The All-New Dacia Spring Adds Two More Awards to Its Trophy Cabinet

05/09/2024 09:47 Share

It was named ‘EV Deal of the Century’ and ‘The Most Eagerly Awaited Electrified Car of 2024’.

The all-new Dacia Spring is the UK’s most affordable new electric car.
Prices start from just £14,995 OTR.
It has already picked up a flurry of awards despite only recently being released in the UK.

The All-New Dacia Spring has only just been released in the UK and it’s already making a big impression.

As the UK’s most affordable electric car, prices start from £14,995 OTR and it’s not hard to see why the EV has already picked up so many awards.

We’re shining the spotlight on two of the most recent award wins from Top Gear and EcoCar.

Top Gear EV Deal of the Century

The Top Gear Electric Awards celebrate the best electric cars of the year, and the All-New Dacia Spring was voted ‘EV Deal of The Century’.

Judges praised the model for its affordable price-point, fun drive, and lightweight design, weighing under one ton.

Ollie Marriage, Head of Car Testing at TopGear.com, said: “The £15k Spring isn't just ridiculous value, it's the first electric car to prove that lightness and batteries can go together: all in it weighs 970kg. It's also charming and engaging to drive. It rides softly, rolls lots and makes you smile.”

EcoCar Most Eagerly Awaited Electrified Car of 2024

After being released in Europe in 2021, the All-New Dacia Spring became the best-selling EV on the continent. It’s not surprising that the UK arrival of the model was hotly anticipated.

So much so that EcoCar named the car the ‘Most Eagerly Awaited Electrified Car of 2024’ in their Electrified Top 50.

Ian Robertson, Editor and Publisher of Diesel&EcoCar, which organises the annual awards, explained why the magazine singled out the All-New Dacia Spring as 2024’s most wanted EV:

“British buyers have looked on jealously at other European markets that have been able to buy the first-generation Spring since its arrival in showrooms during 2021. After pleading with Dacia and stamping our feet, now we will be able to see what all the fuss is about in a considerably enhanced version of the pure electric city car.

"With prices starting from just £14,995, it’s the cheapest electric car on sale in the UK bar none, and October can’t come around fast enough. Amongst our readers, it’s the car that arrives in 2024 that has created the biggest buzz, generated the most number of questions, and demanded lots of answers.”