Goodbye
Word has finally got around: more and more people know how good the Jogger is.
Dacia Jogger Extreme Hybrid 140 Month 6
Simple, keenly priced estate with the option of seven seats, or five and a vast boot
+ A hugely practical car -Mild-hybrid system and gearbox aren’t perfect
Price £24,645 (£25,295 as tested) Performance 1598cc four-cylinder, 140bhp, 10.0sec 0-62mph, 103mph Efficiency 57.6mpg (official), 50.3mpg (tested), 109g/km CO2 Energy cost 13.8p per mile Miles this month 1120 Total miles 7995
‘Good, aren’t they?’ whispers the middle-aged gent as I load the Jogger at the supermarket. He’s just pulled up in a Dacia Duster, and it feels like we both know the same secret.
During my six-month tenure with the Jogger I’ve generally come across two types of folk. If you’ve ever been in a Dacia you tend to admire them. Or there are those who have never given a Dacia a second glance. My most recent example of this worked at Stansted airport’s valet parking desk – someone who handles the keys for literally hundreds of different cars each week. ‘What on Earth’s a Jogger?’ she asked, so I opened up my phone’s camera roll to show her a photo, like a proud dad.
But what’s it like to live with? I cover a lot of miles, transport a lot of kit, work, eat and live out of my car, and it has to be able to go pretty much anywhere. With the two rear-most seats removed the boot is cavernous (my garage less so, as it now has two extra seats in it). The ride is comfortable, helped by smaller wheels with actual sidewalls.
There’s enough power available and, thanks to the electric boost, torque is on tap right away. As it’s a mild hybrid, you never have to worry about range or plugging it in to charge.
There’s keyless entry and ignition that works well. You��
