Dacia Sandero
TCe100 petrol FWD manual
Sustainability Rating: 3 stars
Our verdict:
The petrol driven Dacia Sandero achieved an average rating score of 59% and 3 stars, narrowly missing a higher star rating. The vehicle is small and very light, which helps reach relatively high sustainability marks, but its pollutant emission and consumption values did not impress. As for other combustion-engined vehicles, the most challenging discipline are the greenhouses gases, where the result is modest.
- The Sandero's pollutant behaviour is adequate in warm tests but weakens during cold starts and high power demand. Particle emissions are kept below Green NCAP's upper thresholds, but are generally what limits the score. The car collects points for tyre abrasion thanks to low mass, though its wheel alignment limits the result. The brake abrasion assessment benefits from the closed rear axle brake system (drums).
- The small Dacia delivers unremarkable fuel consumption despite low mass and compact size. It benefits in LCA from low mass and no battery, but fuel use from the combustion engine still limits the score.
- The greenhouse gas emissions reach 214 g CO2-eq./km over the full lifecycle, scoring modestly. Low production emissions cannot offset the high emissions from burning petrol.
Driving Experience
Our comments:
The Driving Experience evaluation of conventional vehicles focuses only on the performance in the section 'Consumption and Range'. The Dacia Sandero's estimated real-world consumption figures are seen as adequate in all conditions – warm weather and cold winter, urban, rural, highway and mixed driving scenarios. The consumption readings on the board computer display are accurate.
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