Had mine a month now 1500 miles and if you use the B mode correctly to slow down , you can get far more MPG. I am mainly A roads and Motorway on my commute to work, 44 miles a day and i am getting 66MPG
I have the Dacia Spring Expression new one, absolutely love it. I saw one of these parked in the supermarket car park today, lovely car. Well done Dacia.
Considering everything else is 40k+, 23k for this one is decent. Honda crv is now 50k+, this was the luxury pricetag. Find a 7 seater below 40k, hybrid
@@nistb2123 and that it itself is ludicrous. I agree with you. However hybrid tech is pure bollocks and a scam. Imagine paying a premium for this bs and end up with 7-12 l /100 km deoending on car economy. Makes 0 sense.
In the UK, retailers of LPG have all but dried up and demand for LPG fuelled cars is absolutely minuscule. So there is no business case for Dacia to sell an LPG fuelled Jogger here.
@@badbusdriver7160 Such a shame since i was sure that UK still has good LPG infrastucture. Usually CNG is problematic in many countries but in general i think there is still good savings in those alternative fuels rather than this kind of expensive hybrids.
LPG is dying. Shell are decommissioning *all* their LPG assets in the UK, and many other independent LPG outlets have either gone, or are winding down.
Yet they are churning out LPG dusters and sanderos. It's more location based, if you're in certain parts of the southeast or Birmingham youre pretty sorted. I live near a few retailers and 14500k of the 15k I've covered has been on cheap LPG. It's dying because unlike the most of savvy Europe the government don't want or educate on it. Funny because they were giving grants for conversions, then they decided diesel was best. Now it's electric! LPG hybrid was the way forward in my opinion.@@badbusdriver7160
Thank you. Very interesting. Are Euro NCAP scores now much too heavily biased towards active rather than passive safely? Most cars on the road still don't have collision avoidance systems and still collide from time to time. Passive safety still seems relevant, surely?
NCAP stands for New Car Assessment Programs. Most of the new cars equipped with activate collision prevention and good passive safety features. NCAP's rating has been reflecting Dacia's lack of active safety features as a new car. So imo it is relevant and the Dacia does deserve lower score than the other better equipped cars.
But Jogger was not tested, not sure why she ststed thks. The 1 star was taken from the Dacia Sandero that was tested. Jogger doesnt have a crash test, becasue they both share the same platform. I know its stupid as f.
If NCAP tested this vehicle to pre 2017 test it would have received 4*. The 2015 CMF-B LS platform was designed for low cost global manufacturing and will underpin all Dacia models (except Spring) by 2025, so NCAP will continue to eschew the results because of lack of safety electronics.
CARWOW did a rather entertaining take on how the 1 litre could struggle with a full load. Great car but it does need this engine to exploit it carrying capacity.
They overloaded it and did a standing start on an incline of which there is only one on public roads in the whole of the UK. It had very limited practical implication.
I have just driven 900 miles to Scotland and back with four adults, a roof box and a boot bulging with luggage - and I can assure that the 1 litre engine didn't struggle at all, in fact the torque from 1800 rpm upwards is remarkable.
You try buying one. They're like hen's teeth just now. I ummed and aahed and decided that while the extra space would have been nice, the Duster would do me just fine. I've reserved mine today and I should get it quite soon, all being well.
I was very tempted for a while to buy a Jogger hybrid and even went to a few dealerships for offers and test drive. I finally couldn't go past the 25.000 EUR price and the fact that the consumption is quite higher in real life than on paper. I opted for a 9 year old Espace 4 2.0 dci and I'm not regreting my choice. For a third of the price I have bigger interior space and lower running costs than the Jogger Hybrid.
I'm tempted but purely because I do use our current 7 seater as a van and with 6 up quite regularly so the extra grunt might be handy. Shame that's the one thing they didn't cover! If I didn't need this I agree, it does seem to offer little extra for a lot of extra mechanical complication and outlay.
