It starts at €17,200
Almost all cars will be slightly more expensive in 2024 than in 2023. Nowadays, new cars rarely deserve the label ‘cheap’. AutoWeek lists for you what the cheapest – or least expensive – new passenger cars are at the moment.
It has been about ten years since you could get into a new B-segment car for roughly 15 grand. While in 2014 you could get into a new Corsa from just over €15,000, you now spend at least €24,149 for the Opel Corsa. In 2024 you will have to look hard to buy a new passenger car for less than €20,000, but they are still there. Last year there were eight car models for sale with a starting price of less than 20 grand, in 2024 there will be only seven. Of these, five are A-segmenters and only two are models in the so-called B-segment.
1. Dacia Sandero – €17,200
The Dacia Sandero was the ultimate price winner of 2023 and appears to be the same in 2024. Although the Sandero and the more spacious and more playfully decorated Sandero Stepway have become more expensive compared to last year, the Sandero is still the cheapest new passenger car that you can buy at the moment. With its length of about 4.1 meters and luggage space of 410 liters, it is also a full-fledged B-segment car, unlike most other models on this list. For €17,200 you get a Dacia Sandero with a TCe 100 Eco-G engine, a power source that likes both petrol and LPG. That drivetrain also provides you with significant savings at the pump. It has a five-speed manual gearbox. Electrically operated front windows, central door locking and cruise control are standard. For air conditioning, however, you should go for the more expensive Expression version.
2. Mitsubishi Space Star – €17,490
The Mitsubishi Space Star is on its very last legs. The now eleven-year-old Space Star came onto the market in 2013 with a starting price of €8,990 and now costs almost double that. The Mitsubishi Space Star is now listed for €17,490, making it €500 more expensive than last year. The starting price of just under €17,500 applies to the Space Star with 71 hp and 102 Nm strong 1.2 three-cylinder, a machine that is linked to a five-speed gearbox. With that drivetrain you can reach a speed of 100 km/h in 14.1 seconds. Light and rain sensors and electrically operated front windows are standard. For air conditioning you have to switch to the €19,490 Connect+ version.
3. Fiat 500 – €17,790
For years, the Panda was the most affordable offer at Fiat, even in 2023. This year, however, the Fiat 500 is the least expensive Fiat you can buy. Of course, we are not talking about the electric Fiat 500e, but about the Fiat 500 with petrol engines. That is technically a completely different and also much older model. The Fiat 500 always has a 70 hp and 92 Nm strong 1.0 three-cylinder. That is a mild-hybrid machine, which is also linked to a six-speed manual gearbox as standard. You can reach a speed of 100 km/h in 13.8 seconds. Average consumption is 4.6-4.8 l/100 km. The starting price of €17,790 applies to the Fiat 500 in Urban trim. It is also available as a more expensive Dolcevita. Would you prefer a Fiat 500 with a roller roof? That is also possible. After all, the Fiat 500 is also available as a Cabriolet. As an Urban it costs €20,790. The basic version has standard air conditioning and electrically operated windows. The Fiat 500 has become €500 more expensive compared to last year.
4. Hyundai i10 – €17,995
In 2023, the Hyundai i10 was still several hundred euros more expensive than its technical brother from Kia, the Picanto. However, in 2024 the Hyundai i10 will have a lower starting price than its sister model. However, the starting price of the i10 has also increased compared to last year, by €400. The starting price of just under 18 grand applies to the Hyundai i10 i-Drive with a 67 hp 1.0. The petrol engine is linked to a five-speed gearbox. Average consumption is 4.8-4.9 l/100 km. The basic version offers central door locking, cruise control, electrically operated front windows, central door locking with remote control and even active lane assistant. However, air conditioning is not standard. The i10 with turbo-free 1.0 is also available with an automatic transmission and Hyundai also has a 100 hp 1.0 T-GDI on the menu.
5. Fiat Panda – €18,640
The Fiat Panda has become €650 more expensive than it was last year and now has to outpace the 500 as the most affordable new Fiat. Just like the 500, the Fiat Panda always has a 70 hp and 92 Nm strong mild-hybrid 1.0 under the hood. Shifting gears in the Panda are also always done with a six-speed manual gearbox. The starting price of €18,640 applies to the Urban version. This offers, among other things, electrically adjustable and heated exterior mirrors, electrically operated front windows and air conditioning. Higher on the status ladder is the only other version in which the Panda is available: the Cross. Fiat will be launching a completely new electric Panda in 2024. This will be a sister model of the aforementioned new Citroën (ë-) C3. The mild-hybrid version of the current Panda will continue to be available alongside that model.
6. Kia Picanto – €18,945
The Kia Picanto will have a much higher starting price in 2024 than last year. This is mainly because the ComfortLine version has been discontinued. From now on, the Kia Picanto is directly available as DynamicLine and that version has also become €700 more expensive than it was. For €18,945 you get a Kia Picanto with 67 hp and 96 Nm strong 1.0 three-cylinder and a five-speed manual gearbox. His equipment is more than spacious. For example, the Kia Picanto DynamicLine comes standard with a reversing camera, air conditioning, cruise control, central door locking with remote control, electric windows front and rear, electrically adjustable and heated exterior mirrors, 14-inch alloy wheels, a light sensor and a leather-covered steering wheel and shift knob. . The Picanto is one of the most popular new cars in the Netherlands. The model was thoroughly facelifted in the middle of last year, but the updated version is not yet for sale in the Netherlands.
7. Citroen C3 – €19,460
At Citroën, 2024 will mainly be the year of the brand new ë-C3. Until it arrives, you can still order the old Citroën C3, which is only available with petrol engines. It is available from €19,460 and for that money you get the C3 with an 83 hp 1.2 PureTech petrol engine. Shifting is done with a five-speed manual gearbox. In that case the C3 is designed as You. The B-segmenter, second in this list after the Sandero, offers in basic trim, among other things, cruise control, traffic sign recognition, lane departure warning, air conditioning, electrically adjustable and heated side mirrors and electrically operated front side windows. The Citroën C3 is also available with 110 hp PureTech and is available with a six-speed manual gearbox and a six-speed automatic transmission.
8. Toyota Aygo
The Toyota Aygo This has been canceled and so the Aygo X party will start in 2024 with the Play version. This will cost you at least €20,495. Just like every other Aygo The basic version obviously has a manual gearbox, a five-speed version. However, the Toyota Aygo For €20,495 you get a reversing camera, 17-inch steel wheels with caps, a multimedia system with 9-inch display, electric front side windows, electrically adjustable and heated exterior mirrors, air conditioning, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and an extensive package of safety systems. This includes adaptive cruise control, automatic high beam, active lane assistant, traffic sign recognition and the Pre-Collision System.
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