Renault: Well-deserved crown for the Scenic E-Tech 🎥
FIRST IMPRESSION The new Scenic is now only available as an all-electric model. The well-known family van has also changed a lot in other respects. We took the European "Car of the Year 2024" for a test drive.
It is this one key figure by which cars are currently measured: range. Where it used to be about horsepower, acceleration or top speed, today the discussion is dominated by kilometers per battery charge. Of course, this only applies to electric cars - but there is hardly any talk about other innovations these days. This fact makes it clear that there is still a great deal of concern about range, although in our latitudes you can get from A to B or even C electrically without any problems.
Range of 625 kilometers
However, technology is developing rapidly. State-of-the-art electric cars offer ranges and charging speeds that should remove barriers. The new Renault Scenic E-Tech, recently voted European "Car of the Year 2024" in Geneva, has a standard range of 625 kilometers. And since it can be charged at a fast-charging station in 30 minutes for another two hours of highway driving, the issue of range anxiety should definitely be a thing of the past.
Stately and attractive SUV
However, the new Scenic also made it to Car of the Year for other reasons. The former family van has developed into a stately, attractively designed SUV. At 4.47 meters in length, it offers a very spacious and attractively designed interior, a state-of-the-art, naturally fully digital cockpit with a large touchscreen with Android operating system, many welcome comfort features and harmoniously tuned, pleasant handling.
However, the French car does have one small but perhaps decisive drawback for some customers: the large trunk with a capacity of 545 liters is very deep and has a correspondingly high loading sill. In addition, the rear seats cannot be folded down flat, but only with a high step - this restricts the use of the up to 1449 liters of expandable cargo space. Nevertheless, this shortcoming can be partially remedied by purchasing an optional load box, which fits into the deep recess and offers a second, almost flat load floor.
The Frenchman is an eye-catcher
Apart from that, there are only good things to say about the new Renault Scenic. The electric SUV is an eye-catcher both inside and out, with its 160 kW (218 hp) electric motor on the front axle it is fast on the road and offers everything else you would expect from a modern car. The fifth generation of the former family van therefore has what it takes to successfully lead the French classic into the modern era. Prices in Switzerland start at 43,700 francs. That's not cheap, but it's certainly fair.
