Dacia Hipster: cheaper and even smaller than the Spring!

Can it be narrower and cheaper than the dacia spring? “Yes, it can be narrower and cheaper than the spring!” A Similar Question must have leg answeed that way in the meeting rooms of Dacia. This is the Dacia Hipster concept!

Highlights Dacia Hipster Concept

Due to Increasingly Complex Regulations and Requirements in the Field of Safety and Powertrains, Cars Are Becoming Increasingly Larger, Heavier, And – Unfortunately – More Expensive. With the Spring, Dacia Already Has The Cheapest Electric Car in Europe on the Menu. But it can be just cheaper. Meet the Dacia Hipster concept: A Preview of an Electric Means of Transport Below the Spring. Indeed, an electric dacia that will be just cheaper and narrower than the spring.

Dacia Puts ‘Affordability’ High On Its Priority List. The Romanians Are Concerned about the Fact that electric cars are unattainable for a Large Group of People. Of course, there are shared cars, but they are not always available in rural areas. Accordance to Dacia, The Hipster is The Solution. Official, it won be a car. We are Dealing with a preview of an electric microcar. Which category should it fall into? That remains to be seen. City Runabouts Such as the Citroën Ami, Opel Rocks Electric, and Fiat Topolino Fall Into The L6e Category and Can Already Be Driven by People with An Am (Moped) License. And this hipster? Dacia is initially talking about a vehicle in the l7e category, but it Doesn’tn’t super fit in there either. AltheHe IT is 20 percent Ligter than a Dacia Spring and Therefore Weighs About 800 Kils or Less, Vehicles in the L7e Category Are Limited to a Vehicle Weight of 600 kilos. Anyway, you also need a Driver’s License for a vehicle in the L7e Group. The Advantage That An L7e-Like Category Brings: Less Regulation, Less Stringent Safety Requirements, and Therefore A Smaller, Cheaper Car. This is Certainly Interesting Now That the European Commission is Finally Looking At Vehicles in Such A Category.

Dacia Hipster concept

Dacia Hipster concept: Small, But Still A Bit Tough. Right?

Enough

‘Are we waiting for that? It’s not just a car! ‘ – We hear you thinking. Accordance to Dacia, People Are Waiting for this: 94 percent of the trips made in France cover A distance of 40 kilometers or less and are made with only 1.6 Occupants at An Average Speed ​​of 56 km/h. So Not Much is needed to meet the majority of the basic automotive needs of a Large Group of People. And that’s what’s all about. With the hipster, Dacia Wants to Reinvent the Car for the People in A Way. A child or 2cv or beetle of the 21st century, but electric.

Dacia Hipster concept

The Taillights use the Glass of the Rear Window. Smart!

Tiny

The Dacia Spring, with its vehicle length or 3.7 meters, is Already Extremely Compact, But The Hipster Concept Goes a Step Further. It is no less than 70 centimeters Shorter than the spring and is only 3 meters long. However, it is about the same height, but also a Few Centimeters Narrower. It is 1.52 meters high and 1.52 meters wide. Only the spiritual successor to the smart fortwo (which was one 2.5 meters short) seems to be able to get narrower. A Big Difference with That Fortwo: Four People Must Be Able To Sit In The Dacia Hipster Concept!

Dacia Hipster concept

Tell me: Isn’t there a touch of land rover defender in this?

To make the most efficient use of the limited surface of the dacia hipster, it is extremely angular. The Wheels Are as Far as Possible on the corners and both Nose and Tail Run Perfectly Straight. The hipster concept has a high, short snout and a fairly upright windscreen. The Roof Extends Far Forward. To make it possible to see at the traffic lights Whether you can leave or have to wait a Little Longer, Dacia Has Placed a Glass Part in the Roof at the Front. That also provides some extra light in the interior.

The Hipster Concept is as its name suggests, so you have to take QUITE A Few design elements with a grain of Salt. Interesting First of All is the side view of the hipster concept. That reminds us a bit of the land rover defender. The Romanian Does Not Have Traditional Handles. Straps to open the doors. That Saves Costs and Weight. It is clear from more that dacia has thought carefully about euro and kilo-saving issues. For Example, Dacia Foreses That the Hipster Will Only Be Avlessable in One Color And That The Customer Can Only Choose A Color for Some External Accessories And Details. The Tailgate Situation also Deserves Praise. The Rear Window OpenS Separately Upwards, The Sheet Metal Part Hinges Downwards. A Touch of Range Rover. The Taillights Are behind the Glass of the Rear Window. This mean that dacia does not have to use Glass for the Taillights Themselves. You don’t have electrically operated side Windows and you can’t just crank them yourself. What you do get: sliding side windows!

Dacia Hipster concept

Just as angular as on the inside: the interior of the hipster concept.

Interior

From the inside, the hipster concept is just as angular as from the outside. Cheap-Feeling Materials can create a playful and lively-looking whole. The Interior is Decorated with Mounting Points from Dacia’s YouClip Accessory System. Eleven Pieces in Total. This mean that you can attach things like a mobile speaker, Cup Holder or Sunglasses Holder Anywhere. The Gear Selector is on the Left Side of the Steering Column, Behind the Steering Wheel is a Simple Vertical Instrument Panel. You can forget about an infotainment system. You can Bring That Yourself, Says Dacia. In Other Words: Your Phone Takes on the Infotainment Role, Just Like in the Basic Version of, for Example, The Sandero. At the Passenger’s Footwell we find a strap to secure loose luggage. Speaking of LugGage: With the Rear Seat in the Normal Position You Can Only Carry 70 Liters. If you fold the rear seat down, 500 liters can fit in the hipster. The Headrests Do Not Fold Forward, They Are Attached To The Window Frame And Swivel Sideways.

And now?

It is Still Far Too Early for Extensive Technical Data. What we have: a battery percentage meter that indicated that it was still 75 percent full with a remoining range or 180 kilometers. That would mean that the hipster can travel about 240 kilometers, althegh that tends to be quite speculative. Dacia does not say white and when the hipster will go into production, but in any case, it signals that it is working on such a vehicle.

Important: This Hipster Concept is Therefore Not The Harbinger of the Announced Electric Dacia Based on the New Renault Twingo. That will really be a car.

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