Dacia Spring - Review, range test, charging, acceleration
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These are the kind of cars non car enthusiasts are wanting, the cheap cheerful simple daily run around. Well done for reviewing it.
These are also the type of cars car manufacturers want to produce - cheap, inefficient, waiting for a trip to the dealer. I'm sorry but there are eco friendlier cars from the 1990s that are non car enthusiast oriented. These cars are for the old and super naïve (in essence a scam).
This car is a joke. 45hp is not enough. Electric cars have just power going for them, couldnt they fit a 150 or 200hp engine ?
Nope I want a octavia type car with 400km range on autoroute for 27K€ like the ice version
@@Chris-hw4mq you actually don't need power in the city nor on the track, all you need is torque, power derives from it.
@@eivis13 people comute on the highway. He barrely accelerated up to 110km/h
Just bought the Dacia Spring extreme version with a whooping 65hp, cant wait for it. I think this car its ideal to have it as second car to do short trips. It really has a lot to offer for the extreme low price it has. Very well done Dacia !
Enjoy
wait until you find you that at home you can only charge single phase. Nobody has 32A on their single phase to use the full 6.6kw per hour charge speed. So even if you have a three phase type 2 charger you will only be able to use 1 phase. So 3 to 4kw per hour max at 16A. Even DC cannot charge more then 30kw but you cannot have that at home. So you will be doomed to queue on public DC stations or charge for 8 hours at home.
@@calinhorgea2297 i have 3 phase, whats the issue? Need to buy a a 3 phase charger. And will fully charge in 3h-4h.
Even with only one phase, you may charge it over night! Why so much hate? :))
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@@alincioaba464 Your 3 phase charger only uses 1 phase becase the car only uses 1 phase to convert AC to DC. If you want to use 3 phases to convert AC to DC you need a different car.
@@calinhorgea2297 why is the crying? You arrive at home, plug it up and leave it as it is until morning it will be full or almost full but 99% of people won't use the whole battery everyday...
This car has been tailing the Tesla Model 3 as best selling EV in France for quite some time now.
I've seen one on the road in two years and that was a demo.
An honest review, thank you. I currently drive a Spring as a replacement car from the Dacia dealer. My experience largely matches this review. A no-nonsense car that takes you from A to B without any frills.
Much better performance than I would have expected from only 45 HP and ideal for towns and suburban driving.
This is because it has an electric motor, combustion engines have to rev up to get more power while the electric motor has instant power. Also electric motors are twice as efficient compared to combustion engines.
@@surecom12 As a Fiat 500e owner, I am in agreement with all of this and much prefer the characteristics of driving electric compared with driving a fossil fuel engine.
@@briangriffiths114 I am a recent owner of a Dacia Spring, cheers.
Yes, 45 HP is enough in the city if the transmission ratio is right. But outside the city, the situation is different. 45 HP is 45 HP no matter what energy it is made of. The Fiat 127 also had 45 hp and accelerated from 0-100 km / h in about 20 seconds.
@@juhaniemela3476 I remember the 127 well from my younger days, a good little car but with very low top gear.
I drove one for two months. Outstanding great little car for the price !
I have the updated version of this, Android Auto for me, also has Apple Car Play. Absolutely love it. I love gadgets but honestly it has everything I need. Comfortable to drive, and as our speed limit here in France is 110 kmph not much interest in going any faster. It has not a lot of space in the back, but the dog doesn't care. Good room in the boot for my shopping and if I need to shop more can drop the seats down. Does the job on our country lanes as well. Very happy with my decision.
There is always a market for these cars. Dacia made an image of more basic but affordable cars unlike some basic yet still higher priced competitors.
Thanks for reviewing the car, this is actually a car that most people can afford and seems to serve well as a second car. I watched your other videos and they five me a proper idea how it is to drive an electric car in mainland Europe. (most UA-camrs that speak in English are US/UK/... focussed)
Some say that this Dacia Spring is the same car as Dong Feng Nanobox. The source of information was Electric Viking. FYI
Love this car, hope it comes to the UK, I’d buy one in a heartbeat
Apprently not coming until 2024 which is a bit silly
@@aztekarchive bit crap yeah, would've been an ideal daily, oh well
It would probably do well for me. I don't need the speed, and the pick up on this one is quite near what my petrol car is with 106 HP.
