The Dacia Solenza was a

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automobile produced by

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n auto manufacturer

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. It was the last model on Dacia's own platform, but was one of the first models to benefit from Dacia's takeover by the French company

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History

The Dacia Solenza was a small

produced from 2003 to 2005. It was a reshaped version of the

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, which in turn was an improved version of the

Dacia Nova The Dacia Nova () is a subcompact/ supermini car manufactured by Romanian auto maker Dacia from 1995 to 2000. History The Dacia Nova was the first in-house developed Dacia model and it was intended to complement the Renault 12-based " Berlina" ...

. Production of the Solenza ceased in 2005, when

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was introduced. The Solenza was initially developed in five versions, depending on its features: Europa, Confort, Rapsodie, Clima and Scala. The top version was Scala, which included

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, power steering, alloy wheels, driver airbag, electric windows, a CD player and many other features known for the first time on a Dacia car. The air conditioning was not available with the diesel engine because they were not compatible, so the top version for the diesel range was designated Avantage. A no frills version called Europa was introduced in 2004, lacking window tint, painted bumpers, side moldings or tachometer. The car shared engines,

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and several interior parts with the second generation

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. It was released with a 1.4-litre

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and a 1.9-litre

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