Dacia has started accepting pre-orders for the Comfort Plus version of the Spring EV in Germany. This variant of the electric car will arrive at dealers this fall and starts at € 21,790 (US$ 25,931), or € 12,220 (US$ 14,542) with the € 9,570 (US$ 11,389) government grant. A 7-inch touchscreen navigation system, smartphone integration, rear parking sensors, reversing camera and metallic paint are all included, alongside orange accents inside and out. Customers can order a 30 kW fast charger as an option.
The entry level Comfort, which will also
arrive in fall, will be even more affordable at € 10,920 (US$ 12,995) with the EV
grant (€ 20,490/US$ 24,384 without it), and comes as standard with manual air
conditioning system, Bluetooth radio and a Mode 2 charging cable. White will be
the base color and the metallic paintwork will be available at extra cost.
Both variants have a 45 PS and 125 Nm electric motor, powered by a 27.4 kWh battery. The Spring
has a total range of 305 km in the city and 230 km combined on the WLTP cycle. It sprints to 100 km/h in 19.1 seconds and its top speed 125 km/h.
At 3,734 mm long, 1,579 mm wide and 1,488 mm tall, with a 2,423 mm long wheelbase
and 151 mm of ground clearance, the Spring is Dacia’s smallest
vehicle. By comparison, the third-gen Sandero hatchback, which entered
production last year built around Renault’s CMF-B platform, is 4,088 mm long, 1,848 mm wide and 1,499 mm tall.
