If you want a family car diesel engine with good performance and low consumption, Renault Scénic 1.6 dCi and 1.6 BlueHDI Citroën C4 Picasso they are two of the best alternatives. We measure and face.

Losing prominence the minivan with the irruption of the SUV, the new Renault Scénic is set in this segment of fashion and away from the Citroen C4 Picasso, so far the most faithful exponent of a concept devised to be the best of familiar formats.

Renault say that invented the minivan concept and, at least in Europe, so it was with that first Espace. Also was the pioneer in bringing this pragmatic idea family car as small children to the compact segment with its first Scénic, eventually precursor a whole range of MPVs many come from other manufacturers. He Renault Scénic He wrote the script of how they should be these new vehicles and their solutions created doors inward school. Individual rear, multirregulables, sliding and even removable seats; drawers under the floor, the tables later type aircraft and as many solutions were mandatory contributions throughout his salt minivan. At that time, the segment also threatened to conventional car, but ultimately did not become the social phenomenon itself have been the SUV, which largely they have taken over from them today.

Renault Scénic: SUV minivan expressions

He New Renault Scénic He has covered their functional skills under a silhouette minivan, but with certain expressions from SUV. However, you do not confuse with Renault SUV Kadjar and each will refer you what they are. But the high altitude platform of the new Scénic and consequently loose ground clearance to travel with certain nonchalance off-road; point higher hips (including passengers will look a Citroën C4 Picasso below your shoulder) and especially its immense 20-inch wheels (for all versions and finishes), Give both certain skills SUV, like a forceful staging. But, curiously, he has self-sacrificing some solutions that made the interior of Scénic Mecano unmatched modularity and versatility. To avoid criticism of the space above the central square, the three individual seats have given way to a 70/30 configuration.

Citroen C4 Picasso interior more combinations

On the opposite side, we find the "valedictorian outdone" the first Scénic, which has always been the Xsara Picasso and C4 series Citroën. Now him Picasso C4 exceeds it in inner flexibility, as It offers three independent seats (Which saw the relationship complexity-use also ceased to be removable), with two support positions (only one Scénic), Besides of longitudinal adjustment, something the other wanted to keep Renault. With this, the Citroën It offers a similar space, if not more, with more combinations to adapt and accommodate the passenger compartment hypothetical different possibilities of use. Yes, in the Scénic anyone will be surprised by the Renault rear seats are motorized, to release and retract without leaving the driving position. Following the chances of load, Scénic offers a double deck trunk, interesting to protect from prying eyes. Very interesting is the automated gate (optional) Picasso, which they can be very high in these formats car to turn them down by hand.

Citroën C4 Picasso and Renault Scénic: so are inside

Inside you feel like the look, spacious and bright and not a few practical details (glove compartments, drawers under the floor, etc), like no other format offers. The rear width dimension of Picasso shines at shoulder height for three adults, as the legroom, if our knees reach the height of folding tables, that are incomprehensibly very intrusive at Scénic (5 centimeters remaining at that level).

In the side seats Citroen C4 Picasso you feel moved toward the doors, something unnatural, but you are sitting comfortably in them. He Renault Scénic, even being higher platform, it is lower ceiling than before and to provide good headroom, the sidewalk It is lower and you sit with hip below knees, and tourism. All this can be just theory when traveling children, the main destination of this type of car, when then all are compliments to each other.

Ahead, the Renault Scénic and the Citroën C4 Picasso They are significantly different, if only the central arrangement of watches box (configurable) Citroen and Renault conventional distribution (also configurable). I have particularly felt more driver in the Scénic and more "passenger" in the C4 Picasso. Central management of both screens and therefore requires equipment that offer learning until they assimilate how they work. He Renault Scénic It puts it somewhat easier with direct physical controls for air conditioning, as more difficult by a shift lever long guided and sometimes somewhat imprecise.

Citroën C4 Picasso and Renault Scénic: family comfort

Much has been said about what could dynamically influence the Unpublished 195/55 R20 Renault Scénic, but is the result of the whole that defines your Behavioror. He Scénic is very stable, firmer tread and reagent direction and moves the C4 Picasso, without halftone commitment to a -and much softer suspension tires more profile-. He Citroen more filter wheel and generally you can interpret it as more comfortable. In fact, I think more refined in the usual bacheo and the everyday. But being a great rodador straight and smooth curves, if we take a strong pace tortuous two-way roads, he C4 Picasso clearly mark their times you support (Since you turn the wheel, seats and tour) and a greater roll in tight turns, It is more cumbersome to drive and in these circumstances their seats hold little. There, the Scénic reacts and supports almost immediately and it is easier and more dynamically more stimulating. Y seats are excellent. The funny thing is that, confident in its strong support and rapid directionality, the Scénic marks you understeer that does not seem to occur in the C4 Picasso, although swinging more and later in support, once settled rewards you with a cornering closed highest.

These different characters they transmit their engines. He propeller 1.6 dCi 131 hp of the Renault It is more powerful and it seems, although in general the Renault Scénic (heavier over 100 kilos in our unit) Is not significantly faster than the Citroën. Historically, the 1.6 dCi engine, which at the time was the most powerful 1.6 diesel market, it has had a poor first few laps something that turns into vigorous as over 1,500 rpm. For his part, BlueHDI 120 hp 1.6 C4 Picasso you also transmits further refinement, for sound, and a very linear and pleasant response from very low engine speeds.

Citroën C4 Picasso and Renault Scénic, technical data

Measurement	Citroen C4 Picasso 1.6 BlueHDI Shine	Renault Scénic 1.6 dCi Energy Edition One
Motor (*)	1,560 cm3 / 4 cylinders in line	1598 cm3 / 3 inline
Power (*)	120 hp at 3,500 rpm	131 hp at 4,000 rpm
maximum torque (*)	30.6 mkg at 1,750 rpm	32.7 mkg to 01/07/50 rpm
0-100 km / h	10.21 s	10.46 s
0-1000 m	32.2 s	32.4 s
Real urban consumption	5,5 l / 100 km	5,8 l / 100 km
actual road use	4.7 l / 100 km	5,0 l / 100 km
Real average consumption	5,0 l / 100 km	5.4 l / 100 km
Frenada 140-0 km / h	70.5 m	75.8 m
Weight	1,493 kg	1,601 kg
Trunk	585/720 liters	530/680 liters
Space rear legs	62-75 cm	61-77 cm
front / rear width	147/143 cm	149/136 cm
Height min / max	92/100 cm	94/101 cm
Prices	24,900 euros	26,765 euros

(*) Official data, the rest, as measured by the Technical Center Highway.

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