When you have the controls for music on the steering wheel, you have to rearrange your grip. But when you have it behind the steering wheel you don't have to readjust 👌
Everyone hates on it but I’ve driven Renaults on and off for decades. The stalk radio control is such a well sorted thing. It’s brilliant, it just works, it’s so intuitive. I feel we should all show it more love!
I believe, I’m quite sure really, the radio control was introduced with the Renault 25 back in … 1984 😃 and it’s been there ever since! It was intuitive right from the bat. I did own a 25GTX Phase 1, MARK I (couldn’t resist). Fabulous car! The comfort… and incredibly spacious, especially in the back. Front seats like sofas! Back to the audio part: the double DIN Philips 4x20W Radio Cassette unit (graphic equaliser included, how very eighties :) a very decent amplifier (especially for the time period) and 4 (or 6) speakers (dual cone) as standard. Not bad, not bad at all. The Renault radio stalk rules! I’m showing it renewed and therefore more love Mark! Take care, Philyvo
It is brilliant - you can really annoy your passengers - change station, source, song as often as you like. If they’ve not driven a Renault no one can figure out you’re doing it. Simple but a lot of fun 🤣
They have it on their trucks as well, although I will mark them down as on the trucks I have scraped my knuckles on them if I hold the wheel by it's spokes. I do like Renaults I still drive my 2006 scenic that I got when it was 2yo. I'm still waiting for it to go wrong so I can get a new car. 🤷🏼♂️
The PRND on a simple little stalk that you could overpress-select & go fwd instead of reversing. There's no fail-safe. My Scenic MK3 Auto has a lovely big knob that you press & select surely. But on a little stalk? The French ooooh la la.
I still have Renault Scenic 2 2003 diesel ,its so versitale car with like 10 hidden drawers and tons off space inside ,now i mostly use it just 2 tow a caravan.But will this car live 21 years like my Scenic does(and i plan to keep it at least 5 years more) ,ironically only problems i had with scenic was all kinds off electric stuff ,engine and transmition all still run perfect even i tow 1.5 ton caravan with it
In France its full of old beaten up Scenics and similar cars, full of kids and stuff, going down the road. They're ugly as ugly can be, but I think for people who need them, they cant be beaten for the price.
@@lilietto1 I have 2 newer cars which have all moderns stuff like dual clutch automatic ,line assist and adaptive cruise control but i kind off afraid to use them for towing becase any repair on transmition would cost multiply times off worth off my old Scenic (also one is gas car so towing is out question) .So why throw away something that works and gets job done and cost so little to keep on the road
“Euro NCAP says physical buttons will be “incentivised” in car safety tests from 2025. Car makers have been advised by Euro NCAP not to have important car functions on touchscreens, the idea behind coercing car makers to include more physical controls is to remove the growing reliance on touchscreens for basic car functions and keep the driver’s attention on the road ahead. “ Probably why most new cars have physical buttons for functions again.
@@letter1014 Meh, I enjoy the no buttons interface. Never had a problem with it, voice and steering wheel controls mitigate any need to really look away from the road. I understand that some might not like it, but if so they shouldn't buy a car with that design.
In this Renault, you can just tap the door handles (not the grabby end but somewhere in the middle). the handles will come out if you are outside the car and it's unlocked
Had the car for a full day's test drive and there's nothing wrong with it, in gmfact it's a very good car. Some of the negative points the reviewer makes are traits of a bloke that has OCD rather than the car having faults.....he's being picky for the sake of it. Like many You Tube car reviewers, it feels like his verdict depends on what kind of mood he's in that day. It won't help taht he's probably stepped out of the latest Range Rover or Porsche to test this Renault. Like always, get yourself along and test drive the car you're looking at rather than listen to someone who drives a Porsche as his daily.
I seriously don't understand this review, all the reviews I see said that this car is pretty brilliant for the price. So i test one myself and I found the driving experience pretty good.
