Dacia Spring - The Cheapest EV (ENG) - Test Drive and Review
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- Dacia Spring is the cheapest new electric car. With government incentives in some markets this is the cheapest new car. Period. The Dacia Spring started off on the drawing board some 10 years ago, as the Renault Kwid designed for the Indian market. At the end of the last decade Kwid was the base for electric Renault City K-ZE for the Chinese market - a cooperation between the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance and the Chinese state giant Dongfeng. In China the car is also rebranded as the Venucia e30.
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↔ Dacia Spring dimensions:
✔ length: 3734 mm
✔ width: 1579 mm
✔ height: 1513 mm
✔ wheelbase: 2423 mm
✔ boot/trunk: 290/620 L
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💲 Dacia Spring price as tested: 22 500 euro
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Contents:
0:00 intro
0:15 what's up with this channel?
0:47 what is it?
1:20 Chinese carmakers in Europe
1:42 Euro NCAP results
2:18 what sort of car do you need?
3:30 market competition
4:20 boot size
5:22 back seats
5:40 cockpit
5:55 preconditioning
6:17 cockpit, cont'd
7:27 driving
8:33 0-100 kmh
9:21 driving, cont'd
10:00 visibility
10:17 headlights
10:27 available trims
11:48 conclusion - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
I owned more than 25 cars in the last 20 years (including 4 Lexus and 2 Acura) + I drove in average at least 10 different cars every year (some years even 30+) in the last 15 years. Now I have a Rav4 Plug-In (303 or 306 HP, not sure exactly, 0 to 100 in less than 5,5 seconds etc etc etc) + a Yaris Cross (116 HP, a reasonable dynamic car) + a Dacia Spring ...When I drive in the city, Spring is the most relaxing car out of the 25+ cars I owned + 150-200 rented cars I drove in my life. Period! Light, narrow, quiet, incredible easy to drive and to turn the steering wheel ...I don't care of scratches, I don't care of fuel cost, I don't care of heating up the water and waiting for the oil to reach the required pressure, I don't care of anything... it's a pure pleasure to own and drive this tiny car!!! Did I say the annual revision cost me 40 euros...?
Thank you for being a consumer friendly reviewer with actual useful advice and not doing silly things with sports cars or make fun of cheap cars like some others. Keep it up. Cheers from Sweden /Daniel
I appreciate that!
håller med dig daniel. detta kan vara en bil för mängden, letar alternativ till och från jobbet. tror denna bil kan vara den rätta. känns enkel och lagom. ingen jäkla 600000 bil
If driving a bike around town is safe, driving the spring is lot safer.
I'd happily take the loss in safety in exchange for a much cheaper cost, to be honest. If it's a city car, the worst accident that the car will ever see is a bump here and there. Also, it will always be safer than a scooter or any other equivalent city runabout.
Great video, by the way. I really like your reviews. Greetings from Portugal.
Actually the safety is not that bad. EuroNcap has drastically increased standards with useless driving aids and this one doesn't have any. You go back two years it might actually have a good rating.
@@mrniceguy6050 Exactly. I feel like driver assists are emphasized too heavily on EuroNCAP stuff.
@@mrniceguy6050 they're not useless if they improve the overall safety of occupants & pedestrians. e.g. a Dacia might rear end another car, or strike a pedestrian whereas automatic emergency braking might have stopped the car, or at least reduced the impact. That's why testing regimes take that sort of thing into account. But that isn't this car's only problem - it's crap in old-school collision tests too. Not really surprising given its Renault Kwid DNA.
@@drxym where did you see that the impact ratings were bad? What I saw they were very comparable to those of my 5 star vw golf. Actually the Spring has the same emergency braking as that one as well. I’m glad you find them useful, I never crashed once and never needed any aides to help me with that.
I'm not sure the new Euro Ncap system is fair. As you mentioned, the car scored 3 stars in passive protection and got 1 star because it has limited active safety. It would actually be interesting to see you review the new Ncap scoring system and evaluate what would do better: a new car that gets 1 star now vs a 10 year old car that got a high number of stars back then. This "lowest star" system just seems to me like it's favoring the full option models.
Euro NCAP changes the scoring system every few years. This might have got a pass back in 2015, but we're 7 years later.
