Enter the rumormill: Dacia to produce low-cost Smart competitor?
The smart fortwo, Toyota iQ and VW Up! are surely good ideas: they represent the just about the smallest cars possible for effortless city and suburban driving. However, if you follow their European prices, you'll know they are on the expensive side of the lists. These urban cruisers might soon be challenged from a cheaper, small alternative.
A Romanian site has published photos of what could be Dacia's city car. If this is so, the car would probably cost about half of those previously mentioned products. The platform could be related to or even the same as the rumored Renault model, although the image is based on the current Sandero. Nevertheless, the site mentions that it could host Reanult's new 0.9 liter TCe engine, which promises the same power output as a 1.4-liter powerplant.
[Source: Promotor]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ronEbear 9:53AM (6/11/2009)
You mean to tell me that they produce more than just the Sandero?
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RichXKU 11:55AM (6/11/2009)
Great News!
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John 1:46PM (6/11/2009)
Hey I am a Romanian and I follow your blog daily, but I thought that your articles have good real sources. This car is completely a "suggestion" by one user on a forum, it has nothing to do with Dacia, there is absolutely no plans or ideas about this car at Dacia. It's just like me drawing up a car and saying that GM will come out with this new car.
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Dan 2:46PM (6/11/2009)
I am a Romanian too and John is right. Promotor says it's just a "Photoshop concept". And a bad one, as a commenter suggests on Promotor - check out the rear second door (!) in the back, unerased...