DACIA has ambitions to extend its value-for-money proposition to buyers in the market for a family SUV, writes William Scholes.
The Bigster, as this chunkily well proportioned concept is called, is a size larger than the popular Duster. If it enters production, it will give Dacia a rival to the likes of the Nissan Qashqai, Kia Sportage and Hyundai Tucson but at a lower price.
"A 4.6-metre-long SUV with no more or no less than the essential, the Bigster is the Dacia way of... delivering a larger, more capable vehicle at the cost buyers would expect from the segment below," says the company.
"Its generous exterior dimensions promise a very spacious interior. No bells and whistles, no chrome trim or imitation-aluminium, the Bigster Concept is a genuine vehicle made with genuine principles, shown in the use of raw recycled plastics for all protective exterior panels."
If it makes it into production, the Bigster could be offered with "both alternative-energy and hybrid engines", said Dacia.
