Dacia SuperNova: which version to buy
There is only one Dacia SuperNova to choose. The catalogue lists 1 generation (2000-01-01 to 2003-12-31), Liftback body, 1 version: 1.4 MT. That version is Gasoline, 75 hp (55 kW) at 5250 rpm, 114 Nm at 2600 rpm, 1390 cm³, 4 cylinders, Inline, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, Manual, 5 gears, FWD.
There is only one Dacia SuperNova to choose. The catalogue lists 1 generation (2000-01-01 to 2003-12-31), Liftback body, 1 version: 1.4 MT. That version is Gasoline, 75 hp (55 kW) at 5250 rpm, 114 Nm at 2600 rpm, 1390 cm³, 4 cylinders, Inline, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, Manual, 5 gears, FWD. If the question is “which SuperNova to buy,” the answer is 1.4 MT, because no other SuperNova exists in these data. What follows is not a second overview: it is what those numbers mean for the only choice, and what they do not let you compare.
SuperNova specs that decide the buy: one row, not a fork
A buyer comparing trims, engines, or generations needs at least two rows. SuperNova does not provide them.
| Version | hp | Nm | Displacement (cm³) | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Gears | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 MT | 75 | 114 | 1390 | Gasoline | 4 | Inline | No | Manual | 5 | FWD |
There is no second 1.4 MT with a different horsepower figure, so the name 1.4 MT does not need a power suffix. There is no Automatic row, no diesel row, no AWD row, and no restyle inside 1 generation with a second set of figures. Arithmetic between versions is therefore empty: 75 − 75 = 0 hp, 114 − 114 = 0 Nm, 1390 − 1390 = 0 cm³.
What you can still compute is inside 1.4 MT: how much power and torque sit on each litre, how much kerb mass sits on each horsepower, and how far the city, highway, and mixed consumption figures sit from one another. Those ratios are the only “which version” arithmetic the data support.
Engine: what 75 hp and 114 Nm buy on 1390 cm³
1.4 MT is Gasoline, 1390 cm³, 4 cylinders, Inline, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, compression 9.2, bore and stroke 75.8 × 77, fuel 95, multi-point distributed injection. Engine location is not measured.
Specific output for 1.4 MT:
- 75 hp ÷ 1.390 L = 54.0 hp per litre (75 ÷ 1390 × 1000)
- 55 kW ÷ 1.390 L = 39.6 kW per litre
- 114 Nm ÷ 1.390 L = 82.0 Nm per litre
Peak torque is at 2600 rpm; peak power is at 5250 rpm. The gap is 5250 − 2600 = 2650 rpm. That spread is the only rpm story in the file: torque is quoted 2650 rpm earlier than power. There is no second SuperNova engine with a different peak pair, so you cannot say a later generation moved the peaks.
Valves: 4 cylinders × 2 valves per cylinder = 8 valves on 1.4 MT. Boost is No, so the 75 hp and 114 Nm are the naturally aspirated figures in these data, not a boosted pair you can subtract from a non-boosted twin.
Fuel is 95. There is no 92 or diesel alternative in the table, so “which fuel version” is not a SuperNova question.
Performance and economy: the only 0–100, the only mpg-style figures
1.4 MT acceleration 0–100 is 14 s. Top speed is 162 km/h. Fuel use: city 8.3, highway 5.6, mixed 6.7. CO2 is not measured. Eco class is not measured.
Gaps inside that one consumption set:
- city minus mixed: 8.3 − 6.7 = 1.6
- mixed minus highway: 6.7 − 5.6 = 1.1
- city minus highway: 8.3 − 5.6 = 2.7
City is 8.3 ÷ 5.6 = 1.48 times the highway figure (48% higher). Mixed sits 1.1 above highway and 1.6 below city, closer to highway than to city on a simple difference (1.1 vs 1.6).
There is no second SuperNova 0–100 to subtract from 14 s, and no second top speed to subtract from 162. A buyer looking for “the quicker SuperNova” or “the SuperNova with better mixed consumption” is looking for a row that is not in the catalogue.
Dimensions, weight, and what 75 hp has to move
1.4 MT kerb weight is 950 kg. Gross weight is 1385 kg. Ground clearance is 120 mm. Tank is not measured. Wheel sizes are not measured.
Payload from the two masses: 1385 − 950 = 435 kg. Gross is 1385 ÷ 950 = 1.46 times kerb (46% above kerb).
