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Fresh Spyshots: Dacia is Testing Facelifted Sandero And Logan MCV

Dacia, the low-cost branch of Renault, is preparing a set of facelifts for its Sandero, and Logan MCV ranges.
Dacia Sandero facelift 17 photos
Photo: CarPix
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While our friends at CarPix only spotted the two models being tested in Southern Europe, we expect the new facelift to also come to the Logan, their platform sibling. The ongoing Sandero and Logan models came to market in 2012, being launched in the fall of that year.

By the end of 2015, all Dacia models had received Euro 6 engines as standard, as European norms compelled the manufacturer to do so.

At the beginning of 2016, the lineup was improved with the addition of a semi-automatic gearbox as an option, as well as an extra trim level for the domestic market - Prestige, available only in Romania.

The two cars you can see in the photo gallery of this article are evidently facelifted versions of the Sandero and Logan MCV. Naturally, Dacia is protecting its designs with a layer of camouflage, but we can still notice some of the changes.

First of all, the front end of both models appears to receive a new grille. The headlights also have a slightly modified shape. Most likely, their interior graphic was changed accordingly. The front bumper has also been restyled to suit the new shape of the front end. In the case of the MCV, the rear bumper was not changed, but the model might get new taillights and a modified trunk lid.

The sides of the two models do not seem to have received significant changes. However, the back end of the Sandero has a new bumper, a modified trunk lid, and possibly new rear lights. The rims of the Sandero have a trick up their sleeves, just like on the Sandero Stepway, where the wheel is a steel one that is cut out to resemble an alloy, and has a plastic hubcap on top of it to deceit the eye.

The interior of the two cars does not look significantly changed, but it may have new materials or upholstery patterns. These prototypes feature several sensors taped to them, as well as modified exhausts and other elements used by engineers to monitor certain parameters. We expect these cars to come to market by the end of next year, if not sooner.
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Sebastian's love for cars began at a young age. Little did he know that a career would emerge from this passion (and that it would not, sadly, involve being a professional racecar driver). In over fourteen years, he got behind the wheel of several hundred vehicles and in the offices of the most important car publications in his homeland.
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