Dacia Sandero Hybrid 155 costs just €1700 more than Eco-G 120 auto

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Dacia has structured the new Sandero range so that the price gap between the bi-fuel version and the full hybrid is relatively small. In Italy, the Sandero Streetway Expression Eco-G 120 with a manual gearbox starts at €16,600, the Eco-G 120 auto with a six-speed dual-clutch transmission at €18,200, and the Hybrid 155 at €19,900. Moving from the Eco-G 120 auto to the hybrid therefore costs only €1700.

The Hybrid 155 combines a 1.8-liter petrol engine producing 109 hp, a traction motor of about 49 hp, a starter-generator, a 1.4 kWh battery and a clutchless multimode automatic transmission. Total system output is 155 hp. Dacia says the car can drive on electric power for up to 80% of the time in urban conditions, although the figure depends on real-world use.

The Stepway price ladder starts even lower in Italy: Essential Eco-G 120 is priced from €16,500, Expression from €17,500 and Extreme from €18,600. The full Hybrid 155 is offered from the higher Expression trim at €20,800, while Extreme costs €21,900.

Price is what changes the balance within the range. If a buyer wants an automatic, the difference between the Eco-G 120 auto and the more powerful Hybrid 155 is only €1700, while the gap between the manual Eco-G 120 and the hybrid is €3300. Eco-G therefore retains the advantage at the lowest budget, but once an automatic is chosen the hybrid sits much closer in price.

Sandero also carries major market weight: in 2025 it was Europe's best-selling passenger car across all sales channels for the second year in a row. The new price structure therefore concerns one of the European market's key mass-market cars, not a niche model.