, the base model which has no radio (or 250) isnt a good buy, its meant to get you to showroom so you spend a bit more, the base is meant to be too low to really buy
@han0509 polo new base price is 13345, the price of TWO dacias
@han0509 u get only 2 years of waranty with your VW and 5 years waranty with Dacia
I dont know if anybody is gona keep the car more than that
@han0509 here, you make money to buy a car 5-10 years old to keep it for 10-15 years. Who remembers 2007-2010, when almost all romanians tried to buy an
"James May intensifies"
AeroLeroy i am offended by the dashboard , dacia should check their dashboard privilege
Rakitha Peiriz they have none sorry
I prefer how James May say's Dacia.
Let's be honest it must be better then the Aygo's interior.
AeroLeroy great news
In romania a taxi drver made with his dacia 1 milion km
Made 1 Milion*
vorbesti serios?
Am gresit eu a facut 1 milion de km
chair nu stiam ca rezista asa mult dacia
Rezista daca ai grija de ea si putin noroc.
I have been riding a Dacia Sandero for 11 years and have never had any problems. Dacia is really the best value.
That's quite good.
As someone who carries around a lot of camera crap, I'd definitely get a Sandero. Who expects a fancy camera under the front seat of a Sandero?
@@jrshaul everyone after this comment
@@jrshaul I am a semi-professional (meaning it is not my main job) landscape photographer. I own a mk 2 Clio from 2007. And it is awesome:
1. It weights nothing, so you can get to places where most people can't.
2. It has an overbuilt chasis, after 14 years and 120 000km bushes and shocks are tight as new.
3. It is so cheap you don't care if you scratch it.
4. Nobody expects expensive stuff inside, literally left it with windows open overnight on a parking lot by mistake a few times, nobody cared, not a hair moved inside when I got to it in the morning.
Has been to the Alps with it, been offroad in places most wouldn't dare. You can abuse it, it does not care, you don't care, because if something brakes, you go to a scrapyard and buy the part for 10€ or just order new for 30€. It has old and simple engine, it does not care what you put in it, some people pour in a vegetable oil and it runs (metaphorically, off course). It has a small engine and no BS turbo, actually runs 40mpg, not like modern 1l engines with real consumption of 30mpg. Plus it has LPG kit, so it costs even less to run.
@@zeecaptainz 😂
James may's proud of you
1:38
"So who would actually buy a Dacia Sandero"
1. James May
2. Cap'n Slow
3. That british guy that did a car show with Amazon
I would buy a sandero
Dioo
Mr. Slowly as the Italians call him
4. The ex writer who got sacked by autocar magazine
The 1500 3 pot diesel weighs just 1200 kg and goes 0-60 mph in 4.9 seconds, you might end up eating your words.
150000+ kilometers in a non-base model Sandero, the only things we had to change were the oil, the tyres+wheels and the brakepads. It's not a luxury car by any means, but damn is it durable and reliable.
I had a used one that i bought when i was 17 in france for 3650 £ in an auction and i drove it 5 days a week for 3 years and sold it for 4300 £ it had AC and some other featurs and best of all it stil got me laid
:D
"Got me laid"? You had sex with car? I no understand.
@@afisemenaborevlaka48 You pick girls by telling them you have a car
@@roger5555ful Thank you. Dacia best car for girls in France.
@@fatisdead7150 As we all know, guys with good cars always get alot of sex, right! right?
5:05 This guy says "my heart" and points at kidneys.
More like pancreas.
Nah. That's a sweater.
@@StrikeFromTheSkies spleen indeed.
You know your so sexy
@@georgepeg6167 *you're
I tested my Sandero from Ireland to Romania, and back, that was around 6500km ....the car was fully loaded with everything... 0.9 litre engine.... 1 full tank of petrol, around 900km range at 100-110 km/h ... it is a really reliable car...very effiency with low cost of maintenance....I drive it every day and I am very happy with it....of course, is a cheap car so dont ask for high luxury comfort or something like this....is has nav, cruise control, electric windows, AC, parking sensors...what can you ask for more in this price ??
Nothing , the car is perfect
At least 120 hp
@@j0ris876 there is the 1.6 16v engine with 110hp stock... If you soft it, you might get your wish
@@j0ris876 and trust me =))) for a car that weights ~1 tone it's a lot
Just try Lada!
Dacia needs to make a James May edition with a stripy jumper style pattern on the seats.And Good News badge on the back..
Ha! Yeah, and the first one get's sent to JM himself.
Search Dacia Sandero stepway 2
Good news
@@zamfirdavid13 I did and it's just a mute fly around
And radiation coated exterior
Exactly, cheap doesn't mean nasty. Tell a badge snob who drives the 15 year old audi just for the name
Tim Guttesen 15 year old audi’s have comfort, cruise control, electric windows, automatic headlights, and still drive well.
