RAY MASSEY: Dacia finally reveals Bigster price range

Bigster may be the largest model from budget-friendly Romanian brand Dacia but its prices begin at just below £25,000 and all start from under £30,000, it announced this week.

The spacious new five-seater SUV, which I crawled over at the Paris Motor Show, has three trim levels.

Expression, priced from £24,995, offers 17-inch alloy wheels and Dacia’s multimedia system. 

Journey, from £26,245, gains 19-inch alloys, bespoke upholstery and front-passenger lumbar support.

Extreme, from £26,494, targets outdoor enthusiasts and comes with 18-inch alloy wheels. 

The top two trim levels include as standard: a heated steering wheel and front seats, wireless phone charging, smart headlights, heated and electronically adjustable door mirrors, and rear window privacy glass.

There are three manual and automatic petrol engine options headed by the new range-topping Hybrid 155 which combines a 4-cylinder 1.8 litre naturally aspirated petrol engine with an automatic gearbox.

Price matters: Dacia is the budget arm of France’s Renault Group

Other options include: the all-wheel drive TCe 130 4×4 with a 130hp 3-cylinder 1.2litre petrol engine, 48v mild hybrid system and six speed manual gearbox; and the new TCe 140 140hp power train combining a turbocharged 1.2 litre 3-cylinder petrol engine, 48v hybrid system and six speed manual gear-box

Dacia, the budget arm of France’s Renault Group said: ‘Bigster is tailored to the specific requirements of a steadily growing market. 

With consumers facing spiralling costs, it offers buyers of larger family friendly cars the robust, well-equipped, great value for money that they have been longing for.

‘Bigster not only strongly reflects Dacia’s best value for money positioning, but offers distinctive design, great interior comfort and space, as well as all the elevated essentials and technology expected by buyers in the segment.’