12 k€ in France, perfect for most people who have two cars, especially in rural areas since it is often easy to install a plug at home to charge the car. In cities, the best "second car" is public transportation! You could have connect your phone to the car screen, I think most users will do that instead of trying to use the car's GPS. My mother live in the countryside and have an ICE Twingo because a Zoé was "to big" for her, but this car would have been far better than her ICE Twingo and even cheaper, and the range is far far enough for her needs, not to mention the relief not to have to go to the gas station, a far more difficult task than plugin at home when you are 78 years old.
That's true: When you know how to plug in domestic appliances, you know how to charge the Dacia. Much easier than messing with gasoline.
4:30 Police speed trap. You most likely will not get a speeding ticket in this car. If you do, most people will not believe you.
I liked this one. Driving should be fun, you had fun. Nice.
Definitely challenged that car, being a city car primarily would get much more range in city driving at maybe max 60km/h. Cheap & cheerful basically. Will be interesting what they do with the next-gen version. Nice to see a basic car not a gaming console or iPad on wheels.
In which universe is €21k for a city car "cheap"? The base model Sandero costs less than 10k!
@@demoniack81 Yeah and you get to pollute but then in under 10yrs you won't be able to buy the dinosaur version in a number of EU countries and that 10k over the life of the car gets more and more costly unlike the EV version. TCO.
@@TassieEV Lmao sure. Most manufacturers will be selling combustion vehicles well into the 2030s. This means that fuel will be easily available well into the 2040s.
Also the Spring has a consumption of 10kWh/100km in city driving and 18kWh/100km for highway driving, which at 0.4€/kWh is actually *more* expensive than the fuel for an LPG car.
Great every day car. Essentially no maintenance, no gas to pay. It's comfortable, quiet. Only criticism is the crash test scores which are poor. Would have been nice to see you test in an urban setting. Still, very nice review.
Given the majority of these cars will be used in urban built up areas, where speeds are lower, then crash test results could be considered a secondary issue.
This car is made mostly for romanians or for small countries like moldova or ireland, its good if you know what its used for and how to use it,most ppl use 100 km in a day at most and then plug it for the night so the range is good enough, the power is low but you can just upgrade to extreme for 2k more and get the same as an average car, also buy it second had, it can save you 5-7k
Already ordered one
It onnly received 1 star in EuroNCAP crash test. I would prefer a classic Ioniq or a VW E-UP!.
You really remind me of Bjorn Nyland (TeslaBjorn) 😁 Nice video , keep up the good work 👏
Regeneration works between 0 and 80 Km/h, after 80 it works only if you brake. You can start air con/heating using the app, no need to have the car plugged in. You just have to have the button of the AC ON. It works for 10 minutes and it stops.
Thanks
I ordered one by mistake (I had a beer too much one evening) on Sep of 2021 and I got the car in March 2022...What can I say, after 1 year of driving this 44/35 HP (on ECO mode) car? I should drink more beer, this is my conclusion. I fell in love with this car, no, seriously! A few days ago I sent a dash-camera video to my friends showing me "flying" with the car in the city while using ECO mode setting which limits the power at 35 HP. After 1 year I can't believe this car has only 35/44 HP! For sure it is a mistake somewhere, most probably the car has 135/144 HP, not 35/44...Initially, when I saw a car with 44 HP having a speed limiter I started to laugh...I was thinking what's the purpose? Well, now I know. Light- weight vehicles are the best!
Glad you enjoy it. Have fun!
@@BatteryLife Thanks! Last summer I ordered a second one as I constantly fight with my wife for the first one. This car give us a peace of mind feeling. It's so basic, yet so fair! Including the government subsidies the entire car gets cheaper than it's traction battery. For the first 2 years since the model was launched the devaluation was negative, in other words, second hand cars were sold 25-30% more expensive than new ones because the waiting time is quite long. How to not love a car like this! And you save on speeding fines, too...before exceeding the speed limit you reach your destination
Quite similar range to a Leaf 40kWh in Winter. Not bad.. and usable as a commuter car in Europe / UK.
