The second-generation Dacia Spring is a five-door electric city car and the cheapest model in Dacia’s electric range. It is a new car rather than an update: where the first generation was a rebadged Renault City K-ZE assembled in China, this one sits on Renault Group’s RG-EV small platform, the architecture that also underpins the Renault Twingo E-Tech, and it is built in Europe at Novo Mesto in Slovenia. Dacia opened order books in France on 8 September 2026.
One powertrain covers the range. A single front-mounted motor produces 60 kW, quoted by Dacia as 80 hp, with 175 Nm of torque, taking the car to 100 km/h in 12.1 seconds and on to a 130 km/h top speed. The battery is a 27.5 kWh LFP pack, rated at up to 250 km on the WLTP cycle, with consumption from 12.7 kWh/100 km on the Journey trim and 12.9 kWh/100 km on Expression. Charging runs at up to 50 kW on direct current, which covers 15 to 80 percent in 28 minutes, or 7 kW from a home wallbox in 2 hours 55 minutes.
The car has grown. It is 3,850 mm long, 15 cm more than the outgoing Spring, and 18 cm wider, while the height stays at 1.52 m and the turning circle is 4.95 m. Weight starts at 1,212 kg. The boot holds 337 litres, rising to 1,283 litres with the rear seats folded, and there is an 18-litre compartment under the bonnet. Every version has a 7-inch digital instrument cluster; Journey adds the Media Nav Live system on a 10.1-inch touchscreen with navigation and wireless smartphone mirroring, where Expression uses the simpler Media Control setup. Dacia counts 22 driver-assistance systems across the range.
France gets two trims: Expression at 17,990 euros and Journey at 19,990 euros, both before the French purchase incentive, which runs from 3,620 to 6,180 euros depending on household income. Those figures keep the Spring under 18,000 euros at the point the outgoing car established as the brand’s position, despite the move from Chinese to European assembly. Deliveries are due to start in early 2027.
