Dacia Lodgy Stepway

Dacia Lodgy Stepway: which version to buy

If you are choosing a Dacia Lodgy Stepway from the 1 generation, restyling 1 (from 2017-05, Minivan, 5 versions, production stop not measured), the short answer is: buy the 1.2 TCe with 131 hp if you want the lightest, fastest Lodgy Stepway in this catalogue; buy the 1.5 Blue dCi with 107 hp if you want the lowest fuel use and the lowest CO2; buy the 1.5 Blue dCi with 116 hp only if you need the e…

If you are choosing a Dacia Lodgy Stepway from the 1 generation, restyling 1 (from 2017-05, Minivan, 5 versions, production stop not measured), the short answer is: buy the 1.2 TCe with 131 hp if you want the lightest, fastest Lodgy Stepway in this catalogue; buy the 1.5 Blue dCi with 107 hp if you want the lowest fuel use and the lowest CO2; buy the 1.5 Blue dCi with 116 hp only if you need the extra 9 hp and 10 km/h of top speed over the 107 hp diesel and can accept a later start date of 2018-09. The 1.6 SCe 102 hp is the slowest and the least torque-dense petrol. The 1.2 TCe 116 hp sits between the two petrol turbos: cheaper on paper in fuel than the 131 hp twin, but heavier, slower, and the only 5-speed Manual here.

There is one generation in the data, not a choice between generations. All five versions share FWD, a 50 L tank, 120 mm ground clearance, Euro 6, ventilated disc front brakes, drum rear brakes, independent spring front suspension, and the rear layout labelled Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem. Wheel sizes are not measured on every version. The buying decision is therefore engine, gearbox ratio count, mass, and the measured 0–100 / consumption figures — not body type or generation count.

Specs: five versions, two duplicate names

Two petrol turbos share the name 1.2 TCe. Two diesels share the name 1.5 Blue dCi. Distinguish them by power, as in the table.

Compression ratio is 9.5 on the 1.6 SCe and not measured on the other four. Bore × stroke is 72.2 x 73.2 on both 1.2 TCe versions, 79.5 x 80.5 on the 1.6 SCe, and not measured on both 1.5 Blue dCi versions. Direct injection (direct) and front, transverse placement are listed on all five.

Engine: power per litre and torque timing

Power per litre (hp ÷ displacement in litres) ranks the catalogue as follows:

• 1.2 TCe 131 hp: 131 ÷ 1.198 ≈ 109.3 hp/L
• 1.2 TCe 116 hp: 116 ÷ 1.198 ≈ 96.8 hp/L
• 1.5 Blue dCi 116 hp: 116 ÷ 1.461 ≈ 79.4 hp/L
• 1.5 Blue dCi 107 hp: 107 ÷ 1.461 ≈ 73.2 hp/L
• 1.6 SCe 102 hp: 102 ÷ 1.598 ≈ 63.8 hp/L

The naturally aspirated 1.6 SCe is the largest engine (1598 cc) and the weakest (102 hp). Peak torque arrives at 4000 rpm (156 Nm), which is 2250 rpm later than the 1.2 TCe 116 hp (190 Nm at 1750) and 2400 rpm later than the 1.2 TCe 131 hp (240 Nm at 1600). Both diesels make 260 Nm — 104 Nm more than the 1.6 SCe — but they do it at different rpm: 1750 on the 107 hp 1.5 Blue dCi, 2000 on the 116 hp 1.5 Blue dCi. If you buy diesel for low-rpm pull, the 107 hp unit reaches the same 260 Nm 250 rpm earlier.

Between the two 1.2 TCe versions the extra 15 hp and 50 Nm come from the same 1198 cc, 4-cylinder Inline Turbo Gasoline package. Peak power rpm moves from 4500 to 5000; peak torque rpm moves from 1750 to 1600. You are not buying a different cylinder count or a different boost type. You are buying more output from the same displacement, plus a 6-speed Manual instead of 5.

