Renault Scenic e-Tech 2024 - After one week! | Full Review 

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Nice choice! Hope you get it soon. I don't think the power is insufficient. It actually feels pretty nippy.

…still, compared to its competitors, the Scenic seems to be too expensive, even if it can be allied a good EV. After all its suspension isn’t advanced and is t really comfy imo as well as the noise level which is very mediocre too. I think Renault missed a chance here and if they couldn’t make it better, they should have just adjusted the price accordingly…. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@fragu123 thank you for sharing 👍

@@fragu123 Having just driven mine home some 100-ish km, and trying to check my buyers bias, I don't quite agree. I'll use the Model Y as comparison since it's the EV I've been in the most, some 500-700 km or so. I've mostly been in the passenger seat, but still significant distance driving and in the back. The ride in the Scenic is mostly, but not quite, comparable to the Y. It's marginally stiffer, I feel, in certain situations, but on the highway it is about the same. Keeping in mind I didn't spring for the panoramic roof, I find the noise of the Scenic "better". The Y is - for lack of a better term - louder. Maybe not objectively using a dB meter, but I find the "noise profile", especially with people talking, more harsh. It's like the Y has an amplifying reverb/echo/something that really rubs me the wrong way. It may be because of how the glass in the roof of the Y interacts with sound that creates this phenomenon. Again; to my ear. I'll reserve my final judgment for when I've lived with the Scenic a while 😊 As more of a comment on my OP; oh boy is it ever more snappy and lively than the V70. No surprise there of course, but you do really feel all of the horses and Newton meters 😁 Especially in the "Sport" mode. It's no dual motor Tesla by any stretch, but that is also not what it is trying to be. And considering it's more than 24k SEK (about $2 280/€2 110 at the exchange rate at time of writing) cheaper than the comparable* Y, I don't think it's all that of the mark with pricing either. (* Base long range Y, no upgraded auto pilot. Scenic Techno with driver assist plus package and electrically adjustable drivers seat addon.) First impression is that what Renault has built is a reasonably fun family car. But the emphasis is on the family part. It feels well put together and more importantly well thought out with regards to who will be using it. Again I will reserve final judgement for after I've lived with it for a while. But things are promising 😊

I think this is a good choice 👏

Yes, they have achieved a good balance of the interior

Nice choice 👏👏

Tack Thomas! 👍🙏

Thanks mate! 🙏

Glad you liked it! 👍

Tackar! Riktigt trevlig bil är det,!

Everyone is doing everything better than the US 👍

Tja! Kul att du gillade den. Tuff fråga. Inte provat seal u. Om du är ok med Kinesiskt så skulle jag gå på G6. Annars Scenic med stora batteriet.

This is the review. Another video with some goodies on the way.

Efficiency and infotainment are two very big ++.

I tried it and it's very nice indeed ! it's consumption on highway is way too high so it loses the big battery advantage and charges very slowly... It's also FWD so pretty bad at accelerating from a standstill. the interior quality is okay at best but I heard a lot of rattling in the doors in just 30 of driving on highway, also not reallywell sound insulated... What I disliked the most is its dynamism... the damping is way too soft to be used in dynamic driving... The Xpeng G6 for the same price offers twice the performances, less consumption, charges 2 times faster, is way more comfortable and has better seats and sound insulation... Even a Model Y SR+ offers the same range on highway with 27kWh less...

@@ItsOnlyElectricthe down point for me is the DC charging speed, especially with such a battery pack Looking forward for when the 800v architecture will kind be of a standard

@SeeliLeck3r yes agree. For a smaller pack that speed is ok but gör a ch a big one really not

Thanks! I always prefer RWD especially if the car is heavy. FWD limits the possibilities for things like more power, hard to keep the wheels to the ground and understeers. But I think the scenic manages it ok, since it's not too heavy and powerful.

It's a great car!! Premium sound system not on par with Teslas premium sound. And Teslas standard sound, as you state, is really good so don't count on a match here. Rattles always develop in the Y it's just a matter of time. Don't know about the Scenic, but the car I tested was an early build and used a lot. No rattles. That's promising.

That's a car I'm looking really forward to. I'm in contact with Renault. So I'll get it as soon as it is available

@@ItsOnlyElectric Some talk about medias test end of July but the car will be in concessions in October. Since the real production didn't start yet, I guess it could be on pre-production models.

A question I get slot but so hard to answer. Of course very dependent on your situation. But for me, a family of four. A EL6 with the upcoming 150kwh pack would probably be my current best choice. But the market changes rapidly.

I have one more video in store for the G6, coming zoon. Will probably test it again in august for more tests.

I have tested both. And have all info I. The members section. It's on par, or a bit more silent than the model y. Suspension is slightly better on the Renault.

By the way I ordered one. Test driven and I think it's a great family car. It will be my first EV so looking forward to the experience.

Nice! The scenic or the Zoe?

@@ItsOnlyElectric Ah the Scenic. Went for the base model with some option packs and the nice red colour.

@user-dx4jw8pg6m nice! Congratulations 🎉

Model Y is a bit more practical (bigger boot) and has better fast charging. Scenic more traditional car with a more European attitude if you prefer that.

​@@ItsOnlyElectricTesla owned by a far right nutjob if you want to help fund him ...

Model Y is twice the price to lease in the U.K.

Don't know yet. But I'm gonna find out

If I remember it correctly there's one thene that shows the full number.

@@ItsOnlyElectric cool because the one in the video is very disturbing :)

@marcinb3594 ok. I actually liked the esthetics of it.

Hopefully they will come to that conclusion and lower the price.

It depends if the other cars offer the same for less or not.

