The new Dacia Bigster is on sale now, and it costs less than £25,000
January 15, 2025 by Jamie Edkins
Car changing is a big deal
The highly-anticipated Dacia Bigster is now available to order in the UK, and you can buy this massive family SUV for less than the price of a Vauxhall Astra.
- New Dacia Bigster available to order now
- Large SUV starts from £24,995
- Entire range comes in at under £30,000
- Rugged design is similar to the Duster’s
- Spacious interior with clever features
- New hybrid engine available
This is the new Dacia Bigster, and this family SUV costs from less than £25,000, making it one of the most affordable cars in its class. It also took home the prize for Most Anticipated Car in the Carwow Car Of The Year Awards 2025.
There are three trim levels and a few different engine options on offer, including an all-new hybrid system. Four-wheel drive versions are also available.
New Dacia Bigster price and specs
The new Dacia Bigster is available to order, with first deliveries expected to start in the spring. It costs from £24,995, which is less than a Vauxhall Astra hatchback, making it one of the most affordable cars in this class.
It’s exactly the same starting price as the MG HS, £3,000 cheaper than a Citroen C5 Aircross and a whopping £10,000 less than a Volkswagen Tiguan. Three trim levels will be available from launch: Expression, Journey and Extreme.
New Dacia Bigster Expression: from £24,995
You get a surprisingly generous amount of standard equipment for your £24,995. All Bigsters come with keyless entry, a 10.1-inch infotainment system with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, dual-zone climate control and 17-inch alloy wheels.
New Dacia Bigster Journey: from £26,245
Stepping up to the Journey model gets you a few cosmetic upgrades including 19-inch alloy wheels and different seat upholstery. This trim also comes with heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, wireless phone charging and high beam assist.
New Dacia Bigster Extreme: from £26,494
On top of the Journey’s spec, the Extreme model gets a panoramic sunroof, modular roof bars, washable seat covers and rubber floor mats. Even when you go for this top-spec model with the more expensive hybrid engine, it still comes in at a snip under £30,000, meaning it’s still cheaper than a basic Hyundai Tucson or Skoda Karoq.
New Dacia Bigster design
It’s been a couple of years now since the Dacia Bigster Concept first appeared on our screens, and since then the new Duster has already nicked most of that car’s styling details. It comes as no surprise then that the production version of the Bigster looks a lot like a bigger Duster.
The family resemblance is especially apparent up front – where the two cars share a very similar upright nose and sleek headlights. The Bigster does look a bit more rugged though thanks to a deeper front bumper, something which has been carried over from the concept almost unchanged.
The side profile is also pretty much identical to the concept’s, with a square shape and chunky cladding helping add to the rufty-tufty vibe. The way the rear door handles are hidden in the door trim is also a feature carried over from the Duster.
Another design cue which is becoming common across the Dacia range is the triangular rear lights – something we first saw on the Bigster concept and has since been adopted by the Duster. That rear spoiler also looks like a copy-paste job from the Bigster’s smaller sibling.
New Dacia Bigster interior and practicality
Moving inside, the new Dacia Bigster is all about maximising practicality – hence the name. It offers a whopping 667 litres of boot space, 15 litres more than the Volkswagen Tiguan and almost 80 litres more than a Kia Sportage has to offer.
And the massive boot is only the beginning. The new Bigster comes with Dacia’s ingenious YouClip system – which comprises multiple mounting points throughout the car for a range of accessories.
These include a tablet holder for rear passenger, coat hangers, storage pouches, a torch, cup holders and many more. These are available to buy separately from your local Dacia dealer.
The Bigster also promises generous rear head and legroom, although we’ll have to wait until we get our hands on the car to find out how it stacks up against alternatives.
If you plan on taking your Bigster on adventures which take you off the beaten track, the Extreme model comes with easy-clean rubber mats and seat upholstery to make it easier to wipe everything down afterwards.
As for tech, all models come with a 10.1-inch touchscreen as standard with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto – unlike the Duster which just has a phone mount on basic models. You also get a 7.0-inch digital driver’s display on entry-level cars, rising to 10.0-inches on mid-spec cars and up.
New Dacia Bigster engines and driving
There are three engines on offer in the new Dacia Bigster, including an all-new hybrid system making its debut in this SUV.
It combines a four-cylinder petrol engine with two electric motors – a 50hp unit which can directly drive the wheels and a smaller one hidden in the gearbox. It produces a combined 155hp, driving the front wheels via an automatic gearbox.
This hybrid can also waft around at low speeds in electric-only mode to save you some precious petrol. Dacia claims that the Bigster can stay in EV mode 80% of the time when you’re driving in town.
The entry-level engine is a 140hp 1.2-litre petrol paired to a six-speed manual gearbox, or there’s a 130hp option with all-wheel drive. This is also linked to a manual transmission, and it’s one of the few family SUVs to offer this combination for light off-road duties.
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