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Fri 11 Feb 2022 15:05
Not sure of the name... - A new Dacia... - _

www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/new-cars/2022-02/dacia-b.../

About the size of a sportage/tucson/korando,

but don't fancy one with a 1.0 litre 3 cyl in a 1.5 tonne car...

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Fri 11 Feb 2022 19:32
Not sure of the name... - A new Dacia... - SLO76

www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/new-cars/2022-02/dacia-b.../

About the size of a sportage/tucson/korando,

but don't fancy one with a 1.0 litre 3 cyl in a 1.5 tonne car...

Especially one with an untested engine from a manufacturer with a poor history for building small petrol turbos.
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Sat 12 Feb 2022 08:54
Not sure of the name... - A new Dacia... - Steveieb

Styling is brilliant IMHO and at that price it’s looks like it will sell out quickly

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Sat 12 Feb 2022 09:25
Not sure of the name... - A new Dacia... - Bromptonaut

but don't fancy one with a 1.0 litre 3 cyl in a 1.5 tonne car...

Quite surprised there's no diesel variant. With a 110PS modern diesel it'd be a good tow car.

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Sat 12 Feb 2022 13:42
Not sure of the name... - A new Dacia... - Engineer Andy

but don't fancy one with a 1.0 litre 3 cyl in a 1.5 tonne car...

Quite surprised there's no diesel variant. With a 110PS modern diesel it'd be a good tow car.

It appears there will be - look about 3/4s the way down the report, and you get your wish, plus a 1.3 turbo petrol if ORB is interested. :-)

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Sat 12 Feb 2022 13:30
Not sure of the name... - A new Dacia... - Bilboman

It's the lovechild of a Defender and some kind of Tonka toy. Uncle Hummer and Aunty Landcruiser to be godparents!
It's a truly challenging design. But what about that name? It's as if the Dacia PR department was toying with Blister, Blaster, Digger, Dumpster and Badger then finally settled on a mash-up of "Big Monster", chosen by the 4 year old nephew/niece of the CEO...

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Sat 12 Feb 2022 14:43
Not sure of the name... - A new Dacia... - thunderbird

Quite surprised there's no diesel variant. With a 110PS modern diesel it'd be a good tow car.

If as the HJ article suggest its a big as a Skoda Karoq with only 110 PS I doubt it be much use as a tow car. The power and torque is pretty much identical to our Mk2 Focus 1.6 TDCi which was lighter and smaller than these SUV's and that would not have been a car I would have wanted to tow anything substantial with especially with 4 people and stuff on board. A 2.0 TDCi would have been a different matter which is what this needs to match it aspirations.

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