I would like to hear your take on EuroNCAP, too. With all those "active safety" features, I thing that EuroNCAP testing lost its relevance. Car that will rip the steering wheel out of your hands, or brake on its own, is IMO less safe, not more. I certainly don't want that in my car.
As we're going towards autonomous driving some systems can feel overwhelming, especially if you change cars every 7-10 years. I know many of us like to drive in a spirited manner, which may not always be the right way to drive. If the safety system implementation is good, you should not feel it too much as long as you drive reasonably.
Driving new cars with all the most recent systems over the last 15 years or so, I feel I became a safer and less aggressive driver. But I had the privilege of getting to know those systems gradually for many years.
@@MarekDrivesENG
Autonomous driving is not a big problem for me. Manufacturers will be responsible for all crashes. Right now, I'm responsible, even if the crash was caused by "Active Safety" chicken brain computer. Actually, calling these systems chicken brain is quite offensive. Real chicken brain is several orders of magnitude more powerfull.
These systems are massively upredictable. Instead of just driving, I have to be always prepared to fight with it. If I don't switch them off, which is not always possible/easy. I often drive multiple different cars of different vintage in one day.
I thing your more sedate driving style has more to do with your age, I do the same.
The NCAP rating system changes over time to take into account new passenger / pedestrian safety systems as they become standard features in vehicles. So I don't think it's about "fairness", but the fact that this car is a crappy old platform and even with a modicum of stiffening & extra safety equipment is still very poor compared to its peers. Maybe 10 years ago it would have gotten a higher rating but it's not an excuse for Dacia / Renault putting out a car like this now. The Renault Zoe also gets a risible zero star NCAP rating and that vehicle doesn't even have the dangerous junk car DNA that the Spring has.
I need something with a longer range but if I needed a car just for the city, I would definitely get the Spring and enjoy the extra cash in my pocket
Finally an accurate and honest review. Thank you for providing useful information, not only the pros of a car. I saw more of your reviews and I like the way you present the cars. This is the reason I subscribed to your channel. I hope you stay this way for the years to come. Keep up the good work.
Thanks. I appreciate you understand my take on cars. When I watch reviews of anything (for example filming gear) I always look for what the reviewers don't like, rather than what they praise :)
I love it! Feels like a battery operated toy car :-) Last mile delivery people commuter. To take the kids with this to kindergarden and school is perfect tool.
In an internal combustion engine car you will not have heating within that some kilometers and will continuously kill the technic with lots of cold starts.
Passenger cell is stable in euroncap test, offers six airbags and it has emergency braking system. That is not bothering me if it got only one star due to missing lane keep assist and some other assistants in a city car. If someone judge this car based on only the euroncap stars that needs an update about the content of the stars in 2022.
The other point is where an update is needed the difference between the horsepower and torque. High horsepower is needed for high top speed which is not important in case of a city car. 125 Nm torque is equal to top torque of a 1.4 petrol suction engine but in case of this electric car that torque is available from zero speed so you feel that strong up to 50-60 km/h.
I disagree with your statement about ICE. It damages ICE to use them when they're not at proper temperature, and they also heat up quite quickly, _especially_ when being driven.
The big concern I have with this vehicle is that in the winter snow and ice could scrape the bottom of the vehicle, not only damaging it to fail, but possibly even start a fire, _destroying the entire vehicle._ And to get an after-market company to protect the underside properly will probably cost like 50% of the entire cost of the vehicle or something.
I think it would be a good vehicle for a place that doesn't get too cold (too cold being like -20), and which doesn't get too much snow fall and/or which has really excellent snow clearing/plowing.
@@MsHojat I wrote that cold starts kill the technic. In an electric car there is no cold start really. We have less and less snow covered days from year to year but I am also worrying about the bottom of the car (car body) so I am going to have a rust prevention coating treatment before winter (about 350 EURs) From battery point of view I think we should not worry because that must be a stainless steel covered one. Electric connectors and cables are standard orange high performance parts for electric cars so should not be bothered by salt spraying from wheels.
The biggest bang is cheap transport cost (electricity bill) 100 kms are cost about 0.8 EUR while our economical consumption ICE car has 16 times higher petrol cost!
But we have a solar panel system on the roof so practically we can charge the Spring at home for free.
