Dacia Striker Revealed!
Dacia Striker Revealed!
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Ecosseven

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2,340 posts

244 months

Tuesday 10th March
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I see that Dacia have posted some initial photos of the outside of the new Dacia Striker. Full details should be available in June this year. As a fan on soft roader estates such as the Skoda Octavia scout, Volvo cross country, Audi A4 / A6 Allroad, etc I quite like the look of this. I'm guessing the interior and the mechanicals will be the same or very similar to the Duster and Bigster.

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/first-look/heres-...








DoctorX

8,123 posts

194 months

Tuesday 10th March
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I quite like that.

stevemcs

10,128 posts

120 months

Tuesday 10th March
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Not sure I’d class that as an estate though, it’s not a bad looking car though.

LRDefender

693 posts

35 months

Tuesday 10th March
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What a fabulous looking thing and I assume Dacia will be pricing it very competitively. I really think Dacia has a bright future as long as they don’t let their prices creep up.

_Rodders_

2,970 posts

46 months

Tuesday 10th March
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I like it but wish they'd square the back off a bit instead of going for the more stylish coupe style roof line.

That 100 litres of so of space is disproportionately useful.

DoctorX

8,123 posts

194 months

Tuesday 10th March
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_Rodders_ said:
I like it but wish they'd square the back off a bit instead of going for the more stylish coupe style roof line.

That 100 litres of so of space is disproportionately useful.
You’d just end up with a Bigster? I’m guessing it’s about that size.

TA14

14,332 posts

285 months

Tuesday 10th March
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_Rodders_ said:
I like it but wish they'd square the back off a bit instead of going for the more stylish coupe style roof line.

That 100 litres of so of space is disproportionately useful.
Good point, from fridges to suitcases.

_Rodders_

2,970 posts

46 months

Tuesday 10th March
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DoctorX said:
_Rodders_ said:
I like it but wish they'd square the back off a bit instead of going for the more stylish coupe style roof line.

That 100 litres of so of space is disproportionately useful.
You d just end up with a Bigster? I m guessing it s about that size.
I think the load area of this would be significantly longer.

Could be wrong.

_Rodders_

2,970 posts

46 months

Tuesday 10th March
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TA14 said:
_Rodders_ said:
I like it but wish they'd square the back off a bit instead of going for the more stylish coupe style roof line.

That 100 litres of so of space is disproportionately useful.
Good point, from fridges to suitcases.
As an old V70 owner it's amazing what it could swallow.
V90 never appealed to me for this reason alone.

valiant

13,850 posts

187 months

Tuesday 10th March
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Looks good and Dacia seem to be on a bit of a roll at the moment.

They want to be careful with their pricing though. They may be cheap but they’re not that cheap and with Chinese stuff nibbling at their price points, they may easily find themselves doing a Skoda where the ‘value’ offering isn’t that much cheaper than the main brands.

shtu

4,362 posts

173 months

Tuesday 10th March
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valiant said:
Looks good and Dacia seem to be on a bit of a roll at the moment.

They want to be careful with their pricing though. They may be cheap but they re not that cheap and with Chinese stuff nibbling at their price points, they may easily find themselves doing a Skoda where the value offering isn t that much cheaper than the main brands.
Surely they'll copy the germans, and make up for increasing prices by adding a few extra syllables.

Dachhhiiiahhh.

Sporky

11,524 posts

91 months

Tuesday 10th March
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I wanted it to be a bit more estatey, but it's still interesting enough that I'll have a look at one as the next family car.

Mad Maximus

987 posts

30 months

Tuesday 10th March
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Looks a bit upmarket for Dacia. Is the brand creeping upwards due to popularity?

_Rodders_

2,970 posts

46 months

Tuesday 10th March
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Mad Maximus said:
Looks a bit upmarket for Dacia. Is the brand creeping upwards due to popularity?
It's definitely following the Skoda model. But that's mainly because that's what sells in the UK.

You can buy a Spring that barely cracks 5 figures but they seem to be selling more Bigsters at 3x that price.

Huzzah

28,840 posts

210 months

Wednesday 11th March
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Looks okay does that, it'll be useful too.

croyde

26,039 posts

257 months

Wednesday 11th March
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Looks like my Bigster but lower. Quite like it.

As to price, yes they are no longer the bargain basement that they were.

My new Duster bought back in 2021 was a mere £10,500.

In 2025 I was handing over almost £30k for my Bigster yikes

But then it's about £10k less than any of the equivalent models from other manufacturers.


Magikarp

1,690 posts

75 months

Saturday 28th March
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_Rodders_ said:
It's definitely following the Skoda model. But that's mainly because that's what sells in the UK.

You can buy a Spring that barely cracks 5 figures but they seem to be selling more Bigsters at 3x that price.
Yes, because they are directly comparable and people are obviously fools.

John 11:35