I’m glad the Dacia Spring is coming to the UK and Ireland.

Awesome car for the money and purpose. Loving mine since 2022!!!

This is exactly the car I'd be looking for, unfortunately its not coming here to Canada. We need less Tesla, less self-driving cars, and more Dacia Spring. I never thought I'd see a review where a manual parking brake would be considered a "negative" on a vehicle. We've gotten a bit too lofty with our automobile culture in this world. P.S. this isn't a negative on this review, great job and thanks for the exposure to this car!

@michaelgreen5515

2 ай бұрын

Exactly I prefer the manual handbrake and manual back windows. Canada will get something like this soon

@grahamkearnon6682

23 күн бұрын

I have a place in Vancouvers Westend & I count every 5th car is an ev or more to the point a Tesla. That's 65k per vehicle, Dacia would make a killing here for, price, for foot print etc.

Great effort by Dacia and it probably makes the perfect city car or second car if lucky enough to be able to afford one. It would certainly fulfil 95% of my motoring needs. New considerations now coming into play. New budget electric like this or second hand VW ID. Look forward to the full review when you one at home.

Day-seeya, Pew-jow, Ren-alt is how we pronounce car makes! 😂 Incredible price if around 20k even with the "keep-fit" windows!

@toyotaprius79

3 ай бұрын

"Citrin"

@jovialgent9963

3 ай бұрын

@@toyotaprius79 "Awwdee"

You can put your charging cable in the FRUNK! It has a FRUNK now...

@NobbyOnCars

3 ай бұрын

Yeah watch the video it’s all covered

Hopefully this will encourage other car manufacturers to produce more affordable EVs. I like the Springs simplicity, i want to drive a car not the starship Enterprise

Great product and review nobby. The head of dacia has said that all the safety kit like driver assist been forced on car makers by regulations is making there next gen of more expensive and no one wants this in these type of cars.

@NobbyOnCars

3 ай бұрын

Yeah people who complain about them don’t really get the point. The same will moan when they have 27,000 lidar sensors and cost 60k.

Great video as always ❤ I believe that ev car's are now going through tuff time, with garages not taken trade in any more., and prices dropping all over Europe. A lot of uncertainty out there. Have you any thoughts about this. Thanks again. Keep up the great work. ❤

@NobbyOnCars

3 ай бұрын

A lot of adjustment going on at the least. I wouldn't believe everything on the internet also however.

@davidmehlhorn726

3 ай бұрын

@@NobbyOnCarsTrue……but when a neighbour (EV6) and a colleague in work (ID4) both trade in their EVs for ICE cars, it makes me wonder if the hype around the benefits of a owning an EV is not giving us a balanced picture. I remember your trip to Cork and back in a “long range” Mustang Mach-E where you had to stop and recharge 3 times with issues finding a working charger too? Didn’t that add hours to the trip? This Spring is priced right but how safe is it? Looks very tinny too me.

It's based on the Renault Kwid with a 1.0 litre engine. In India the Renault Kwid 1.0 manual costs 1.47 lakh rupees or about 1,650 euros. Suddenly, a 45bhp Dacia Spring electric looks expensive at 20k.

@toyotaprius79

3 ай бұрын

Profit and Inflation is an incestuous cycle

Don't think it's price parity per se with a suzuki swift which is more capable but as a cheap second hand ev it will make a great second car for city use, quite cool looking.

Great review the keep fit windows made me laugh. I bet more expensive in Ireland than the UK. Hope they keep it below €20k for the top range model.

@marksouthwell4490

Ай бұрын

£14,995 in the UK, probably similar in price in Ireland 😊

Euro NCAP rating... Highly relevant in the transition period when you'll still be driving on roads, particularly city roads, populated with much heavier and heavily engineered cars with higher NCAP. Will Dacia be doing a "Tuf" ened version with carbon fibre stiffened crumple zones back and front ? Or, after-market protection kit ?

What is the Euro safety number?

@NobbyOnCars

3 ай бұрын

Hasn’t been tested yet from what I can see but the safety stuff included should get it at least a 4 I’d imagine.

@toyotaprius79

3 ай бұрын

Johnny Smith said it earns 1 star - but considering how much the tests have evolved and how new cars have gotten heavier and more expensive/deluxe to keep earning that 5 star rating - it's no surprise how 4-star cars sold in 2013 like the Fiat Panda would achieve 1 star today.

What is the range of this car in miles...And does the Spring have an option of a bigger battery. is Range anxiety still going to be a problem ??

@NobbyOnCars

2 ай бұрын

It’s a small car for small journeys, it’s not for travelling from London to Glasgow, that’s for sure.

@haroldpearson6025

2 ай бұрын

130+ miles

Two questions - where is it made and what kind of battery? Is it same old?

