Dynamique spec is the expected best seller. Standard features include auto lights and wipers, combined cruise control/speed limiter and access to various options bundles, badged Comfort, Convenience, Navigation and so on. The latter includes an upgraded stereo and full DVD-based nav but adds £1950 to the price.
But there’s also the P11D-friendly option of a £450 Carminat TomTom system, fully integrated into the car’s dash but enabling PC-based upgrades and downloads via a removable SD card.
Engine-wise Renault expects sales to be dominated by the 177g/km 1.6 VVT and new 173g/km 1.4 TCe 130 petrol units. Corporate customers naturally drawn to diesel will find the dCi 106, which records an impressive 138g/km but costs up to £2000 more than the TCe 130, or the new particulate filter-equipped dCi 160. Powerful and refined, it is, however, only available from Dynamique upwards and starts at £21,495. CO2 of 173g/km and a combined average of 42.8mpg are decent figures, though (if over the capital allowance 160g/km threshold), especially given the brawny power outputs from this Nissan-Renault developed engine.
There’s also a 1.9-litre dCi 130 that achieves 50.4mpg and 149g/km and comprehensively outguns the comparable Verso 2.0 D-4D.
Comfortable and refined on the move, the Grand Scenic never feels cumbersome despite its internal capacity, and bar a whisper of turbulence around the A-pillars is a very relaxing place to spend time.
Navigating the price list to find the ideal engine and spec will take some time, but Renault’s class and experience in the MPV field is obvious throughout.
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