Dacia Bigster

Dacia Bigster at a glance

From concept to production

Dacia boss Luca de Meo presented the Bigster Concept on 14 January 2021. The production model followed at the 90th Paris Motor Show in October 2024, production started in December 2024 and market launch was in 2025. Technically the Bigster is a stretched Duster of the third generation, with a longer body and wheelbase. Wikipedia lists the Renault Boreal as a related model.

The Bigster won several awards in its first year, among them the German Car of the Year in the class up to €25,000 (2025), Lithuanian Car of the Year up to €35,000, Irish medium SUV of the Year and the Cinch Car of the Year and Family Car of the Year from News UK.

Engines and four-wheel drive

The hybrid 155 combines a 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine with 80 kW (109 PS) and a 36 kW (49 PS) electric motor, according to Autonotizen.de. ADAC lists the Tribrid 150 4x4 from November 2025; it runs on LPG or petrol and combines four-wheel drive with the EDC dual-clutch gearbox. Autonotizen.de describes the TCe 140 as a new three-cylinder mild hybrid with a six-speed manual gearbox, and the TCe 130 as the version available with all-wheel drive. A diesel is offered only in markets outside Europe.

Hybrid 155: technical data

Autonotizen.de drove the hybrid 155 in April 2025. On the test day the on-board computer showed 5.1 l/100 km, compared with 4.7 l/100 km in the WLTP cycle.

Bigster compared with the Jogger

• Both use the same 116 kW hybrid, but the Bigster is 60 kg heavier (1,494 against 1,434 kg) and 0.8 seconds slower to 100 km/h.
• The Jogger has the longer wheelbase and 61 l more boot space; the Bigster offers four-wheel drive, which the Jogger does not.
• With the hybrid 155 the Bigster carries 12.9 kg per kW, by our calculation.
• The Bigster is 28 mm taller than the Jogger (1,712 against 1,684 mm) and 20 mm longer, which gives it the more upright SUV shape.

Trims and running costs

ADAC lists three trim levels: Essential, Expression and Extreme. The hybrid 155 starts in Expression, the mild hybrid and Eco-G in Essential. The price steps in the 2025 list show where the money goes:

• the LPG version is €300 cheaper than the petrol mild hybrid with the same 103 kW;
• the full hybrid costs €4,600 more than the mild hybrid 140 Essential, but starts one trim higher;
• the Tribrid 4x4 Expression is €1,800 dearer than the front-wheel-drive hybrid 155 Expression.

In the April 2025 test the hybrid used 5.1 l/100 km on the on-board computer, about 9 percent above its WLTP figure of 4.7 l/100 km. For buyers who mostly drive long distances, the cheaper mild hybrid or the LPG version can be the more economical choice, because the price difference to the full hybrid is large.

Safety

Euro NCAP tested a Bigster 1.8 hybrid in 2024. It scored 69 percent for adult occupants, 85 percent for children, 60 percent for vulnerable road users and 57 percent for safety assistance. The star rating is not given in the source used here.

Prices in Germany

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