PARIS — Dacia will begin taking orders in January for the Renault Group model’s first hybrid powertrain choice, obtainable on the Jogger compact crossover.

The Jogger full-hybrid will use Renault Group’s E-Tech hybrid system, which is predicated on a 90 hp 1.6-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine with two electrical motors that produce a complete of fifty hp. A 1.2 kilowatt-hour battery is put in below the rear seat.

Base value might be 24,600 euros ($26,140) in France, making the hybrid Jogger the costliest Dacia mannequin. Nonhybrid fashions begin at 16,990 euros in France. Deliveries are set for March, Dacia mentioned this week.

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The hybrid mannequin, referred to as the Jogger Hybrid 140, has emissions ranging from 108 grams per km of CO2, in contrast with 118-130 g/km for nonhybrid Jogger fashions. Dacia says the hybrid model can journey 900 km on a single tank of gasoline within the WLTP blended cycle.

Consistent with Dacia’s technique of utilizing confirmed Renault-Nissan Alliance expertise, the Jogger will use the E-Tech hybrid system 4 years after it first appeared on the Renault Clio in 2019. It’s obtainable in related configuration on the Renault Captur small SUV and Arkana compact crossover. 

The most recent E-Tech system, with a smaller gasoline engine and bigger electrical motor and battery that offers decrease CO2 emissions, debuts on the Renault Austral compact SUV.
 

The Jogger, which was launched final March, has been successful for Dacia because it seeks to maneuver barely upscale whereas nonetheless retaining costs 1000’s of euros lower than the competitors. 

Dacia mentioned it has acquired 83,000 orders for the Romania-built Jogger, with 51,000 deliveries. Some two-thirds of orders are for the highest-trim degree, Dacia says, and 55 % of patrons select the seven-seat mannequin (5 seats are normal).

About two-thirds of Jogger clients go for a LPG dual-fuel mannequin with 100 hp, with LPG costs in Europe roughly 50 % much less per liter than unleaded gasoline. 

Compact crossover/SUVs with full-hybrid choices embody two Renault fashions: the Arkana, a fastback crossover that begins at 31,800 euros in France; and the Austral hybrid, at 39,900. Nissan’s Qashqai hybrid, which makes use of the E-Energy system that’s totally different than Renault’s, begins at 31,300 euros. Toyota has two hybrid fashions within the phase: The C-HR crossover begins at 32,750 euros in France, whereas the bigger RAV-4 begins at 44,500 euros.

The phase was led within the first half by the Hyundai Tucson, with 78,160 gross sales by way of July.