Dacia never sold a 4WD Sandero, but it wasn't for lack of trying — a university engineering team actually built a working 4WD prototype in 2010.
Lead trim: 1.2 16v D4F 732 · up to 105 hp
Dacia SanderoB90 · 2008–2012
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FactDacia never sold a 4WD Sandero, but it wasn't for lack of trying — a university engineering team actually built a working 4WD prototype in 2010.
Dacia's five-door hatchback on the Logan's B0 platform, designed at Renault Design Barcelona and developed at the Technocentre near Paris with a slightly shorter wheelbase than the Logan sedan it derives from. Renault sold it in Brazil from 2007 (production there to 2014, Colombia to 2015), while the Romanian Dacia version was built at Mioveni from 2008 to 2012. The Sandero Stepway crossover followed in Brazil in October 2008 and, under the Dacia brand, was unveiled in Europe at the Barcelona show on 7 May 2009 with sales from September 2009. Engines ran from a 1.2 16v to a 1.6 16v and the 1.5 dCi diesel, with Hi-Flex ethanol and LPG variants in some markets. A 4WD Stepway prototype was made in 2010 by the University of Pitesti.
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Trims & Figures
6 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 16v D4F 732 | 2008–2012 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 75 hp | 77 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.4 8v K7J 710 | 2008–2012 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 75 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1.5 dCi K9K 892 (75 hp) | 2008–2012 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 75 hp | 133 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.5 dCi K9K 892 (90 hp) | 2008–2012 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 90 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 16v K4M 696 | 2008–2012 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 105 hp | 109 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 8v K7M 800 | 2008–2012 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 85 hp | 99 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
This generation of the budget-priced Sandero has done something no other car has managed: become Europe's best-selling car to private buyers several years running.
When the second-generation Sandero reached the UK in 2013, it didn't just join the lineup quietly — it landed as the single most affordable new car sold in the country.
Dacia never sold a 4WD Sandero, but it wasn't for lack of trying — a university engineering team actually built a working 4WD prototype in 2010.
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