Dacia has revealed details of the Jogger, its brand new seven-seat family car.Â
Described as a mix between an estate car, MPV and SUV, the Jogger aims to deliver maximum practicality for a budget price.Â
From being the longest Dacia model to date, to being the brand’s first car with a hybrid powertrain, the Jogger breaks plenty of new ground.
Following the online reveal, we have all the details on how Dacia wants to redefine the seven-seat sector.
Ready for the great outdoors
Dacia has tried hard to avoid pigeonholing the Jogger as being just an MPV. Instead, the car adds elements from estate cars and SUVs into the mix.
Compared to the seven-seat Lodgy it replaces (not sold in the UK), the 4.5-metre-long Jogger certainly looks more dynamic. LED headlights flank a wide front grille, while the vertical tail lights appear Volvo-influenced.Â
A raised ride height creates 200mm of ground clearance, with underbody protection designed for rough roads. Alloy wheels are optional, but the Jogger comes as standard with robust ‘Flex Wheels’ instead.
A launch-ready Extreme model offers more obvious off-road styling cues. Available in five body colours, the Jogger Extreme features contrasting black exterior details.
60 different interior layouts
With three rows of seats, the Jogger should be able to accommodate seven adults within its 2.9-metre wheelbase. Longer rear doors allow access to the folding third row, which is said to boast some of the best headroom and legroom in the class.
The five rear seats can all split and fold independently, offering up to 60 different interior layout combinations. Boot space ranges from 213 litres with all seats in use, up to a van-like 1,819 litres with all the seats down.Â
Practical goodies include six cup holders and a large, seven-litre glovebox. All seven seats have their own interior light, with sizeable door pockets and cargo hooks also included.Â
Patented modular roof rails can carry up to 80kg, and can adapt to take mountain bikes or skis.
Generously simple
Up-front, the interior of the Jogger sticks to Dacia’s mantra of simple pragmatism. Forget touchscreen controls for the air conditioning; the Jogger sticks with traditional knobs and dials.
Lower-specification Joggers will offer multimedia functions through a universal smartphone mount. This will allow personal devices to control music, navigation and radio through a bespoke Dacia app.
Higher-specification models gain an 8-inch multimedia touchscreen, which offers Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity.Â
All Joggers come with six airbags, including curtain and side airbags, along with a range of driver assistance systems.
Less sprinting, more jogging
At launch, the Jogger will come with the choice of petrol or bi-fuel LPG power.
The new TCe 110 is a turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine, offering 110hp and 148lb ft of torque. Dacia says it majors on fuel economy, and comes as standard with a six-speed manual gearbox.
Fans of LPG will be able to opt for the TCe 100 Bi-Fuel version. It combines a 40-litre LPG tank, plus a 50-litre petrol tank, to deliver a maximum range of 621 miles.
The Jogger Hybrid will hit the market in 2023, and is likely to become the most affordable seven-seater hybrid on sale. A 1.6-litre petrol engine will be matched with two electric motors and an automatic transmission.
Dacia believes the Jogger Hybrid will spend up to 80 percent of its time on urban roads in full-electric mode.
Order in November for 2022 delivery
Prices for the Jogger are yet to be confirmed. However, given Dacia’s track record, they should be firmly at the affordable end of the market.
UK orders can be placed from November 2021, with the first customer deliveries expected in the first quarter of 2022.Â
Following the UK launch of the Dacia brand in 2013, more than 200,000 cars have been sold to-date. The Jogger looks likely to add plenty more to that total.
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