A facelift arrived in 1999.Ī reinvention of the look, following the Megane, was joined by much more tech and improved safety. The original Scenic was part of an MPV boom in the nineties as families looked for more space with some style. History: the changing face of Renault’s Scenic However, unlike with the upcoming new Renault 5 EV, Renault performance arm Alpine has no plans to fettle either the Megane or the Scenic, concentrating on its own CMF-EV SUV model, the GT X-Over that’s set to arrive after the Scenic in 2025. Expect eco-friendly sustainable materials to feature throughout the cabin, too.Įven though large 20-inch wheels are likely to follow on to the Scenic from the Megane, Renault engineers will probably move the focus more towards comfort to suit more family-orientated buyers. And as with the original Scenic, expect some clever seat-folding engineering that will let the car switch simply from five-seater to van.Įlsewhere, the Scenic is expected to make use of the Megane’s impressive interior technology, with a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster that’s seamlessly linked to a 12-inch portrait-orientated infotainment screen, powered by Google. The greater height will have huge benefits in the boot, too. Inside, the taller Scenic should go some way to answering criticisms over a shortage of space in the back seats of the Megane – one of few drawbacks of the new model. And Le Borgne’s comments did imply that a successor to the four-wheel-drive RX4 version of the original Scenic would be technically possible. That doesn’t rule out a new seven-seat Grand Scenic model on a revised CMF-EV platform at some stage. We can have four-wheel drive, but not three rows.” When asked at last year’s Munich Motor Show if the CMF-EV platform could support seven seats, Renault’s executive vice-president of engineering, Gilles Le Borgne, told us: “No, it’s not planned to do that. The new Scenic will only be available as a five-seater.

We expect the Scenic E-Tech Electric will go on sale in 2024 and it will be distanced from the new electric Megane according to Renault boss, Luca De Meo: “We are not going to do another MPV we’re going to make a more progressive model than that.” He added that the Scenic would need to offer “space and range” beyond that of the new Megane. When we do concepts, we want to turn them into real cars.” Renault boss Luca de Meo said: “This concept will announce a future product. It is rumoured that a concept teased as Renault revealed its 2021 results, and due to be fully revealed in May, will hint more strongly at the new production model that’s previewed in our exclusive images. Auto Express expects that the new Scenic E-Tech Electric will go on sale in 2024.

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