@@neilhewitt2761 The closest we can get to a diesel Jogger is the Vauxhall Combo Life which is quite good value 2nd hand and comes as a 7 seater and 1.5 diesel! Currently consideing one of them in 5seater to replace the Logan.
Bringing the diesel to the UK is unlikely. New diesel sales have crashed in the UK, and now make up a smaller share of the market than new electric cars.....A number of ca makers have dropped diesel from their ranges now. BMW are one of the latest. No more new diesels from them in the UK.
Whilst the hybrid is quite a bit more expensive than the 1L and the saving in mpg isn't that great they wouldn't be deal breakers for me. My next car is going to be the same as my last 2 i.e. an automatic and therefore the price difference isn't that great.
Is it just me? Am I not understanding how the fuel consumption works?? My Citroen C4 Grand Picasso gets 50.44 Mpg and it's not even hybrid 🤷🏻♂️ How can it be that the Dacia hybrid is no better??
@@z00h No not at £50k. I only buy used cars. An EV version of the Jogger should be no more than £33k new & after a 1-2 years around £20-22K, that's when I would look to buy.
Not so sure about that. Dacia's retain residual value extremely well. I have been offered pretty much what I paid for my Sandero almost two years ago. Not many brands can beat that.
It’s very impressive indeed but sadly with all the maniacs on the road these days a 1 star safety rating is a deal breaker for me,I’d definitely return if Dacia improved it,thanks guys 👍
@@aidan1585 So most people can't keep their car in their own lane or see people crossing in front of them! and if they can't why are they looking at a vehicle in this price range to start with? Dacia has kept the cost down by not adding all of those over the top safety measures.
Lane keeping assist is a pain in the arse. I have it in my Audi but switch it off. My Sandero doesn’t have it but feels just as safe behind the wheel. Both 22 plates. All about the driver.
I'd rather buy a JDM Toyota Alphard, 7 seater, Toyota reliability and a certain amount of luxury above the Dacia while being under the asking price of a new vehicle.
Good luck with the fuel consumption - you will soon eat up the price difference. I was considering the Alphard and the Nissan Elgrand until I spoke to a few owners about the fuel costs.
I bought the extreme hybrid jogger and I am very impressed with engine the extra horse power over the 1ltr makes all the difference. Also the car always moves off on electric mode which gives a good smooth speedy take off. The jogger hybrid engine doesn't have a clutch or timing belt to worry about.
I would like 1.3 petrol 4 cylinder. I hate 3 cylinder engines, they make me sick while driving. But I think that a hybrid is just wasted effort, no real economy benefits in the long run. Only for burocratic use cases, like Low emission zones.
@@Brian-om2hh Ah I see , so all those sensible people are acquiring (not) the said plastic shoebox for four times it's actual value. It's well thought out ...
So what's your plan for when petrol and diesel becomes harder to find? I mention this as Shell have said they plan to cut the production of petrol and diesel by 40% on the lead up to 2030. Details are in Shell's last business report..... You could of course just switch to Aspen synthetic petrol, as that's been on sale in the UK for decades. It does cost around £30 per gallon though...... Still, you've got a few years to decide what you want to do...... Personally, I went electric 3 years ago. I've saved around £6k in that time by no longer buying petrol. It costs me around £6 a week to charge my car up at home. I can cover 1000 miles of town and commuting driving for well under £40 if I stick with home charging - which I do 90% of the time. My local Sainsburys offers free charging too......
