Dacia & Alpine future models: 2026-2036
DACIA
What had once been a high-volume brand for Renault Group is on the comeback trail at last. Affordable pricing continues, though it isn’t generally as low as that of certain China-based rivals. In fact large new models such as the Striker, a crossover, are being pitched at pricier rivals.
Dacia is a key part of the Group’s futuREady. Announced in March and brim with ambitious goals, the company-wide strategic plan will supposedly see 36 models launched worldwide by 2030. Quite a few of those will be part of the Romanian brand’s line-up, and of these some two-thirds will be electrified vehicles with fully one quarter being EVs. At least that’s the goal.
Remaining mainly a European markets marque, Dacia nonetheless will source many of its next generation vehicles from plants outside the EU; specifically Morocco, India and Türkiye/Turkey. And of course, many future models will wear Renault badging in multiple countries, India and Brazil being two examples of this long-lived strategy.
There are specific targets for what the Group calls the C segment, Dacia being tasked with selling one third of all vehicles in this size class within the next three-four years. Will that happen? There had been plans to offer three additional 4.4-4.7 m long models but that has now been cut to two: the Bigster and Striker.
Bigger than a Bigster
Called “a bold new alternative to SUVs”, the Striker is one of multiple newly announced models for the European brand and the second to enter the C segment. This crossover estate was revealed on 10 March with sales due to commence later this year.
Like almost all Dacias, the Striker’s architecture is Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi’s CMF-B. And at 4.62 m long, the new model is not only bigger than the Jogger (4,548 mm) and Bigster (4,570) but one of the largest vehicles yet for the platform.
We can expect a facelift for the Striker in 2030 and a replacement in 2033. During this year and next there will be hybrid, hybrid 4×4 and LPG variants with further options to follow. Pricing begins at a little less than 25,000 euro in the French market.
The bigger volume, and smaller sized best selling Dacias are also fresh, having been facelifted in October 2025. These, the Logan (sedan), Sandero (hatch) and Sandero Stepway (crossover), should be more or less unchanged until successors arrive in two years’ time. The Logan name should be retained for relevant markets, such as Romania. That will apply too for Türkiye: the Renault Taliant became the Dacia Logan there in 2025.
Two motors for the Jogger Hybrid
As with the next B segment hatchbacks and crossovers, hybrid power is also something which features in the here and now for one of Sandero family’s brothers. Revealed in February, the Jogger Hybrid 155 has a combined power output of those three numbers in PS plus 170 Nm of torque. This, from a 109 PS 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine, a starter-generator and a 50 PS motor.
A 120 PS flex-fuel powertrain was a further change earlier in 2026 for the Jogger, Sandero and Sandero Stepway, replacing a 100 PS one. The B segment cars, new in 2020, have, meanwhile been facelifted twice now so their replacements plus a new Logan are all due in 2028. It is also believed that the Sandero Stepway will become more SUV-like. An EV is also possible.
Spring 2.0 the first of four Dacia EVs
Coming much sooner than any of the next generation B segment models is a new Spring. Unlike the tiny existing car, this latest small EV is to be made in Europe rather than China. The first of what will be four EVs for the brand (by 2030 it was stated in March) shall have its public premiere at the Paris motor show.
Spring 2.0 is basically a Twingo twin and so it is larger than the old model. Measuring 3,850 mm from end to end, this little EV will come off the same production line as the Renault, obviously also sharing its RGEV architecture. Build is to be at the Novo Mesto plant in Slovenia.
Does Spring 1.0 stay or go?
There is some confusion over whether or not the old model remains in production. Clarification from Renault Group is awaited. At any rate, the new Spring is due to become available Europe-wide from the first quarter of 2027.
The range is as low as the price (from below 18,000 euro in France), this being an official 250 km or 155 miles, the battery’s capacity a mere 27.5 kWh. Expect a bigger cells pack, likely optional, in a few years’ time. There might also be more power than the introductory motor’s 60 kilowatts (with 175 Nm of torque). A facelift should happen in 2031 and a Spring generation three in 2034.
Electric Duster
Looking now at the big selling Duster, this 4,343 mm long SUV has a mid-life facelift coming in 2027 though this may not reach the India-built model until year-end. Sold there as a Renault (Duster) and also as the Nissan Tekton, build in Chennai did not commence until this year.
Duster mark three has been around since early 2024. Production started first in Romania (Mioveni: December 2023), followed one year later by Turkey (Oyak-Renault’s Bursa factory). Generation four, which will be available as an EV and with one or two electrified propulsion systems, is due to appear in 2031.
ALPINE
Still small, Alpine is nonetheless on the rise. Dramatically. Extra models are greatly helping with sales, the Europe-wide total being up by 68 per cent year-on-year in H1. ACEA’s numbers reckon volume was 8,216 compared to only 4,906 vehicles for the first half of 2025. Still, one can’t help but wonder how high that total might be if any of the new models were powered by petrol.
The A390, a 4.6 m long crossover in the style of the Nissan Ariya, has drive to both axles, three motors, an 89 kWh battery and extraordinarily high pricing. All of this applies even to the cheaper of the two available variants: the GT puts out a combined 295 kW (401 PS) and 650 Nm while the GTS’ outputs are 345 kW (469 PS) and “up to” 808 Nm. Of that total torque, 508 Nm is from the two rear motors, the third one being up front.
A110 production having finally ended in June, Alpine is now an electric-only marque but the CEO has hinted that hybrid drive is a possibility for APP, a new architecture. Philippe Krief also stated just last month that the four car range (A290, A390, future A110 Coupe/Convertible, future A110 2+2/Convertible would not be expanded “for four to five years”.
HEV for APP?
Alpine Premium Platform, which will debut in 2027 with the A110’s successor, is to have one battery at the front of the car and a second one behind the occupants. This is an interesting approach and is partly to do with weight distribution but also for reasons of future adaptability. A mid-engined hybrid system is also possible some time between 2028 and 2030.
As noted in the previous paragraph, the aluminium chassis A110 will offer a second row of seating, which is a major change over the outgoing model, along with no engine this time around. Instead, the motor(s) will be positioned at the back rather than mid-ships.
Will there be an A490?
Once the A110 hits the market, Alpine will hold off on adding additional vehicles for a few years, instead relying on fresh special editions to keep sales moving along. There will of course also be facelifts for the A290 (2029) and A390 (2030), followed by mid-life updates for the A110 range in 2031.
A second generation A290 should debut in 2032 and a new A390 in 2033. There might also be a chance that an ‘A490’ could be launched some time between 2028 and 2031 if and when Renault Group looks again at potential market opportunities.
The second of three features for Renault Group and Nissan Motor future models will be published on Thursday 17 September. This, a focus on the Renault brand, will be followed by a look at next generation Nissan and Infiniti models out to the 2030s.
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