Renault Scenic returns to Australia! New electric small SUV coming to challenge MG S5 and Kia EV3

Renault has confirmed it will revive the Scenic nameplate in Australia, introducing an all new electrical small SUV by the end of 2025.

Dubbed the Scenic E-Tech, Renault’s new 5-seater has very miniature in now not original with its seven-seat MPV predecessor, excluding its badges.

Where the 2d-generation Scenic rivalled the new Peugeot 3008 (now equally reborn as an SUV) and Skoda Yeti earlier than exiting Australia in 2010 because the people-shifting Worthy Scenic 7-seater, the 5-seater Scenic E-Tech will purpose to reveal compact electrical SUVs such because the Kia EV3 (from $47,600 earlier than on-street charges), BYD Atto 3 (from $39,990), and MG S5 (from $40,490).

The Renault Scenic E-Tech measures 4470mm prolonged, 1864mm broad, 1565mm expansive, and drives on a wheelbase of 2785mm. It’s noticeably bigger than the used Scenic hatchback units and factual a miniature bit shorter than the used Worthy Scenic, but sits a half of-dimension above its closely linked, 4.2m-prolonged Megane E-Tech stablemate, one other iconic Renault nameplate reborn as a small electrical SUV.

That brings an expectation that the Scenic E-Tech shall be priced above the Megane, which is currently offered at $54,990 driveaway. That price follows a hefty good buy of $10,000 applying mid year from its birth price of $64,990 RRP down to $54,990 RRP.

As with old combustion variations of the Scenic and Megane, the electrical variations share a platform – built on a joint endeavor CMF-EV Renault / Nissan architecture, also shared by the lately launched Nissan Ariya, which starts from $55,840 earlier than on-street charges.

Renault has to this level detailed two entrance-driven powertrains for the Scenic E-Tech, but is but to substantiate which is able to be offered locally. The detrimental model pairs a 125kW/280Nm entrance electrical motor with a 60kWh battery to bring a WLTP range of 430km. Height DC charging is rated at 130kW.

The high-spec ‘prolonged range’ Scenic produces 160kW/300Nm at the entrance wheels, the same output shared by the detrimental Ariya and Megane. It’s powered with the next 87kWh battery and its driving range is quoted at a intrepid 625km (WLTP), with high DC charging rising to 150kW.

More detailed charging figures, including AC and DC cost cases, are to be confirmed closer to the Scenic’s end of year birth.

Within the UK market, highlights from the Scenic E-Tech’s interior include a 12-lope portrait infotainment touchscreen, 12.3-lope digital instrument cluster, customary-outfitted six-speaker sound system (Harman Kardon 9-speaker system for range toppers), dual-zone AC, and entrance seat heating.

Yet again the use of the UK as a data, it could perchance probably most seemingly most seemingly be anticipated that a detrimental model would sit down on 19-lope alloy wheels, with the ‘prolonged range’ gaining 20-lope alloys.

Boot quantity is impressive for the Scenic E-Tech’s small dimension: 545 litres with the rear seats up, and 1670 litres with the seats folded.

The Renault Scenic E-Tech is one among six new units pledged by Renault to birth in Australia over the following 18 months. The six-model rollout began in August with the Duster compact SUV, and need to quiet proceed with the Scenic E-Tech and rapidly to debut Renault 5 Turbo EV.

It stays to be considered if the retrofuturistic Renault 4 EV shall be one among the different new units to be introduced down-under.

Extra Australian-market specs, including pricing, birth timing, and an official grade stroll for the Renault Scenic E-Tech shall be revealed closer to the end of the year.