![]() ![]() In less popular markets such as Australia, the RX4 was only offered the Expression and Privilege trim levels. While these changes provided better ground clearance, the RX4 was offered with 2.0-litre petrol and 1.9-dci diesel engines, both already known from the Mégane. The RX4 rode higher with increased suspension travel and larger wheels than the Scenic. To save weight, the redesigned tailgate was constructed from plastic, which meant the door was prone to cracking under its own weight with the spare wheel under normal use (becoming especially prevalent as the plastic aged). The new rear suspension now occupied part of the space that was used for the spare wheel well and led to the spare tyre being placed on the rear hatch, which was converted into a split swing out tailgate. The RX4 used five lug nuts, as opposed to four on the standard Scénic.Īlso unlike the standard Scénic, the RX4 was only offered with a 5 speed manual transmission, with no automatic transmission available. The exterior was also changed, featuring plastic cladding around the entire car, a spare wheel on the tailgate, and different wheels from the standard Scénic. The rear suspension was re-engineered, the suspension was strengthened, the gearbox was redesigned to accommodate the four-wheel drive system, and the engine undercover was thickened and strengthened. Featuring a viscous, multi disc central differential designed by Austrian specialists Steyr Daimler Puch, it offered part time four wheel drive. Renault developed a four-wheel drive derivative of the original Scénic, the Scénic RX4, launched in 2000 in both LHD and RHD format. Production at the company's Douai plant would eventually peak at nearly 2,500 cars a day. Renault underestimated the market demand that the Scénic would have - predicting that it would be a niche model with only 450 produced a day. Renault decided to add an acute accent to the production model name (Mégane Sc énic), in order to assert its European identity, in a context of growing competition of newer car manufacturers coming from Japan. The production model kept the independent seats of the concept car, but didn't offer sliding doors. The 1.4 L, 1.6 L "Energy", 1.8 L "F Type" petrol and 1.9 L diesel engines were shared with the hatchback range. As its name suggests, the Mégane Scénic was mechanically identical to the Mégane hatchback (itself based on the older R19). It was marketed as a multi purpose vehicle, in a smaller size and lower price than such vehicles as Renault's own Espace. The production vehicle, the Mégane Scénic was launched in November 1996. From the fourth generation (2016), the Scénic now utilizes three/four bench rear seats instead of three individual rear seats used in previous three generations, due to cost cutting measures. ![]() The second, third and fourth generations have a model called Grand Scénic, which has seven seats rather than five. ![]() The first generation Scénic added a four-wheel drive model called the Renault Scenic RX4, which was discontinued by the arrival of the Scénic II. It will be relaunched in 2024 as a fully electric vehicle. In May 2022 Renault announced it was discontinuing the standard Scénic with the Grand Scénic following shortly after. It became the 1997 European Car of the Year on its launch in November 1996. The first generation was based on the chassis of the Mégane, a small family car. The Renault Scénic ( French pronunciation: ) is a car which was produced by French car manufacturer Renault, the first to be labelled as a small multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in Europe. Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive ![]()
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