@@nurousek123 well, sure. But the maintenance costs will be a nightmare. The Sandero is the intelligent option, don't pretend it's so simple.
@@nurousek123 well I don't have automatic headlights, not that I need them, but I have the rest of everything you mention. And for a fraction of the cost. The badge, I'm afraid, has become an overblown excuse to rip off people. OK Audi are quality, but quality can be found elsewhere, it just depends how much you want a status symbol. Same principle can be applied to most things. Many people who have money, shop in Aldi and Lidl. And why? Because they know pretty much that the food is extremely similar to more expensive supermarkets, but cheaper. They use their brains, that's how they keep their money
@@SamanthaGuttesen I would still rather buy an better but old car cheaper than the Dacia instead of it. It can probably survive for as long, it's cheaper, nicer to drive, looks better and is bigger
@@user-wq9mw2xz3j facts. With 6 grand you can get a better used car.
1:36 "so who exactly would buy a Sandero?"
My mom would, it's comfortable and cheap, it's a good car
James May would
My dad and my mom buy 2008 both I mean is fantastic
We need a brand like this in Australia. Bare bones, reliable motoring
Thought U had a car called olden?
Reliable...? Its literally the least reliable vehicle in all inspection listings..
@Broly The Legend well, the issues are not really in the engines but the other parts, brakes, suspension, paint issues, ball joints etc. So not really that expensive stuff but still they have the highest procentage of failure in yearly inspection. Engines and transmission otherwise are okay i guess. Thats what it is when they use cheap parts. Ofc you can change way better quality parts that last, thats what some people do.
@@xcake2652 The vz alloytec wasn't that bad. Sure it had many problems, but if its serviced regularly and driven properly it can last a while.
@@Berzertles What is that? I only know dacia duster, sandero etc.
For me As a dual-student with a low income it's the perfect car. It does what it should do. Drive from a to b.
keiner außerhalb des deutschsprachigen Raumes weiß was ein dual Student ist :D
niclas00 was ist das kann man das essen?
niclas00 was zu Hölle ist das
A to B but you look like a bitch on sandero , better buy an old vintage German car dude. You live there just use the advantage
@@RiverRaid2 esti roman?
This car is more complete than the cheapest cars in Brazil. Here in Brazil the basic cars do not have basic items like electric windows. They cost a fortune to have engine, four wheels and nothing else.
Brazilian Turntable this also does not have electric windows.
Same in Mexico, also we share some of your products, like VW Gol, but I wish we can share Honda WRV, but you are right, cars in Latin America are bad
Hahaha so you haven't heard of Argentinian car market
I guess in brazil your have other problmes than worryng about the luck of Automatition in the Windows
@@digitusinvulnere4826 bruh try Turkish market.
puts 277% tax on cars with engine size above 2000cc like a boss causing a car like G63 reach the price range of $545k
Good News!
Fifth Gear is doing a segment on Dacia Sandero.
Top Gear: Great! Now, the new Ferrari...
Anyway, the new Lamborghini has been released
1:36 So who exactly would buy a Sandero? Answer James May.
*Good news, James May bought a Dacia Sandero!*
This is the basic version and thats why there is no AC. Anyway my father got a Sandero in 2008 and he is still driving it. It does the job around the city and some close trips. 300k mileage and it still runs fine. I also know a guy with 2007 logan who is perfectly happy with it and he could own a much more expensive car. For people who dont care this is the perfect choice. Just dont get the basic version.
I'm romanian
Good to hear that
:)
I gotta admit, its not that ugly, i kinda like it
Much better then cheap cars of the past such as Proton and Perodua
Yeah
Bring these cars to the United States. They'd sell quickly. It's hard to find a decent used car with under 100,000 miles for less than $5,000USD!!!!!
100,000 miles is so much on a car here in the UK, you’d have to sell it at such a low price or just sell it for scrap, i brought my Vauxhall Corsa E (2015) for about £7,000 and it had 41,000 miles which is considered a lot
@@rxss6154 wow I never knew. My 06 Honda civic has 215k miles.
Dustin Bud that would be unsellable here 😂 most cars sold on a forecourt are around 15,000-30,000 miles anything above 50,000 is a lot of miles on a car
@@rxss6154 In finland anything under 100k is basically considered brand new.
@@rxss6154 That's because they have the steering wheel on the right side.If it would be on the left side you could've sell it to romanians ( or any other east european citizens) pretty close to it's initial price.