Separate stalk for audio is an amazing thing about Renault. When you turn the steering wheel, all the buttons turn with it, so you don't really know where each button is. The stalk stays in place, you always know where to reach for it
..or do something like Citroen do (or used to do) where the entire front panel of the wheel is fixed and only the outer rim turns, so all the buttons and functions are fixed.
@@real_swiftydragon or that, but the disadvantage to that is that for inspecting second-hand cars you don't see whether the steering wheel is perfectly alligned with the wheels
@@real_swiftydragon yes, but the stalk is also very convenient. Especially how you also don't have to move half your hand to reach a button, you just extend two fingers in the back. Idk, honestly I love the stalk method, it works great. I used to drive a Renault, then I switched to a Toyota and I missed the stalk a lot. Then I bought another Renault, and I was really excited to get the stalk back 😅
Renault scenic long range has 630 km range and 43000 euros for price + a good interior quality. Tesla 3 long range has 620 km range and 49000 euros for price + low cost interior quality . Make your choice.
@@Groaznic In this case , it 's worse for Tesla Y because Renault scenic is far cheaper ! Renault long range = 43000 euros Tesla Y long range = 52000 euros
@@stephen10. Oh wow that's a good price in your country, here in Finland the Renault long range is 49-53K depending on trim, and Tesla Y long range is 51K RWD, 54K AWD. So very comparable over here.
Matt being a typical salty Brit while testing a great French car. Ignores most of the best parts about it, the best bits are "pretty good" at best, and makes up a bunch of problems that don't exist (like the door handle one or the brakes being too sensitive, which they aren't, or that the radar cruise control doesn't brake and would just crash into a car, which is definitely not the case, etc.). It's okay Matt, we know you hate the fact that the entire British car industry is owned by Germany, India and China, and the French is still domestic, so it's a way of coping to have to a totally negative stance when you review French cars and making up a bunch of issues that aren't actually there.
Remember when each car brand had its own unique design and style? If you covered the badges on this I genuinely would not be able to tell if it was a VW ID, a Peugeot or even an 'MG'. All crossover EVs look like they've been designed by the same team.
To be fair, the Renault Austral and Espace look quite distinctive, and then Renault took a wrong turn and we got the Rafale, Scenic, as well as the updated Clio and Captur. If I'm not mistaken, the former Peugeot designer is now responsible for the design of the latest Renault cars. Unfortunately, this is noticeable:(
@@ДимаТимощенко-х7дyeah Gilles Vidal was formerly Peugeot chief designer now he works at Renault. This Scenic looks a lot more like Peugeot 3008 than VW ID tho, the grill isn't too visible in this dark blue violet color but once it's visible it looks more like a Peugeot than a VW
It's rare nowadays that cars get smaller wheels as they get a new generation! The previous Scenic got 20" wheels as standard on all models. But that was very unnecessary for an MPV so.
I don't understand what do you try to point out by hitting parts of the interior on such a way. Or throwing away parts of the trunk ... Like you are trying to hummiliate the car ...
Capture, Symbioz, Megane, Scenic, Rafale , they all look very similar and it is not just the usual corporate face, it is the whole SUV style that makes them a bit interchangable. They look quite good but is it necessary to copy the style across the whole range.
Unfortunately, all the listed models, with the exception of the Megane, very much resemble Peugeot. The design of Megane E-Tech, Austral and Espace is really recognizable and original, but it was quickly abandoned:(
Video title, 1h ago: "NEW Renault Scenic: This car surprised me!" Video title, at the time I'm writing this: "I found this car's BIG problem!" [Edit 1] Video title, 6h later: "New Renault Scenic review: Better roof than a Rolls-Royce?!" Let's see how many more times they're going to change the title and/or the thumbnail...
@@real_swiftydragonyeah, and the ‘having to lift things up to get it out’ also might save the paint on top of the bumper where otherwise heavier than expected luggage would scratch it
5:10 - Renault knows that you shouldn't be driving with your elbow in that position, so they made it very uncomfortable to deter drivers from doing that.