@NobbyOnCars

3 ай бұрын

China and lithium ion batteries

@NoName-md5zb

3 ай бұрын

@@NobbyOnCars well lithium yes, but what kind?

That antenna is huge 😂

@NobbyOnCars

3 ай бұрын

Gotta pick up that 5G somehow!

@toyotaprius79

3 ай бұрын

😏

@NoName-md5zb

3 ай бұрын

​@@NobbyOnCarsits a male

This one is much more handsome than the red press car most people got - much more humble, less tacky! Definitely interested in this one!

@NobbyOnCars

3 ай бұрын

I felt this car better reflected the whole ethos of what Dacia is about

You know it's actually called a "hand brake" because you use your hand to engage it. I hate button hand brakes.

If it comes in at £15k in the UK it will be at the same price point as a 3 year old Niro, or Soul, which will still have 4 years warranty left. Plus all the other tech, range and safety equipment as well. Where's your money going to go?

@NobbyOnCars

3 ай бұрын

Always that argument with any car albeit a good point that you make. Could buy a Porsche Boxster for 15k or a Peugeot 408 for 40k (less seats I know!)

@Hell-Hound1

3 ай бұрын

@@NobbyOnCars Also a good point. But the Springs has been specifically designed as cheap urban run-around. Sadly the Boxster and 408 don't fit that design criteria, whereas the KIA models do, apart from the original cost implications. I really like the Spring its design ethos is spot on, but it's a single purpose use and myself and many others no doubt would prefer a second vehicle with a bit more versatility for our money. I've been awaiting the Dacia and Citroen models for a long time now, both will suit my motoring needs for 99% of the time. It is however the final 1% that niggles at me. In the past your second car would of been a small cheap ICE thing which could if need be do a long journey at the drop of a hat. I once drove from Leeds to Aberdeen in a Smart for-two, and it coped much better than I thought and so did I. Could the Spring do the same journey? Yes, of course it could but, it wouldn't be so painless as with the Smart. Which still leaves me wondering where to spend my money? Decisions!, decisions!

@toyotaprius79

3 ай бұрын

I've been eyeing up a 2016 Kia Soul EV for an unbelievably low €7500 - the range and battery depreciation though looks like it'll make Nissan blush.

@Hell-Hound1

3 ай бұрын

@@toyotaprius79 Is that the smaller battery Soul?

is it 18k without the gov grant?

@NobbyOnCars

3 ай бұрын

No price for here yet but it will be eligible for grants as long as they remain

@haroldpearson6025

2 ай бұрын

​@@NobbyOnCars 3 models, 15,16, 17k £ UK. Pre order for £99, for Oct delivery.

You're up early 👀

To my mind it's EXPENSIVE

@toyotaprius79

3 ай бұрын

Just in time for EV incentives to be politically axed

VW E-UP is €17,000 new, this Dacia is €23,000 It’s a long way from cheapest new EV in Ireland

@qwertyqwerty-zi6dr

3 ай бұрын

It will be 20k full option, the starting price will be like 15k-16k, now way the sprint will be as much as expensive as the new duster

@declanosullivan8749

3 ай бұрын

@@qwertyqwerty-zi6dr Journalists are saying 23k and base 20k We will see Even at 15-16k it’s not good value, battery needs to be bigger Leaf had that battery size 15 years ago and they were 25k new

@toyotaprius79

3 ай бұрын

I thought the VW eUP was €27,000 new

I appreciate the price but cannot overlook the 1 star NCAP safety rating, a backward step. A one year old Renault Zoe could be a better buy.

Glad that it's coming , lots to praise about it. Finally a new EV that's not an expensive SUV! but regrettably is designed to look like one and I resent that how Dacia decided to make it look more SUVish and completely neglecting aerodynamics. For reasons of customer appeal? The eagle eyed can tell that the old Spring's wheel arches left less open gaps above the wheels. The rear wheel arch and rear bumper really do look like parachutes. If only it had the plastic for a slight wheel skirt and underbody panels... They did delete the sleek roof bars and added a baby spoiler, but that's not enough, and not worth limiting the practicality. If Dacia paid attention to aero, high speed efficiency would be improved. 140 mi "official" range spells 110 mi irl (110/26.8 = 4.1mi/kWh) depending on how thirsty the heater is, probably 80 miles (3mi/kWh) if pegged at 120kmh on a 100% charge with Irish conditions. Makes me wish that Dacia gave more of an effort in aero and attention to detail considering what they managed to pull off! Not efficient by design I'm afraid, but efficient from being austere and modestly lightweight, 200kg lighter than an eUP! I feel torn because this is as good as it gets for a new EV.😕

Did you mention the V2L ability ? If so.. big ommision imo

@NobbyOnCars

3 ай бұрын

Watch the video maybe before you criticise

@roryniland

3 ай бұрын

@@NobbyOnCars Sorry was only half listening the first time. What is the max Kw to load ?