We have got very nice range numbers since spring (not the car but season) With one full charge we have about 300 kms range in the city where we live. But I am aware that in the winter we will get less range and higher electricity consumption.
I like this channel, small and cozy!
Great review as usual precise and consize
I think it's good enough for those who just use the car for short trips to the shop and back.
who use other car. Not this shit.
congratulations for your new channel
Thanks a lot! It took a bit of help from TH-cam to move everything with the comments, etc., but we managed.
I do like this little car, I must say, basic but likeable -- great review Marek. Digging the new (sub) channel.
Much appreciated!
Ah yes, polski autogefühl, love it ❤️
Wow!! You really offer insightful advice on this vehicle 🎉👍 thank you
My pleasure!
Thanks for the review Marek, you gave much more information about real world use than did the boy racer at Fully Charged.
I had hoped that the Marek in English channel would show the car info screens in English. The only difference seems to be the inclusion of sponsor adverts which Americans might be used to but the English are not.
I hope you can live with the ads once in a while.
Very relatable perspective, even though I live in the deserts of North America! Economics dictates most people's decisions and this car will definitely sell
Very good critical and honest review. Congratulations.
Thank you very much!
Good, and I have no doubt, honest report ... one to steer well clear of though I don't think it's coming to the UK.
For a city car is a genius car.
Also possible in future to make a facelist with LED lights like in new Sandero and problem solved.
EV's in general don't have range for long trips,I don't like the idea to take rest where charging points are.
For example I drive from Constanta RO to Rotterdam NL in 2 days,2400 km.
I just saw your video with BMW I Ski trip.
Work's only for people who have lot of freetime.
I think driving over 1k km a day is a risky idea, but I understand sometimes you don't have 2 days to get somewhere. Assuming I'd have to do it, it seems if would have added no more than 90 minutes to the whole trip, as long as there was proper rapid charging along the way. So 500 km to drive out of Warsaw to the border, and then getting back is a problem. With good infrastructure, if we factor in normal breaks (toilet, food, rest), the 90 minutes could go down to 60. I just wasn't sure, how the car would perform, and what the infrastructure would be like in the more electrified part of Europe. Even BMW is very vague about its charging partners, so it's hard to plan anything not knowing the situation on the ground.
Today if I had to do a 1k km in a day road trip in an EV with 250-300 km real-life range across Western Europe, I wouldn't hesitate. It's doable, and it wouldn't take much longer, than my normal ICE car drive. I like to stop every 2 hours or so anyway, so that's exactly what I need to recharge.
On my second Dacia sanders, love them. Basic and reliably. Want this in the uk.
Same…. Two Sandero stepway household here. I’d gladly swap the 2014 one for a Spring…
In Bulgaria there are no EV subsidies and the Dacia Spring starts from 15600 euro - still a bargain and driving it feels like an overgrown toy car :)
I would not leave the city in one, though.
In Romania there is a 10.000€ ecobunus or max.50% and it starts at 8250€ !!!
Its 9600 euro now.
Random question: What if you uploaded the English version to the "main" channel as well and told people to transition to the English channel in the video?
I think a lot of people missed the original announcement video and it might help to upload English videos to both channels for just a month or two.
I will do another announcement. I don't want to start confusing people with bringing back the English reviews there. Also in new PL reviews there are cards directing to this channel.
@@MarekDrivesENG Just FYI on my frontpage I actually had youtube showing me the polish review even though I unsubscribed from that channel and subbed to this one for notifications. It seems youtube doesn't care.
@Gilotopia This is something I'm taking into account. The algorithm has to learn new habits. At least I managed to get the comments and views moved to the new channel, so I'm not starting from scratch. It will take time. I'm two weeks in.
It is ok for city everyday use ,I like it, maybe I will buy it
Just subscribed I hope you do car models which are available in UK, thanks.
I do cars, which may be available in the UK, but not the other way round. So for example we don't get MG around here.
Yay, I tought you stoped making english videos :)
No way :)
At 6ft the rear foot space is not good to be honest once i fit the drivers seat in my position (almost 90 degrees so its not a relaxed position). But as mentioned in the video, trunk space is fantastic. Not mentioned in the video that there is no adjustment for the steering wheel, no reach or rake. Even tho it has 1 star and Zoe has 0 in NCAP at least for the Spring price closes thing you can buy is a Citroen AMI which isn't categorized as a car but an electric shopping trolley, however that is even more unsafer.
