Inovev forecasts 50,000 units of the new Dacia Bigster SUV
- The Dacia brand (a subsidiary of the Renault group) presented its new “top-of-the-range” model, the Bigster SUV, at the 2024 Paris Motor Show. Derived from the Duster, the Bigster is 23 cm longer (4.57 m) and 5 cm higher (1.71 m). Despite its more imposing dimensions than the Duster, the Bigster only allows five passengers so as not to compete the Dacia Jogger, which is a seven seats station wagon version of the Sandero. However, a seven-seater version of the Bigster was initially considered. It is not impossible that the carmaker would change its mind if the market demand for this type of version is high. Indeed, the Jogger is not strictly speaking an SUV, but rather a station wagon, the two models evolving in different worlds.
- Due to its dimensions, the Bigster is located between the C and D segments, while the Duster is located in the C-segment on the edge of the B-segment. The Bigster thus illustrates a real move upmarket of the Dacia brand, which confirms its technical specifications: a 1.2 48V petrol with 140 hp (103 kW) and a new 1.8 hybrid with 155 hp (114 kW).
- Prices for the Bigster range from 25,000 euros for the 1.2 gasoline version to 30,000 euros for the 1.8 hybrid version. Inovev is counting on 50,000 sales per year of the new Dacia Bigster, four times less than the Duster (200,000 units per year). Both models are produced at the Romanian Pitesti factory, alongside the Dacia Jogger station wagon.