Test drive by Renault Scenic since 2009 minivan
Renault Scenic 1.6 MT from 746 000 rub.
It is not easy to see it in the road stream, but it is even more difficult to remain indifferent to the artless convenience that this hospitable car offers The design of French cars is a thing in itself. Find a system here, and even more so the meaning is an unpromising thing. So the models of Renault are shaking from the futuristic extreme Vel Satis, Avantime to another, simplified-acute Latitude, Laguna. The third-generation SCENIC compact van in this rating hangs out somewhere in the middle. It seems that his single -volume body is extremely predictable and simple, but some dashes, for example, very intriguing optics, especially the rear, as well as spectacular inserts of air ducts under the front bumper, do not give food to discussions about the freshwater exterior.
But by the way, if he had at least three times without salt and spices, SCENIC would still find his customers. Because the car for them, to customers that is, with all their hearts. And you realize it, you just have to open the door, and best of all the back. French-wen has three individual chairs, each with its own set of adjustments, and the whole car of the place in the legs and above the head is affected by the wheel base enlarged compared to the hatchback. But the main thing is how Scenic is convenient on the long road: folding tables on the backs of the front chairs, hidden luggage cavities in the floor, drawers at the base of the rear seats. And the trunk, with apparent compactness, takes on 470 liters of increased freight obligations. And this, by the way, to the level of the folding shelf!
The French also worried about the driver. Here, say, a chair. In appearance, nothing special, but in fact after a 700-kilometer march on the route Moscow Petersburg, pleasant flexibility did not leave my back. I liked the increased readability and digitally programmable LCD panel with six (!) Prevented tidy options. And for the USB input for connecting iPhone to the French persons personally, a special human thanks from me. So, you do not need to take a bag with CDs on the road! Moreover, with an incoming call, the smart Scenic itself muffles the volume of the radio, they say, talk to health.
Of course, a 1.6-liter gasoline engine does not please with a special temperament. But a clearly working 6 -speed box with converged transfer numbers allows you to go, if not fast, then it is quite cheerful that you just need to not be lazy to switch the programs. And outside the city, even with full load, you can comfortably drive in cruise control, while the suspension pleases with omnivorousness, and noise insulation is not in the class of solid efficiency. In a word, Renault got a car. Disnerly, comfortable and generally in every possible way to itself. It’s a pity, not too cheap.
Driving By the standards of CD, Scenic is controlled and accelerated quite adequately.
Salon
A pleasant design, roomy sofa, thoughtful ergonomics. All at the level.
Comfort
Up to 3000 min-1 motor is not heard at all, and the suspension is in order.
Safety
Great passive this fad Renault.
Price
Too much overpayment, compared to Megane, limits the popularity of the model.
Advantages and disadvantages
+ Super equipment and high -quality salon, high level of comfort and safety
- high price, small selection of power units
Specifications
Dimensions - 4345x1845x1680 mm
Engine-gasoline, in-line, 4-cylinder, 1598 cm3, 110/6000 hp/min-1, 151/4250 Nm/min-1
Mechanical transmission, 6-speed
Dynamics - max 185 km/h, 11.7 s to 100 km/h/h
Fuel consumption - 7.4 l/100 km in mix. cycle
Competitors - Citroen C4 Picasso, Toyota Verso
Author: Mikhail Medvedev
Source: Magazine 5 wheel [July 2011]
