Dacia has revealed a B-segment SUV, the Sandero Stepway, which will rival Vauxhall's Mokka and Ford's EcoSport next year.

Order books will open in January for first deliveries in May, with the compact crossover priced from £7,995 to £10,795.

It will become the third model in the UK range for Renault's budget-brand Dacia, after its Duster SUV and Sandero hatchback go on sale in January.

The Romanian-built Sandero Stepway has already been on sale globally since 2008 and has proved popular in mainland Europe and South America.

Standard equipment includes electric front windows, front fog lights and roof bars, front and rear scuff plates and black wheelarch extenders, 16” alloy-look wheels and body coloured bumpers and door mirrors, Bluetooth, metallic paint and a radio/CD system with fingertip controls.

Safety kit includes rear seat Isofix anchorage points. driver, passenger and front side airbags and ESC.

Higher specification Laureate models add air conditioning, a chrome front grille, full electric windows and electric heated door mirrors, a MediaNav seven-inch touchscreen multimedia system with satellite navigation, AUX and USB inputs and four speakers, plus cruise control, speed limiter and rear parking sensors.