Romanian Renault subsidiary Dacia has long been known for building cars and trucks that sell well primarily because they are supremely inexpensive, without being terrible to drive. Now Dacia seems ready to enter the playground of small SUVs, with a jacked up version of the Logan. Though this particular mule isn’t representative of what the final product will look like, we can’t help but wishing that it was. The Logan 4x4 has got everything we’ve ever loved about cars like the AMC Eagle or Fiat’s 4x4 Panda, that is to say a silly high ride height, ready-to-pounce stance, and stripper steel wheels. The spy shooter seems to think that the finished Dacia will be a hot commodity in its own right. Read the shooter’s notes below.

You think that a SUV needs to be big and expensive? Well, think again. Automaker Dacia, known for making cheap Renault based cars like the Logan, are planning a smaller SUV model to join the war of small SUVs. And as we know, Dacia sells a lot of cars because they are cheap and relatively good too. This mule at least gives us a hint about the size of this new car. Don’t take so much notice about the design, it’s just a chopped up Logan. The real car will be much nicer looking, just look at the new hatchback model that Dacia brought out on the market, the Sandero. It’s not going be the safest and best looking SUV out there, but it will sure be the cheapest.