Dacia's £18,000 Jogger is half the price of a typical MPV - but is it half the car? We 実験（する） Britain's cheapest seven-seater 目的（とする）d at families on a 予算

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There's an age-old 説: you get what you 支払う／賃金 for. And ーに関して／ーの点でs of the Dacia Jogger, just over £18,000 lands you the cheapest seven-seat car in Britain today.

To put its 予算-破産した／（警察が）手入れするing price into 視野, the Jogger costs around half the next most-affordable model on sale that can 輸送（する） as many people at any given time.

It sounds like an incredible 取引，協定, doesn't it? But will its 削減（する）-負かす／撃墜する price mean you get half the car? And can it really be considered as an 代案／選択肢 to a 伝統的な people-carrying multi-目的 乗り物??

We decided to find out by putting the 予算-friendly family モーター through its paces.

Half the price of an MPV, but is it half the car? We put the £18,295 Dacia Jogger - the cheapest seven-seat car o n sale in Britain - to the 実験（する） to see if it really can be used on a day-to-day basis as a 予算-friendly people 運送／保菌者

The Romanian brand has been synonymous with affordable モーターing since it was brought 支援する to life under Renault's stewardship at the turn of the century, reentering the UK market in 2013.

Its Sandero has for years been the cheapest supermini in showrooms, while the Duster SUV continues to 意味ありげに undercut all 競争相手s in its segment. These no-frills models have been a 攻撃する，衝突する, with over 200,000 Dacias bought by Britons in the last １０年間.?

The Jogger looks to build on this by 開始 Dacia 所有権 up to 顧客s who need even more space and extra people-lugging capacity for a snip of what they would 普通は have to 支払う／賃金.

Dacia Jogger: Just how cheap is it?

One of the biggest 犠牲者s of the 最近の growth of the SUV market has been MPVs, with most brands culling the availability of 従来の, box-形態／調整d, people 運送／保菌者s with three 列／漕ぐ／騒動s of seats from their 範囲s.

の中で the most affordable 伝統的な MPVs in showrooms today are small 先頭-奮起させるd models, like the Ford Tourneo Connect and Volkswagen Caddy, which will 始める，決める you 支援する around £30,000. The most affordable seven-seat SUV is the Skoda Kodiaq, though at £36,000 is 二塁打 the price of the 入ること／参加（者）-spec Dacia.

That said, our 実験（する） car wasn't the bog-基準 £18,295 model. We were 扱う／治療するd to the 範囲-topping Extreme spec with optional metallic bronze paint and the £300 新規加入 of a spare wheel instead of a 穴をあける 修理 道具 (a must when ordering any new car, if you ask us).?

That takes our on-実験（する） Jogger just over £21,500. With the 大多数 of new car 買い手s 選ぶing for 財政／金融 一括s, our Jogger costs £283 per month on PCP (at 7.9% APR when last updated on 13/05/23) - so still not what you'd call bank 破産した／（警察が）手入れするing.?

Compared to cars like the Ford Tourneo Connect, VW Caddy and Skoda Kodiaq - all seven-seat models at the more affordable end of the market - the Dacia Jogger is a snip. Our 範囲-topping 実験（する） car （犯罪の）一味s in at just over £21,000

It's not an old Renault underneath...

When Dacia 売買業者s began popping up across Britain 申し込む／申し出ing 顧客s a sub-£6,000 supermini in 2013, the car wasn't what you'd call 'cutting 辛勝する／優位'.?

In fact, the 初めの Sandero - which remained on sale until 2020 - was underpinned by the same 壇・綱領・公約 as the Clio that Renault 開始する，打ち上げるd way 支援する in 2002.

But that's no longer the 事例／患者 with the 最新の-世代 Dacias, which are now based on 存在するing cars in its French parent group's line-up.?

The CMF-B 壇・綱領・公約 underpinning the Jogger is the same one used for the 現在の Sandero. This also means it gets the 最新の three-cylinder 石油 engine and chassis that's used in the newest Clio.?

From the 前線, it's 同一の to the Sandero, with a short bonnet and arrow-like LED headlight clusters. But that's where the styling similarities end, with the CMF-B 壇・綱領・公約 stretched by almost half a metre (46cm) to make 準備／条項s for the extra seats in the 支援する. The flat roof gives it a 霊柩車-like profile and the boot door is squared off to maximise 内部の space.

