The car uses Dacia’s 90HP 1.6 liter 8-valve engine, which has been converted to run on E85 biofuel, besides gasoline. The unit features strengthened valves, optimized cylinder head cooling and oil-jet cooled pistons. Special, corrosion-resistant materials have been used for the fuel tank, fuel system and fuel pump.
The Dacia Sandero 1.6 MPI 90 Bioethanol emits 170 grams of CO2/km. The “well to wheel” CO2 emissions of the car are estimated to reach 108 grams of CO2/km, an achievement that makes it a member of the Dacia eco2 family. The car benefits from multiple tax incentives in France, as it is considered an “eco-neutral” vehicle. It also offers low running costs on the French market, as the E85 is 33 percent cheaper than 95-octane petrol in France.
The vehicle’s “green” assets also refer to its production process: The car is 95 percent recyclable (a process that occurs at the end of its life) and over five percent of the plastics used to build it are recycled also. The Bioethanol Sandero is assembled at the Romanian Pitesti plant.
The Sandero 1.6 MPI 90 Bioethanol replaces the petrol-only 1.6 MPI 90 version and can be ordered in two equipment levels: Laureate (starts from 10,200 euro - VAT included) and Prestige (starts form 11,300 euro - VAT included). The car comes with a standard three-year/100,000 km warranty.
The new version of the Sandero uses "flexfuel" badging and joins Dacia’s French “green” line up, alongside the 75 HP Logan & Sandero 1.4 MPI LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) and the 105 HP Logan MCV (estate) 1.6 16V Bioethanol.
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