Inovev forecasts 50,000 units per year of the new Dacia Striker
- The carmaker Dacia (a subsidiary of Renault) continues its move upmarket by unveiling a raised C-segment station wagon called Striker, based on the same platform as the Bigster SUV, as well as the internal combustion and hybrid engines.
- This model is now the longest in the Dacia range, at 4.62 m long, 5 cm longer than the Bigster and 7 cm longer than the Jogger. It also has no equivalent in the Renault range, which has progressively abandoned its C and D segment sedans and station wagons with internal combustion engines. In the Dacia range, the Striker is to the Jogger what the Bigster is to the Duster, i.e. a slightly larger and slightly more expensive model.
- The base engine, driving the front wheels, is the 1.2 TCe . This turbocharged three-cylinder, paired with mild hybrid technology and a six-speed manual transmission, produces 138 hp (101 kW). The other version is equipped with the Hybrid 155 system. This combines a 1.8-liter gasoline engine with a 49 hp electric motor integrated into the automatic transmission. This system delivers a total output of 155 hp (114 kW).
- With Dacia's factories in Morocco (Tangier) and Romania (Pitesti) operating at full capacity, the Striker will be produced at the Renault plant in Turkey (Bursa), at a rate of 50,000 units per year according to Inovev. This is the first time a Dacia model has been assembled in Turkey.
- While the Jogger is priced at 28,000 euros in its F-HEV 1.8 version and the Bigster F-HEV 1.8 is priced at 30,000 euros, the Striker F-HEV 1.8 could become the most expensive model in the Dacia range.