I still don't get that "rear windows should go all the way down" fetish. Why? How often you drive rear windows fully down open? I think it is even better, if rear windows do not open all the way down, it adds extra safety to rear smaller passengers, it prevents to lean too much out of window. Anyway, while driving, you 99,9% of time do not fully open rear windows, so I do not get it, why it is so important to especially every time mention that.
It's a strategy of filling the blanks: as a bad thing if you cannot find one more bad thing, as a good thing if you cannot find one more good thing. Same as his rear seat belt guide complaints, repetitively.
12:25 you don’t need to put your finger behind the handle to pull it back out, on my Megane Etech you just press the door handle near the edge like a button and it’ll pop back out for you 👍🏼
Note to Tesla who is charging the UK more than Europe, particularly the M3P which has been grossly overpriced in the U.K.- Renault are coming for your lunch, charging less in the U.K. than many European countries.
This reminds of my first car when I started driving in 1989, when my father got a 1972 Renault LeCar from a coworker and I had a blast driving that little, oil eating machine. Lasted me 3 years before I drove it into the ground and gave it away to a coworker who i lost contact with shortly after.
i currently own the megane etech EV and noticed that when you put your thumb over the multi-sense button it lights up and when you remove your thumb the light turns off. A neat little function if i do say so myself.
I may be old (26yr), but for me, design era of Talisman was gorgeous- clean, elegant and sophisticated. Now we got vw id.3 in french trench coat. Why. Just why...
i like carwow and Matt is doing an excellent job, the only thing, is the destructive parts of the test... i get you want to "overexplain" something but the semi destructive handling of the car, especielly the Hood with the cables, i just don´t really like that.. it is not needed, an why treat a perfectly fine car like that, i know it is a review car, but in a world of limited ressource, i still don´t think it is okay.. but that is just me.
Next time you feel bad about limited resources google the photo of saint tropez harbour and you will be appalled by the amount of resource extravaganza.
And don't forget after all the journalist tests are done, the car is put into sale as a used car. And someone will buy it because he will like the car. This behavior can cause future problems to the new owner. So why do the journalists behave like this? Just because they can? Because it isn't their own car? Because the car maker (or its subsidiary in the respective country) is supposed to do all the repairs caused by these "joking journalists" at its cost?
Well if people buy them, car manufacturers will continue to make them. I imagine the people who buy them are the same people who prefer artificial grass to the real stuff
I have the second version and it have so many things that this don’t have. Three reclining and separate seats on the back, storage spaces under the floor on the front and on the back, drawers under the seats on the front and on the back, fully reclining seats for a bigger trunk, etc. Not so pretty but with different solutions for the age it has.
I still have Renault Scenic 2 2003 diesel ,its so versatile car with like 10 hidden drawers and tons off space inside ,now i mostly use it just 2 tow a caravan.But will this car live 21 years like my Scenic does(and i plan to keep it at least 5 years more ) ,not to mention that towing with with electric is impossible, maybe only around town .Ironically only problems i had with scenic was all kinds off electric stuff but engine and transmition all still run perfect even i tow 1.5 ton caravan with it..
Towing with EVs is not "impossible", it does eat up the range but in truth their are so many fast chargers around nowadays that range is not an issue anymore... The new Scenic can tow 1100kgs with brakes
@@arthemis1039 I saw range test with Cybertruck which has more then 100 kwh battery towing caravan and it was only 85 miles.To charge it you need to disconnect caravan every time so in reality towing is not possible. Also my scenic can tow 1600 kg even is 21 years old
You get used to the stalk quickly. Honestly quite handy once you dailed in the muscle memory. I´m happy with my Megane E-Tech. Hard plastic on the side is indeed true!
The car came out ages ago and we still don't have a review. Still waiting on the reviews for new Tiguan, the Lexus LBX, the Mini... They're too busy making stupid drag race videos
@@msimomi Have to agree with you there. The did not Review LBX, New Cooper, New Countryman, new Tiguan, new Kodiaq, New Superb, Ioniq 5 N, New Formentor, Leon and the e3008. I hate these Drag Races. Only about stupid Tuned Cars where nobody cares.