This just looks staggeringly awful to me! As mentioned in the review, people will pitch this against a second hand car. I drive a luxurious E Class Mercedes estate that is now six years old with a 2 litre diesel engine. I easily get 55mpg on this test run style driving and have had 70mpg on a run. Dacia is worse on the test. It will do 105mph effortlessly at 2,000 revs and is great to drive with superb handling. Dacia crap. It is plush and has a lovely expensive feel. Dacia is cheap and plastic. Boot is probably bigger in my merc. I do not have 7 seats but the back row are awful. My co2 figure is lower than the Dacia. car tax is £35 My NCAP is the best car they have tested and it is full of safety features. It cost £18k a year ago, after three years I may lose £3k in depreciation. The Dacia will drop £10k at least. Why on earth would you buy the Dacia? Seems an expensive way to do lots of things badly and to drive a cheap heap of crap.
Yet if we look at brand reliability, I’m afraid your Merc is more likely to be spending time in the repair garage. At least your luxury seats will cushion the blow when they hand you the bill.
Too right, Mercedes are nowhere near the quality at their peak in the late 1980s. The last decent E was the W124. The 210 and 211 that followed were appalling, rust, turbo failures, broken springs engine management issues, rubbish interior trim....I know because I had all those models. And I am currently driving a new Jogger !
@@johngarethjenkins Yes the 211 era cars went rusty but Merc honored their warranty and sorted them. I had a 10 year old C class from that era and they put on 4 wings and a tailgate and resprayed it for free. Issue sorted by 2005 so that is 19 years ago. I doubt the Dacia will be around in 19 years! Since that blip Merc have been spot on with quality. I had a C class that did 100k and one thing wore out in that time - a £30 ball joint. I currently have a 5th gen 2016 E with 95k on the clock and it is like new and all original parts. What has a Jogger got going for it apart from being cheap to buy new?
Another Dacia with an appalling NCAP safety rating. NCAP deliberately choose the lowest spec car to test for the sensible reason that safety should be the default, not something you buy. So regardless of what a Jogger might have on higher spec, the reality is safety sucks by default.
This is only the case if you think the car should bear the responsibility of driving for you. As was pointed out in the video, the reason the Jogger scores so poorly is because it is not festooned with all the latest driver aids (meaning a driver who has only half their attention on the road and the other half on their smartphone should be fine). The path Dacia have chosen, that is to say not jumping on the NCAP merry-go-round, is to reduce the cost of the car, and their popularity shows that there are plenty out their who are quite happy with that compromise. Those who aren't, are free to spend an extra £10k on some other 7 seat family car with all the NCAP bells and whistles. And just to be clear, the Jogger, while not brilliant, performs adequately in an actual crash.
And you get physical controls! Great job Dacia!
Had mine a month now 1500 miles and if you use the B mode correctly to slow down , you can get far more MPG. I am mainly A roads and Motorway on my commute to work, 44 miles a day and i am getting 66MPG
I have the Dacia Spring Expression new one, absolutely love it. I saw one of these parked in the supermarket car park today, lovely car. Well done Dacia.
23k for a Dacia. What a time to be alive.
Considering everything else is 40k+, 23k for this one is decent. Honda crv is now 50k+, this was the luxury pricetag. Find a 7 seater below 40k, hybrid
@@nistb2123 and that it itself is ludicrous. I agree with you. However hybrid tech is pure bollocks and a scam. Imagine paying a premium for this bs and end up with 7-12 l /100 km deoending on car economy. Makes 0 sense.
Brand new in 1965 a Rolls Royce was about £4700 before taxes put it up to £6500.
Spot on review. Welldone!👌🏼
Excellent no nonsense review.
Great review Vicky - mmmm think I love it !
It's so strange that there is no factory LPG version in UK since that version makes almost 90% of all Dacia sales across EU countries.
In the UK, retailers of LPG have all but dried up and demand for LPG fuelled cars is absolutely minuscule. So there is no business case for Dacia to sell an LPG fuelled Jogger here.
@@badbusdriver7160 Such a shame since i was sure that UK still has good LPG infrastucture. Usually CNG is problematic in many countries but in general i think there is still good savings in those alternative fuels rather than this kind of expensive hybrids.
LPG is dying. Shell are decommissioning *all* their LPG assets in the UK, and many other independent LPG outlets have either gone, or are winding down.