At 4,547mm long, its's around the same as a medium-size family hatchback. Though the chunky plastic cladding and わずかに raised ride 高さ give it more presence than its on-paper dimensions 示唆する.

The 3-cylinder 石油 engine packs a modest 108bhp with turbocharging. To its credit, it doesn't feel underpowered. It produced 最大限 torque between 2,300-3,500rpm, so it's punchy when 加速するing from low 速度(を上げる）s - almost ディーゼル like

It's certainly not the best-扱うing family car we've ever driven, but it rolls in corners no more so than 先頭-奮起させるd MPV 競争相手s, which are 悪名高くも terrible in the turns< /p>

The steering is very light and tuned for navigating tight space in town or taking on multi-storey car parks rather than chasing （競技場の）トラック一周 times

What's it like to 運動?

Unless running 極端に late for the morning school run, this isn't a car 顧客s will 裁判官 predominantly for its 運動ing 業績／成果.

That's fortunate, given the 999cc 石油 engine is the smallest to 力／強力にする any seven seater on the market today. The TCe 110 packs a modest 108bhp thanks in part to turbocharging and, to its credit, doesn't feel underpowered.?

It produced its 最大限 torque (148 ftlb) between 2,300 and 3,500rpm, so it's punchy when 加速するing from low 速度(を上げる）s - almost ディーゼル like. This ample grunt?does a stellar 職業 of masking the 歩行者 11.2 seconds it takes to rumble from 無 to 62mph.

Get up to motorway 速度(を上げる）s and the 制限s of the diminutive powertrain's ability to 追加する to the mph-反対する is more exposed, but it will still 巡航する at 70 やめる happily.?

Even at these?higher 速度(を上げる）s the characteristic three-cylinder chug has been 井戸／弁護士席 muted from the cabin, which means drivers won't be wanting for a megaphone to 持つ／拘留する a conversation with 乗客s in the third 列／漕ぐ／騒動.?

最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる） is 114mph, says Dacia, though you'd need all of Heathrow's 滑走路s put together to see that 人物／姿／数字 on the speedo.

With all seven seats filled, 推定する／予想する to see a big 減少（する） off in acceleration time.?Our week-long 実験（する） 含むd 100 miles with five 乗客s and their luggage onboard. This 要求するd more 強烈な jabs of the throttle to get up to 速度(を上げる）.?A hybrid Jogger is 予定 next year 申し込む／申し出ing closer to 140bhp, which might be 価値（がある） waiting for if you ーするつもりである to 輸送（する） big groups frequently.

The raised ride 高さ and soft 中断 means it swings and pitches in the corners like a daredevil dangling from a bungee cord.?

However, it doesn't roll any more so than 最高の，を越す-激しい, 先頭-奮起させるd MPV 競争相手s, which are 悪名高くも terrible in the turns.?

And the Jogger's 延長するd 壇・綱領・公約 means it does a decent 職業 of アイロンをかけるing out bumps and ruts in the tarmac than the shorter Sandero.

As for the steering, it is very light and tuned for town 運動ing rather than chasing （競技場の）トラック一周 times. It's the best 妥協 for 顧客s in this segment who don't want to pull a muscle doing a three-point turn.

The ブレーキs - レコードs at the 前線 and 派手に宣伝するs at the 後部 - 申し込む／申し出 enough 初期の bite to give 信用／信任 in everyday 運動ing, and the six-速度(を上げる） 手動式の 伝達／伝染 in our 実験（する） car, while not the slickest-転換ing we've ever 扱うd, engages each gear with out a fumble (even after a few thousand miles of likely hard use in the 手渡すs of other spirited モーター 新聞記者／雑誌記者 types).

The Jogger's 延長するd 壇・綱領・公約 means it does a decent 職業 of アイロンをかけるing out bumps and ruts in the tarmac than the shorter Sandero, on which it is based

維持費s at a ちらりと見ること?

On paper, the Jogger's three-cylinder engine is said to return 48.7mpg, but fully laden with 乗客s won't likely get 近づく that.?If you are using it for the daily school-run, it should be pretty frugal once the kids have been dropped off at the school gates.?