Good Evening all the way from South Africa.
Was looking for your English reviews and then noticed the, Now have and English specific channel.
The Renault Kwid has been here from around 2016/2017 with a 1.0 Ltr engine that I can say has been used on numerous long distance drives by friends I know. Long distance for them is around 1500km.
The Dacia Spring on the other hand is slower. Boot capacity still looks on average bigger than most bigger cars in the same class. If the combined cycle of 230km could be reached while driving at a constant 80km/h, it should be a doable vehicle for me, as I rarely drive distances that goes above 210km, and wouldn't leave me totally stranded or in turtle mode. I would be annoying other road users to a degree, but the stretch of road that I do my longer distance on, max is 100km/h as it is on a dangerous stretch of road. But otherwise the freeway speed limit is 120km/h. I also rarely drive at 120, I drive between 80 and 100 most of the times and then irregularly 120 and slightly above.
So verdict from me:
Big enough boot capacity.
Range is enough for city driving and as a work only vehicle would work. I would need to charge once a week if I was still at the branch I was travelling to. 150km of the 230 to 270 leaves me with enough for the rest of the week.
Safety wise, it has more features than some of the cheaper vehicles on the South African market.
Size of vehicle, is bigger than some for passengers and luggage, which is probably why the South African market is loving the Renault Kwid.
Rapid chargers here aren't currently above 60kW/h, and you lucky if you don't get a 30kW one with DC capabilities.
If it comes, it should be cheaper than our EV's here according to the internet, cheapest to more expensive.
1. Mini Cooper SE
2. BMW i3 (BEV, REx, i3S BEV and REx)
3. Volvo XC40 P8 Recharge
4. BMW IX40/50
5. Audi E-Tron
6. Jaguar I-Pace
7. Porsche Taycan
So definitely in need of EV's to come here soon.
Hello Marek! Could you include details about the autonomous drive level on Dacia Spring? and maybe in future videos :) Thanks.
There is none.
Oh, cool, you have separate channel now. I was upset, when suddenly didn't find english versions on main channel.
Sorry about that! I made one announcement last week, but I probably need to make another few during the upcoming weeks.
Just for your record, a single star in Euro NCAP means atleast a 3 star in Global NCAP. I should say, Spring does a good job in terms of safety for a €11000 passenger vehicle.
Safety standards differ across regions, and develop over time. Back when Euro NCAP started, walking out alive of a crash was considered a decent result. I know the Spring is a city car, which should rarely exceed 50 km/h, but it is not alone on the road.
I want one now!
Hello. I have this car for a few days now. I'm wondering about parking on a hill. Is it safe to put in neutral (N) and use a parking brake, or is it better to put in drive (D) or reverse (R) and use a parking brake? I'm afraid the parking brake will loosen and the car will just roll downhill. Thanks for the answer.
Neutral and handbrake only. AFAIR you won't be able to shut the car off and remove the key in D or R.
Which, when I think of it now, is not ideal, because in the winter the parking brake line could freeze and get stuck. But it is, what it is.
Always N for park.
This is officially the slowest accelerating vehicle in the European Union with a 0-100kmh time of 19 seconds, but Marek did it in almost 22 seconds.
The default setup for an acceleration test calls for an extremely frail driver with just 75 kgs weight.
@Wojtek Jakóbczyk 1. FU 😂 2. I had my gear in the trunk, so that's easily another 25 kg :)
Meanwhile chinese 25000€ evs have like 195 hp and makes 0-100 in like 8 secs. Yeah sorry dacia cant have a 19 sec car, i would be such a bitch.
@Sakarias Karlsson I've driven a 40k euro Chinese EV, and OMFG was if crap!
@@MarekDrivesENG honestly id rather drive a 195 hp piece of crap than any 44 hp car, as long as it isnt literally falling apart. That is from personal experience. Well maybe not 44 hp but 90 is just not enough, 44 is.. not my car. I need 150 at least. Believe me, i become a total asshole when im in a really really slow car, not worth it. Maybe if it had 100 hp or so i could recommend it to a friend?