The Dacia Spring's main problem is it's diminutive size. It's even smaller and narrower than a Fiat 500, so not so good for carrying a passenger. But, if you could make the Spring work for you, it could well be cheaper than using public transport....
20.940 € base as of march 1st, now including 230V plug (Schuko in Germany), was a 300 € option before, so at least 150€ price increase.
Comfort Plus model is 22.090 € as of march 1st, also including 230V plug, at least no price increase (was 21.790 € before)
Price on german market is minus 9.570 € for EV mobility support (by government & Dacia)
Buf they raised it by 3000 EUR beforehand?
It wash fun video. :D
If you ever get the chance of driving it again, it would be great to see full acceleration and high speed drive with the power showing on display.
It got me worried that turtle mode showed up even though you were in mild weather.
I look forward for this car in Brazil, but it must be able to handle 100km at 110km/h GPS for me...
EDIT: Watching it again, maybe it is NOT a representation of overheat? Maybe just a signal for you to understand that speed is limited.
Lembrando também que a versão que vem pra o Brasil vai ser mais potente que a vendida na Europa
Nice, you managed to put your hands on it :)
Great city car to go to work and get your kids from school. Around 9600 euros in Romania. In some cities if you have an electric car, you don't have to pay taxes and you get free parking.
kids, as in plural ? You'd be lucky to fit one in there.
It's price has increased a lot, it used start from 7800 € in Romania.
@@crocodiluQ2 Kids fit in there without much issue.
I'm 174cm so my seat is a bit closer to the wheel, a bit more space in the back, the kids are 10 and 9, they fit fine for the 5km ride.
video is perfect :)
Amazing review! Thanks! :)
I would als love to have one...am in uganda
No heated seats is a no-go for me, especially in cars with a small battery/range.
Love your optimism no room in the backseat uuuuh electric windows and a handle 😂😂😂😂👍
There is a video of a guy from Romania (?) who drove about 40 kilometers on 0%. They put in a really large bottom buffer in this car
I rarely do long trips, so I could live with this, if it had a bit bigger battery.
It's not that the range is terrible, but here we get real winters and the heating can easy cut the range in half when it is -25C
All other things I am fully OK with, in fact I was glad it didn't have lights on the makeup mirror.
And I take a real handbrake every day over some pushbuttons
Dacia is doing great. Also with the new jogger. The cheapest largest 7 seater suv/mpv . Even cheaper than a vw up
You can see it as what lada was in the 80s with the 1200s a cheap car with nothing on it. But people bought it
to make steering tighter you should change those thin tyres to bigger wider for more grip. im looking out to see who will do this. i want to know the response
Great review as always...I think the doors sounded great 🤔 but of course, that was on my terrible built
In mobile speaker 😀
This is a great car to own as a second ev to use for city and the suburbs plus its’ size can let you carry stuff and groceries. The first ev could be a tesla model 3 to use it for trips as well.
Great fun video and nice little EV to have as a second or even third car (providing one can justify owning them; such as having a large family and wanting to teach young ones how to drive, charge and maintain EVs, etc).
Brilliant but does need better charging speeds. Match the Zoe R135 and you have a winner. It has the performance of an Ev 10 years ago. The new facelift have better be very cheap. Normal handbrake is a big thumbs up.
i will do groceries and act normal in this one ! thanks for the video
Sounds like a 2nd hand ioniq 28 would be a better buy?
When I saw your camera mount pillar in the back of the car, i couldnt help thinking of an AKRO, a support used in construction for holding ceilings and beams up.
Jeepers, i thought, its built so thin, it needs a support to hold the roof up against the wind pressure at Vmax😂.
This is a simple car for a guy that doesn’t base his ego on his car.
I don't think it has to do with that. It is a simple car that is not that cheap. Just spend a bit more on a Twingo and get way more for your money
@@BatteryLife Yeah, I would also take the Twingo over this, just for the 22kW AC charger. Either way I think Renault has stopped taking orders for both cars in Germany at the moment.
