Dacia Spring and Striker: prices, Hybrid 155 and tribrid 150 4x4
Dacia brings the new Spring and Striker to Paris while extending Hybrid 155 and tribrid 150 4x4 across its electrified range.
Less than €7100 separates Dacia's two headline newcomers that the brand will place on the same stand at the Paris Motor Show. The second-generation electric Spring starts below €18,000, while the new C-segment crossover Striker will cost less than €25,000.
But the bigger change in the Paris announcement goes beyond those two models. Dacia officially says that every non-electric model in its range is now available with at least one hybrid powertrain. Sandero, Sandero Stepway and Jogger get Hybrid 155, while Duster and Bigster are being shown with the tribrid 150 4x4 system.
The word “premiere” needs some context here. Dacia fully revealed the new Spring on September 8: the European car moved to the RG-EV Small platform, received an 80 hp electric motor, a 27.5 kWh battery and up to 250 km of WLTP range. Its current starting price in France remains below €18,000. Paris will therefore be the first major motor-show appearance for the second-generation Spring rather than its first technical reveal.
The same applies to Striker. Dacia published its official technical release on July 8. The 4.62 m model has 19 cm of ground clearance in front-wheel-drive form and 20 cm with all-wheel drive, while its body is only 1.53 m tall. The starting price is promised at below €25,000, and the range includes several powertrains, including hybrid and LPG versions.
Paris will therefore mainly be the first major public display of the two already detailed cars side by side. Together they illustrate Dacia's new product ladder: the highly affordable electric Spring remains at the bottom, while the lower, more car-like Striker complements the Bigster further up the range.
The powertrain strategy is changing as well. Hybrid 155 combines a 1.8-litre petrol engine, two electric motors and a 1.4 kWh battery. Duster and Bigster get tribrid 150 4x4 — the name Dacia now uses in its Paris release for the system previously introduced as hybrid-G 150 4x4. It combines petrol, LPG, a 48-volt hybrid system and an electrically driven rear axle. With two full 50-litre tanks, Dacia claims up to 1500 km of WLTP range without refuelling.
Another important point concerns the future of Spring. The second generation will be the first model in a new Dacia electric family that the company plans to expand through 2030. The manufacturer has previously confirmed a target of four fully electric models by then.
Dacia's press conference takes place on October 12 at 09:00 Central European Time, and the stand will be open to the public from October 13 to 18. The next genuinely new part of the story is therefore likely to be additional detail on Dacia's future electric line-up and European sales timing, rather than the basic specifications of Spring and Striker.