“Great News”
you should advertise this among expats in Poland., we definitely need this type of English speaking car experts channels.
The Dacia Spring was inspired by the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust
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A Chinese brand that was not talked about is MG. Can you purchase them in Poland?
No, MG means nothing in Poland. It's an English brand.
The length of commercial is too long and I think it should be only at the begining. The rewivew is good.
We chose the Spring on lease in preference to the MG4.
Would this thing be suitable to drive 30km to work and 30km back. On a motorway for most of the journey then into a city.
Bearing in mind I'm on a super tight budget I just want to get to work and back don't care about the bells and whistles
As long as you don't mind driving 80 km/h.
Please what is the base price? We don´t get nice prices in my country(EU) Where is P on the selector. We don´t use the handbrake in the north during the winters cause it freezes.. Simply..
The base price depends on the market. It's around 20k euro in Germany, but the next person commenting says in Bulgaria it starts at 15600.
This one you're going to have to use the handbrake, otherwise it will roll away.
@@MarekDrivesENG Thanks for the answers
Looks like an ideal pizza delivery car.
Totally!
It will be fantastic if Renault brings this to South Africa. We only have the Kwid in petrol, but all models here has A/C
This one has AC, though it affects the range.
First I thought, influenced by other testers, that it was a cool, little car.
Now I think, it is garbage.
Thats why I like your channel! You are dead honest!
I don't know what you expect to receive for 11 k ...lol 🤣. You are that kind of people who don't want to pay more but receve one range rover 🤣🤣. I have one and I pay 7.5 k € after all discounts and is great for city's !! I also have solar panels who cost me just 800€ from 5 k after government programs and looks how with just 8.3 k I drive for free for the next 10 y . It is what it is !
@@mariusdon3429First: I think you don't know what kind of guy I am, so at first I would - if I was you - just shut the f*ck up, before making any assumptions.
The car shows clearly what compromises have to be made with BEVs, as for less than the amount a Spring costs you can buy a car like the Sandero which is actually by far more capable.
Yeah, if you are some kind of an eco-idealist, the Spring is great, but if you are normal thinking person you will not buy for that amount such a car.
The concept of a cheap electric city car is good. However it needs to be a dedicated ground up build, with Euro Ncap standards applied. Sadly I feel that the days of the "cheap" car is no more in Europe, because of such standards. Apart from the safety aspect the car is perfect for its intended job.
Back in 2015 it would probably get 3-4 stars, like most Dacias in those days.
@@MarekDrivesENG Agreed. Even the Renault Zoe has been rated 0 stars in the latest Euro-Ncap ratings though.
@@MarekDrivesENG The last Ncap ratings, the Dacia lineup (sandero, logan) got 2 stars which proves what you said, that the latest safety standards are higher
I blame Renault for this car...
(Greetings from Romania.)
It's not bad. I think it's what the world really needs, when we talk about EVs for the city.
Radu, Renault did wonders with Dacia. And did all that because they saw an opportunity for profit. As long as the sales are going, they will not change anything. Because it just works. Btw, I really can't wait for the next gen Dacia's, regarding the new designer in charge!
@@laurradu868
No objections with your first statement but I am not sure how much is Dacia benefitting with this Spring made in China...
It does not really matter if it does not meet the highest safety standards as the risks of accident in Europe is not really a concern. The most important is something has been made available to the the low income workers,
For 11k I'd buy it!
Even if the Spring was about to be sold here in Italy at the beginning of 2021, me and my wife opted for the Renault Twingo ZE as a replacement for her Aygo.
After watching yours and several other reviews, I'm still glad we've choose the Twingo and didn't wait the Spring.
At least is fun to drive as it is RWD, and has 60kW of peak power, more than enough not to being overwhelmed by trucks on the highways.
You got the point of the Spring Cargo, for me it will sold a lot as a last mile delivery car.
Cheap, without maintenance, who cares if doesn't go so far, it would be more than enough for that kind of work.
Yes, this is a disposable car. Whenever I get a per-minute rental, I try to pick a Spring.
Good choice with the Twingo. How much was it? Were there any incentives?
@@MarekDrivesENG yes, there were a lot of incentives, otherwise it would have been too expensive for us.