The two 1.5 Blue dCi versions share 1461 cc, 4 Inline, 2 valves per cylinder, Turbo, Diesel, Direct injection (direct). The 116 hp diesel is 9 hp and 7 kW above the 107 hp diesel; torque is identical at 260 Nm. The 116 hp diesel is the only version that starts in 2018-09 rather than 2017-05. If your shopping window is 2017-05 to 2018-08, that 116 hp diesel is not in the data yet.

Performance: 0–100, top speed, kg per horsepower

Measured 0–100 km/h and top speed:

• 1.2 TCe 131 hp: 9.3 s, 193 km/h
• 1.2 TCe 116 hp: 10.6 s, 179 km/h
• 1.5 Blue dCi 116 hp: 11 s, 185 km/h
• 1.5 Blue dCi 107 hp: 11.2 s, 175 km/h
• 1.6 SCe 102 hp: 11.6 s, 172 km/h

The 131 hp 1.2 TCe is 1.3 s quicker to 100 than the 116 hp 1.2 TCe and 2.3 s quicker than the 1.6 SCe. Top speed gap versus the 1.6 SCe is 21 km/h. Versus the 107 hp diesel it is 18 km/h and 1.9 s.

Kerb weight per horsepower:

• 1.2 TCe 131 hp: 1294 ÷ 131 ≈ 9.9 kg/hp (lightest per hp)
• 1.2 TCe 116 hp: 1318 ÷ 116 ≈ 11.4 kg/hp
• 1.5 Blue dCi 116 hp: 1364 ÷ 116 ≈ 11.8 kg/hp
• 1.5 Blue dCi 107 hp: 1364 ÷ 107 ≈ 12.7 kg/hp
• 1.6 SCe 102 hp: 1303 ÷ 102 ≈ 12.8 kg/hp

The 131 hp petrol turbo is also the lightest kerb mass in the set (1294 kg), 24 kg below the 116 hp 1.2 TCe (1318 kg) and 70 kg below both diesels (1364 kg). That is why its 0–100 is not only a function of 131 hp versus 116 hp: it carries less mass per horsepower than any other row.

The two 116 hp versions (petrol 1.2 TCe and diesel 1.5 Blue dCi) match on peak power but not on the rest: the diesel is 46 kg heavier at kerb (1364 vs 1318), 0.4 s slower to 100 (11 vs 10.6), 6 km/h faster at the top (185 vs 179), and makes 70 Nm more torque (260 vs 190). Same horsepower, different job.

MPG and CO2: what the extra fuel buys

City / highway / mixed consumption (as given) and CO2:

• 1.5 Blue dCi 107 hp: 4.4 / 3.8 / 4.0, 105 CO2
• 1.5 Blue dCi 116 hp: 4.6 / 4.2 / 4.4, 116 CO2
• 1.2 TCe 116 hp: 6.6 / 4.8 / 5.5, 124 CO2
• 1.6 SCe 102 hp: 7.8 / 5.2 / 6.1, 139 CO2
• 1.2 TCe 131 hp: 7.6 / 5.4 / 6.2, 142 CO2

With a 50 L tank on every version, mixed-range arithmetic (tank ÷ mixed rate, same units as the data) is about 12.5 tankfuls of distance per mixed litre-rate of 4.0 on the 107 hp diesel versus about 8.1 at 6.2 on the 131 hp 1.2 TCe. The 107 hp 1.5 Blue dCi is 2.2 mixed units below the 116 hp 1.2 TCe and 2.2 below the 1.6 SCe mixed 6.1.

Stepping from the 107 hp diesel to the 116 hp diesel costs 0.2 city, 0.4 highway, 0.4 mixed, and 11 CO2, for +9 hp, +10 km/h top speed, and −0.2 s to 100. Torque does not change.

Stepping from the 116 hp 1.2 TCe to the 131 hp 1.2 TCe costs 1.0 city, 0.6 highway, 0.7 mixed, and 18 CO2, for +15 hp, +50 Nm, −1.3 s, +14 km/h, one extra gear, and −24 kg kerb.