0:31 "this is 1000 km roadtrip, 1 month of motoring in just 2 days"
Me driving 50000/year: *laughs*
in Turkey we use this cars diesel versions as a taxi.. most of them has more tan 200k miles on the clock and most of them has never get problem form engine or drive train.. also most of them got crashed more than once.. so sandero gives the exam in turkey
yeah and old mercs drive as taxis for 30 years and get over 1 milion kms, the dacia will never do 1 milion so effortlessly
the old merc can drive for 30 years and milion kilometers, but with rusty or non-existent floor, broken central lock, slow and with lame mileage
rudkacka there is an taxi driver who reached 1 million km with the older and cheaper version, Dacia Logan.
facts right there
omfg why are you romanians so butthurt, do you really want to compare a fucking dacia (pos french design made in a fucking undeveloped shithole the Romania is) with a merc? the dacias rust year after they are made not after 30 like the merc does, broken central lock? you are happy to have a central lock in dacia, saying the merc is slow? so is the dacia, low mileage? there is no way the petrol dacia will have better mileage than the diesel mercs that are used as taxis
Ok, take it as this. There, in Romania, my parents work 8 hours a day, 3 shift, in miserably conditions, and they get a wage of about 300$ a month. A child gets about 17$ a month to get food and school stuff (books, pencils, etc), so we are a poor country. On our roads, you switch lanes to evade a hole, and hit 2 others (And they are about 5-15 cm deep). You can't go 100 meters without getting shaked like a milkshake. In this case, you con't drive any car more expensive than that, because you would go to the repair shop every week, and pay a fortune to fix your car.
In Germany, people have about ~1500-2500€ per month to life and it is not enough because living is so expensive. A flat costs between 600-1300€ a month... Car taxes and insurance are about ~150€ per month etc.
People in Germany get more poor every year, per person they are poorer than greeks :(
But in Romania everything seems even to be quite a bit sadder :/
@@iGAGGA25 that s false. I m a romanian too and the living conditions are not that bad now. Dacia is perfect for Romania because of the Chads that scratch the paint of the car. The best Dacia is the Dacia Logan.
You are in EU should be better
@@zanthony1286 that is the minimal wage. And the minimal wage is 400 dollars. He just want to talk sht about his own country because of the media propaganda
boohoo, how about 100$ per month on average and no allocation for kids, and a country without any roads, without any hospital outside the capital and without industry like Moldova? Don't bad talk your country because you actually live way much better.
It is a good car, my dad used to have a Dacia 1310 , it lasted for 30 years and has helped our family a lot. I think Dacia is the most under appreciated brand in Europe with a great price/quality balance.
I didn't know that Dacia is so popular out of Romania. Im shocked
In Finland they are really popular....
Best-selling car in Spain in 2020 is... yes, the Dacia Sandero.
*cue James May happy noises*
In România are the most popular car.
The Sandero is basically the Nokia 1100 of cars. Just like the Sandero, it too was designed to be basic and affordable.
Josh Bacon and the car In you're profile pic is the opposite of it
brickwall made of lego It probably is. Tesla Model S/X's are a bit like iPhones: they are powerful, fast, and they both have big screens.
And no headphone jacks??
Josh Bacon at least James May approves
but with a shitty, shitty, battery life...
Good news!!!
Dacia Sandero is the cheapest car in Europe!
anyway...
It's good value for money, no question about that, but I'm just mentioning the joke from Top Gear haha
Jeremy Clarkson : Moving On...
martinovici ion 12 From Figureight right? :)
Emir HD read that in Clarksons voice too haha
@Emir No it's not. Cheapest model in my country, the Netherlands, is €11680.
When it comes down to it what more do you ACTUALLY need.
4 Wheels, 4/5 seats, a heater, and a basic fairly economic reliable engine.
here in Tunisia we use it for TAXI .
well it takes you from point A to point B safely means it's a good car .
0-60 in 14sec or 1min i have all the time as student hahahaha
بالجودة
Or you can buy 6000 cheesburgers from McDonalds.. your choice
DoomDriver32 Or 5 cheesehurgers and a Dacia Sandero:D
LOL! You guys made my morning. XD
Deer Lord fuck your morning
Or you can go to Russia and buy 9000 cheesburgers from McDonalds
ill take the burgers lasts longer
You are not fair guys ! Usually, you show almost a full-option car and now you present the cheapest version of Sandero. This is a good car especially for Romanians and it's also sold in other top countries like Germany. The new Sandero has automatic gearbox, front daylights with LED and many other 'essential' options in stock; and yes, it is cheap, but you get the maximum quality of the product for this amount of money. What's more, Dacia isn't a car designed for high-performance or luxury, but it is a very economical car and very easy to maintain. The traditional slogan for the car is "Dacia, it transforms drivers into engineers from 1966". I hope you got the point :) Have a nice day!