10k€ total because we were scrapping a pre €4 car, so it ended up costing 11k€ in medium trim with a couple of optional.
The spring would have costed around 1k€ less.
For my wife usage, between 20-30km a day outside the city, it's perfect.
I just have to find a way to disable the ESP/TCS to have some fun in the big roundabouts.
I think you can warm it while plugged in...
Not without the app, and the app wasn't available in Poland at the time of filming.
When it coming am already to buy one 🏴
Apart from the poor safety record, exposed high voltage wiring, poor ground clearance, awful acceleration, boot that can’t stay up, no split folding seat, it sounds ideal.
What else do you need from a car, right?
Poor ground clearance? But is is city car?
Exposed high voltave wires, are a deal braker @ any cost!...
They are thickly insulated. Tell me, what do you expect to happen them? What scenario is generating the drama?
@@davidspencer7254 Martens. Yes, they will get electrocuted, but the car will probably be immobilised as well.
All I need.
There are German dealers leasing u a Renault Zoe on incentives, 6k eur, for free for 1 year. Then u pay you 🚗 on the remaining amount, still on finance. Makes more sense I seem. On the long 🏃♂️ needless to say they will offer quite more, set in stone. Thanks Marek.
Renault Zoe received 0 stars for safety but Dacia Spring received 1 stars.
🎉🎉
I bought this car for my daily commute (30km/day) going in and out of a city and it's more than enough to be honest. It cost me 13k euros and 27 euros in insurance per month and that's it since I recharge at the office. I also put my 2 kids in the back seats (4 and 7 yo) without any problems. The euro NCAP test is complete garbage, the Zoe has 0 star while being the most sold electric car by Renault, this one has 1 star and every review mentions it. This car does its job perfectly.
In romania with government aid its 7700 euros
7700? cum ai ajuns la concluzia asta?
@@eugreuceanu Eu am dat ~7900.
NEXT WEEK ( HONDA HRV EHEV) REVIEW PLEASE.....
At least a month. They are coming. Slowly.
You would be mad to take this on regular motorway trips but if it’s a few miles a day you need it for, possibly. You’d probably be better off with a 3 year old small petrol vehicle
Perfect for taxis and delivery in the city
Here in Romania Dacia Spring became a subject for lot of jokes !
Can you translate one?
@@MarekDrivesENG The heated rear window is only there to keep your hands warm when pushing the car home after running out of charge.
@@BillyNoMates1974 that sounds a lot like Yugo jokes we had in Serbia/Yugoslavia 😁
@@Sholim85 and Skoda here in the UK. lol
And Skoda here in Czechoslovakia.
I need to go 280 km to my countryside. There are two or three charging ports on the way. Not really a reason to buy it. Romanian government promissed charging infrastructure. We'll see...the car costs 9600 euro as today, march 2022. But you need to bring two old cars, older than 15 years. Also, one junk car older than 6 years is by law required anyway, to get the spring. The regenerative alternator is true only in theory. It will only keep the range still rather than up.
You have to remember that the MG scored five stars.
But MG is not this cheap...
Nice vid, but this car would never be allowed into the US.
TBH I'm surprised they allowed it in Europe.
You need to get your info straight Marek. There' a number of Chinese car manufacturers present in Europe already and all of them have EuroNCAP scores on par or higher than most European car models currently on sale. There's a number of videos of tests even on TH-cam documenting that.
As you may have noticed this video is more than a year old. Back then I don't think there were any significant Chinese car brands in Europe, maybe with the exception of MG.
It is good that you also raise the safety issues, as well as the things they have skimped so much on that it can become a quality problem. I think they would have benefited from having a higher price say 5000 euros more and put that money on a slightly bigger engine and more safty. It would still be considered cheap for an EV.
It doesn't have an engine
the car has no safety issues at all, just to compare with her more expensive and sophisticated sister, Renault Zoe, Spring has 1 star and Zoe has 0 stars. Most of the stars are allocated for safety stickers or all kind of funny passive and irrelevant safety elements. They don't know what barriers to create to intoxicate people with the idea that it makes sense to pay 2586,35 Euros for a BMW navigation when everybody has a better and free of charge navigation on the mobile phone and you have to pay a subscription of 18 EUR/month in order to heat your a$$ (like BMW is charging some stupid guys) and, in general, to convince people that only cars having a price of at least 200.000 Euro, could be a safe option.