The 1.6 SCe mixed 6.1 is 0.1 below the 131 hp turbo’s 6.2, but city is 7.8 versus 7.6 — the atmospheric petrol is the thirstiest in town. Highway 5.2 beats the 131 hp turbo’s 5.4 by 0.2 and loses to the 116 hp turbo’s 4.8 by 0.4. You do not buy the 1.6 SCe for economy; the 107 hp diesel undercuts it by 3.4 city and 2.1 mixed.

Dimensions and weight: payload, clearance, tank, wheels

Ground clearance is 120 mm on all five. Tank is 50 L on all five. Wheel sizes are not measured.

Kerb / gross and payload (gross − kerb):

• 1.2 TCe 116 hp: 1318 / 1832, payload 514 kg
• 1.2 TCe 131 hp: 1294 / 1860, payload 566 kg
• 1.6 SCe 102 hp: 1303 / 1845, payload 542 kg
• 1.5 Blue dCi 107 hp: 1364 / 1908, payload 544 kg
• 1.5 Blue dCi 116 hp: 1364 / 1908, payload 544 kg

The 131 hp 1.2 TCe has the highest payload (566 kg), 52 kg above the 116 hp 1.2 TCe. Both diesels share the highest gross (1908 kg) but not the highest payload, because they start 70 kg heavier than the lightest petrol. If the Minivan is bought to carry mass, the 131 hp petrol turbo is the one where kerb is lowest and payload is highest. If it is bought to stay under a licence or ferry weight cap, compare gross: diesels 1908, 131 hp petrol 1860, 1.6 SCe 1845, 116 hp petrol 1832.

Which version to choose

Buy the 1.2 TCe 131 hp when the numbers that matter are 0–100, top speed, kg/hp, and payload. It is the only version under 10 s to 100 (9.3), the only one at 193 km/h, the lightest kerb (1294 kg), the highest payload (566 kg), and the densest petrol (≈109.3 hp/L). The cost in the data is mixed 6.2 and CO2 142 — worst CO2 in the set, 37 above the 107 hp diesel.

Buy the 1.2 TCe 116 hp when you want Turbo Gasoline and a 5-speed Manual, and you will not pay the 131 hp row’s extra 0.7 mixed and 18 CO2. You give up 15 hp, 50 Nm, 1.3 s, 14 km/h, one gear, 24 kg of kerb advantage, and 52 kg of payload. Same 1198 cc, same 4 Inline, same Turbo, same 95 fuel.

Buy the 1.5 Blue dCi 107 hp when mixed 4.0, city 4.4, highway 3.8, and CO2 105 are the decision. It ties the 116 hp diesel on 260 Nm and on 1364 / 1908 kg. It is 0.2 s and 10 km/h behind that diesel, 9 hp down, and available from 2017-05. Versus the 1.6 SCe it is 5 hp up, 104 Nm up, 0.4 s quicker, 3 km/h faster, and 2.1 mixed units lower.

Buy the 1.5 Blue dCi 116 hp only if you need that extra 9 hp and 185 km/h versus 175, accept mixed 4.4 instead of 4.0, and the car must be from 2018-09 onward. Same 1461 cc, same 2 valves per cylinder, same 260 Nm. You do not gain torque; you gain peak power rpm 3750 versus 4000 and a later start date.

Buy the 1.6 SCe 102 hp only if you want Gasoline without Turbo (Boost: No), 1598 cc, compression 9.5, and a 6-speed Manual at the lowest hp in the catalogue. It is last in 0–100 (11.6 s), last in top speed (172 km/h), last in hp/L (≈63.8), and joint-worst in kg/hp with the 107 hp diesel. City 7.8 is the highest city figure. It is not the economy petrol; that role, among petrols, belongs to the 116 hp 1.2 TCe at mixed 5.5.

There is no second generation in the data to “buy newer for a new platform.” Restyling 1 is already the generation on the page. Reliability and problems are not measured in this dataset; the comparison above uses only the listed specs. Prices are not in the data.

Bottom line: same Minivan, same 120 mm, same 50 L, same FWD Manual. The 1.2 TCe 131 hp is the performance and payload pick; the 1.5 Blue dCi 107 hp is the mpg and CO2 pick; the other three are arithmetic compromises between those two poles.