Yet they are churning out LPG dusters and sanderos.
It's more location based, if you're in certain parts of the southeast or Birmingham youre pretty sorted. I live near a few retailers and 14500k of the 15k I've covered has been on cheap LPG. It's dying because unlike the most of savvy Europe the government don't want or educate on it. Funny because they were giving grants for conversions, then they decided diesel was best. Now it's electric! LPG hybrid was the way forward in my opinion.@@badbusdriver7160
My next (and last) car is going to be a Dacia. Probably the Sandero. 🚗
Thank you. Very interesting. Are Euro NCAP scores now much too heavily biased towards active rather than passive safely? Most cars on the road still don't have collision avoidance systems and still collide from time to time. Passive safety still seems relevant, surely?
NCAP stands for New Car Assessment Programs. Most of the new cars equipped with activate collision prevention and good passive safety features.
NCAP's rating has been reflecting Dacia's lack of active safety features as a new car. So imo it is relevant and the Dacia does deserve lower score than the other better equipped cars.
But Jogger was not tested, not sure why she ststed thks. The 1 star was taken from the Dacia Sandero that was tested.
Jogger doesnt have a crash test, becasue they both share the same platform.
I know its stupid as f.
If NCAP tested this vehicle to pre 2017 test it would have received 4*. The 2015 CMF-B LS platform was designed for low cost global manufacturing and will underpin all Dacia models (except Spring) by 2025, so NCAP will continue to eschew the results because of lack of safety electronics.
I am getting around 66 to 70MPG out of mine. A lor of A roads and Motorways. Trick is using B mode to slow down
CARWOW did a rather entertaining take on how the 1 litre could struggle with a full load. Great car but it does need this engine to exploit it carrying capacity.
They overloaded it and did a standing start on an incline of which there is only one on public roads in the whole of the UK. It had very limited practical implication.
I have just driven 900 miles to Scotland and back with four adults, a roof box and a boot bulging with luggage - and I can assure that the 1 litre engine didn't struggle at all, in fact the torque from 1800 rpm upwards is remarkable.
You try buying one. They're like hen's teeth just now. I ummed and aahed and decided that while the extra space would have been nice, the Duster would do me just fine. I've reserved mine today and I should get it quite soon, all being well.
I may have been lucky but I waited all of 2 days for mine (non hybrid) and had a choice of two stock vehicles.
I was very tempted for a while to buy a Jogger hybrid and even went to a few dealerships for offers and test drive. I finally couldn't go past the 25.000 EUR price and the fact that the consumption is quite higher in real life than on paper. I opted for a 9 year old Espace 4 2.0 dci and I'm not regreting my choice. For a third of the price I have bigger interior space and lower running costs than the Jogger Hybrid.
The 1.0 does 50mpg and is 6k less!!! shot itself in the foot with this one. They need to bring the 1.5 diesel to this model and i'll buy one tomorrow.
Same here the Hybrid would be my last choice of engine.
I'm tempted but purely because I do use our current 7 seater as a van and with 6 up quite regularly so the extra grunt might be handy. Shame that's the one thing they didn't cover! If I didn't need this I agree, it does seem to offer little extra for a lot of extra mechanical complication and outlay.
@@neilhewitt2761 The closest we can get to a diesel Jogger is the Vauxhall Combo Life which is quite good value 2nd hand and comes as a 7 seater and 1.5 diesel! Currently consideing one of them in 5seater to replace the Logan.
Bringing the diesel to the UK is unlikely. New diesel sales have crashed in the UK, and now make up a smaller share of the market than new electric cars.....A number of ca makers have dropped diesel from their ranges now. BMW are one of the latest. No more new diesels from them in the UK.
Excellent drinks holder moulded into the engine cover....very handy to stop dehydration while tinkering/servicing.
How miles do you have to cover before you have paid back the extra purchase price.
