Dacia Logan

The Dacia Logan is a B-segment passenger car, designed by the French automobile company Renault for its Romanian subsidiary Dacia. It has been manufactured since 2004 with a transverse front engine and front-wheel drive. It is offered in four-door sedan and five-door estate versions, known as 'Dacia Logan MCV'. It is considered a low-cost car, with a focus on emerging markets and regions with developing infrastructure, which has a cost-benefit relationship.^{[citation required]}

The Dacia Sandero is a five-door hatchback with which it shares mechanical components.

Currently, versions are offered with diesel engines (1.5 dCi of 90 hp with belt distribution, with the possibility of an AMT automatic transmission), gasoline (1.0 SCe of 75 hp and 0.9 TCe of 90 hp, both with chain distribution, with the possibility of an AMT automatic transmission in the 0.9 TCe version) and bifuel with gasoline/LPG available only with the 90hp 0.9 TCe engine.

Generations

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  Dacia Logan I
  2004-presente

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  Dacia Logan II
  2012-presente

First generation (2004-2015)

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  Renault Logan 2011 version Expression sales in Ecuador

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  Renault Logan 2011 version Expression in San Juan de Girón, Colombia

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  Renault Logan near SPIIRAS San Petesbourg, Russia in 2011

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  Renault Logan Set, Rallycross 2015

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  Renault Logan 2008 Second generation in Curitiba, known as "Fase 2", was manufactured in São José dos Pinhais, Brazil.

History

The XX90 project was developed as a low-cost car, the famous 5,000 euro car and designed for emerging countries, with low maintenance costs, high capacity and with reliable and easy-to-repair mechanics. The Logan began to be sold in Western Europe (Spain, France and Germany) in June 2005. Since its appearance, the Logan was also assembled in Morocco, Russia, Colombia, Brazil, Iran and India with slight changes and other details modified in its initial design. Some of its rivals are similar cars like the Fiat Palio, Volkswagen Fox, Chevrolet Prisma, Chevrolet Aveo, Hyundai Accent and Lada Kalina.

The Renault company very correctly anticipated the globalizing competition coming from India and China, especially the latter country, which has been flooding the markets with low-priced consumer products for some time and is now beginning to venture into automobiles. The competition that China represents for the global automotive industry with brands that offer low-cost cars can only be countered with low-cost cars whose brand and quality are recognized by the world market, such as the Renault brand.

The Logan is the result of the X90 project, announced by Renault after the integration of the Dacia subsidiary. It was then announced as the "5,000 euro car" by the sales price target set by the French manufacturer. The final price at its presentation in 2004, having to consider that its manufacturing or production was generated in mid-2003, however, was around 6,000 euros in the basic version and 14,000 in those with the most complete features.

This car was designed to start in the coldest areas of Russia, manufactured to withstand the most extreme heats such as those of the Persian Gulf or to roll on the most abused roads such as those in Eastern Europe, North Africa and South America.

After the acquisition of AvtoVAZ by Renault, the MCV version was remodeled and manufactured for the Russian market since 2012 as a complement in a plant near Moscow under the name Lada Largus, changing the Dacia logo to the stylized L, and initially being produced in two versions.

Bodies

At launch, the Logan was sold only in a four-door sedan body ("Logan Sedan"). At the 2006 Paris Motor Show, a five-door family variant ("Logan MCV" or "Logan Break") was presented, which has been offered since October of that year with five and seven seats. In January 2007, a five-door van ("Logan Van") was added, and in early 2008 a two-door pickup ("Logan Pickup"). In both the station wagon and the van, the tailgate has a double leaf opening horizontally. The sedan has a shorter length and wheelbase than the other three bodies.

In 2008, the Dacia Sandero was launched, a five-door hatchback based on the Logan and with a differentiated design; Like this one, it will be marketed as Renault or Dacia in different countries.

