New Dacia Sandero to come with both hybrid and electric power
An all-new fourth-generation Sandero is coming in 2027, and Dacia’s boss has been discussing its powertrain options
The budget-focused Dacia Sandero will go all-electric in 2027 when the next-generation launches, but chief executive Denis Le Vot says it’ll be joined by an internal combustion-engined alternative.
“Will there be ICE on the next-gen? Of course, the answer is yes”, said Le Vot. “Beyond 2027, there will be an ICE, [but] they will most likely be completely hybrids.”
Le Vot also explained why the Sandero – currently the cheapest car on sale in the UK – will offer both EV and ICE options.
“There will be ICE solutions for different reasons,” he continued. “First, the market is not yet there to go only electric – especially at Dacia because we’re having a [Renault] group strategy. Also no-one knows what the regulation will be [referring to the potential 2035 ICE ban]. This car is also serving other markets that are not in the same constraints.”
Le Vot previously said at the 2024 Paris Motor Show: “Dacia is going to use the shelf of techno bricks of the Group to choose, at the last moment, the best solution,” referring to the range of powertrain technology it can select from within the Renault Group.
“Come back to me at Christmas 2025. We have a year, and anything can happen in terms of technology in a year.”
It’s not clear what platform the Sandero will use as Le Vot stated: “Using the word ‘platform’ is complicated… with Ampere which is making the electric car for the group, Dacia will get the components and re-use them again for our cars.”
It seems likely that the Sandero EV will at least share the AmpR Small architecture which currently is used by fellow supermini, the Renault 5. As for the petrol hybrid Sandero, we might see the same CMF-B platform used on the current Clio – which in the E-Tech models, supports full-hybrid technology.
When the all-electric Sandero does arrive it’ll be the third EV from Dacia, following on from the current Spring and its eventual replacement, the new ‘baby EV’ due in 2026.
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