Spied: New Dacia Logan Small Sedan Filmed on the Road

The small family car that defined Dacia after the Renault Group bought out the Romanian brand in 1998 is up for replacement.

Following a handful of spy shots of the second generation of the Dacia Logan, we can now share with you a video of a prototype model undergoing hot weather testing in Spain ahead of its market launch early next year.

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Spy Shots: 2013 Dacia Sandero Stepway is a Junior Duster

What we have here is next year's replacement to the Dacia- and in some countries, Renault-badged, Sandero Stepway, which is a high-riding version of the Sandero sub-compact hatchback, also due for a release in 2013.

The more adventurous Sandero Stepway is a lite, smaller sized and lower-cost alternative to the Dacia brand's Duster SUV.

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U Spy: 2013 Renault Fluence Facelift and New Dacia Logan and Sandero

Quite a day for one of our readers from Romania, Cristi H., who spotted not one, not two but four prototype models traveling together on the highway.

As Cristi rightfully pointed out to us, two of the cars are the facelifted Renault Fluence sedan while the other two are the Dacia Sandero five-door hatchback and the Logan four-door sedan.

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Classy Scoop: New Dacia Sandero Hatchback Flips the Bird

You should know by now that being a spy photographer has its ups and downs. After an Audi tester so graciously finger-waved one of our scoopsters in March, it's time for one of his colleagues from Dacia to perform the flipping gesture that traces its roots back to antiquity and classic Greek comedy.

Moving our attention from the passenger to the car itself, what we have here is the next generation of the Dacia Sandero, which is a Fiesta-sized supermini sold in several markets around the world.

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Scoop: Next Generation Dacia Logan Low Cost Sedan in the Making

The Renault Group is preparing a replacement to one of its most successful models, the Dacia Logan, which was first introduced onto the market in 2004.

Designed from the beginning as an affordable car to buy and maintain, the Logan has been sold around the world under different brands and names including Renault Logan, Nissan Aprio (Mexico), Mahindra Verito (India) and Renault Tondar 90 (Iran).

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Dacia's Upcoming Lodgy Minivan Filmed on the Road

The Renault Group may be holding back information and pictures on its new Dacia Lodgy MPV until we approach closer to the Geneva Motor Show that kicks off in March, but it can't stop readers from filming its cars on the road.

Captured here on film in Romania, were several examples of Dacia's new entry in the compact minivan sector, affording us a better view of the car.

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SCOOP: Renault Preparing Low-Cost Dacia 7-Seat Minivan

It turns out that the rumors surrounding Renault’s plans to expand the range of its budget brand Dacia with a 7-seat MPV that we told you about earlier this year were true. Our man with the long lens caught a prototype of the Dacia MPV codenamed J92 in heavy camouflage while on test on European roads.

The compact minivan, which some say may carry the Popster nameplate, is believed to ride on an extended version of the Logan’s platform architecture measuring around 4.5-meters in length with power coming from Dacia’s existing range of Renault-sourced gasoline and turbo diesel engines.

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