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by tremon 979 days ago
That sounds great, but I'm a bit sad that it seems to come only in SUV form factor. Do you happen to know if they have anything in less obnoxious sizes?
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It’s not a SUV. It’s small funny car. With catastrophic crash test result. On the pictures is looks indeed like a normal SUV, but it is not.

Crash test: https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/dacia/spring/44197

Spring owner here. It's a cool little car. The main disadvantage is that AC recharging is extremely slow (6.6 kW three phase) because they skimped on battery cooling. And opening/closing the doors feels more like a 1990 Fiat Panda. It obviously doesn't go fast on the highway but in the city it's great, the electric motor gives it surprising acceleration for a 33 kW engine.

It's 3.70 meters long, definitely not an SUV. It's not only the smallest EV (the Volkswagen e-UP is unobtainable at least in Italy) but one of the smallest cars in general.

Here's an article with a photograph showing the Dacia Spring next to a person. Definitely more of a Pontiac Vibe than an SUV.

https://www.largus.fr/actualite-automobile/dacia-spring-pres...

Looks like a hatchback to me.