Dacia Solenza is an important car in the romanian automotive history, it is the first post-privatisation Dacia car designed entirely by Renault. It was made between 2003 and 2005, in 79 209 units. This model was supposed to relaunch the exports of Automobile Dacia SA, but was sold only in Bulgaria, Hungary and Serbia in small figures.
Dacia Logan, launched just a year later, was a huge succes across Europe and around the world. Dacia Solenza is also the first romanian family car to be produced with a diesel engine. The car was available with the 1390 cc petrol engine or the 1870 cc diesel engine. The base price was set at 5100 euros. The five versions and equipments : Europa, Confort – 5100 €, Rapsodie – 5450 €, power steering, Clima – 6100 €, power steering, electric front side windows, fog lamps, Scala – 6350 €, power steering, electric front side windows, fog lamps, 14″ alloy rims. The five door sedan is 4 083 mm long, 1 664 mm wide and has a wheel base of 2 476 mm. The boot has a volume of 370 liters.
Performances and technical data of petrol engine: Engine type Renault E7J-262, four cylinder, compression rate of 9.5 : 1, 75 HP at 5250 rpm and a maximum torque of 114 Nm at 2899 rpm. Maximum speed of 165 km/ h, 0 – 100 km/ h in 14 s, average fuel consumption of 6.7 l/ 100 km.
Performances and technical data of diesel engine: Engine type Renault F8Q-636, four cylinder, compression rate of 21.5 : 1, 63 HP at 4500 rpm and a maximum torque of 120 Nm at 2250 rpm. Maximum speed of 155 km/ h, 0 – 100 km/ h in 16.9 s, average fuel consumption of 5.6 l/100 km.
Bibliography:
DeAGOSTINI, Masini de Legenda magazine nr. 5
Automobile Dacia SA, Instructiuni de utilizare Dacia Solenza 1.9 D
AutoExpert magazine, April 2003
Autoturism magazine, March 2003
Dacia Solenza TV commercial.
English
Dacia Logan was available with the liquefied petroleum gas powered engine in the Mioveni factory since the year 2007. In 2007 the cheapest Dacia Logan GPL was the 1.4 MPI „Preference” at 8 000 €, in 2014 you can purchase the cheapest Dacia Logan 2 1200 cc 75 hp GPL at 8 600 €.
