MPV and SUV tropes fuse with a compact seven-seater of likeably humble aspect
The Dacia Jogger touched down in 2021 as the successor to the largely ignored Logan MCV, and when we first road tested this curious crossover-estate the following year, praise flowed.Dacia had shown “great design” along with “outstanding product positioning”, and to top it all off the asking price beggared belief in light of the capacious dimensions. It was a basic car and underpowered, but at £16,000 nobody was complaining and Joggers could soon be seen on street corners countrywide.In the years since, Dacia has tweaked styling details, new trim elements have been announced and EU GSR2-compliant ADAS has been integrated, but only recently has the Jogger undergone what could justifiably be called a facelift.There’s nothing here that screams ‘new car’, but the subtle design revisions are numerous enough to keep the Jogger looking sharp in 2026. There’s also a new powertrain option, which brings another level of performance and is the reason for this test. Inherited from the recently launched Bigster, the Hybrid 155 powertrain takes the Jogger’s displacement out to 1.8 litres and drops the official 0-60mph time below nine seconds for the first time. Might it be worth the extra outlay? We will find out shortly.More broadly, is the Jogger still the smash hit it was at launch? Or have competitors demonstrably gained ground as Dacia has been forced to incrementally raise prices for its cut-price seven-seater?
