Renault Scenic E-Tech Electric review | Can the new Scenic repeat the original's success?

The new Renault Scenic has big boots - and indeed, a big boot - to fill. The original 1998 Megane Scenic, the first enormously popular compact MPV, was a revolutionarily practical and useful car, and one that changed the car market around it for a decade. This new Renault Scenic seems to tread a more predictable route but can it live up to the legacy of its Scenic forebear? And, indeed, does it have to?
Read our full review here: www.completecar.ie/car-review...
Contents:
00:00 - Introduction
01:12 - Interior layout
03:08 - Rear seats space and layout
05:20 - Driving it
06:37 - Real world range?
07:55 - Charging options
08:48 - What's it really like?
10:30 - Verdict
#completecar #renaultscenic #neilbriscoe

[@buzzukfiftythree]

Test drove one yesterday and we put an order in. Far superior to the Peugeot 3008 (which felt very claustrophobic).

[@CompletecarIe]

Are you talking about the new 3008?

[@Mancozeb100]

Great review Neil, thanks. Really liking what Renault are doing now. Would consider this - if I wasn’t a dog owner ! The boot loading lip height is just too high on so many cars (SUVs ) at the moment. 650 mm probably a reasonable max height. Most of these are nearer 800. Might have to get an e-Berlingo !

[@eDriveMag]

Get an estate! Best for dogs. (Although actually I have a Lurcher and he always seems slightly happier whenever I have a Land Rover Defender on test…)

[@Mancozeb100]

@@eDriveMag Yes… I’ve driven estates since 1999 .. until getting the Soul, 3 years ago. I’m gone EV and unlikely to go back, and the MG5 estate has a higher load lip than the Soul ! Enyaq and MG4 lowest measured at a recent EV show here. But still higher than my old Vdub and Škoda estates. My little Spaniel had no problem with them. Waiting to measure Astra and 308 estates.

[@CompletecarIe]

Thanks for watching! We have a review of the e-Berlingo here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5Krfn-EeNZsrZI

[@ianvanstraaten8312]

The only way one knows what the range is, one needs to take it out on the freeway and do the speed limit. Most people who drive battery cars say one needs to reduce the claimed range by 1/3. This is a more realistic comparison to what the claim of distance is..Any comments welcomed..

[@murfmac9197]

personally, i find 25% is more accurate for motorway (freeway) speed here in the UK (70mph) as my 339 mile WLTP ID3 Tour returns around 250 miles at motorway speeds. 1/3 would be safe though year round. However, in Town my car can easily exceed the 339 mile WLTP range and achieve around 350 to 370 from a full charge in summer or even slightly more on good warm days.

[@wakeywarrior]

Reports say the long range is getting 310-330 miles at motorway speeds (68mph) in decent weather. Nearly every car so far has had the bigger wheels, I expect with the 19 inch wheels that will add 10-20 miles to the figures. Ride comfort will also be better.

[@Reifenthaler]

We just got invited by our Renault dealer to a test drive (we already have an electric Twingo and we are so happy with it). Meanwhile, our goes-everywhere-car is still our 17-yo Ford c-Max Diesel. A car that is hard to beat in terms of variability and economy. We have our personal highway travelling speed limit to Google-Maps-110km/h, where it`s allowed, and we are very curious how far the Scénic will be able to go at that speed. Highway sneaker? Not at all. Fast enough to travel even long distances - we know pretty well what we are talking about. About 400km of range in summer at this speed would be perfectly fine for us. The Scénic could do that. And we are really looking forward to that test ride.

[@mikenr]

Many thanks! 🙂👍🏼

[@CompletecarIe]

You are welcome!

[@NoBion]

How does it compare to the BYD seal U in size and quality?

[@spsmith45]

Thank you. Clear, concise and informative. Looks a very good car. Model Y still looks a better package for space and charging. Renault more comfortable and ergonomically sensible. Peugeot e3008 a bit more luxurious inside? I imagine so.

[@eDriveMag]

I (shamefully) haven’t driver the new e-3008 yet, but should get that ticked off the list in the next few weeks. I’d have the Scenic over the Model Y purely on the basis of refinement and quality though.

[@CompletecarIe]

You're more than welcome, thanks for watching. The new e-3008 is very nice inside, especially with the new layout. Check out the video of it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2LIZXmrjdmKqtU

[@TotoToto-dx5qc]

Adios Tesla !! First real answer to the Tesla Y. And not a chinese car.

[@CompletecarIe]

You like it?

[@TotoToto-dx5qc]

@@CompletecarIe yes ! I have try it and i like it. Interior is better of Tesla. And the ride also.

[@Reifenthaler]

I disagree loud and clear: I don't want an SUV and I've never wanted one. The more of a van and the less of an SUV this car is, the better.

[@seltaeb9691]

Like our mobile phones, the batteries power lessens with each charge & obviously affects mileage.

[@AlanTov]

They have very little in common with mobile phones which have no battery management system.

[@global_nomad.]

wish they had used a new name - the 'inventors' of the MPV sector sell out to the SUV - which they've already done with other models, so why keep the name?

[@CompletecarIe]

Using the same name helps with familiarity we assume.

[@schumi3319]

It's a beautiful PEUGEOT

[@CompletecarIe]

: )

[@Retro-vp7rk]

Only 350km autonomy when driving 120km/h? Very bad…. EU should only allow ev cars that have 700km autonomy on highway

[@AlanTov]

Why? Does the same apply to cars with less than 3/4 tank of fuel?

[@MercSLRFan]

ECOTY award is such a sham.

[@CompletecarIe]

Why?