Bigster as a larger duster

Dacia started the model renovation in 2021. First, it was the new edition of the most massive Sandera, followed by Jogger, followed by Duster last year. All in all, the Bigster model is rounded off. This one already says that it is not small, but it is not so big.

Bigster is a sports utility vehicle, that is, another in the large crowd of such models, which are offered by more or less all brands on the Slovenian market. Despite its name, it is not very large, measuring 457 centimeters in length, 17 more than a duster from which it has somehow grown.

It is just as wide but slightly taller, the windshield is more upright. In the cabin, the front arrangement is similar to that of the duster, there is a lot of hard plastic, but the dashboard is interestingly designed.

The main novelty and advantage of the grandmother is behind; In the second row, there is much more space than in the Duster, unfortunately, it has no longitudinal movement and adjustment of the angle of the backrests, but with better equipment it breaks in a favorable 40/20/40 ratio. The boot is basically large, from more than 600 to just under 700 liters, depending on the type of drive.

There is no option of the third passenger type. They may have made that decision because the option of seven seats already has a Dacia Jogger model.

The automatic transmission is available for now only with a self -supply hybrid. Photo: Gasper Boncelj

Already at the new Duster, we wrote that we miss the once -popular diesel version, the same, if not a little more. But so, interested parties for this model can only choose from different petrol-electric drive versions.

The basic choice is a mild hybrid (1.2-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine, power 103 kW); This can also be prepared for liquefied petroleum gas. With this engine, a four -wheel drive is available, but it has an unusually slightly lower power (96 kW).

In all cases, the transmission is taken care of by the manual transmission, and the automatic is supposed to be available later. However, the automatic transmission is standard with a self -supply hybrid; It was prepared by Horse, which is a joint project of Renault and Geely. Its base is a 1.8-liter four-cylinder with a power of 115 kW, it has two more electric engines. This drive is now also coming to Renault’s models.

Drives combine gasoline and electricity in one way or another. Photo: Gasper Boncelj

The price of the newcomer begins at $ 23,500, as much as a Bigster with basic equipment and a mild front -drive hybrid, the same is the price in the gas version, which will be available in a month. With a four -wheel drive, it costs at least a good 27 thousand euros, and if it is full of hybrid, 28,000. This year, they are planning to sell 500 grandmothers.