It only depends on the consumer's willingness to pay that price, nothing else matters.

I think with the battery size and all the equipment you get, as well as the best infotainment system on the market the price is extremely competitive. Most other cars with such a big battery and therefore range are way more expensive. There really only is the Tesla Model Y and the XPeng. But both of them have less range. And the Xpeng is only available in norhern europe, so here in Austria where I'm from the Tesla is the only alternative and for some reason the Renault is a bit cheaper here

Yes, more than enough. 🙂

@ItsOnlyElectric thanks you I was afraid that the battery would not like that :)

@tjokkerstar1462 feels like a pretty normal behavior. How long is your weekly long trip?

Don't know the cost difference when it comes to materials but Renault is not a premium brand and I guess interior materials and a smaller motor is two ways to keep the price down.

@@ItsOnlyElectric No, I get that but I don't accept that not being a premium brand automatically means that a manufacturer has to shout out from the rooftops 'We cut corners to save money'! Just put a thin layer of faux Alcantara on it. Even my Polestar 2 has scratchy hard plastic on the lower door panels. Not acceptable in my opinion.

@PauloG100 totally get your point. It's my biggest complaint about my ID3 from 2022

I think in the highest trim level the Scenic really is on par or very close to the premium brands when it comes to the amount of plastic used. The BMW i5 for example has exactly the same amount of plastic as the Scenic although its starting price is at 70000€ with a smaller battery. Then the long range version of the Scenic and at the same level of equipment it's way more expensive. Mercedes probably has a bit less plastic but not much and build quality of the Mercedes EVs is really not great, I would say worse than in the Renaults. And at least the door pockets of the Scenic have felt on the inside which not a lot of cars have, no matter what car segment. So I in general agree that it is not understandable why the manufacturers can't cover more or less all the parts on the interior with something different than hard plastic as I think it would really make a difference in costs, but criticizing Renault is still wrong as they are not a premium brand but play in the field of them when it comes to the interior and definitely play above most of the direct rivals

I tested with my pixel pro 8 with rubber cover. S lot of friction so it stays put .

If your phone is too slippery, just add some additional rubber in the charging area. But that is weir because the charging area is already in some kind of rubber, maybe it needs some cleaning if their is too much dust on it.

Ugliest key fob in the industry

Renault plans to integrate a smart key to their Android/iOS app, but it's not ready yet. Not sure it will become available on the first vehicules with an update, or if only the future series will be concerned.

@donquilmi good info 👍

I don't understand the criticism of the key! Bc of the thin design you can't feel the key at all in your pocket and you don't need to get it out at all for opening/closing the doors or driving, so that it is a bit bigger doesn't have a negative effect. Classic keys which are smaller but thicker are way more noticeable in your trouser pockets, therefore I really don't like them. Looks are obviously personal preference but I think it looks good, while for example the keys of the Ioniq 6 I think is crazy ugly and looks so cheap you would think it is from a Dacia or something and the Ioniq is more expensive. But again looks a personal preference, but the practicality of the Renault key is definitely better

Yes it's s hard to go back.

Apparently OPD will be coming in an OTA update

That would be great

I think that's for the small pack. 24kWh/100km will give you 360km with the big pack. So not that bad in that speed . Stay tuned, my range test will be released soon.

I have. Coming next week. 😉 That's because deliveries haven't started yet..

Ja, priset för stora batteriet är en utmaning

I did a range test with it and it's really efficient on my test cycle with average speed of 93km/h. Video on the way.

But it really feels inspiring to drive. Doesn't feel to weak.

Well, it's a family SUV. I tried one and the acceleration felt more than sufficient for a normal use (much better than my 180HP Peugeot 5008). And I perfectly agree with the opinion given in the video: helped by the inertia-free engine, it feels very reactive. A pleasure to drive. Of course, it's less powerful than the Tesla Y, but frankly I don't think I'd miss it.

@donquilmi fully sufficient power.

I think we are a bit biased. We are so used of EV putting out so much power (because it’s easy from an electric motor), that we think (and me as well 😅) 220hp is not enough 😬

I think we are thinking a bit wrong now bc some manufacturers pit soo much power in cars of this segment, which I think is kind of ridiculous and not necessary. Cars if this segment never had more power. My father has had the last two Scenics and the older one had 130 hp and the newer one which he still drives has 160 hp which actually is the most powerful car he ever had. My Renault Laguna has 150 hp and that's enough. In a family car you don't need more. With 7.9 seconds from 0-100 km/h the scenic e-tech is already clearly faster than any Scenic before

No it's not in decline. That's old news. Now o the way up again. Certain brands will lose market share but with the new directives in France and the raised taxes on Chinese brands will probably help Renault sales in Europe.

EV market is growing.

Standard add setup. My only income for managing this channel.

@@ItsOnlyElectric maybe it's not quite a full-time job so it's normal that it's not enough... 😛

@harry7384 but still pays me 1/5 of my day job. and working overtime. If you want to skip ads there's a service called youtube premium.

Why, you think the quality is that bad?

@@ItsOnlyElectric which one from french car are not?? for 7-10 years this EVs would worth less then ordinary 10+ year old Škoda Fabia and as new peoples will pay 3x more this EV then cheapest Fabia

Time will tell.

@@ItsOnlyElectric time tell with every EV generally!!you cant find 10+ year old EVs on road or if there is some his value are basically zero

​@@Mr11ESSE111Well, considering that only a very few models are 10 years old, (2011 Nissan Leaf is probably the older popular model I can think of, and the first models weren't a large success) no wonder you can't find any on the road. Generally, EV cars age better than combustion engines.