One helluva lot. But the hybrid is so much better to drive.
Whilst the hybrid is quite a bit more expensive than the 1L and the saving in mpg isn't that great they wouldn't be deal breakers for me. My next car is going to be the same as my last 2 i.e. an automatic and therefore the price difference isn't that great.
The Jogger is in the running for my next car, time to sprint down to the dealer and not take a slow walk either!
Is it just me? Am I not understanding how the fuel consumption works?? My Citroen C4 Grand Picasso gets 50.44 Mpg and it's not even hybrid 🤷🏻♂️ How can it be that the Dacia hybrid is no better??
Becouse it is a NA engine, you can convert it to LPG and lower even more the cost of driving it.
They need to make this as an EV. That would fill need for a proper estate EV (MG5 not big enough).
And the way shysters work these days it'd cost 50grand, you really want that?
@@z00h No not at £50k. I only buy used cars. An EV version of the Jogger should be no more than £33k new & after a 1-2 years around £20-22K, that's when I would look to buy.
Sounds more practical than any EV.
Saw one of these yesterday wondering what the hell it was
It looks like a stretched Vauxhall Zafira.
it does your right, looks like a volvo from the back aswell
You will lose 8k driving it of the forecourt but if you intend keeping it for 7+ years not a bad buy but as others have mentioned no NCAP rating
Not so sure about that. Dacia's retain residual value extremely well. I have been offered pretty much what I paid for my Sandero almost two years ago. Not many brands can beat that.
If only Dacia could be sold in the USA under Nissan, May as some kind of value brand....
Will never sell in US. Nissan sells expensive cars. They have luxury prices for 1l engines.
My extreme is in the country apparently but its been 2 week, uk is small😂
Is not a 1.6L os just 1.2L engine
10/10 in Bongland
My 1990's Peugeot 405 was doing 55MPG that's calculated MPG. So that's no improvement
It’s very impressive indeed but sadly with all the maniacs on the road these days a 1 star safety rating is a deal breaker for me,I’d definitely return if Dacia improved it,thanks guys 👍
So a poor Safety Assist and vulnerable Road User Assist is a deal breaker?
@@Silver-st2zqto most people it is!
@@aidan1585 So most people can't keep their car in their own lane or see people crossing in front of them! and if they can't why are they looking at a vehicle in this price range to start with? Dacia has kept the cost down by not adding all of those over the top safety measures.
Lane keeping assist is a pain in the arse. I have it in my Audi but switch it off. My Sandero doesn’t have it but feels just as safe behind the wheel. Both 22 plates. All about the driver.
It's not the crash safety that's the issue it is the fact that things like lane keeping assist are not on the base trim level
I'd rather buy a JDM Toyota Alphard, 7 seater, Toyota reliability and a certain amount of luxury above the Dacia while being under the asking price of a new vehicle.
Good luck with the fuel consumption - you will soon eat up the price difference. I was considering the Alphard and the Nissan Elgrand until I spoke to a few owners about the fuel costs.
I bought the extreme hybrid jogger and I am very impressed with engine the extra horse power over the 1ltr makes all the difference. Also the car always moves off on electric mode which gives a good smooth speedy take off. The jogger hybrid engine doesn't have a clutch or timing belt to worry about.
I would like 1.3 petrol 4 cylinder.
I hate 3 cylinder engines, they make me sick while driving.
But I think that a hybrid is just wasted effort, no real economy benefits in the long run. Only for burocratic use cases, like Low emission zones.
Who's got 23 grand to spunk away on a plastic shoebox ?
Not too many people. Which is why many acquire their new cars on a personal lease, or via a PCP agreement.....
@@Brian-om2hh Ah I see , so all those sensible people are acquiring (not) the said plastic shoebox for four times it's actual value. It's well thought out ...
Ford 1.5TDCi 70 - 80 MPG. ZERO TAX, ULEZ COMPLIANT.