Mass per horsepower on 1.4 MT:
- kerb: 950 ÷ 75 = 12.7 kg per hp
- gross: 1385 ÷ 75 = 18.5 kg per hp
Power per tonne of kerb: 75 ÷ 0.950 = 78.9 hp per tonne. At gross mass: 75 ÷ 1.385 = 54.2 hp per tonne. The drop from 78.9 to 54.2 is 78.9 − 54.2 = 24.7 hp per tonne once the 435 kg payload is on board — that is the only “loaded vs empty” power comparison these numbers allow.
Ground clearance is 120 mm. There is no second SuperNova clearance, so you cannot pick a “higher” generation. Tank and wheels are not measured: a range, a spare, or a tyre size cannot be used as a buying filter because they are not in the data.
Front suspension on 1.4 MT: Independent, spring. Rear: Semi-independent, torsion. Front brakes: Disc. Rear brakes: Drum. Those labels do not split by trim; they belong to the same single version.
Which generation changed what
1 generation runs 2000-01-01 to 2003-12-31, Liftback, 1 version. Production span from those dates is 2003 − 2000 = 3 calendar years of listed production (start year through stop year inclusive is four calendar-year labels: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003). There is no generation 2, so nothing “changed” between generations: no extra horsepower, no extra Newton-metres, no body-type fork, no restyle row inside 1 generation.
A restyle, if it existed, would have to sit inside 1 generation. These data do not list one. Treating a restyle as an 11th (or 2nd) generation would invent a generation count the file does not have: `pokoleniy` is 1.
Body choice is also closed: Liftback only. There is no second SuperNova body type to weigh against Liftback.
What the extra money cannot buy on SuperNova
Prices are not in these data, so “what the extra money buys” cannot be a currency answer. It can only be a spec answer: there is no extra SuperNova to pay for.
What you cannot buy, because it is not a listed version:
- a SuperNova that is not 1.4 MT
- more than 75 hp or 55 kW
- more than 114 Nm
- a displacement other than 1390 cm³
- a fuel other than Gasoline / 95
- cylinders other than 4, layout other than Inline
- boost other than No
- a gearbox other than Manual, or gears other than 5
- a drive other than FWD
- 0–100 other than 14 s, top speed other than 162 km/h
- consumption other than 8.3 / 5.6 / 6.7
- kerb other than 950 kg, gross other than 1385 kg, clearance other than 120 mm
- a measured tank, wheel size, CO2, or eco class (all not measured)
- a measured engine location (not measured)
If a listing is named SuperNova and is not 1.4 MT Gasoline 75 hp / 114 Nm / 1390 cm³ / Manual / 5 / FWD, it is outside this catalogue row.
Reliability and problems: what these specs do and do not say
Search language for this model often includes problems, reliability, engine, specs, mpg, and dimensions. These data do not contain failure rates, known faults, or service intervals. Reliability is not measured here. Problems are not measured here. Saying the 8-valve Inline 4 is “simple” or “fragile” would be a claim without a number in the file.
What is measured and can be used as a buying filter:
- 1.4 MT is the only engine: Gasoline, 1390 cm³, 75 hp, 114 Nm, boost No.
- Transmission choice is closed: Manual, 5, FWD.
- Economy choice is closed: mixed 6.7, city 8.3, highway 5.6; mpg in other units is not in the data, so mixed 6.7 is the economy figure you have.
- Dimensions/weight choice is closed: 950 kg kerb, 1385 kg gross, 120 mm clearance; tank and wheels not measured.
Buyer verdict, using only the SuperNova numbers
Buy 1.4 MT**** if you want the Dacia SuperNova as listed: 1 generation, Liftback, 2000-01-01 to 2003-12-31, Gasoline 75 hp / 55 kW at 5250 rpm, 114 Nm at 2600 rpm, 1390 cm³, 4 Inline, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, Manual 5, FWD, 14 s to 100, 162 km/h, 8.3 / 5.6 / 6.7, 950 kg / 1385 kg, 120 mm clearance.
There is no other SuperNova version to prefer. Power per litre on 1.4 MT is 54.0 hp/L; kerb mass per hp is 12.7 kg/hp; payload from the two masses is 435 kg; city use is 2.7 above highway. Those ratios describe the only car. They do not rank it against a second SuperNova, because a second SuperNova is not in the data.
Tank, wheels, CO2, eco class, and engine location remain not measured. Prices are not in the data. Problems and reliability are not in the data. Any buying advice that needs those fields has to stop at “not measured,” not at a guessed number.