ーに関して／ーの点でs of 税金, its 公式の／役人 130g/km C02 生産（高） means it just 下落するs into the £210 first-year VED 禁止（する）d, then it's the flat '基準 率' from the second year of £180. Read our 最新の car 税金 guide?to find out how much you'll be 支払う／賃金ing in 乗り物 excise 義務 this year.

With the engine and parts tried and 実験（する）d in the Sandero and smaller Renault models, reliability should be strong. And it comes with Dacia's three-year, 60,000-mile warranty.?

Every model comes with 空気／公表する 条件ing, 後部 parking sensors, 巡航する 支配（する）／統制する, roof 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業s and 自動車 headlights as 基準. Our 最高の，を越す-spec car （機の）カム with this 8-インチ infotainment 審査する, which isn't the はっきりした we've used

Some of the 内部の 構成要素s are a （疑いを）晴らす 調印する this is a car built to a strict 予算.?Scratchy plastics 保護するing the lower parts of the 内部の (like the 底（に届く） of the centre console pictured) are those that stay 示すd forever if scratched

These spongy inset パネル盤s in the dashboard feel like the p olystyrene 半導体素子s you find 押すd into 壊れやすい 配達／演説／出産 小包s. While cheap, we're not sure how 持続する it will be

Does it feel like an £18,000 car?

The first thing to 公式文書，認める is that the Jogger wasn't supposed to be an £18,000 car - it was 初めは 開始する，打ち上げるd under the proviso it was be 定価つきの under £15,000.

However,?Dacia 非難するs 急に上がるing インフレーション and the rising cost of raw 構成要素s - すなわち steel and plastic - for having to bump the price higher by the time it reached UK showrooms.

Still, for such a modest price tag you're getting a lot of car for your money.

Every model comes with 空気／公表する 条件ing, 後部 parking sensors, 巡航する 支配（する）／統制する, roof 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業s and 自動車 headlights as 基準.?

And while the 入ること／参加（者） '必須の' 削減する gets a cradle for your smartphone to use as the infotainment 審査する for DAB 無線で通信する, Bluetooth and 航海, our Extreme variant has the eight-インチ 陳列する，発揮する, though this isn't the flashiest or most responsive we've ever used.?

It's important to 公式文書，認める that basic and 中央の-spec 見解／翻訳／版s come with steel wheels, so you'll need to fork out extra if you want your Jogger to be running on alloys.

And while you might get a surprising 量 of 器具／備品, the 構成要素 質 is more telling of the reasonable asking price.?

Nobody spending £18,000 on a family car with enough room for seven seats should be 推定する／予想するing plush leather or 列s of Alcantara, but there's something distinctly 取引 地階 about some of the cabin touch points, like the 支配（する）／統制する dials and switches.?

Scratchy plastics 保護するing the lower parts of the 内部の are those that stay 示すd forever if a sharp 反対する happens to 捨てる a パネル盤, and the spongy insets in the dashboard feel li ke the polystyrene 半導体素子s you find 押すd into 壊れやすい 配達／演説／出産 小包s.

At just over two-metres wide (2,007mm) 含むing the wing mirrors, the Jogger 対策 is the same across as the Sandero it is based on. It feels like a squeeze, even in the 前線

Frustratingly, only the two outboard second-列／漕ぐ／騒動 seats have Isofix points for child car seats. And if you have three adults sat here, they'll be packed in tighter than a tin of sardines

There's little ーに関して／ーの点でs of legroom in the third 列／漕ぐ／騒動 (pictured with the second 列／漕ぐ／騒動 seats 倍のd 今後). That's because the rearmost 議長，司会を務めるs are not elevated, meaning a below-普通の／平均（する）-高さ pre-teen will have their 膝s up 近づく their ears

One-星／主役にする Euro NCAP 衝突，墜落 実験（する） 率ing is putting some 買い手s off - but you need to consider the 推論する／理由 why it 得点する／非難する／２０d so low?

While the number of airbags and all-一連の会議、交渉／完成する safety 器具／備品 利用できる in the Jogger as 基準 is 適する, it's important to 公式文書，認める that it 得点する／非難する／２０s a lowly one-星／主役にする Euro NCAP 衝突，墜落 実験（する） 率ing.?

This is because it is 示すd 負かす／撃墜する for having a レーダ-only (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 緊急 ブレーキing system that 活動させる／戦時編成するs when it （悪事，秘密などを）発見するs other 乗り物s - but not 歩行者s or cyclists.