Engines

• 1.2i 16v: 1149 cc and 16 valves with 75 power cabins, their fuel consumption is 5.8 liters per 100 kilometers
• 1.4 MPI: 1390 cc and 8 SOHC valves with 75 power cabins, their fuel consumption is: 6.9 liters per 100 kilometers, 76 km per gallon data from Sofasa plant in Envigado Antioquia Colombia^{[chuckles]required]}
• 1.6 MPI: 1598 cc and 8 SOHC valves with 90 power cabins, their fuel consumption is: 7.3 liters per 100 kilometers, 73 km per gallon data from Sofasa plant in Envigado Antioquia, Colombia.^{[chuckles]required]}
• 1.6 16v: 1598 cc and 16 DOHC valves with 105 power cabins, their fuel consumption is: 7.1 liters per 100 kilometers
• 1.5 dCi: 1461 cc and 8 valves with 68 power cabins, their fuel consumption is: 4.7 liters per 100 kilometers
• 1.5 dCi 85: 1461 cc and 8 valves with 86 power cabins, their fuel consumption is 4.6 liters per 100 kilometers

• Note: Updates to Euro 5 regulations have made the above-mentioned engine powers vary, leaving as follows:

• 1.6 MPi - 85 CV
• 1.5 dCi - 75 and 90 hp, respectively.

The tire pressure is 2 bar (29 psi) on the front ones. and 2.2 bar (31.27 psi) at the rear for 185/65R15 tires and 6J15 rims

Equipment and interior comfort

The Dacia/Renault Logan or Nissan Aprio is a "Global Car". It is sold in many countries and that is why it has specifications that vary a little from one another. From Mexico to India this car ensures to meet the demands of a growing market. Its range of options varies depending on the country in which it is marketed, since the equipment of this car depends on its cost. This model stands out for its great interior space and especially its height, being one of the best in its segment.

• In Argentina and Brazil this car is sold under the Renault emblem, the available versions are similar to the versions sold in Spain, including the 1.6 motor version of 16 valves.

• In Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Chile this car is under the Renault brand with a wide range, but less than the European one. In its 3 versions of equipment listed below:

• Access or Familier (Basic): It is simple-finished but has a hydraulic-assisted direction, optional air conditioning, CD + MP3 radio, windows and manual mirrors.
• Expression (Semifull): They have steel and cover wheels, airbag for the driver, hydraulic-assisted address, front electric windows, CD + MP3, centralized shutter and optional air conditioning.
• Dynamique (Full): It has Aluminium alloy wheels, it has brakes with ABS with brakes with bra, airbag driver-passer, electric exterior mirrors, computer on board ADAC, electric windows for the 4 doors, seat of the adjustable driver in height and lumbar, assisted-hydraulic direction, exterior finish of luxury, air conditioning.

• In countries such as Spain, Italy, France, Romania and other European countries, this car is under the Dacia brand, there is a wide range of buyer's choice, including luxury versions with 16 valve 1.6 engine. It is possible to configure it with gasoline or diesel engine, plus gasoline/LPG.

• In North African countries (made in Morocco), the car is sold under the Dacia brand.

• In Mexico this model is sold under the Japanese brand Nissan. In the Mexican market it is called Aprio which is sold from 2008 to 2010. The versions for this country are very special, since it includes versions that equip automatic transmission and K4M engine of origin Renault 1.6 of 16 valves and 110 Hp, the same one that equips the Nissan Platina as well as special adaptations to the suspension and body slightly increased to obtain a more robust and resistant chassis, despite all, the car has maintained a good level of sales, even some intermediary and conceivable companies have In the event that it does not go down, the model will be introduced by Dacia and not by its affiliates. By the end of 2014 it was decided to reintroduce the model with the redesign designed for Latin America manufactured in Colombia. From this moment on it would be known with its original name in that region "Renault Logan" which is sold in 2 versions (Basic and Equipped), at the moment only with manual transmission leaving open the possibility of bringing to this market the automatic transmission. From the second half of 2015 the Logan started offering the option of automatic transmission.

