French automaker Renault's European sub-brand, Dacia has unveiled its all-new MPV called Jogger. Similar to Renault's extremely popular Triber MPV, the Jogger also comes with a highly practical cabin, allowing you to adjust the seats in as many as 60 combinations, according to your needs and preferences.
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The Dacia Jogger is based on the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s CMF-B platform. The same stage will also underpin the next-generation Renault Duster. Dimension-wise, this new people mover is 4547mm long with a wheelbase of 2897mm and a maximum ground clearance of 200mm.
As far as its design is concerned, the Jogger takes its styling cues from the Dacia Sandero hatchback. In fact, it looks like a beefed-up version of the Sandero, featuring more brawny bumpers at both ends with skid plates and strong haunches above the rear wheels that give it a muscular look. Interestingly, it also gets Dacia's patented modular roof bars that cleverly convert into a roof rack to carry loads up to 80kg.
The other notable design elements of the upcoming Dacia Jogger include a wider grille, Dacia's signature Y-shaped LED DRLs in the LED headlamps, a sculpted bonnet, a tall roof, blacked-out flex wheels, vertical LED tail lamps and thick cladding all around its lower body.
The brand has offered the MPV in five colour options – Pearl Black, Slate Grey, Moonstone Grey, Glacier White, and Terracotta Brown.
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Move inside, and you will notice a similar dashboard design as the Dacia Sandero, featuring an 8-inch floating touchscreen infotainment system, round climate control knobs for auto AC, a 3.5-inch MID in the instrument cluster, 4-spoke steering wheels, and much more. However, what differentiates the Jogger from Sandero is the modular 7-seater layout that allows it to convert into a two-, four-, five-, six- or seven-seater as per needs. With this flexible seating option, its boot space can be increased from 213 liters to a whopping 1819 liters.
The Jogger will also be available in a five-seater variant as well.
Apart from the above-mentioned traits and features, the Jogger gets wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, keyless entry, steering mounted audio controls, cruise control, electronic parking brakes, sliding trays, up to 6-airbags, hill start assist, emergency brake assist, blind-spot monitoring system and parking assistance with rear camera.
Dacia will offer the Jogger MPV with a 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine belting out 110PS of maximum power and 200Nm of peak torque. That's 10PS/40Nm more than Renault Kiger and Nissan Magnite. Paired to a 6-speed manual transmission, this engine will also be available with an LPG option. Besides, it will also get a 1.6-litre petrol-hybrid powertrain by 2023. Dacia claims that the Jogger hybrid will be capable of running on the pure-electric mode in the city for 80 percent of the time.
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Will Renault bring the Jogger to Indian shores?
Well, the brand hasn't shared any word about its India launch, but it is unlikely to hit the Indian market anytime soon. For now, expect the brand to launch the new-gen Duster in India by next year.