While this is also the 事例／患者 for the two-星／主役にする 率d Sandero and Sandero Stepway models the Jogger is based on, the seven-seat 広い地所 loses a 星／主役にする because there's no seatbelt 思い出の品 system 任命する／導入するd for the two rearmost seats.?

Both adult and child occupant 実験（する） 得点する／非難する／２０s are also low compared to many family car 競争相手s - something that shouldn't be overlooked by 顧客s.?

A one-星／主役にする 衝突，墜落 実験（する） 率ing will certainly 脅す plenty of family car 買い手s, and you'll need to give this area some real thought if you are considering 購入（する）ing a Jogger.?

Is it a 本物の seven-seater?

Our biggest 支配する with the Jogger is around its people-carrying 能力, because we don't think it fits the 法案 as a 本物の seven seater.

Yes, it has two 付加 seats in the 支援する, but only children can fit in them. There's little ーに関して／ーの点でs of legroom here, and because the rearmost 議長，司会を務めるs are not elevated even taller pre-teens will have to sit with their 膝s up 近づく their ears.

With the 後部 議長，司会を務めるs in place, there's also next to no luggage space as a result. Dacia says there's 160 litres, but we 疑問 we'd fit 160 sheets of A4 in the minimised boot compartment.?

Getting in and out of that 支援する 列／漕ぐ／騒動 also isn't 平易な, 要求するing part of the 60:40-分裂（する） second-列／漕ぐ／騒動 seats to be flat-packed and 攻撃するd 今後s to 許す 接近. With the small 後部 door apertures you almost need to dislocate 共同のs in the 過程 of 入ること／参加（者） and 出口.

In all honestly, we can only recommend using the third-列／漕ぐ／騒動 seats for short and infrequent 旅行s. And while the two 支援する seats can be 独立して 倍のd up, they （問題を）取り上げる usable 負担 space. They can also be 除去するd but are 極端に bulky, so be 用意が出来ている for them to （問題を）取り上げる 決定的な room in your garage or shed.

There's another 問題／発行する, too. Trying to stretch the Sandero supermini's 壇・綱領・公約 to create a capacious family car always felt like it was going to be a big ask, and in practice it hasn't worked.

At just over two-metres wide (2,007mm) 含むing the wing mirrors, the Jogger 対策 the same across as the Sandero it is based on. As a result, this モーター 目的（とする）d at families does feel cramped from every seating position - and like a tin of sardines if you're in the second 列／漕ぐ／騒動 with other adults.?

追加する to the equation that only the two outboard 議長，司会を務めるs in 列／漕ぐ／騒動 two have Isofix 開始するing points for child car seats and it's yet another 制限 of the Jogger's people-carrying （人命などを）奪う，主張するs.

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With the Jogger's two rearmost 議長，司会を務めるs in place, there's also next to no luggage space as a result. Dacia says there's 160 litres, but we 疑問 we'd fit 160 sheets of A4 in the 非，不，無-existent boot compartment

Our biggest 支配する with the Jogger is around its people-carrying 能力, because we're not sure if it really fits the 法案 as a 本物の seven seater. While it might be a tempting prospect for large families, those 定期的に 輸送（する）ing seven people are better off buying a second-手渡す 伝統的な MPV

Cars & モーターing 判決?

There 簡単に aren't many family cars on the market today for いっそう少なく than £20,000, so there are few モーターs that can compete with the Jogger at this price point, which gives it a unique selling point.?

It 運動s 井戸／弁護士席, is comfortable, should be cheap to run and comes with most of the 道具 you'd ever need when buying a new car on a 予算.?

However, its lowly one-星／主役にする 衝突，墜落 実験（する） 率ing will most certainly be a sticking point for many who might have considered ゆだねるing the Dacia to 保護する their kids, though 可能性のある 買い手s need to take a closer look at the 十分な Euro NCAP 報告（する）／憶測 before 令状ing off the Jogger 完全に.

That said, we recommend that anyone on the 追跡（する） for a 本物の seven-seat 乗り物 not to be 誘惑するd in by the comparatively low price. While it might be a tempting prospect for large families with tight purse strings, anyone who 定期的に needs to 輸送（する） seven people will be better off spending the same 量 of money on a second-手渡す 伝統的な MPV instead.