I wish they'd sell these here in the states! I'd probably buy one for a first car. XP
I think that you miss the point - They are testing absolutely the cheapest car you can buy.
Mr14Anonim if you go for the optional extras then you arent actually going for the cheapest car. this is seeing what the cheapest cheapest car can get you with none of the optional extras
well, the car is highly underpowered...as a Romanian, i was surprised how weak was when my Godfather took us for a spin with it...then he went to park it in his garage, which is up on a steep hill for some reason...in reverse, you had to accelerate quite a lot to get it moving, but you had to take breaks to keep it accurate...If they only tried to re-model the Dacia 1300....now that was a car...the Kalashnikov of cars...imagine a 1300 or 1410 lowrider, finely tuned, not excessively...candy paint and all that...
The German Dacia slogan is: "Das Statussymbol für alle die kein Statussymbol brauchen" wich translates to "The status symbol for everyone that doesn't need a status symbol"
My dad has one since 2010, it is a good car, it has almost 300k riden kilometers, and almost never in mechanic, I wud recommend this car for daily drive
That's quite impressive.
@@jrshaul it is good engine from d4f renault 1.2cc 16v
Same like my sandero but my is from 2008 and only the radiator was change =₩
My uncle has a 2008 dacia logan with 180k riden kilometers and he visits the mechanic everyday with a new problem
Great news!
The Dacia Sandero is actually not that bad!
especially if you have kidney stones
My mom had one of these. And it definitely had air-conditioning.
@Gavin Crump hell, you can still buy one without a radio!
@@SoulTouchMusic93 2019 ones have a/c and multemedia system installed in standart packages
@@ozanayan698 took them long enough to get there!
@@ozanayan698 those aren't the entry models, the entry model doesn't come with radio, nor A/C, the model that comes with radio and A/C costs 1.200 EUR more than the entry model.
@ standart new ones are sold with ac and multimedia in turkey
GOOD NEWS! Its the Dacia Sandero
GREAT
Moving on
I remember when i was 5 there was a old dude that would always monitor his dacia logan at all times. He even had a camera hooked up to his apartament window looking at it.
_Is it just me or does it look like a polar bear?_
Ahahahah 😂
We use Dacia Logan in Romania for Taxi and police. Pretty god damn slow car for police.
Hahaha. The Chinese cops are using some creepy Chinese made VW Santana that was basically from the 70s and early 80s. Hahaha. In communist countries you don't go on high speed car chase to arrest people, you go to people's homes in the dead of the night to arrest them.
Then u got no problem running.
@@shenghan9385 *Excecute them, arresting is an inconvenient extra step.
capitalist countries are so much better i guess
@Geo Gaming Passat-urile alea V6 TDI erau bune (B5.5) sau chiar si Vento-urile, pe care sunt sigur ca nu au dat 80.000 de euro ca atunci cand au luat MCV-urile alea de patrule si radar
48 mpg "Not massively fuel efficient"
probably british gallons = 1,2 us gallons which makes it 40 american mpg. (17 km/l)
Still neat, but not massively efficient indeed
It's a fair comment for it's class, price and where it's sold. IT's actually a little higher now (the car in the clip is more than 5 years old going by its rego), at 54.5MPG (45mpg US). But you know the UP!/CitiGo/Mii... is there an Audi badged one yet? start from only a thousand pounds more (depending on what badge you want on the front, and that'll get you 68.9 MPG (57mpg US).
koenigscat 40 miles to the US gallon is still better than most cars they sell in the US and Canada.
still, a fuel efficient car involves newer technology thus more expensive. Dacia is not best at fuel either its just basic. So you would expect it to be not as fuel efficient as newer car models, wouldn't you ?
The 1.2 16valve engine fitted to this car dates from the late 90s so back in its day 48mpg was pretty decent. The Sandero has since had a facelift (I have a facelifted one) the base spec now comes with a Nissan derived 1litre 3 cylinder unit. Cool fact the 900cc turbo engine fitted to my sandero was co developed by The Mercedes and Renualt F1 teams and features such things as graphite piston skirts and bore spray technology. Both new engines are very efficient too the 1 litre manages 54mpg and the 900cc turbo I have had 60-65mpg out of it.
proud to be romanian. this car consumes very low fuel, reach a decent speed and power and there are known for 1.000.000 km you can do with this car . Dacia (for those who don t know) was the ancient name of romania.
I thought it was French because it was related with Renault
@@gradlon3946 Dacia is owned by Renault. Like many german brands and Lambo being owned by Volkswagen
this actual model can do 1000000km or older model ?
the engine is 100% french
@@gradlon3946 you can call Dacia a french car as much as u can call a Lambo a german car
I own a Renault Sandero, here in Brazil. An 1.0SCe petrol three cylinder. It's actually pretty good for urban use and short trips! It's solid, well made, honest, and you can buy one out of some rental company fleet for a fraction of what "cheap" cars cost here in my country. A good option for daily driving, great powertrain, it only lacks of a better gearbox, but that's okay, you won't use it that much on highways or roads.
