High efficiency for the minimum cost

DACIA has announced that its new high-efficiency turbocharged petrol engine models will cost from just under £14,400, making them about the least expensive small SUVs on the market.

The order book opens today, with first deliveries due from the beginning of March.

Available with a choice of power outputs of 130bhp and 150bhp, to reduce particle emissions, the new petrol engines now integrate a gasoline particulate filter. This new generation of petrol engine offers better performance than the outgoing TCe engines with an increase of horsepower for the TCe 130 variant and a very significant 25bhp for the TCe 150, with the new TCe 150 engine being the most powerful engine ever on a Dacia.

The TCe 130 has a CO2 output of 137g/km and achieves economy of 47mpg. The engine generates 240Nm of torque at 1,600 rpm, while the TCe 150 has 250Nm of torque at 1,700 rpm with CO2 emissions of 137g/km and achieves 47mpg economy. The TCe 130 engine is available with a six-speed manual transmission in two-wheel drive across two high-spec trim levels of Comfort and Prestige. Priced from £14,395 in Comfort trim, it features 16in alloy wheels, rear parking camera and sensors, electric front and rear windows and MediaNav 7in touchscreen multimedia system, with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. In Prestige specification, the TCe

130 costs from £15,695 and adds more equipment with new-style

17in diamond-cut alloy wheels, multi-view camera, blind spot warning, climate control and keyless entry.

The TCe 150 variant, also offered with a sixspeed manual gearbox, is only available in top-ofthe-range Prestige specification, priced from £16,295.

Both TCe 130 and TCe 150 will be available in 4x4 drivetrains from next summer. The new Duster range is also currently available with a SCe 115bhp petrol engine, priced from £9,995, and Blue dCi 115 diesel engine priced from £13,695.