No, and there are no plans to electrify the Sandero Stepway (or the Dacia Sandero ) at the moment. If you want a Dacia electric car, take a look at our Dacia Spring review. Also, the Dacia Jogger is available with hybrid tech.
The main pros of the Sandero Stepway are its price, equipment levels, interior space and comfortable ride. The main con is the model''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s poor Euro NCAP safety rating.
Naujas madingas automobilis su padidinta prošvaisa, LED žibintais, berakte atrakinimo ir užvedimo sistema, klimato kontrole, spalvotu liečiamuoju multimedijos ekranu su belaide „ Android Auto“ sąsaja, vaizdo kameromis ir kitomis šiuolaikinėmis technologijomis – ir visa tai nekainuoja nei 15 000 eurų. Gal tikrai verta pagalvoti apie naują „ Dacia Sandero Stepway“, o ne naudotą automobilį?
Kai pradedi vertinti tai, ką gauni už nuo 12899 eurų (veiklos nuomos kaina – nuo 254 eurų) kainuojantį „Sandero Stepway“ (o jei rinktis įprasta hečbeką, tai pastarasis atsieis nuo 10684 eurų, todėl nesistebiu, kad 2021 metais jis atsidūrė populiariausių Europoje parduodamų automobilių trejete), lieka tik maloniai stebėtis, o vaizdo medžiagos kadre vos užteko vietos pagrindiniams privalumams. Vardinu: maža naujo automobilio kaina, pažangios saugumo ir multimedijos sistemos, talpi bagažinė, didelė prošvaisa, komfortiškas blogame kelyje. Svajonių automobilis?
For a great many buyers in general, and for Romanian budget car brand Dacia in particular, one Sandero supermini just isn''''''''''''''''t enough. Having risen meteoricially to second place among Europe''''''''''''''''s biggest-selling new cars, the third-generation Sandero has become the closest thing to a sales phenomenon that the European market has seen in recent years (among cars volume-selling cars fitted with combustion engines, at least); and this - the Dacia Sandero Stepway - is the regular hatchback''''''''''''''''s alter-ego-in-walking-boots.
The Stepway is exactly what it would seem to be: a Sandero with raised suspension, a marginally more convenient access position, and pumped-up bumpers that you''''''''''''''''re that little bit less likely to snag on kerbstones when parking. It was introduced in the UK in 2021, and in 2022 was given Dacia''''''''''''''''s new brand logo on the grille.
With the Stepway, Dacia has managed to make it feel like a genuinely competitive offering in the supermini segment, rather than one that relies on its headline price tag and falls short everywhere else. With low-budget rivals drying up, the jacked-up image has now become a bit of a USP for the Stepway, which only adds to its appeal.
Truth be told, the majority of British drivers would find the Dacia Sandero to be a perfectly adequate family runabout. Britain’s cheapest car has risen in price significantly in the last few years but still remains good value beside its supermini competitors thanks to a recent mild facelift – which has just now been applied to the jacked-up Stepway model as well.
It may have pseudo-SUV looks but the Stepway sticks closely to Dacia’s no-frills, practical image. And that razor-sharp focus on value and real-world usability has made it a pleasure to live with. It’s a bargain.
It's time to say goodbye to our Dacia Sandero Stepway , and to draw some conclusions about where this budget brand really sits these days. As I said in my first report, Dacia has really made huge gains with this version of the Sandero , both in hatchback and SUV variants, without diluting its core appeal: value for money.
The Dacia Sandero Stepway makes a great case for itself as an urban runabout, with rugged SUV-style looks, plenty of space and low running costs – all for the price of a bog-standard city car. Yes, the bargain basement version of the Sandero supermini grabs more headlines as it remains among the cheapest new cars on sale in the UK, but relatively speaking it doesn’t cost that much more to get the more charming Stepway on your driveway. If you’re in the market for a small family car and think the usual players don’t quite suit your budget, the Sandero Stepway might be the solution.
Dacia launched in the UK in 2013, with the second-generation Sandero supermini and Duster SUV offering virtually unbeatable value to buyers seeking practical, no frills motoring. Of course, there were some downsides for owners of Dacia’s earlier cars to contend with: the rough-and-ready interior, a lack of refinement and the austere image were at odds with the qualities offered by more expensive rivals.
The Dacia Sandero Stepway is a great hatchback with an SUV-mimicking driving position, but its poor safety rating might put you off
The Dacia Sandero Stepway is the jacked-up, slightly buffer cousin to the regular Dacia Sandero supermini. Stepway, in Dacia parlance, means a car has had a slight SUV makeover - it gets higher suspension, plastic cladding around the bumpers and wheelarches, and some outward-bound features such as roof bars.