Nowadays, everything is called hybrid 🙄
Prefer my Hyundai Bayon Hybrid
Such a gutless engine! If you don't need 7 seats, get the duster
U get what u pay for really
Looks outdated already
Crappy hybrids again. Not interested and don't want electric either
So what's your plan for when petrol and diesel becomes harder to find? I mention this as Shell have said they plan to cut the production of petrol and diesel by 40% on the lead up to 2030. Details are in Shell's last business report..... You could of course just switch to Aspen synthetic petrol, as that's been on sale in the UK for decades. It does cost around £30 per gallon though...... Still, you've got a few years to decide what you want to do...... Personally, I went electric 3 years ago. I've saved around £6k in that time by no longer buying petrol. It costs me around £6 a week to charge my car up at home. I can cover 1000 miles of town and commuting driving for well under £40 if I stick with home charging - which I do 90% of the time. My local Sainsburys offers free charging too......
285/month for a Dacia. Lols
This just looks staggeringly awful to me!
As mentioned in the review, people will pitch this against a second hand car. I drive a luxurious E Class Mercedes estate that is now six years old with a 2 litre diesel engine.
I easily get 55mpg on this test run style driving and have had 70mpg on a run. Dacia is worse on the test.
It will do 105mph effortlessly at 2,000 revs and is great to drive with superb handling. Dacia crap.
It is plush and has a lovely expensive feel. Dacia is cheap and plastic.
Boot is probably bigger in my merc. I do not have 7 seats but the back row are awful.
My co2 figure is lower than the Dacia. car tax is £35
My NCAP is the best car they have tested and it is full of safety features.
It cost £18k a year ago, after three years I may lose £3k in depreciation. The Dacia will drop £10k at least.
Why on earth would you buy the Dacia? Seems an expensive way to do lots of things badly and to drive a cheap heap of crap.
Yet if we look at brand reliability, I’m afraid your Merc is more likely to be spending time in the repair garage. At least your luxury seats will cushion the blow when they hand you the bill.
Too right, Mercedes are nowhere near the quality at their peak in the late 1980s. The last decent E was the W124. The 210 and 211 that followed were appalling, rust, turbo failures, broken springs engine management issues, rubbish interior trim....I know because I had all those models. And I am currently driving a new Jogger !
@@johngarethjenkins Yes the 211 era cars went rusty but Merc honored their warranty and sorted them. I had a 10 year old C class from that era and they put on 4 wings and a tailgate and resprayed it for free. Issue sorted by 2005 so that is 19 years ago. I doubt the Dacia will be around in 19 years!
Since that blip Merc have been spot on with quality. I had a C class that did 100k and one thing wore out in that time - a £30 ball joint. I currently have a 5th gen 2016 E with 95k on the clock and it is like new and all original parts.
What has a Jogger got going for it apart from being cheap to buy new?
Another Dacia with an appalling NCAP safety rating. NCAP deliberately choose the lowest spec car to test for the sensible reason that safety should be the default, not something you buy. So regardless of what a Jogger might have on higher spec, the reality is safety sucks by default.
This is only the case if you think the car should bear the responsibility of driving for you. As was pointed out in the video, the reason the Jogger scores so poorly is because it is not festooned with all the latest driver aids (meaning a driver who has only half their attention on the road and the other half on their smartphone should be fine). The path Dacia have chosen, that is to say not jumping on the NCAP merry-go-round, is to reduce the cost of the car, and their popularity shows that there are plenty out their who are quite happy with that compromise. Those who aren't, are free to spend an extra £10k on some other 7 seat family car with all the NCAP bells and whistles.
And just to be clear, the Jogger, while not brilliant, performs adequately in an actual crash.
@@badbusdriver7160 its cack pure and simple
overpriced cheap looking
1 star ncap safety rating.....= death trap.....put your kids into something alot safer....you won't get a second chance if you're in a crash....