Second generation (2012-2019)

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  Second-generation Dacia Logan

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  Second-generation Dacia Logan

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  Second-generation Logan MCV

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  Second-generation Logan MCV

The second generation Logan was revealed by Dacia at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. Unlike the first generation, the second generation Logan shares the same front design with the second generation Sandero II.

Africa

Sales in Romania began in November 2012, with a starting price of €6,690. It is manufactured in Mioveni, Romania and, in Casablanca, Morocco, at the factory of the Moroccan Automobile Construction Society, for the market from North Africa. There will be no van version since it was replaced by the Lodgy as well as the 7-seater version by the Dokker.^{[citation required]}

America

The sedan version was also launched in South America, as the second generation Renault Logan, in December 2013, after being revealed at the Buenos Aires Motor Show in June 2013. It is manufactured in the factory Renault Brazil in São José dos Pinhais (near Curitiba). It is only available in Brazil, Argentina.

In Colombia it was launched in August 2014, bringing new versions with 2 4-cylinder engines with 8 and 16 valves, in October, the version with automatic transmission was launched and in the same way it would arrive in Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela now. that the three countries depend on the Colombian assembler Sofasa. For 2014, the Logan returns to Mexico after 4 years of absence, however it does not return as a Nissan Aprio but as a Renault Logan imported from Brazil, until August 2015, when the Logan begins to be manufactured in Colombia and is exported by 40 % total production to Mexico.

In Argentina, since the end of 2013, this second generation imported from Brazil has been sold; However, in 2017 it began to be manufactured for local demand, along with the Renault Sandero and Sandero Stepway.

In Chile, it is known as Renault Symbol for this generation brought from Romania.^{[citation required]}

Asia

In March 2014 it was launched in Russia (where it is marketed as Renault Logan). The model is manufactured at the Lada facility in the Russian automobile city of Togliatti, Samara Oblast.

Also in 2014, the model was launched in Egypt (as the Renault Logan), along with the second generation of the Sandero and Stepway.

The third generation of the Renault Symbol is a enhanced version of the second generation of Logan. It was revealed at the 2012 Istanbul Motor Show, and is manufactured in Bursa, Turkey. It went on sale in the Turkish market in early 2013, it is also being launched in Algeria and Tunisia.

Europe

Since its launch in 2012 under the Dacia brand itself, it is available in all countries where said brand is sold.

Features

Among the new features introduced with the new model is a new 0.9-liter three-cylinder turbo, capable of developing 90 horsepower (66 kW) and 135 N m (100 lb ft). The other two engine options are a 1.2-litre petrol engine, also available as an LPG fuel variant, and a 1.5-litre diesel engine, available with two power outputs. Its performance figures are predominantly similar to those of the second generation Sandero.

Another addition is the Media Nav system, already introduced earlier in the same year in the Lodgy, which consists of an on-board computer that can be manipulated by touching a 7-inch touch screen, and also has multimedia functions and a navigation software. Other new features are a speed limiter, cruise control, rear parking sensors, and front and side airbags, as well as self-locking brakes and stability control as standard. The interior has been significantly revised, with new chrome elements added and where the rear hood rests on a reinforced strut. A new button for driving in Eco mode has been placed on the torpedo, which helps limit the engine speed to 4,000 rpm.

Variants

The new Logan is available in three trim levels: Access, Ambiance and Laureate. The Access level comes with black bumpers and power steering, and is only available with the 1.2-liter engine. Ambiance has body-colored bumpers, wheel covers, Eco mode function, door locking, electric front windows or CD player, and as options there is metallic paint, fog lights and air conditioning. Laureate adds body-colored door handles, fog lights as standard and travel equipment, and can also be ordered with metallic paint, Media Nav system, leather upholstery, parking sensors, cruise control or alloy wheels. This is the only trim level available for the 90 horsepower (66 kW) version of the 1.5-liter diesel engine.

In June 2014, a limited edition was made available in order to celebrate 10 years since the model's launch. Only 2,000 units of this version will be produced, which features new equipment - such as automatic climate control, fog lights, dual lights, repeaters, 16-inch wheels and mounted mirrors - along with several special design elements.

Dacia Logan