Every review I seen about this car the person testing it was tall
If you call 6 feet tall, then yes ;)
Or the car is really small :))
Great product. Good price city car with highway capability for shorter trips.
4:16 Back up camera - luxury
Make this test on your car with temperature selector. Take a thermometer inside your car and see how it works. What does it even mean to select a temperature while manually setting the fans?
Germany; let's test a citycar on the autobahn!
If you want test a range of a car at a certain speed. You have to drive on the highway at a constant speed. Otherwise you cannot compare different cars.
20K€ is not cheap I know that a few countries are giving discounts that help but that base price is 2K€ more than the Nero ICE with all the nice options.
Exactly! 21k for an awful city car with 20s of 0-100 time and 125km/h top speed (seriously, getting 1970s vibes here) and less than 150km of highway range that takes forever to charge is NOT cheap!
I'm so fed up with all these people saying that these terrible cars priced at 20-30k are cheap. It's as if everyone suddenly got amnesia and forgot what a NORMAL citycar price is.
For 15k you can buy a mid spec Renault Clio with the 100HP turbo LPG engine which is a million times nicer in every single way, or if you really want a barebones cheap car you can buy a base model 65HP Dacia Sandero for 8-9k and it will still smoke this pos in both usability and performance.
Also being a "city car" means a small and less refined car that's maybe a bit louder and less comfortable at motorway speed, not that you should expect it to be *totally useless* outside of the city.
@@demoniack81 You probably fail to realize that depending on the country you are in, you pay less tax on electrical cars, electricity is cheaper and basically you have 0 maintenance. You must be delusional to buy a WW Up which is more expensive than the Dacia Spring.
@@demoniack81 In Ireland 90% of roads have 80km or 100km limit. Motorways are 120km so why isn't it fast enough.?
@@peterhandy2551 because I don't live in Ireland.
it is made to be driven in city. CITY car. Going out of the city is not it's strong point. Range should mostly mater in city, not in speedways. Test-drove it today and tomorrow i will order it. It just blew my expectations (yes they are low).
I've now watche the video to the point 7;50. Quite a blast of sarcasm for the starters :D
You gotta understand what you are driving. It's a basic small city car, never meant to be used on autobahn or on highways. It's an urban car to move from end to end of city area. Nothing more. And you do not need more for that, there's heater, AC and central lock for the doors. It looks like you've not driven the original Dacias from the 2010 huh? :D Nothing new to the door sounds, it's just they do not have ANY sound proofing. They tried to make the vehicle light as they could, and affordable as well. I would like to lease one, but those are not available at all here at Finland. At least, for now. I live near a bigger city and got a 17 km travel to work so this vehicle would suffice for that. Cheers from Finland! I'm now on my Dacia Duster 4x4 Diesel #3... ;)
I'd like to have this hot vs cold control for the air coming from the vents in the ID.3. Most of the time I mainly benefit from the breeze from the vents rather than the ambient temperature so would be great to have this control rather than (or in addition to) a cabin temperature based one
A good choice for someone that wants a dedicated city commuter that is tethered to home charging. Not practical for road trips. I can see a lot of 2 car families buying this and their second care is ICE or hybrid for longer trips. More manufacturers need to start offering cars that are stripped down and affordable...EV or ICE.
Amazing car.
I would prefer a second-hand Renault Zoe instead.
22 kW charging on AC, more power and nicer design (my opinion).
Exactly my thought. Only benefit would be the warranty of a new car, otherwise a Zoe seems better overall.
Zoe is a larger car too.....
@@Brian-om2hh define larger. the zoe is small as fck xD
Thanks for review. Are your incentives going to be reduced to pay for military spending and gas?
No idea.. They go down in 2023.
still dont get it why this car has CCS instead of 22kw AC.
22kW AC is expensive because it needs a powerful onboard charger. CCS is basicaly a plug connected straight to the battery.
@@akacicaa i would no one recommend buying / renting this car while there are still some leasing offers for vw up 32 kwh. or kona 36 kwh for 99€.
This is _really_ basic, but (barely) good enough for grocery runs, even for not too long commutes.
