¿Minivan or SUV? More or less comprehensive? Have you recently Consumes your Diesel 130 hp? We tested the new Renault Scénic and answer all questions with measurements of our Technical Center.

If the first Scénic Renault He puts bases how they would be in the following years five-seat compact MPV in form and content, with the recently launched New Scénic turns around completely to the idea … rub transgression. Something that already happened also with the latest Renault Espace. He spectacular design today Van den Acker seems to age, suddenly, much of its competition … still visible as minivans classics. And it does now with a silhouette marked by a steep and large windshield, but also with an unusual height above the floor for a family of her class, what about today so fashionable SUV, and, largely due to the wheels. A large wheels.

And it is that although warn body also shared features with Renault Kadjar (of similar size) or even Mégane, eyes on the new Renault Scénic go to tires, always 20-inch standard and, always, regardless of the engine, with the same tire size: 195/55 R20. If superpusiéramos the profile of the body of the previous Scénic with the new, regardless of these wheels, we would see that the most striking difference is in the height reduction.

The body of the new Renault Scénic impact today is so inside so that all seats lost some height: Four centimeters in front and three behind. However, with the width of the above living spaces average segment is exceeded, providing a tremendous sense of space and amplified so glazed surface around the driver and passenger. The posterior width is the average between the carriers of similar dimensions, in which virtually all installed, with the exceptions of Opel Meriva which it remains and below- Citroën C4 Picasso -this, however, for top-.

One of the hallmarks of the earlier Scénic Renault were the five individual seats with longitudinal adjustment and, in the case of the second row, could also further removed. Incidentally, with effort on their weight. Today few of its competitors maintain this distribution of 3 separate seats (Citroen C4 Picasso or Ford C-Max), and even it points to the new Scénic: is passed theses movonovolúmenes as new Series 2 Active Tourer BMW or Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan. As in them, each asymmetric part of the bench has longitudinal adjustment-above 16 cm, two more than the originally Scénic. Beyond that, longitudinally the interior of the Renault Scénic is exceeded, for example, by Sportsvan and Active Tourer. And if the occupants are tall, bulky trays may rob them space to their knees they may need: five centimeters, which is occupying folded.

SPACE	Renault Scénic 1.6 dCi 130 hp
front width	149 cm
rear width	136 cm
front height	94-101 cm
rear height	94 cm
Legroom	61-77 cm
Trunk	530-680 liters

Renault Scénic: intelligent solutions

Renault has therefore decided to reinvent the interior space, it must be done thoroughly, not only with the meter in hand. Thus, the outer seats new Scénic, wider than the central through seat shape, have Isofix attachments, such as passenger. But these anchors are not the only detail designed to make life comfortable on board. So, we with spaces for small items –and not so small– at the feet of all occupants by trapdoors, at the gates, in the drawer at the base of driver’s seat or in the large glove compartment, drawer-type, with a button that activates an engine to release its opening. Another engine does the same with the longitudinal displacement of about 30 cm, that module forming the central armrest and also capable trunk is ahead. Of delayed will separate the two rear seats creating an attractive space for each square.

There’s others motors, such as releasing the rear seatbacks if we want to bring them down. They are also activated from the R-Link screen system or from botonera boot, but they can also break away from a knob on the seat itself. In any case, they provide a flat extension of the boot floor if it is in its highest position. And that space until you can reach the dashboard if the passenger seat is also abate. Huge space.

Renault Scénic: Dynamic minivan

Already coming to value their behavior, the new Renault Scénic is very fast in adapting to changes support, today feeling more like a tourist than other minivans in its class. However, the limit of adhesion of the wheels when cornering is not particularly high and reached, the path opens clearly to make way for the efficient electronic correction of ESP stability control.

The new Renault Scénic boasts a solid tread, motion content body and direction of precise adjustment and good touch both normal mode and sport. This address can be configured, as well as engine response, sound, presentation of instrumentation or ambient light, five modes, one of them customizable “on demand”. The only thing that does not vary in the Renault Scénic is the suspension and the tire profile, irregularities and changes of asphalt or expansion joints, come more clearly occupants in other cars that claim to have a familiar spirit like .

As for capacity braking, he New Renault Scénic always conveys a sense of mordant, better with heat resistance. Their distances can be seen in the segment average, counting yes front brake discs larger than his brothers or Mégane Renault Kadjar.

BENEFITS	Renault Scénic 1.6 dCi 130 hp
Acel. 0-100 km / h	10.46 s
Acel. 0-1000 meters	32.4 s
Overtaking 80-120 km / h	8.04 s
Loudness 100 km / h	66.0 dB
Loudness 120 km / h	68.4 dB
Braking from 140 km / h	75.8 m
Weight scale	1,601 kg

Renault Scénic 1.6 dCi: engine

Toca and finally evaluate the mechanical performance of the new Renault Scénic, and in this case fitted with engines 1.6 dCi 130 hp. This mechanical certainly makes agile the Scénic, with proper prestacional level and a very reasonable consumption, especially if we consider that this Renault have a critical mass to move: 1,600 kg accurate to our own scale.

Thus, consumption in city New Renault Scénic 1.6 dCi be considered very good (5,8 l / 100 km we obtained average), a figure that places him definitely at the top of its segment as very efficient familiar. And consumption on the road, and possibly some developments penalized for a change a little short against its rivals, spent in actual use 5.0 l / 100 km accurate, a good figure but does not reach the best data obtained by Mercedes B200 CDI, BMW 218d Active Tourer Citroen C4 Picasso or BlueHDi.

CONSUMPTION	Renault Scénic 1.6 dCi 130 hp
Consumption city	5,8 l / 100 km
Consumption Highway	5,0 l / 100 km
average consumption	5.4 l / 100 km

In terms of pure performance, the new Renault Scénic 1.6 dCi copes reasonably well announced that before, thanks mainly to the engine provides more torque expected weight. His overtaking on the long marches (5th and 6th speed) are pretty good, and accelerations, right, no more.

Ultimately, the New Renault Scénic adapts to the times and, if they are demanded today that they are SUV, it becomes to resemble as much as possible to them … although the practical essence with which he created the compact segment its predecessor is still evident. And one of his arguments purchase: even changing the three rear seats Independents for a more conventional bench split in two.

DISCOUNTED RATES (FEBRUARY 2017)

Renault Scénic 1.6 dCi 130 hp (from 25,150 to 26,950 €)

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