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Industry award for Dacia Spring

Dacia’s affordable electric hatchback-SUV crossover - the Spring - has been named ‘Value Car of the Year’... despite it not actually being available yet!


In July this year Dacia announced that the Spring - which is already on sale elsewhere in Europe - would arrive in the UK in 2024.

With an expected asking price of less than £20,000, it’s set to be the cheapest electric vehicle available to lease, full stop.

And now, before it has even made it to British shores, the Spring has scooped the coveted ‘Value Car of the Year’ gong at News UK Motor Awards 2023.


News UK is the publishing powerhouse behind titles including The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times, with journalists from those newspapers acting as judges. 

It’s also the second consecutive year that Dacia has won the 'Value' award, with the seven-seat Jogger taking the prize in 2022.

The Sun Motors Editor, Rob Gill, said: “We’ve been campaigning for Dacia to bring this little car to Britain for three years and now it’s finally coming. Hurrah. Spring is simple, easy-to-use, no-nonsense and the most affordable electric car by some distance. Brilliant commuter car. Brilliant second car. There’s nothing else like it. Dacia won our Value Car of the Year prize with the seven-seat Jogger last year and now Spring takes the award for 2023. They may as well keep the trophy.”


Full details of the UK-spec Spring - including battery size, range and power -will be announced soon.

Elsewhere at the News UK Motor Awards 2023, the hybrid Nissan X-Trail e-Power was handed the ‘Family Car of the Year’ silverware.

You can lease the Nissan X-Trail e-Power (below) with Select Car Leasing from £369 per month*.


Meanwhile the ‘Electric Car of the Year’ trophy went to Chinese newcomer, the BYD Atto 3, and you can watch our exclusive video review of the Atto 3 on the Select Car Leasing YouTube channel.

And you can lease the BYD Atto 3 (below) with Select from £303 per month*. 


  • In full, the award winners are:
  • Family Car of the Year: Nissan X-Trail e-Power
  • Value Car of the Year: Dacia Spring
  • City/Small Car of the Year: Vauxhall Corsa
  • Small SUV/Crossover of the Year: Volvo EX30
  • Large SUV of the Year: Mazda CX-60 Diesel
  • Premium SUV of the Year: Range Rover Sport
  • Dog Friendly Car of the Year: Skoda Octavia Estate
  • Company Car of the Year: Kia EV6 GT
  • Electric Car of the Year: BYD Atto 3
  • Used Car of the Year: Ford Fiesta
  • Motoring Personality of the Year: Christian Horner
  • The Sun Hot Hatch of the Year: MG4 XPower
  • Manufacturer of the Year: Vauxhall
  • Sports Car of the Year: BMW M2
  • Sunday Times Hot Hatch of the Year: Honda Civic Type R
  • Adventure Car of the Year: Ford Ranger Raptor
  • Sunday Times Dream Car of the Year: Ferrari Roma Spider
  • Best Designed Car of the Year: Maserati MC20 Cielo
  • The Sun Van of the Year: Mercedes Citan
  • The Sun Legend Award: Porsche 911
  • The Sunday Times Legend Award: Mercedes SL
  • The Sun Car of the Year: Volvo EX30
  • The Sunday Times Car of the Year: Porsche 911 Sport Classic

*Prices include VAT. Credit is Subject to Status, Ts and Cs and Arrangement Fees apply. Excess mileage may apply. Stock levels and prices correct as of 06/10/23.

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