In Romania many there taxi cars.
I speak with the drivers and they told me they are reliable cars if you buy new.
vast majority of cars are good from new, it's how they are treated
Even in Croatia, LPG station-wagon Sanderos
In Portugal there are a lot of Dacia Taxis
Yes, but the interior absolutely sucks. I would only care about the stepway model. Just look at the sound controls on the steering column, first time I saw that I thought it's a home-made DIY addition - it's literally a SQUARE BOX with buttons glued next to the steering wheel. That shit is ridiculous and no way I'm gonna have that in a brand new car.
As an example, Chevrolet Spark might be even cheaper and the interior and dashboard design is alien technology compared to the lousy Dacia.
truth be told, this is renault's patent, and i can attest it is much more ergonomic thank on-wheel buttons, more intuitive and makes you spend less time with eyes off the road.
A car like this here in Brazil is considered well above average, and a new one costs up to US$15000 or BRL$50000 (53x minimum wage). Such a shame...
RUMD3X i think its the full model
Alterate Awful :)))))))))))))
I don't get it, why does that country have such insane import taxes....when it doesn't even produce cars, phones or technology locally.
@@KRaikkonenSF No technology? Is this a joke? The make air planes!
@@ukharry02 It's one of the few things they make, and even then, they import all the same. they don't make make types and are only present on a smaller market.
Fifth Gear: We are *not* going to mention top gear or James May. Understood?
The Comments: THaTs tHE dAysSSSsseEEeuh SAnDero
We bought one in the U.K 5 years ago, the 1.5 dci version. It’s absolutely fine, no problems in 60k miles and ludicrously good on diesel, it will reach the 70s mpg and pulls very well. People for whom the badge means more than anything don’t like them because the dashboard is “a bit cheap looking, hard and scratchy”.
60k miles in 5 years? That car is good as new with that number.
I reached 150k km in 1.5 years
It doesn’t look good as new any more, it’s a work vehicle used in lots of city driving, but it’s good to know they last
Well the engines are reliable and u wont have any problems in the next 4-5 years
@@owenlewis8006 The car may be cheap but it's definitely crap. The only reason it sells well is because of people in developing countries.
"GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!"
Wot?
@ It's the Dacia Sandero!
@@Randommmmm204 Anyway...
@@robotko_ruslanyou ruined it
@@robotko_ruslan its
Oh no!
Anyway....
im a romanian with US citizenship. i grew up in my grandparents dacia 1310...this brand of car sells itself short. they last forever and take a beating doing it on dirt roads and romanian roads that are paved but really still feel like dirt roads. i feel the brand could offer something better to the European market in terms of creature comforts...sort of how Hyundai does to US markets. itll never be a contender to a VW or even audi...but it could match their quality for a cheaper price perhaps. either way...this car as shown here is ideal if you need bare bones transportation which i know many countries do...and i could see this having a pretty successful market in african countries as well. on US roads it wont survive...that would be its truest test...not some trip to a french resort. put it on a NY to LA trip and see how it does.
alextheromanian Daca vrei o Dacia mai "luxoasa" ai de ales intre Renault si Nissan, iar daca vrei rival pentru Audi ai Infiniti. Dacia este facuta pentru a fi ieftina, a nu se dezmembra si a te duce de la A la B, iar la asta are mare succes. Se vinde ca painea calda peste tot.
alextheromanian dude come on.... The dacia 1310 was so shit they it rained inside it.
Tiberiu Marian sau daca vrei rival pt orice dacie/renault/audi/vw/Mercedes...iti ei toyota/Lexus....cea mai fiabila de departe si performanta, motoarele si transmisia hibride is blindate, iar lexus e dotat calumea.
You`re an idiot, it don`t matter in which country you live ! Idiocy is universal.
alextheromanian Match Audi quality? Never in a gazillion years!
Sir, have my upvote and subscription for this review!
Keep up the good work :)
I have this car it’s 8 years old and I’ve only just had to change the original battery, I bought it as a panic buy after my focus took its last breath but I honestly wouldn’t change it for the world it’s awesome
In South Africa this car is sold as a Renault Sandero. In South America too for that matter.
Sold as datsun go in asia
Yup, that's because the Dacia brand is unknown outside of Europe.