Are you sure it’s not clockwork?
No, but I'm sure it's easy to convert to autogas :)
Looks a nice car but the bad experience Ive had with a Dacia dealer and the head office of Dacia UK will make me never buy their product again😡
Dacia Spring - 1 star in 2021 EURONCAP ratings, Renault Zoe - 0 stars in the same test. Renault Zoe had 5 stars in the previous EURONCAP test...just sayin'
dongfeng and reno has to make alot of money. Safety doesnt matter, here.
@@dan_6915 We can play with words and stars forever, but it is very clear this car complies with all the European safety norms. As simple as that. EURONCAP is not an official institution. My grandmother may have also an opinion on safety and stars but not necessarily a smart one.
@@OM-df9lj dude what?
@@dan_6915 invata sa pui mai intai virgulele in limba romana si nu numai virgulele si apoi te poti aventura sa vorbesti despre dude, mascariciule!
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good car made in Shiyan
I keep asking myself .......... if an electric car had all of the non essential stuff ripped out of it to make it the cheapest EV, Would this be the car ?
I am not so sure....
but then I see the price and think, well maybe it is.
I can't put my finger on it if I like this car or not.
Let's look at it this way: since the problem with car-generated pollution is mainly in the cities, then city cars should be electric. And they should be small, and easy to maneuver. Heavy SUVs can do road trips.
@@MarekDrivesENG in that regard this car solves that problem.
I do think Dacia will sell quite a few of these even with it's low safety rating.
A few days ago, we had in Romania an accident and the car involved was a 2 year old E-klasse Mercedes. All diver aides were turned off, so the car plunged through a busy intersection directly into 2 pedestrians. So, all these driver aid systems are useless unless it will mandatory, not to be able to turn them off. This is why ncap ratings are not fair because they take too much into consideration those aids. I am not saying that Spring is the safest small car, but Renault Zoe rating is somehow unfair, just because it lacks new gen safety systems. And, a few years ago it was a 5 ⭐ car.
@Laur Radu turning everything off takes a bit of work, so under normal circumstances the systems would be on. And you can't help the fact that some people are just dicks, and they will do stupid things.
I was really disappointed with the one (1!) star ⭐️ safety, it’s a no go.
Renault Zoe received 0 stars.
This is one car that continental Europe gets but Britain doesn’t get.
Oh no! Anyway...
@@lhb82 We should get it. I think it would sell well if it came here.
I'd rather drive myself in a less safe car then be driven by some random taxi driver in a safer buget taxicar. This is a great car . Renault has done it again.
Fair point. I even watch out for Uber/Bolt drivers, because they are a danger to themselves and everyone around.
Never seen one on the road.
I've seen several, also because for a while they were in one of the short-term rental companies here in Warsaw, but privately owned I guess 1 or 2 tops.
Marek - Driving in English :)
Even cheaper as soon as you leave the dealers forecourt,
Looks like you needed a head torch to drive it at night, thanks for the honest review, Renault have fallen a long way behind since the days when they were best in class for safety.
Very true
I think this is not the normal consumer version based on the seats and wind-wiper
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This polish presenter clearly expects a Lexus or Bentley for 15.000 €. He does not know what the Spring is for, because in Poland where he is from, everybody is a snob, like most slavic people, and like their Audi A6 Avant and BMW s. So no space and zero understanding for anything else. Move over to France, Spain, Italy, Germany and UK even, and they all understand the purpose of this car and what it is supposed to acchieve. Essentially freedom for the masses and a great statement, plus a genuinely good little car that you don't have to service for oil or engine, eco friendly and cheap to run so you have money left for a deposit in a house. Not to mention car sharing in cities. Something that Marek does not have understanding for. After all, he would never even dream of letting anyone drive his precious Audi A6 that he cleans everyday. He would be a mear peasant. Everybody else loves this little car for what it is and means. Getting from point A to point B in an eco-friendly, no fuss, no disturbance manner.
The only thing I expect from this car is to be safe, which it is not particularly.
@@MarekDrivesENG Yes you have very high standards all of a sudden. It is safe enough, you are never going to be going that fast any way in it, I doubt you will see families cramming inside going for the motorway on a weekend away.