I can’t explain why in the past every manufacturer could fit 3 seats in the back and nowadays you only get 2 (that middle “seat” it’s not friendly at all). Even in the bigger cars… such a shame.
I think this will sell very well as the Peugeot 3008 EV is more expensive. Yes the petrol model is similar in price but with typical Stellantis style the EV model is £10,000 more than the petrol.
I love your work, but please be so kind, so in the following videos, when you review Audi, Bmw or Mercedes, throw the interior parts in the meadow too. I challenge you, but you won't have the courage to do it.
sorry but.. 2 of the complains didn't make sense, the seat belt didn't really got stuck under the seat unless you moved it manually from the seat. Same with door handler.. you were waiting long to retract itself while didn't really happen. So?? Where are the issues? :)))
When i drive a renault Zoé for my job , i m very calm and not tired. It's even a pleasure to drive it in the city. I can 't buy an electric car otherwise i would buy it.
That wobbly feeling could be due to a structural problem of electric cars with flat batteries. Due to their flat shape, even if they sit low (and that gives the car a low center of gravity, which is good for handling), they are wide which is very prejudicial to one of the three moments of inertia. Unless the car compensates that with a very stiff suspension, which compromises ride comfort, it is going to have that wobbly feeling. Very few manufacturers have actually decided to go for narrower batteries with inverted T shape (using the space the transmission tunnel would leave) to improve that, but then you have a slightly higher center of gravity. Still, they tend to handle better and allow for better suspension solutions, such as the Polestar 2. Just a guess, I don't know the car nor have I driven it.
I don't get it. Wasn't the Scenic like a 7 seater van? Now you have the new megane, austral and now the scenic? They look the same in size, what's even the difference beside styling?
Manufactures just seem to be copying everyone else! Every car is becoming the exact same and soon it will just be down to what your favorite car badge is!!
@@fug33 because no one’s making them! And if so, use a new name or people are going to be looking at them if they want a big family car and get disappointed immediately. Thats the point of branding.
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No
Renault Scenic for me is like a modern RENAULT AVANTIME.
When you have the controls for music on the steering wheel, you have to rearrange your grip. But when you have it behind the steering wheel you don't have to readjust 👌
Matt, your arm has to rest on the ARMrest, below the window seal 🤦♂
MATT, can you please review the new Hyundai kona and the new Opel grandland 🙏 please
The rotating rear cup holder with phone holder is the first real car innovation I've seen since auto-cruise control.
I think it's the electricity dimming sunshade in the roof! I've seen them in a building but never on a car before. V cool.
or just buy a Tesla which has a screen integrated in the back
@@GamezGuru1Tesla sucks + Phones are more versatile than the inbuilt screen
Everyone hates on it but I’ve driven Renaults on and off for decades. The stalk radio control is such a well sorted thing. It’s brilliant, it just works, it’s so intuitive. I feel we should all show it more love!
I believe, I’m quite sure really, the radio control was introduced with the Renault 25 back in … 1984 😃 and it’s been there ever since! It was intuitive right from the bat. I did own a 25GTX Phase 1, MARK I (couldn’t resist). Fabulous car! The comfort… and incredibly spacious, especially in the back.
Front seats like sofas!
Back to the audio part: the double DIN Philips 4x20W Radio Cassette unit (graphic equaliser included, how very eighties :) a very decent amplifier (especially for the time period) and 4 (or 6) speakers (dual cone) as standard. Not bad, not bad at all.
The Renault radio stalk rules! I’m showing it renewed and therefore more love Mark!
Take care,
Philyvo
It is brilliant - you can really annoy your passengers - change station, source, song as often as you like. If they’ve not driven a Renault no one can figure out you’re doing it. Simple but a lot of fun 🤣
Love it om my Laguna 2 ph2 GT 204HP! One of the best bang for a buck car!
