Test drive: Dacia’s latest hatchback delivers at a budget price

The Romanian carmaker’s main selling point has always been good value, and the third generation Sandero delivers comprehensively on that score

The new Dacia Sandero: the five-door hatchback model’s pricing starts from €12,990

The Sandero is the cheapest model in the Dacia Ireland line-up and, by extension, quite possibly the cheapest new car on sale in the country. The five-door hatchback starts from just €12,990.

Tested here is the third generation of the Sandero, a model that has racked up a considerable number of sales across Europe since its introduction in 2007, and a fair few in Ireland since it was launched for the first time in 2013.