Test drive by Renault Scenic since 2009 minivan

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Mini-wen with maxi capacity

Car for all occasions
When preparing materials, we choose the materials in the heading wisely, the authors, as a rule, put themselves in the place of a potential buyer with his sympathies, interests, lifestyle. In this case, I was lucky, I didn’t have to come up with anything: I myself have long been looking at the all-wheel drive mini-wans, combining a spacious interior, good off-road opportunities and compact external sizes. Renault Renik RX4 (ZR, 2000, No. 4), perhaps one of the most successful representatives of the few so far. By the way, the world premiere of this model took place in Russia at the 1999 Moscow Motor Show and was awarded a special prize driving.

The goods are face
Renault Renk RX4 is a purebred Frenchman, he is collected at the Georges Bess factory in a due. A two -liter gasoline modification is supplied to Russia in a very rich configuration. It includes, for example, ABS, Control, six airbags (including the rear passengers), climate control, an on-board computer, an audio system with a CD player. Of course, electric drive of glasses and mirrors, heating seats, headlight washer, alloy wheels.
The price recommended by the manufacturer is $ 24,900 and the scatter of dealers is small - $ 200-300. In some cases, you can get a more significant discount - up to $ 1000, for example, for the 2001 production machine. By the way, then ours, which visited the test, was released at the same time - in addition to everything, it has a CD changer, two transparent hatches and a trunk on the roof. Such a car will cost $ 25,930 today. SUV under

plastic protection on the sides is functional, but perhaps excessively massive. In addition, washing the rough plastic from the stuck dirt is not an easy occupation.

WHAT'S INSIDE?
The all -wheel drive RX4 inherited the spacious body from the usual front -wheel drive scenes (ZR, 2000, No. 7; 2001, No. 1). A large volume of the salon, high landing, unusually horizontal steering wheel, huge area and low glazing line create the feeling that you are sitting on the bus. Not in the Utility City Liaz, but in some comfortable international neoplan: each passenger has a convenient separate chair with longitudinal adjustments and the corner of the back of the back, the rear also leaning tables, different shelves-karta-curtains-finally there is a place for Little things necessary in the trip. Say, behind the floor there are containers for replaceable shoes, and the box under the front panel is cooled by air conditioning - why not a refrigerator?! Moreover, depending on the number of the crew, the salon can be transformed - let's say, the middle seat is removed from behind, and the remaining ones should be shifted to the center and backward, providing passengers with even greater expanse. The chairs are folded or dismantled in just a few seconds, so there will be no problems with the transportation of bulky cargo. However, in most cases, the trunk is enough - thanks to an almost correct rectangular form, each liter of its volume can be used with maximum efficiency.

How is it going?
Bus associations driving and stretched gearboxes gradually pushing the driver to a calm driving style. And massive wheels and a good handle that cope with potholes allow you to ignore the intrigues of road workers and tram rails. At the same time, if desired, you can go dynamically quite dynamically, getting pleasure from it. Surprisingly, it seems that the all -wheel drive is stronger on the road and is less fucked in corners than a regular scenes. A wonderful review and compact dimensions add confidence to the city crowd. The fuel consumption is very modest - on the highway with cruising 90 km/h, 8.5 l/100 km is enough. If there is no 95th gasoline, the 92nd will go.

According to the design of the RX4 transmission, a typical SUV: on a good coating, almost the entire moment is transmitted to the front wheels, and when they are slipping, the viscousers connects the rear ones. In combination with a considerable road clearance of 190 mm (at an empty machine) and a massive metallic protection of the crankcase, this makes it possible to fearlessly leave asphalt to go to the shore of the reservoir or to the ski base. However, you should not meddle in heavy off -road: without a reducing transmission, you can burn the clutch. Yes, and the lowest elements under the bottom are an easy -up exhaust system and the thrust of the gear lever.

ALTERNATIVE
The choice of all -wheel drive mini -wenes is small and their absolute majority is ordinary road machines: Suzuki Liana 4WD, Volkswagen Sharan 4 Motion, Chrysler Voyager/ ›Chrysler Voyager/ Dodge Caravan AWD. All -round -once or twice and was expected, so you do not have to be surprised that there was no direct competitors of Renault RX4: VAZ hope is four -cheaper and occupies a completely different market segment, and close to the price of Hynde N -1, like Mitsubishi Space Gir - A real frame all-terrain vehicle, dressed in the body of a full-size mini-wen. In fact, a real alternative to the buyer are ... SUVs: Honda-CRV, Toyota-Rav4, Nissan X-Trail and others.
Suzuki Liana 4WD: 1.6 l, 76 kW. Price - from $ 17,500.
Nadezhda VAZ 2120: 1.8 l, 57 kW. Price - 200 thousand rubles.
Hyunde N-1: 2.5 l, 74 kW. Price - $ 26 thousand

Prices for spare parts and then, US dollars
Then 15,000 km (with a ramp. Mater.) 130
Then 30,000 km (with a rag. Mater.) 177
Oil filter 8
Air filter 14
Fuel filter 9
Front brake pads 69
Rear brake pads 42
Air conditioner belt 14
Timing belt + video (set) 117
Front shock absorber 69
Rear shock absorber 69
The steering rack 814
Front bumper composite 673
Bamper rear composite 411
Hood 232
Front wing 112
Front door 326
The rear door 326
The lid of the trunk is 828
Windshield 289
Farah assembly 168
Rear lamp 36
The cost of a norm-hour of work 25

Renault Scenic RX4
The number of places is 5; equipped/complete mass - 1465/1990 kg; dimensions (d x w x v) - 4444x1785x1730 mm; maximum speed - 180 km/h; acceleration time from a place to 100 km/h - 11.9s; engine operating volume - 1998 cm; Power - 101 kW/140 hp at 5500 rpm; Twisting the moment - 188 N.M at 3750 rpm; Fuel consumption (highway/city) - 8.2/11.8 l/100 km.

SERVICE
Like other models of Renault, a guarantee for stage -RX4 is one year without a mileage. In today's times, there are not so many, other companies give two or even three years. What pleases is large inter -service runs - you need to change the oil only after 15 thousand km - and a perfectly acceptable cost of service - the first one, for example,, together with all filters, candles, oil and even a sink, will cost only $ 130. The prices for spare parts are also very moderate. Incidentally, the wings are plastic, and the bumpers are components of three parts - in the case of a small accident, it is enough to replace only the damaged one.

An interesting detail
1. The trunk door is composite, on the bottom there is a spare wheel in an integral case.
2. The steering wheel is located unusually horizontally. The passenger has two glove boxes, and between them a niche with a pillow of safety.
3. In terms of the number of shelves and boxes of Renault, there are no equal. The central box is cooled by air conditioning.
4. Behind underfoot - boxing for different necessary things.
5. In the front plate of lighting - two assault lamps.

The editors thanks the company Autofram for the car provided. Detailed sales information in the dealer price section.

Text / Yuri Nechetov
Photo / George Sadkov