New Renault Scenic review: Better roof than a Rolls-Royce?!

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The Renault Scenic is now EV-only, with no ICE version anymore.

The car is more recyclable and more spacious than previous versions.

The rear end's design is attractive, but side details look like "love handles."

Alloy wheels are available from 19 to 20 inches.

The car has flush door handles.

The iconic range-topper has chrome bits, while the esprit alpine mid-spec has black pieces instead.

The design reminds the reviewer of the Renault Avantime.

Someone has drawn a cock on this particular review car.

The front design is good, with thin headlights and daytime running lights, with the radar sensor for adaptive cruise control hidden behind the badge.

The Renault Scenic starts at £37,495 rising to £45,495, with carwow providing savings.

The dash design reminds the reviewer of the Toyota GR Yaris.

The large infotainment screen is portrait-style, uses Google, is responsive, easy to navigate, and logically laid out.

It has separate controls for the climate.

The reviewer likes the material on the headlining and dash top, but some interior plastic feels hard.

The center armrest area isn't damped.

Door bins are big and lined with felt.

The headrests are comfortable.

Rear seat passengers have plenty of leg room with a totally flat floor.

The seat base is close to the floor so knees are elevated.

It can be a struggle to fit three adults across the rear seat in terms of shoulder room.

Isofix anchor points for child seats are easy to reach.

The rear doors are large.

The rear windows do not fully drop down.

The presenter did not like the rear windows.

The review vehicle had a gesture-controlled boot.

The boot capacity is 545 liters.

Folding down the rear seats is annoying.

When putting items in the boot one needs to lift them over a lip.

There are hooks for hanging things and a 12v socket in the boot.

The charging port has a plastic cover, and two battery sizes are available.

A 60kWh battery will do 260 miles and the motor has 170 hp.

Charging to 130 kWh is possible for the small battery version.

The larger battery has 87 kWh with 217 hp and can charge to 150 kWh.

The review achieved 3.1miles/kWh which equates to a range of about 270miles. Claimed range is 380miles.

The ride feels soft and compliant. It jitters about on smaller bumps though.

The brakes are quite odd.

The turning circle is 10.9m.

Adaptive cruise control with lane keeping assist and Google Maps nav are standard equipment. This automatically slows down the car for tight bends.

The noise the car makes to alert pedestrians is like spa pipe music.

The review recommends that you consider this particular car, noting the quirky handling.

The 0 to 60mph sprint is 7.9s.

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