@toyotaprius79

3 ай бұрын

​@@rorynilandnobody has said so far, but my best bet is 1200W

Nice, but not in that baby spew colour!

A little bomb on wheels 😂

@toyotaprius79

3 ай бұрын

With a 5l gerry can full of petrol? Absolutely

Buy a used 50kwh Zoe

@davidspencer7254

3 ай бұрын

With 0 stars NCAP and discontinued. Great idea😂

@euteo

3 ай бұрын

@@davidspencer7254If the Spring would be NCAP tested it would get -1...

@davidspencer7254

3 ай бұрын

@@euteo it was NCAP tested at the same time and got 1 star when the Zoe got 0.

@me-xg3vi

3 ай бұрын

Zoe's range is 70 mile in the best condition , crap car .

@davidspencer7254

3 ай бұрын

@me-xg3vi depends on the Zoe. The 50s do 180 to 210 in the real world.

0-60 in 19.7 seconds! Ground breaking! I wouldn’t fancy pulling out of any junction in fast moving traffic in this tumble dryer.

@NobbyOnCars

3 ай бұрын

🤣

@toyotaprius79

3 ай бұрын

You'll understand why Citroën 2CVs are so beloved

Finally affordable? Perhaps. The answer? No.

There's affordable, and then there's affordable and cr*p. It's a 26kWh battery!, which will give you 100m range if your lucky and drive like Miss Daisy with no heating or A/C. Is this really what the 'masses' get as an EV? If it is, one more good reason to stay with petrol.

@NobbyOnCars

3 ай бұрын

The notion that all EVs need to do 700kms is something we all need to get our heads around. You charge the car at home like you charge your phone. The end.

@MrZWolfy

Ай бұрын

I think I speak for plenty of people with an active interest of switching from ICE to EV. A good amount of us shopping for a cheap EV currently own an old 2nd or 3rd hand ICE car. I doubt more than a 25% of people actually checked the Euroncap stats at the time of buying their ICE. When money is short & need is high, those stars become less important, especially since the biggest downgrade to older vehicles rating is purely by lacking some software gimmick. Coming from a 20yrs old car, I don't want or need a TV inside my car. It's illegal to use my phone while driving so those overly complicated "infotainment" systems should not have been allowed in the first place. Electrical handbrake is a big no-no for me. Once the button dies, you're out. A classical one, sure, you can mess it up a few times, pull harder and the car still stays put. I might get 700km range with my ICE, but that is only on the motorway and cruising comfy. The real range is more around 350km to 400km because of mixed weekly commutes usually with AC/heating on. This is what high range and really expensive EVs promise on paper. Throw some cold winters in the mix and you barely get 75% of even that. Sure I don't need a 700km range on a daily basis. Almost no one does. However, we all have distand relatives, friends or possible job offers we need to get to at some point or another. What's the point of having an EV if I can't reliably charge on that route or it will take me twice as long because of waiting times in mild, normal conditions? 20k € brand new for an assured 100km range (empty promises do not count) is outrageously expensive.

@MrZWolfy

Ай бұрын

​@@NobbyOnCars Additionally to the previous comment No, renting a vehicle is should not be a solution and should stay as last resort. I have a vehicle, a working vehicle, I should be able to get from A to B without a second thought.

EVs everywhere! It's like they've taken over the whole scene. No room left for us car lovers...

@toyotaprius79

3 ай бұрын

*SUVs Fixed that for you

Just when I thought Dacias couldn't get any sh*ttier ... they release an electric car 😂

Nobby you know I love your videos but for me this for me is a modern day bundle of junk. It’s cheap….excellent but for me it looks crap. I would rather have a second hand EV

@ZachLDB

3 ай бұрын

Worth noting that people need to be careful with 2nd hand ev’s. People are reporting their battery replacements are costing more than just buying a new vehicle. 😬

@Mancozeb100

3 ай бұрын

@@ZachLDBYou talking about 10 year old Nissan Leafs ? Most… nearly all… batteries are showing themselves to very good longevity. Older Leaf and Soul ( both with the tiny batteries) are a bit fraught alright - but everything else is showing up quite well.

@stephencrowther524

3 ай бұрын

So don’t buy one….

@davidjohn05

3 ай бұрын

@@stephencrowther524 I agree, I won’t be buying one because it looks terrible

@toyotaprius79

3 ай бұрын

​​​Dealerships are given zero accountability or incentive to keep aging cars on the road even with its warranty, go figure. The worst stories are coming from Hyundai EVs from Canada and the US, compacted ice hitting the underbody and the dealerships give a 5 figure bill saying that the warranty was voided by reckless driving. Doesn't seem like an inherent EV problem, but an incompetence problem on a corporate scale.