Só nos paises fudidos
@@r.giovannosdn Datsun is different
Yeah... And here in ZA... It's about 12000 dollars 🙄
Recently in Brazil Renault launched a Sandero RS. It's pretty cheap in comparisson to others "hot hatches" (in direct conversion its around 12k~13k pounds)
What engine is in that model?
it's a 2 liter petrol, 145 hp
Mike it uses the a slightly modified version of the 2.0 used in the Clio Williams and the Mk1 and Mk2 Laguna back in the 90s
RafaGmod JAMES MAY APPROVES!!!
Like Suhov said, it's a F4R engine: 2.0 16v.
95% of the car in brazil are flex fuel (runs on petrol and ethanol) due to taxes discounts, so on ethanol it brings 150hp!
They changed the suspension (dampers, antiroll bars and made a structural reiforcement), brakes, have a slightly better cooling system and a very agressive 6 gears transmission.
love it!
please more tests like this!
👍
I am from Romania and I'm so happy that we have a brand that everybody knows. Even if i wouldn't buy one myself.
The Dacia Sandero is the type of car where you're forced to make a decision: Buying a bare-bones new car for little money or buying a better equiped but older and used car for the same money. And you can get decent cars with proper features and not too many kilometers easily for under 10.000 Euros.
I'd buy this as the first car for my children (if I had any): Safe, reliable, no distracting gimmicks, not very expensive and certainly not capable of 200 km/h or 0-100 in three seconds. Sure, they'd hate me for not buying them a Mini, but I'd be more comfortable knowing that they're driving a car that can take a dent or two, not lose half its worth in a year and not be used for racing on the Autobahn.
If you don't buy your kids a car capable of 200+kms, he or she would be so eager to drive crazily once they have the chance to do so while not having the necessary experience to control the machine. Just a thought. And I am sure you don't know much about speed and acceleration. 0 to 100 kms/h in 3 seconds is very difficult whilst going up to 200kms/h is very normal deal with most cars. Almost every car with 6 cylinders can go up to 200kms/h and many 4 cylinder ones can do that too without too much effort. So you are saying you will only get your kids some half ass car with less than 4 cylinders?
They hold their value surprisingly well. They only depreciate by about £1000 a year, compared to three times this for most other cars. I suppose if they depreciated by £3000 a year you might as well buy a one year old one for £3000!
Id honestly take this over a used mini so that I wouldn’t have to deal with i s s u e s
no audio jack is the biggest downfall. It can be as barebones as it likes but please give me an audiojack to listen to music or audiobooks
@@ElZilchoYo you can install your own radio
thank you sooo much for pronouncing the name right!!!
Alexandru Klipii foarte bine
Iskander K lol
1:36 "Who would want to drive one of these?"
Meanwhile James May: *talking about the Dacia Sandero*
Being born in Reims (or "Rim", like you said, haha!), I was glad to see that you stopped by to the now-closed Gueux circuit ;)
James May: *HEAVY BREATHING*
try dacia 1310
Clar
Nu stie sa o bage in mansalier xD
Mr.Razvan lol good luck driving that comunist scrap
Snopp Dogg The car is actually made after a French design, the Renault 12, so...
i actualy did driving school on one of them, the handling on backwards parallel parking is a pain, but on that "comunist scrap" you realy learn how to drive. and on anothe note todays cars will be considered the same like the old timers that are considered crap today. if you take care of them they will take care of you, for a long time
Mr.Razvan 😂😂😂
Good news! It's the Dacia Sandero.
Thanks James.
Bought myself an more expensive "off-road" variant with highly economic diesel engine. 7 years passed by and still going strong ;-)
the duster, 1.5L diesel?
@@suralexandrumarian6689 Sandero Stepway 1,5 DCi. And still going strong ;-)
more cars like this please.
Finally! A true and honest review of one of the cars from our romanian car brand.
Going to get my drivers license soon.
First thought about getting a Renault Twizy, but I don’t want to rent the battery for 50€ a month and buying the battery would cost 8000€+7.500€ for the Car itself.
The “New Dacia Sandero” which comes out in January next year has an AMAZING interior and exterior for the price. The motor isn’t bad either. The price?8000€ 2000€ more than the old Sandero, but it’s essentially an updated Sandero with today’s standards.
My mother owned one in 2009, with LPG fuel system, it's the most reliable car she ever owned.
I owned a 2015 Duster phase 2 on January (LPG too), it's also an excellent car.
What county?
Sanderos and Dusters used to be a huge hit in Russia. Not only they are branded as Renault, but before currency exchange ratio went down the shitter (again) a few years ago, they were extremely cheap, had a lot of different options and, at least for me, Duster looked kinda nice.
Still better than most american cars.
derbigpr500 nope
yep, Euro wins
yes. fucking look at what's cheap in america. this honestly looks decent.
Please show me the $7,800 American car that you're comparing it to.