Strange: reversing camera and (presumably) satnav, but no light in the trunk or adjustable steering wheel.
Too low range for me but otherwise I wouldn't mind.👍
I have to drive for 870km in two days with my Spring and i am so stressed 😬🥴
Not words show the truth, but facts shows that. So, BUY ONE and use daily for one year, if is so good as you said.. for that price (which is NOT.. for that amount of money anyone could buy a WAAAAAAAAAY better ICE car, few years old.. huge better in any mean possible)
As owner of Seat Mii I can say Dacia is too much shitty... Would better choose mine.
Electric windows, damn!
car is good for people who want to drive electric and in the city. But my god I rather buy a 12k second hand car benzine or diesel than this. I find that 0-100 time of plus 20s really dangerous. way way wayyy to slow.
I think there is regen in eco mode.
Just don’t mention the euro ncap safety score!
Yes, but it is because ncap has evolved just before the test, many 4 or 5 starts cars would have 0 or 1 star with the new test. The new Zoé received a 0 star score, while the Spring has just 1 star. It is just because ncap now includes many driving assistances in the score, assistances that are not so common on small cars. So I guess Renault/Dacia will just have to add a few assistances. And honestly, spending money on a cruse control for a car that will probably never do a long trip, is not so smart. Too bad cars are not loosing stars when they are not zero emission, because air pollution kills 400 000 people just in Europe and every year, according to the WHO, not to mention climate change.
Turtle mode.. did battery maybe overheat?
I guess the motor
after fast charging battery was already heated up a bit, I think.
Hi, i wonder if front passenger seat can ne folded completely like back seat?! Please tell if you know i need to know this thank you
Sorry, haven't tried it. ONly had the car for a few hours to test.
@@BatteryLife okay mate. Cheers
The whole review sounds like you forgot the feeling of driving eup :D all the stuff you mentioned is the same or worse it eup, including the plastics, space, ignition etc :D
EUp drives better, double the power, but same charging, similar range
There must be regen when releasing the accelerator, I have seen it in several other videos.
Maybe it's not working at those insane speeds.
The tested car with blues trim is for carsharing and the setting is different...the regen is Below 80km /h ...in the normal Orange trim car the regen is betwen 125 to 15 km/h .
11:36 the word you are looking for is "dangle"
Have you seen the crash test?
What you didn’t observed is: if someone from back will leave window open you have to press the same button to rise up the window. You don’t have 4 window buttons on drivers door. Beside that if you use AC or ECO you don’t have 45 hp. You will have only 30hp.
That is true with the button. Are you sure with the AC and the heat?
Of course not. The airco is not driven by the electric motor of the drive train. It has its own electric motor.
@@BatteryLife I’m from Romania and I know a lot of people who own this car and all of them told me about lack of power when they use Eco mode or use AC
Range is 175 kph or 147 mph
trop cool ^^
the seats are not in tissue so even in short drive you do sweat so two hours you get soaked . not enough wight on front thats why stearing is not very stable , it should be the opposite !
Probably Dacia planned this car for CITY use and short commutes
Correct, but the people using it may be driving differently some times.
A car half of the price of a Zoe. Whats not to like. Please come to the U.K.
Danke für deinen Test.
Es waren nur wenig Fehler vorhanden und man konnte viel vom Auto sehen 👍🏼
Was komisch war, aber das ist vielleicht deine Art, Dinge irgendwie abwertend auszulachen und gefühlt ein verkrampftes englisch eines Deutsches?
Vreau sa va impartasesc experienta mea cu Dacia Spring. Am primit-o in
decembrie ! Am fost rugat de dealer sa o platesc integral in noiembrie
ca aveau "targhet". M-am bucurat ca un copil... 200 km, fatidici, cand
am fost lovit de o masina germana. Am crezut ca sunt pe lumea cealalta
cand o "domna" a inceput sa vorbeasca cu mine, dupa socul loviturii.
