Dacia Spring review: CHEAPEST EV is coming to the UK! - DrivingElectric

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- Right-hand drive models might start under £20,000.
- The design enhancements could herald a new look, with the UK car looking different from the European model.
- It is a small car, shorter than a Mini Electric, and five doors.
- Up front are sharp daytime running lights, but halogen headlights are used.
- It has a bold face with a newer Dacia grill.
- Rapid charging is an option on the European car.
- The black cladding gives it an SUV style, and the upright stance gives it a fake off-roader look.
- Copper accents on badges are optional extras.
- There is not much knee room or headroom in the rear seats. Kids would be fine in the back.
- No middle seat or middle seatbelt.
- It has Ice-fix points on both of the outside seats.
- With 290 liters, it has a large boot for its class.
- The boot has room for the cables alongside the luggage.
- The cabin is perfectly serviceable.
- The cabin does not feel up to the job due to scratchy plastics, rubber, and cheap construction.
- The worst part is that there is not much steering wheel or seat adjustment; this gives the driving position a somewhat awkward feel.
- A touchscreen is present, and it is responsive, and it includes Apple Car Play and Android Auto.
- The USB port is up high on the dash, so the phone has to be tethered across it.
- There is no cupholder.
- Plans are underway to update the car, making it competitive.
- The reviewer has really no issue with the car's range, it is perfectly usable.
- The 65 model has 65 bhp and does 0 to 62 in 13.7 seconds.
- On faster roads, it gets blown around a bit, but it is lightweight.
- It feels like a tin can.
- The braking is very sharp, but there is not much regeneration, so you will find yourself using the pedal a lot.
- If the things that need sorting get sorted, then it will bring a whole new kind of customer who had not previously considered an EV.

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