What do you think of this compared to a Cadillac XTS?
Edit: specifically, the Cadillac XTS V-Sport Platinum Twin Turbo.
I don't remeber Fith Gear being this good!
I sat in one last year in an autoshow and decided that the sandero will be my next car (it fits me like a glove) - some time 2022, probably 2023 when my then-current car would have been 12 years old.
Well, that car just died on me (hydraulic problem, repair would have been 3 times its current value) and after swearing heartily I changed my budget around and was able to make room for a sandero. Just signed the leasing contract, in 1 to 2 weeks it'll be mine. As time is pressing - I need a car - I had to take what they had, which is the upper luxury version (Celebration TCe 90) for 14500 Swiss Franks instead of 10000 - but still, here in Switzerland that's a laughably low price for a car with airbags all around, satnav, rear driving camera, parking aid, A/C, emergency breaking aid (whatever that's exactly called in English) and some other alphabet stuff. And all-year tires.
Thank you, Dacia! :-D
"Why have an A/C system when you can ditch it and save weight?"
-Dacia,Mioveni
i actually own a 2012 dacia sandero and its a very good car
Shahrokh any problem with transmission (flywheel or clutch)?
I have 2009 one. Payed 10.000 € to buy it, lots of km driven, not once I had to fix anything.
If that's a good car what the hell is a bad car?! 😂
@@Aarontlondon FIATs
@@Aarontlondon you're weird
The latest version comes with renewed optics, a 3-cylinder turbo 75 HP engine that has better gas mileage, and painted bumpers. The two main reasons for this car's bad mileage are its aerodynamics (lots of room under the car means more turbulences) and a rather short 3rd gear - which allows it to make the most out of its 6000rpm engine, at the cost of increased gas consumption but much more comfortable street/small road drives. You''re supposed to hit 100km/h in 12.5s with this car. Equivalent Clio with the same engine from the same year would actually be slightly slower due to added weight and longer gears.
This will sell like hot cakes, if Renault launch this little beauty in India and can give Renault a bigger footprint in Indian market.
my dad drove a dacia for a couple of years and really stepped on the throttle. Never had a problem. It's not great, it's just ok.
There's plenty of dacias like that which lasted for more than a million kilometers.
This is a massively entertaining review in a world full of run of the mill super cars.
One Mississippi, two Mississippi, ...
I wish we had this in the USA
That's called a Nissan Micra
@@EdPMur but the micra is more expensive
You can import one from brazil, the only problem is they aren't Dacias, but Renaults
@@EdPMur the nissan micra is smaller than a dacia sandero, the sandero is even slightly taller than an renault clio inside
@@thytor756 It has to be 25 years old to import to the US. This would NEVER meet US safety and possibly emissions standards.
Brasillians buy these in the millions and they're called Renaults. Pitty us!!!
Well, Dacia is owned by Renault, so it does make sense... somewhat
What would you buy: a pretty used car without being able to identify hidden engine/transmission problems or a new cheap car?
Used car.
Used. Definitely used. I know when something's fishy. I'm 5 for 5 so far. All my cars have been 2nd hand and neither of them had any major problems. My last one, a 2009 1.4l Kia Cee'd had a bit of rust on the breaks because it sat for a while so you could feel a bit of a trepidation but some sandpaper fixed it quickly. Also, the clutch was making a weird squeaky noise so we decided to replace it. All in, with the clutch, filters, oil, registration, insurance etc we spent 3000 euros. And believe me when I say it's SO much better than a basic new Dacia. I could've bought a newer model but cars above 2010 are generally not nearly as reliable as older one. They're made to break. I would honestly prefer my Kia over a fully loaded Dacia just because they don't feel right. They just feel weird to drive. And they're built cheaply, I've got more metal in my PC than Dacias have in their body. And most of the engines are really forced. I mean almost 100 HP out of a 0.9l engine? That can't be reliable. Their only actually good and reliable engine is the 1.5 dci. At least the one on the 2010 models, I don't know about the newer ones. They drive the same, but I don't know if they're as reliable. By the way, this is coming from someone who learned to drive on Dacias. I've driven all kinds. They're everywhere. I still don't like any of them. I'm a car guy who can't afford sports cars so I put reliability first, then performance and then comfort. The the Kia delivers on all of them. Really reliable, performs great, it's relatively quick and it's surprisingly good through the corners, it was great going up and down the Transfăgărășan and it's fully loaded so comfort is good too. All for 3000 euros and a couple of scratches on the body because... It was driven by a woman. She literally had a paint marker in the armrest... It's still there...
Jonny is my favourite presenter for cars right now!
I actually like this car... Once it's reliable and driveable I'd seriously consider buying one
I got one for 5,994 so Haha
Big Head Mafia Savage
Poor man, now you have to live with a Sandero.
