Updates for Dacia
BRITAIN’S most affordable new car range is receiving an overhaul for 2021, with Dacia updating the Sandero, Sandero Stepway and Logan. The Romanian firm is introducing the third generation of each model, with ‘increased style, equipment and versatility while retaining the fundamentals of simplicity and reliability’.
The Sandero, which is best known for being the cheapest new car on sale today, gets a number of design tweaks, including a more sloping windscreen, a lower roofline, wider track and flush-mounted wheels.
The Sandero Stepway is the crossover-version of the popular hatchback, offering a more robust appearance. The 2021 versions get a new domed bonnet, a chrome Stepway logo under the grille, and curved fenders. Meanwhile, the new Logan gets a more flowing roofline that gives a slightly longer appearance and smaller side windows. Each of these cars also receives Dacia’s new Y-shaped light signature, which makes the third generation model stand out from earlier models. A strip between the lights helps to give the cars a wider appearance.
Details about the specifications or technical changes have not yet been announced, but the full car reveal is scheduled for September 29. Dacia will be keen to keep its place as the most affordable car brand, but it’s likely this update will increase costs somewhat.
VOLKSWAGEN ANNOUNCES PRICES AND SPECS FOR NEW ARTEON
VOLKSWAGEN’S updated Arteon has gone on sale with prices starting from £35,435. The model, which is available in either fastback or Shooting Brake layouts, is available in a select range of specifications.
First introduced in 2017, the Arteon has only been available as a fastback up until now, with the introduction of a Shooting Brake giving buyers a more practical option in the range. Prices for the Shooting Brake start from £37,640.
From launch, SE Nav, Elegance and R-Line trims will be available. That initial trim level brings Volkswagen’s digital cockpit system, climate control, front and rear parking sensors and an eight-inch navigation system too. Shooting Brake versions get keyless entry too. Move up to Elegance and you’ll find larger 18-inch alloy wheels included in the car’s specification, as well as a rear-view camera and adaptive cruise control. Inside, Elegance cars benefit from a leather-wrapped steering wheel and heated seats, among other features. Finally, there’s the R-Line, which adds 19-inch alloy wheels, dual exhaust tips on either side of the redesigned rear bumper and a sunroof. Shooting Brake cars benefit from a larger panoramic sunroof, too. The choice between a 2.0-litre turbocharged diesel or a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol will be available initially, before being joined by a smaller 1.5-litre petrol, a plug-in hybrid and a performance-orientated R version.