They have it on their trucks as well, although I will mark them down as on the trucks I have scraped my knuckles on them if I hold the wheel by it's spokes. I do like Renaults I still drive my 2006 scenic that I got when it was 2yo. I'm still waiting for it to go wrong so I can get a new car. 🤷🏼♂️
The PRND on a simple little stalk that you could overpress-select & go fwd instead of reversing. There's no fail-safe. My Scenic MK3 Auto has a lovely big knob that you press & select surely. But on a little stalk? The French ooooh la la.
9:00 Greatest piece of car journalism since Jeremy Clarkson
Seeing Clarkson makes me miss his voice in FORZA MOTORSPORT 5, man.😢
Anyone remember the original Scenic - when it was a real MPV and not a compact crossover?
Yeah it actually served its purpose as a proper people carrier / mini van.
I still have Renault Scenic 2 2003 diesel ,its so versitale car with like 10 hidden drawers and tons off space inside ,now i mostly use it just 2 tow a caravan.But will this car live 21 years like my Scenic does(and i plan to keep it at least 5 years more) ,ironically only problems i had with scenic was all kinds off electric stuff ,engine and transmition all still run perfect even i tow 1.5 ton caravan with it
In France its full of old beaten up Scenics and similar cars, full of kids and stuff, going down the road. They're ugly as ugly can be, but I think for people who need them, they cant be beaten for the price.
@@lilietto1 I have 2 newer cars which have all moderns stuff like dual clutch automatic ,line assist and adaptive cruise control but i kind off afraid to use them for towing becase any repair on transmition would cost multiply times off worth off my old Scenic (also one is gas car so towing is out question) .So why throw away something that works and gets job done and cost so little to keep on the road
We have a facelift 2001 model. It's diesel. And it goes from 0-60 in about 10-12 seconds.
“Euro NCAP says physical buttons will be “incentivised” in car safety tests from 2025. Car makers have been advised by Euro NCAP not to have important car functions on touchscreens, the idea behind coercing car makers to include more physical controls is to remove the growing reliance on touchscreens for basic car functions and keep the driver’s attention on the road ahead. “
Probably why most new cars have physical buttons for functions again.
Guess Tesla are about to go bankrupt
First time I have heard this. Great news!
@@letter1014 Meh, I enjoy the no buttons interface. Never had a problem with it, voice and steering wheel controls mitigate any need to really look away from the road. I understand that some might not like it, but if so they shouldn't buy a car with that design.
@@yissibiiyte Car will still be as good as it is today, if not better. I don't see this affecting Tesla too hard.
In this Renault, you can just tap the door handles (not the grabby end but somewhere in the middle). the handles will come out if you are outside the car and it's unlocked
Renault Clio 16V also has the same function as well.
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More moteurs to break down, then?
@@purwantiallan5089no it doesn't, youte spreading false information
@@purwantiallan5089kamu jangan nyebarin hoax
Had the car for a full day's test drive and there's nothing wrong with it, in gmfact it's a very good car. Some of the negative points the reviewer makes are traits of a bloke that has OCD rather than the car having faults.....he's being picky for the sake of it. Like many You Tube car reviewers, it feels like his verdict depends on what kind of mood he's in that day. It won't help taht he's probably stepped out of the latest Range Rover or Porsche to test this Renault. Like always, get yourself along and test drive the car you're looking at rather than listen to someone who drives a Porsche as his daily.
Ive owned many Renaults and the separate radio/music stalk is way better than steering wheel controls once you get used to it.
I seriously don't understand this review, all the reviews I see said that this car is pretty brilliant for the price. So i test one myself and I found the driving experience pretty good.
Renault have improved so much. Good design and compelling. I’m not an SUV fan but this is not bad at all.
8/10 car for sure.
Really? I liked the previous design language more, you know the Clio V and the previous scenic
@@purwantiallan5089 the terrible brake and steering makes this a failure
No they haven’t. This is a downgrade from the previous scenic. It’s a crossover SUV. Not an mpv
@@stephanos2758 cry about it.