Rest assured some intelligent people designed this and knew what they were doing and who they pitch it for. Poland does not even have this, all it has is diesel 5 series, estate, from 2014-2016. And Audi. And using them to go to work every day. In Paris and Berlin the situation is different, thank god.
@@MarekDrivesENG Renault Zoe received 0 stars for safety and it costs twice as much.
First time and also last time on this channel….
My grandmother would be very happy with this car, unfortunately she passed away... This is a perfect car for slow paced retired people...
And, apparently for road use only!..
Too many short comings. The exposed cables under the car is worrying and would have cost Dacia very little money to have covered up by a flat piece of steel or plastic. It is cheap for a reason. Good review Marek.
I wonder if this is the worst new car you've driven?
Actually this is OKish for what it is. Chinese smart knock-off ZD (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhidou_D2) was probably the worst, because it did everything wrong, and it also reeked of chemicals. But if we're talking about mainstream cars, the early 2000' Chevrolet Aveo was absolutely the worst.
@@MarekDrivesENG Damn, I completely forgot about the Aveo 😅😅 It was a popular taxi in Bulgaria . . until they all broke down as Chevrolet (conveniently) pulled out of the market 😂
Have gotten my Spring today. Was not expecting much from such a cheap car. Really nothing more than 4 wheels and a battery.
It does have it's defects (pedals). But generally, it's a fun city car to drive. Acceleration is more than enough. Top speed - who does 125 kmh in city?...
It does have more gigs than expected, so that's a pleasant surprise. But it's mixed content. Some things are annoying some are ok.
Overall, it does leave you with a smile after driving it. Don't know why. Have driven Teslas and it's cool and al that.
But this little thing? Idk, it jusy seems happy. And leaving the gas mercs in the rear wgile departing stop lights? In a tiny Dacia? Priceless (hint: ECO mode always off when you're first at a stop light).
Congrats! Just got mine too and boy I'm glad I did it based on my own research and not on internet trolls comments. It's really fun to drive and lately I honestly drive it more than my other 'gas' car. Its quick, easy to drive and emissions free, perfect for the city.
We asked for affordable electric cars, and instead we got this. Dacia Spring is a joke. 🤢🤮
C'mon, you can't have everything ;)
I would not say this particularly is a "cheap" car....
@@w7class Yes, it's pretty expensive for what it is. Especially in a country without gov. subsidy, like CZ for example.
Actually I own one and its not a joke, its a good car for city driving.
The price of 21000 euros for this kind of car is outrageous. Yes, there is an electro bonus from the government, but this is only a way for the car manufacturers to have huge profits.
Small inexpensive car is small and inexpensive...
Spring ..... it's much better to buy a bike 😁
Especially during the winter :)
This in South Africa is a Renault Kwid, and is a ridiculous car, with minimal safety, no ABS, EBS, cruise control and with only two front airbags. I hate it
So this one has more safety tech.
Dacia is from Romania
This car is good for people who have given up on life....literally. Drive it like you stole it and eventually die.
I'm glad you survived driving this Marek. ;). LOL 19.1 secs to 100kph...
I've driven worse :)
A Corolla or a Prius is for people, who have given up. This is fun :)
@@MarekDrivesENG LOL. Oh man.
I think you would be better with a 2nd hand alternate EV, this car is just awful.
And as always...everyone forgets to mention that DACIA is a Romanian car brand...i dont care where its made...still ROMANIAN brand...RECOGNIZE!
Why is such a outdated, questionable safety , even on sale in Europe. Even if the underpinnings are zoe based. There are plenty of alternatives out there . Dacia can do a lot better than this
Dacia Spring is certainly a city car. Imagine what it means to drive outside the city, with no possibility to ever by-pass a truck (or even a tractor). Actually, trucks and tractors will for sure by-pass a Spring. Also, think if you'll survive in a one-star car, when you're hit by another car driving with over 90kmh... I'm not even talking about range and battery capacity. That's why its target clients are car/ride-sharing, taxi and delivery companies (there is a special variant) - and the car is perfect for this kind of customers. But the variant for private persons, is unpractical and overpriced.
i dont drive past 60 kmh so saftey isnt an issue. shut up and take my money
Un review corect
EURO NCAP fail.