Restyled Dacia Spring: will it really change?
Dacia had started to shake up the electric market with the Spring. But the changes to the allocation of the ecological bonus have shaken up everything. So, a new Spring is coming.
Will Spring still be a hit? Shortly after marketing the Spring, Dacia renewed it. In fact, Dacia was scared. And for good reason, the end of the allocation of the ecological bonus for Spring caused it to lose many advantages over the competition. And above all one of its biggest advantages: the price. Indeed, the Roman city car, priced below 20,000 euros, benefited from an ecological bonus.
Enough to make it one of the stars of the entire market. But since December 15, it’s over. For what ? For the simple reason that the Spring is manufactured outside of Europe. In the same way, the Tesla Model 3 or even the MG 4 were no longer entitled to this government assistance.
Following this episode, Dacia even withdrew its Spring from the catalog. In fact, the 100% electric city car had disappeared. But Dacia immediately informed us that all this was only temporary. So we knew that Spring was going to come back. Its price has therefore fallen, but now, Dacia will give it a little facelift. In fact, the Romanian brand has just revealed a first image to us.
An even more beautiful Dacia?
And as Dacia has just given its entire range a major facelift, we hope that the Spring will inherit the same visual elements. We think in particular of the famous Duster, the brand’s flagship SUV which has become more aggressive and sportier… In short, more modern. For the moment, the manufacturer has contented itself with revealing an image showing only the silhouette of the next Spring. Remember that the objective of this restyling is clear. Lure the customer, and show them that Spring is a good deal, even without the ecological bonus which nevertheless helps to reduce the bill. So, for that, the restyled version will necessarily benefit from a shot of Rimmel.
We are thinking in particular of the appearance of the brand’s new logo, but also of redesigned shields and why not mechanical improvements. Spring is going to need it, especially to face increasingly fierce competition. The Citroën ë-C3 for example, which will arrive soon.
Scary competition?
Remember that the little Spring was priced from 18,400 euros. But in a short time, Citroën’s electric city car will arrive with an offer starting at 19,300 euros. Except that the Frenchwoman will be entitled to the bonus, as well as better benefits. Suffice it to say that the interest in Spring will be much reduced, if not zero. In short, to find out more, you will have to wait a few more hours. For the moment, we have to make do with this photo posted by the brand on Twitter.
