The Vesta has been around since the Moscow Motor Show, where it was presented in 2014, but it was not be available until the end of 2016 in Germany. The price is below € 10,000, which makes competition between two Renault participations, the new Avtovas and the older Dacia.

However, the latter has no classic sedan on offer, only the smaller and from 7,000 euros much more favorable Sandero, as well as an SUV and a MPV. Steve Mattin is the responsible designer since the end of 2011. He worked at Daimler and Volvo before. The 'X' at the front can convince. It is, on the contrary, somewhat different to Toyota.

On the sides, however, it is very much a matter of taste. Somehow, the exaggerated beading would slowly be withdrawed, somewhat in favor of a separation of really different surfaces. You can not deselect the two beads, but reduce them by a clever color selection.

Otherwise a well-thought-out car with a good traffic length, sufficient space for the passengers and even more for the luggage because of 2 to 3 foldable rear seat backrests. The workmanship seems to have a better grip, but the basic price will only contain the essentials of the many tempting extras.

At the Dacia Lodgy you can study how people are lured into the shop at a reasonable price. There they have the opportunity to drive up the price in wonderfully small steps from far below 1,000 euros. Hopefully at least the length-adjustable steering wheel is included in the basic price.

Technically, the car is characterized by a neither very economical nor exaggerated thirsty engine. Because of trailer operation one should not buy it and it can not offer modern aerodynamics, because running only 178 km/h with 78 kW (106 HP). At the moment the manfacturer is looking for more Lada Vesta dealers. So as quick as possible into the store, noise level or haptics test, but keep an eye on the prices. 01/17