Masina, a sunat singura la 112 !!! EXTRAORDINAR !!! Eu, victima. Masina
nemteasca, agresorul. Masina nemteasca daune 0, Dacia Spring, am
estimat eu, dauna totala. Daca ar fi fost facuta din carton, s-ar fi
prezentat mai bine la interactiunea cu VW.
Dar totul e bine cand nimeni nu moare asa cum se intampla prin alte
colturi ale lumii. Viata si-a urmat cursul, masina a ajuns in
reprezentanta Dacia cu promisiunea ca va fi reparata. Asta inainte de
sarbatoare nasterii domnului de anul trecut (nu am relatii stranse cu
domnul, dar am folosit pretextul pentru a localiza actiunea in timp). A
trecut covidul, a venit razboiul iar masina mea tot in REPREZENTANTA
DACIA fara sa dea nici un semn de viata pe aplicatie. Dupa 3 luni de
asteptare ascetica am considerat ca este momentul sa intervin
fulgerator. M-am prezentat usor ciufulit la REPREZENTANTA DACIA
revendicandu-mi masina.
Rasete. Asta este tot ce am putut obtine. Piesele de schimb necesare
nici macar nu au CODURI pentru a putea fi comandate. Am plecat trist
caci masina mea de 18.000!!! euro nu poate fi cu mine. Poate intr-o
viata viitoare, dupa ce va fi topita, cand va renaste intr-un VW vom fi
din nou impreuna. Nu stii ce-ti poate oferi karma
hmm... what did give you an idea that testing range of city car on autobahn is a good idea?
Because it is done at a constant speed. Hard to do in the city. And only this way you can compare it to other cars.
And people who buy this, will not just drive in the city. Some people want to know how far they can get.
To bad we wont see this car in the U.S.
I can't believe all these people criticising the car in the comment section who are quite obviously never going to be the target audience for this car and never was even going to consider it. Just a waste of time commenting.
Car is great.
Can you drive from Rotterdam to Berlin in this car? And how long will it takes. ? I am a relaxed driver
A year
@@BatteryLife ah than my electric bicycle is faster
A Better Routeplanner
11:00 Dacia is able to charge max 30 kW. It is waste of money when you use Ionity HPC instead cheaper 50kW fast charger ;)
For me it is cheaper
@@BatteryLife good for you :D i have no monthly plan... we have literally 1 Ionity charger in Slovakia
So, is it better than the twingo?
No
@@BatteryLife damn!
well, when you drive in ECO mode you also have more recuperation, I mean.
But even less power. Bad choice.
I get the feeling that we on youtube get served the dregs where as all the patrions get great content and instant news. Not sure why I get to watch all the adverts just to get seconds. It is a different way to build subs.
What adverts? The 5 seconds of "in frame" pop ups? Patrons and Channel members support me in an extra way, so they get early access and extra info.
Patrons and members pay monthly to support me and they still get the same ads on UA-cam as you.
Too small for passengers in the back, why the f do they cut on empty space? To save 10 cm of structure? It's a driver only car basically. Or for children only in the back.
19:59 0 - 100 km/h in 20 seconds. Oh god.
Yea, but to be fair it's not much worse than my base Aygo, an my Aygo can't go faster than 110 unless it's downhill and downwind. That said, new Aygo is 14k not 21k.
I would not call that price amazing. Remember prices of this class of cars a couple of years ago? Pepperidge farm remembers.
Did I see AC? AC in the bare base model, not too shabby.
AC is 22kW
22kW cooling will for sure make the car nice and cool in a hot summer....
@@BatteryLife ich glaube er meint die Klimanalage!
@@BatteryLife AC is 7kw unfortunately...
what is the battery pack voltage ?
You can see it on the Ionity screen
240V
Do you have to be German to get the incentive? I'm an American and I want an EV to register in Andorra (yes that's the only country in the EU that allows registrations to non residents). So? Danke Schon!
No idea, sorry.
@@BatteryLife too bad. Ah well.
Very few commutes 200km
Charge at home and go shopping. You can't use it with that chargespeed, it will take forever. Drive for 1h and charge for 2h...
Nice car, nice video, but I'll wait for hydrogen 🥰
you'll be waiting for a loooooong time
Étron driver just won't stop trolling 👌