New Dacia Jogger seven-seater: UK prices revealed

• Brand’s first seven-seat MPV for the UK market
• Launches with 108bhp petrol engine
• Hybrid powertrain by 2023

The new Dacia Jogger MPV is now available to order. It may be Dacia’s biggest car in the UK but prices start from just £14,995 for the entry-level Essential version. Three trim levels are available, with the top model getting SUV-esque body cladding. First deliveries are expected in the first half of 2022.

Above Essential are the Comfort and Extreme SE trims, which cost £16,595 and £17,395 respectively. Even the top model is noticeably cheaper than the Jogger’s main rivals; the Citroen Berlingo starts from just over £22,000, while the upmarket Volkswagen Caddy starts at £25,000.

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Customers can pre-order by placing a (refundable) £99 deposit and those that do will also get the car’s first service included at no extra cost.

Dacia offers the Jogger with one petrol engine at launch but a hybrid model is due to follow in 2023. The new car is a replacement for the Lodgy, a model which was never sold in the UK.

2022 Dacia Jogger: design

It’s clear that the Jogger shares design cues with both the Duster SUV and the Sandero supermini. The nose is wider, with upswept ‘Y-Shaped’ headlights, a hexagonal front grille and a large lower air intake.

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From the side of the Jogger you can see the van-like high roofline and roof rails, along with body cladding down the flanks. At the rear, the vertical ‘Y-Shaped’ tail lights allow clear access to the boot, while the Dacia name is spelt across the tailgate.

Interior and technology

The interior of the new Jogger boasts a similar design to that of the latest Dacia Sandero and Duster models, with a four-spoke steering wheel and hexagonal air vent design. The centre console houses a trio of rotary controls for the ventilation system.

Buyers will be able to pick from three infotainment setups, with the Media Control option using a smartphone in place of an infotainment screen. This setup features a smartphone docking station, which runs the ‘Dacia Media Control’ software via the driver’s smartphone to control functions such as sat nav, radio and music streaming.

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The next level up is the Media Display system which adds an eight-inch touchscreen to the dashboard, a four-speaker stereo, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Buyers can also spec the Media Nav system, which adds two USB ports, sat nav, wireless smartphone connectivity and a six-speaker stereo system.

Trim levels and specifications

The Jogger is available in three trim levels, with the entry-level Essential the most basic. With that comes cruise control, air conditioning and rear parking sensors, plus fog lights, auto headlights and autonomous emergency braking. A midrange Comfort model adds roof rails, auto wipers, a reversing camera, keyless entry, the touchscreen and coloured interior trim pieces.

At launch, the limited-edition Extreme SE trim will top the range. This will feature off-road styling with black bodywork cladding on the wheel arches, side skirts and bumpers, along with contrasting silver front and rear skid plates. Black painted 16-inch alloy wheels are standard, as are front parking sensors, sat nav and heated seats.

Dimensions and practicality

The Jogger is the longest model to be offered by Dacia to date, at 4,547mm in length. It also has a 2,997mm wheelbase (the distance between the front and rear wheels) to accommodate its seven-seat layout. Interior space is helped by the angled roofline, which increases in height by 40mm from the front seats to the rearmost seats. Dacia has also given the Jogger raised suspension, with 200mm of ground clearance.

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With all seven seats in place, boot space is 213 litres, increasing to 712 litres in five-seat mode. To help aid practicality, owners will be able to remove the third-row of seats entirely, with each seat weighing in at around 10kg. With the third row removed and the middle row folded flat, a vast 1,819 litres load space becomes available.

Despite the Jogger’s focus on cost savings, the brand hasn’t skimped on practicality with features such as folding picnic tables on the front seat backs, integrated roof bars that can carry up to 80kg, and ISOFIX child-seat mounts in the second row of seats. The interior also offers up to 24 litres of interior storage space across the door bins, central storage cubby and glovebox along with six cupholders.

Platform and engines

The Jogger sits on the Renault-Nissan developed CMF-B platform, which also underpins the latest Dacia Sandero. At launch, buyers will only be able to choose a 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine. The TCe 110 version offers 108bhp and comes with a six-speed manual gearbox.

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A TCe 100 Bi-Fuel unit produces 99bhp and features a 40-litre LPG tank along with a 50-litre petrol tank and this will join the range later on. Claimed fuel economy stands at 37.1mpg but LPG is much cheaper than petrol and, with both tanks brimmed, the Jogger can officially manage up to 621 miles of range. Dacia also claims the Bi-Fuel model emits around 10% less CO2 than an equivalent petrol engine, with emissions of 121g/km.

These petrol engines will be joined by a hybrid version of the Jogger in 2023, the first electrified model offered by Dacia. It’ll use the same 1.6-litre petrol engine, dual-electric motor and battery as the Renault Clio E-TECH. Dacia claims this powertrain will allow the Jogger Hybrid to run on pure-electric power around 80% of the time in town.

What does it mean for car buyers?

The MPV sector has been firmly on the decline in recent years as customers have been drawn to more fashionable SUVs in ever-increasing numbers. You still can’t beat a good MPV for outright practicality and interior space, however, and if the price is right they can be a very attractive option for large families who need to carry a lot of stuff. Dacia never sold the old Lodgy in the UK market but this Jogger replacement is on the way here with Dacia’s usual blend of low prices and high utility that seems a perfect fit in this sector. Manufacturers of existing van-based MPVs will be looking over their shoulder when the Jogger arrives in showrooms.

Read our reviews of the new Dacia Sandero and the Sandero Stepway here.