Dacia has introduced 2026 powertrain updates throughout 5 fashions: a claimed world-first LPG flex-fuel hybrid 4×4 for the Duster and Bigster, Hybrid 155 for the Jogger, an automated LPG gearbox for the Sandero vary, and a brand new 24.3 kWh LFP battery for the Spring.
Dacia has introduced a broad set of powertrain updates for 2026, masking 5 fashions throughout its lineup — the Sandero, Sandero Stepway, Jogger, Duster, Bigster and Spring — with new hybrid programs, revised liquefied petroleum fuel (LPG) choices and an up to date battery electrical platform for its entry-level battery electrical car (BEV).
A world-first powertrain for Duster and Bigster
Probably the most technically notable addition is the hybrid-G 150 4×4 for the Duster and Bigster, which Dacia claims is the primary manufacturing powertrain to mix LPG flex-fuel functionality, 48V mild-hybrid know-how and all-wheel drive (AWD). A 103 kW (140 hp) 1.2-litre 48V mild-hybrid petrol/LPG engine drives the entrance wheels by means of a six-speed dual-clutch automated gearbox; a 23 kW (31 hp) electrical motor on the rear — working by means of a two-speed gearbox with a disengageable axle — completes the AWD system. Mixed output is 113 kW (154 hp), with 230 Nm from the combustion engine and as much as 87 Nm from the rear motor.
Dacia says the two-speed rear electrical gearbox association is itself a world first for a 48V motor, with its impartial mode eliminating friction losses throughout two-wheel drive operation. Over an city cycle, the Duster and Bigster hybrid-G 150 4×4 can run in all-electric mode for as much as 60% of driving time, with the 0.84 kWh lithium-ion battery self-charging on the transfer. Gasoline consumption is rated at 7.2 l/100 km on LPG and 5.9 l/100 km on petrol (Duster, Worldwide Harmonised Mild Car Take a look at Process, or WLTP), with CO₂ at 117 g/km and 134 g/km respectively. In contrast with the outgoing mild-hybrid 130 4×4, Dacia says working prices fall by 30% and CO₂ by 20 g/km. With two 50-litre tanks — one petrol, one LPG — the Duster provides a acknowledged vary of as much as 1,500 km with out refuelling. Six driving modes can be found: Auto, Eco, Snow, Mud/Sand, Lock and Hill Descent Management.
Hybrid 155 and LPG auto transmission for Sandero and Jogger
The Jogger beneficial properties the Hybrid 155 system — a 155 hp full hybrid combining a 109 hp 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, a 50 hp drive motor, a high-voltage starter/generator, a 1.4 kWh battery and a clutchless automated electrical gearbox. Dacia charges the system at 10% decrease emissions and gas consumption than the outgoing Hybrid 140, with mixed consumption of 4.6 l/100 km and CO₂ of 104 g/km (WLTP). The Jogger can drive in electric-only mode for as much as 80% of city journeys and all the time begins in electrical mode. The Hybrid 155 can be coming to Sandero and Sandero Stepway, with gross sales beginning in This autumn 2026.
Throughout the Sandero, Stepway and Jogger vary, the Eco-G LPG powertrain beneficial properties each an influence enhance — from 100 hp to 120 hp (90 kW) — and, for the primary time, an automated gearbox possibility: a six-speed dual-clutch unit with steering-wheel paddles, the latter additionally a Dacia first. LPG tank capability grows from 40 litres to 49.6 litres on Sandero and Stepway, and to 48.8 litres on Jogger, growing LPG-mode vary by 20%. Complete mixed vary (LPG plus petrol) reaches 1,590 km for Sandero, 1,480 km for Stepway and 1,450 km for Jogger.
All three fashions additionally obtain an up to date exterior design — together with a brand new inverted ‘T’ LED daytime working mild signature — new Starkle physique safety (a Dacia-developed materials incorporating 20% recycled plastic, used unpainted) on Stepway and Jogger, a 10-inch infotainment display screen with related navigation, wi-fi cellphone charging and up to date automated emergency braking assembly present European security requirements.
Spring will get new battery and motors
The Spring BEV receives structural and powertrain updates centered on effectivity and dynamics. A brand new 24.3 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery utilizing cell-to-pack know-how replaces the earlier unit, housed in a bolstered central platform part that Dacia says improves weight distribution. Two new electrical motor choices — 52 kW (70 hp) and 75 kW (100 hp) — exchange the earlier 33 kW and 48 kW models, delivering torque beneficial properties of as much as 20% between 80 and 120 km/h.
An anti-roll bar is fitted as normal for the primary time, alongside retuned suspension. Aerodynamic enhancements — underbody fairing and a brand new tailgate spoiler — scale back the drag-area determine (CdA) from 0.745 to 0.660 on 14-inch wheel variants and from 0.743 to 0.665 on 15-inch variants. Acknowledged WLTP vary holds at 225 km on 15-inch wheel variations, whereas power consumption falls 9% to 12.4 kWh/100 km.
