All-new Dacia Sandero retains title as UK's cheapest new car

Okay, it’s not exactly going to set your heart racing, but Dacia’s new Sandero has just been confirmed again as the UK’s most affordable new car. Prices start from just £79,95 for the Access model, climbing to £13,395 for the flagship Stepway Prestige variant.

Available to pre-order now — with first deliveries expected during February/March next year — the fourth-generation Romanian-built Sandero can be yours for a deposit of just £99. When the new model arrives next year, it’ll come with three years’ free servicing.

The new Sandero is the first Dacia to use Renault-Nissan’s CMF platform. Shared with the latest Clio, this is said to reduce weight while improving ride quality, handling characteristics and safety.

It’s also bigger. The new Sandero is 19mm longer overall than before, at 4,088mm, and noticeably wider, at 1,848mm not including the mirrors. There’s also more internal space, with more than four centimetres of extra kneeroom for those in the rear, plus a few extra millimetres of shoulder and elbow room for front passengers.

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The cabin now benefits from a more modern and stylish dashboard, which now features fabric finishes on some higher trim-levels. Plus boot capacity has also increased, from the 310-litres of its predecessor, to 328litres.

Dacia Sandero trim levels

The entry-level Sandero Access comes with front electric windows, automatic LED headlights, 15-inch steel wheels, and and a phone-docking station with a dedicated smartphone app, which takes the place of an integrated infotainment system.