Vehicle
Dacia Sandero
The supermini built to the same brief as the Logan it shares a platform with: as few systems as the job needs. That is a genuine diagnostic advantage — conventional injection, a short module list, and every sensor reachable — and it is why a Sandero is one of the better cars to learn a method on. Sold under the Renault badge in several markets, where its knowledge is written.
Generations
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B90 2008–2012
K7M and K9K engines; mechanically a Logan hatchback.
- Body styles
- Hatchback
- Platform
- Renault B0
- Engines
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- 1.2 16v — petrol
- 1.4 MPI — petrol · 55 kW (74 hp)
- 1.6 MPI — petrol · 61–64 kW (82–86 hp)
- 1.5 dCi — K9K · diesel · 50–66 kW (67–89 hp) · 160–260 Nm (118–192 lb-ft)
- 1.0 — petrol
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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B52 2012–2020
The three-cylinder TCe arrives; LPG bi-fuel versions are common in Europe.
- B4D / H4D (1.0 SCe / TCe)
- D4F / D7F
- dCi (badge, not an engine)
- K4M / K7M
- K9K 1.5 L
- SCe (badge, not an engine)
- TCe (badge, not an engine)
- Body styles
- Hatchback
- Platform
- Dacia M0 platform
- Engines
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- 1.0 SCe — petrol · 54 kW (72 hp) · 97 Nm (72 lb-ft)
- 0.9 TCe — petrol · 66 kW (89 hp) · 140 Nm (103 lb-ft)
- 1.0 TCe LPG — LPG bi-fuel · 74 kW (99 hp) · two fuel systems behind any trim code
- 1.5 dCi — K9K · diesel · 55–70 kW (74–94 hp) · 200–220 Nm (148–162 lb-ft)
- 0.9 turbo — petrol · 66 kW (89 hp) · 140 Nm (103 lb-ft)
- 1.2 — petrol
- 1.6 — petrol · 61–62 kW (82–83 hp)
- 2.0 — petrol · R.S.
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed automated manual
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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B72 2020–present
CMF-B platform, shared with the Clio of the same years.
- B4D / H4D (1.0 SCe / TCe)
- H5Ht / M282 (1.3 TCe) 1.3 L
- K9K 1.5 L
- SCe (badge, not an engine)
- TCe (badge, not an engine)
- Body styles
- Hatchback
- Platform
- Renault CMF-B
- Engines
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- 1.0 SCe — petrol · 49–74 kW (66–99 hp)
- 1.0 TCe — petrol · 49–74 kW (66–99 hp)
- 1.0 TCe LPG — LPG bi-fuel · 67–74 kW (90–99 hp)
- 1.0 turbo — petrol · 49–74 kW (66–99 hp)
- 1.5 turbo — K9K · diesel · 55–70 kW (74–94 hp) · 160–260 Nm (118–192 lb-ft) · only in Moldova
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · CVT
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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