Having previously teased us with pictures of a Dacia Bigster concept car to show us what the finished car might look like, Dacia has now revealed pictures of the production version of its new family car in all its glory, plus more details about the specifics of the car.
Here's what we know about Dacia's new big SUV.
2025 Dacia Bigster: Price, specs and release date
- 2025 Dacia Bigster: styling
- 2025 Dacia Bigster: interior design and practicality
- 2025 Dacia Bigster: hybrid, engines and drive
- 2025 Dacia Bigster: price and release date
2025 Dacia Bigster: styling
There had previously been talk that the new Dacia Bigster might be a seven-seater, but those rumours have been scotched by Dacia confirming that the car is a five-seater. Exact dimensions haven’t yet been announced, but it’s likely that the car will sit on the bigger side of the C-Segment SUV spectrum. Dacia has also confirmed that the Bigster will be followed into the C-SUV segment by two more models in the future, so there’s every chance that one of those could be a seven-seater.
For now, however, the Bigster is the brand’s new flagship vehicle, and as a result, Dacia has tried to convey a rugged and assertive stance for the new car, but perhaps not in the way that many other carmakers would do it. There are no automotive frills like intricate light signatures, fancy trims, or even body-coloured plastics. Indeed, you’ll find that the protective body cladding that runs all the way around the bottom edges of the vehicle - on the side sills, wheelarches and the lower parts of the front- and rear bumpers - is made from a material called Starkle. This is an unpainted and untreated plastic made largely from recycled content that’s designed to wear scratches and dings better, and is cheaper to repair.
There are some nice decorative touches, though, such as the ‘Dacia Link’ motif in the middle of the wide gloss black grille, shared with the new Dacia Duster. There’s also the squared-off wheelarches, and the headlights and taillights, complete with Y-shaped design signatures, that are pushed out right to the far edges of the vehicle. There’s a rather limited choice of paint colours, but Indigo Blue is an all- new metallic option that’s exclusive to the Bigster.
In terms of rivals, you’ll be looking at other family SUVs that sit at the bigger end of the spectrum, cars like the Ford Kuga, Kia Sportage, Hyundai Tucson, Volkswagen Tiguan and Skoda Kodiaq, but being a Dacia, the Bigster will have a huge value-for-money brief, and will likely undercut rivals by thousands of pounds.
2025 Dacia Bigster: interior design and practicality
Dacia says that the interior designers of the Bigster focused on the core essentials of space, ergonomics and comfort. You’ll notice a high-mounted dashboard that’s geared towards increasing interior space, and - thank goodness! - some actual physical buttons and dials for operating various functions.
Of course, the now-mandatory central touchscreen infotainment system is present and correct, and it’s a 10.1-inch item in all of the three trim levels, which are called Expression (meant to be the low-cost, high value one), Extreme (rugged and outdoorsy) and Journey (a bit more luxurious).
All versions have wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, while Extreme and Journey trims add satnav and an Arkamys 3D sound system. There’s also a digital instrument panel behind the steering wheel of seven inches (Expression) or 10 inches (Extreme and Journey) depending on trim. Each trim also gets a different level of sophistication for its centre console, with the fanciest one having an armrest, a built-in cooler compartment, a wireless phone charger and lots of storage.
Perhaps most critical for most buyers will be Dacia’s claim that the Bigster is ‘one of the most spacious vehicles in the C-SUV segment’. The claims of class-leading headroom and legroom are even more bold. Dacia also claims that boot space is - guess what? - best-in-class, with a volume figure of up to 667 litres under the parcel shelf.
The standard equipment roster includes a versatile 40-20-40 rear bench that allows you to carry long-and-narrow items of up to 2.7 metres with two of the three rear seats still in use. The rear seats can be folded down using levers within the boot, to leave what Dacia claims is a flat load area.
You’ll notice a few nice design touches inside the Bigster, too. There are Y-shaped signatures in the air vents and door handles that echo those found in both the front and rear lights.
You also get four ‘YouClip’ anchor points dotted around key parts of the cabin. These are mountings into which you can slot various different accessories that can be bought separately, and the options for these include phone holders, tablet holders, coat hangers, cup holders, and many more.
For the weekend adventurers that Dacia hope to attract with the Bigster, there’s also the optional Sleep Pack. This is designed to fit inside the Bigster when the seats are folded down, providing a double bed and a storage area. Dacia says it can be fitted by a single person in less than two minutes. If you need more space for your weekend adventures, Dacia will even sell you a tent that fits onto the rear of the car.
2025 Dacia Bigster: hybrid, engines and drive
Like pretty much all of Dacia’s models nowadays - including the Sandero, the Jogger and the new Duster, the Bigster is built on the CMF-B platform, a platform that also underpins other cars within the Renault/Nissan alliance such as the Clio and the Juke. The Bigster’s engine range starts with arguably the most hardcore version, the TCe 130 4x4. This has a 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine that gives four-wheel drive through a six-speed manual gearbox. There’s also a 48-volt mild hybrid system that provides marginal improvement to both performance and economy, but we don’t yet have figures for either. The all-wheel-drive version of the Bigster comes with five driving modes - Auto, Snow, Mud/sand, Off-road and Eco - which varies how the torque available is distributed between the wheels.
The next powertrain is the front-wheel-drive TCe 140, which is based on the same 1.2-litre block as the engine we just talked about, but with slightly more power. This also has a six-speed manual gearbox and 48-volt MHEV technology, and according to Dacia’s claims, is capable of an average of 50.4mpg.
The top-of-the-range powertrain is the Bigster Hybrid 155, which uses a 107bhp four-cylinder petrol engine, a 50bhp electric motor, a high-voltage starter/generator and a 1.4kWh battery. Its complex automatic gearbox has four gears for the petrol engine and two for the electric motors. Dacia says that the car always starts up in all-electric mode, and can run in that mode for up to 80% of the time in the city.
2025 Dacia Bigster: price and release date
That all-important information on prices and release dates is still yet to be released, but we think that’ll happen soon, and we’ll update this preview article as soon as it does. For now, we’d guess that the first examples will start arriving midway through next year.
We do know a little bit about the specs of the car, though. On top of the features we’ve already talked about, the entry-level Expression car will come with 17-inch alloy wheels, dual-zone air-conditioning, rain-sensing wipers, fixed roof bars, rear parking sensors, a reversing camera, electric front and rear windows, and power folding mirrors.
Extreme trim adds 18-inch alloys, modular roof bars, Copper Brown exterior and interior trim, panoramic sunroof, hands-free key, washable Microcloud synthetic TEP upholstery, rubber floor and boot mats, and hill descent control.
Journey replaces the Extreme’s content with a black roof for a two-tone paintwork effect, an electric powered tailgate, hands-free key, driver's seat with power controls, a wireless phone charger, and adaptive cruise control.