Daaaaamn
Why tf would you want one of these?
Bean Films true it's shit
Good Company car really
I've seen a fast food shop with 3 of them parked up front with shop logos on it. It's better than paying 2k a car for 2nd hand cars and spending 1000's repairing them.
X Blocky Most companies go for German vehicles as company cars, they get all sorts of deals.
X Blocky thank you! Dacia is a romanian brand and im romanian... im proud
My mum has a 2018 bmw 116 company car and if she had this she would just buy a car herself
Yeah because driving 100 thousands plus miles up and down the motorway in this Dacia screams a great company car lol
Yeah, in 2017, you had the basic model of Dacia Sandero, without AC and other stuff. But since then, they improved a lot all the cars made by DACIA in Romania (Logan, Sandero, Duster, etc.), so they had various options and utilities (Stepway, LPG, AC, automatic/ robotic gearbox, MediaNav, Bluetooth/Phone integrated, off-road SUV for Duster, etc.), including facelift (they look like the german cars). I bought last month a new 2020 Dacia Logan car (the cheapest and most accessible car from Dacia) with £6,000 and I was quite impressed that it has all those stuff, including the general facelift and by its performances (low fuel consumption, low taxes and insurances, 10 years warranty, etc). And they announced that in 2021 they will release a new and better facelift for all the cars and Dacia Spring - the cheapest electric car in Europe (price above 14- 15000 euros). So, we have to wait and to expect them to surprise us. ;)
Favorite car of auto instructor. Easy to repair, don't cosume a lot and looks decent. Also existing Stepway version, which more is a something between SUV and a hatchbag.
Its funny how they talk about low quality of standards of other countries when in their cuntry itself, UK, they build the worst reliable cars ever, starting with LandRover...
There is a certain charm to cheap basic equipment specially vehicles, look at modern Lada offerings, they are really cheap but they got character, yes the interior is plastic but its the kind of good plastic, its thick and its just designed to be robust.
Sandero is a lot like a Lada except it meets European emission requirements.
In Brazil, the Sanderos are selled with a renault logo, and they're considered (in some versions) a car to the medium class people. The renault version have more details like a painted front bumper and better wheels and other stuffs, but in more cheaps versions you can see some Dacia things.
Bought me a second hand 2015 diesel version (much higher spec). First trip was from Kilmarnock home up the A9 .... Absolutely superb, comfortable to drive and sipped fuel better than the insignia it replaced .
48 mpg is quite efficient for petrol cars. I have the 2014 1.2 litre and I’m getting 54 mpg. The diesel version gets 78 mpg. The Sandero is a great car to drive, wouldn’t fault it in any way.
Serious people cannot hate a car like Dacia , not every vehicle must cost as much as a house .
I bought my first car a year ago. It’s a Peugeot 307 from 2004. I bought that one to learn how to drive and stuff. I’m planning to buy the Dacia in the near future. A newer version and the Ambiance got my attention. I love the designs of these cars. My girlfriend has a Dacia as well. It’s her dad’s car but they love it. And it lasts long without broken parts or anything. They got the car for over 10 years now and it was also €8000 at the time. I hear many good things about this brand so i’m actually wondered why there aren’t many people actually buying it. I feel scepticism. ;)
Not sure about the base model but the Sandero Stepway with all the extras is pretty decent for the money. Specially the Stepway of Live version with Automatic AC, Leather Seats, Alloy Wheels. The thing i most like is the Bi-Fuel engine, it can run Petrol and GPL.
Here in the states it's so hot and humid that I wouldn't be able to live with a car that didn't have A/C.
Same here in Australia - a/c is a must (45C temp in summer), no one buys even a used car without a/c here.
It has AC ! don't listen to this moron presenting Dacia ! Just take a look on their site ! www.dacia.co.uk/vehicles/sandero/price-and-spec/
Its also hot as fuck in europe in summer. Especially where the Dacias are sold the most, in eastern and southern europe. Just open the window and you are ok, I was on a roadtrip in summer without AC so I know how it is
teoiorg this test is solely about the basic version. And that does not have A/C.
This guy couldn’t be more negative chill it’s not a bmw
also doing a 0-62 in heavy snow and the MPG, lol wtf
I've got a 2014 Diesel one of these with 114k km on it. Thing gets 40+mpg no problem and will do 150kph at 2500rpm. Not "luxurious" but its got comfy enough seats, power windows, AC, the stock radio was bluetooth/usb and its just a great daily driver. I plan on having it another 3 or 4 years at least. I'll get another Dacia brand new when its time tbth... no reason I wouldn't.
Got mine in 2018, best car I ever had, had the mid range model. Getting the basic next.