Dacia has confirmed that its next budget EV will keep the Spring name, badged as the New Spring to set it apart from the car it joins rather than replaces. The big news isn’t the name though. It’s the move out of China and onto a modern Renault platform, which fundamentally changes what this little urban EV is.

The original Spring launched in 2021 as a China-built rebadge of the Renault Kwid, riding on the aging CMFA-EV architecture. Dacia gave it a comprehensive exterior and interior overhaul in 2024, then added power and a new battery in 2025. That city car sticks around, but the clean-sheet New Spring slots in above it with European production and a far more current foundation.

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The official teaser reveals a boxy rear end with clean surfacing and squared-off LED taillights. This follows an earlier sketch of the profile, confirming that the New Spring will adopt a five-door hatchback silhouette with a compact footprint.

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While we have yet to see the interior, Dacia promises that the New Spring will have “four real seats and a proper boot”. Expect the same essentials-first approach, likely with the brand’s clever YouClip accessory-mounting system for added versatility.

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The real upgrade is underneath. The New Spring swaps the old CMFA-EV bones for the AmpR Small architecture that underpins the new Renault Twingo E-Tech. Dacia is staying quiet on specs, but the Twingo’s 80 hp motor and 27.5 kWh battery are the obvious carryovers.

According to Dacia, the Spring has sold nearly 210,000 units in Europe since its debut in 2021, helped by its standing as one of the most affordable EVs in the region. Pricing for the new locally-built model is expected to start from under €18,000 ($21,000 / £16,000), meaning it will be more expensive than the old Spring, which started from a heavily discounted €11,900 ($13,700) in Germany earlier this year.

While we wait for Dacia to reveal more photos and details, you can check out the earlier spy shots of the urban EV.

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Dacia has confirmed that its next budget EV will keep the Spring name, badged as the New Spring to set it apart from the car it joins rather than replaces. The big news isn’t the name though. It’s the move out of China and onto a modern Renault platform, which fundamentally changes what this little urban EV is.

The original Spring launched in 2021 as a China-built rebadge of the Renault Kwid, riding on the aging CMFA-EV architecture. Dacia gave it a comprehensive exterior and interior overhaul in 2024, then added power and a new battery in 2025. That city car sticks around, but the clean-sheet New Spring slots in above it with European production and a far more current foundation.

More: Dacia Striker Brings The Budget Wagon Back For Under €25K

The official teaser reveals a boxy rear end with clean surfacing and squared-off LED taillights. This follows an earlier sketch of the profile, confirming that the New Spring will adopt a five-door hatchback silhouette with a compact footprint.

Dacia

While we have yet to see the interior, Dacia promises that the New Spring will have “four real seats and a proper boot”. Expect the same essentials-first approach, likely with the brand’s clever YouClip accessory-mounting system for added versatility.

More: Renault’s Bug-Eyed Twingo Just Schooled VW On How To Do Cheap And Cheerful

The real upgrade is underneath. The New Spring swaps the old CMFA-EV bones for the AmpR Small architecture that underpins the new Renault Twingo E-Tech. Dacia is staying quiet on specs, but the Twingo’s 80 hp motor and 27.5 kWh battery are the obvious carryovers.

According to Dacia, the Spring has sold nearly 210,000 units in Europe since its debut in 2021, helped by its standing as one of the most affordable EVs in the region. Pricing for the new locally-built model is expected to start from under €18,000 ($21,000 / £16,000), meaning it will be more expensive than the old Spring, which started from a heavily discounted €11,900 ($13,700) in Germany earlier this year.

While we wait for Dacia to reveal more photos and details, you can check out the earlier spy shots of the urban EV.

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Last month, Dacia unveiled their 2030 roadmap, which called for a “confident and decisive entry into electric mobility.” This will see them launch four new EVs by the end of the decade.

The first arrives later this year and will be an A‑segment electric hatchback based on Renault’s RGEV Small / AmpR Small platform. The model has been developed in less than 16 months and will cost less than €18,000 (about $21,200 / £15,700 at current exchange rates).

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That’s impressively cheap and spy photographers recently caught a prototype undergoing testing in Europe. Camouflage hides a number of details, but it’s pretty clear this is a reworked version of the Renault Twingo E-Tech.

Despite this, the Dacia has a unique front end with far more traditional headlights. We can also see a different front bumper that appears to have a wide lower intake as well as rugged body cladding.

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The profile appears to carryover largely untouched, while the rear end features new taillights that are mounted higher up than on the Twingo E-Tech. We can also see a unique bumper as well as what appears to be a more conventional liftgate.

The single interior image doesn’t reveal much, but we can get a glimpse of a floating infotainment system as well as a Dacia-branded steering wheel. However, the model could echo the Twingo and adopt a 7-inch digital instrument cluster as well as a 10-inch central display.

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We can also expect sliding rear seats that adjust up to 6.7 inches (170 mm). This enables owners to balance passenger space and cargo capacity. When luggage is what matters, there’s up to 12.7 cubic feet (360 liters) at your disposal. If that’s not enough room, the rear seats can be folded down to provide over 35.3 cubic feet (1,000 liters) of space.

The powertrain will likely carryover as well and this means we can expect an electric motor developing 80 hp (60 kW / 82 PS) and 129 lb-ft (175 Nm) of torque. This enables the Twingo to accelerate from 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in a leisurely 12.1 seconds, before topping out at a mere 81 mph (130 km/h).

To help keep costs down, the Twingo uses a small 27.5 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack. It provides a WLTP range of up to 163 miles (263 km), which isn’t much but likely fine for a city car.

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