Separate stalk for audio is an amazing thing about Renault. When you turn the steering wheel, all the buttons turn with it, so you don't really know where each button is. The stalk stays in place, you always know where to reach for it
..or do something like Citroen do (or used to do) where the entire front panel of the wheel is fixed and only the outer rim turns, so all the buttons and functions are fixed.
@@real_swiftydragon or that, but the disadvantage to that is that for inspecting second-hand cars you don't see whether the steering wheel is perfectly alligned with the wheels
@@worldpeace6322 I guess it’s as simple as marking the very top, perhaps with a different colored piece of leather.
@@real_swiftydragon yes, but the stalk is also very convenient. Especially how you also don't have to move half your hand to reach a button, you just extend two fingers in the back. Idk, honestly I love the stalk method, it works great. I used to drive a Renault, then I switched to a Toyota and I missed the stalk a lot. Then I bought another Renault, and I was really excited to get the stalk back 😅
As a rule, I try not to do unsafe things like adjusting my audio when I'm in bends.
Im amazed people are even lending out cars to you, because you are really living up to the term 'use it like you rent it
Renault scenic long range has 630 km range and 43000 euros for price + a good interior quality.
Tesla 3 long range has 620 km range and 49000 euros for price + low cost interior quality .
Make your choice.
Performance?
@@aitorgallego98 who cares?
Scenic is a Model Y competitor though not a Model 3.
@@Groaznic In this case , it 's worse for Tesla Y because Renault scenic is far cheaper !
Renault long range = 43000 euros
Tesla Y long range = 52000 euros
@@stephen10. Oh wow that's a good price in your country, here in Finland the Renault long range is 49-53K depending on trim, and Tesla Y long range is 51K RWD, 54K AWD. So very comparable over here.
Matt being a typical salty Brit while testing a great French car. Ignores most of the best parts about it, the best bits are "pretty good" at best, and makes up a bunch of problems that don't exist (like the door handle one or the brakes being too sensitive, which they aren't, or that the radar cruise control doesn't brake and would just crash into a car, which is definitely not the case, etc.). It's okay Matt, we know you hate the fact that the entire British car industry is owned by Germany, India and China, and the French is still domestic, so it's a way of coping to have to a totally negative stance when you review French cars and making up a bunch of issues that aren't actually there.
He didn't even mention this car got the Car of the Year 2024 award 😂
I really appreciate giving us 0-62 mph time so it’s the equivalent of 0-100 km/h ❤😊. Thank u Mat
no one uses metres this is UK
How expensive the 2024 Renault Scenic EV could be?? For me it could be as expensive as 1980 RENAULT 5 TURBO.
It's quite a negative review for the 2024 car of the year. Wonder why you had such a different opinion the the judges?
Drove it recently - can in any way not recognize the issue with the brakes . Worked flawless was my experience
same here aswell since the i had my first test drive am just waiting for it to be delivered 😂😂
Remember when each car brand had its own unique design and style? If you covered the badges on this I genuinely would not be able to tell if it was a VW ID, a Peugeot or even an 'MG'. All crossover EVs look like they've been designed by the same team.
Agreed!!
To be fair, the Renault Austral and Espace look quite distinctive, and then Renault took a wrong turn and we got the Rafale, Scenic, as well as the updated Clio and Captur. If I'm not mistaken, the former Peugeot designer is now responsible for the design of the latest Renault cars. Unfortunately, this is noticeable:(
@@ДимаТимощенко-х7дyeah Gilles Vidal was formerly Peugeot chief designer now he works at Renault. This Scenic looks a lot more like Peugeot 3008 than VW ID tho, the grill isn't too visible in this dark blue violet color but once it's visible it looks more like a Peugeot than a VW
true. looks alot like a vw. slap a vw badge on it and no one would know
It's rare nowadays that cars get smaller wheels as they get a new generation! The previous Scenic got 20" wheels as standard on all models. But that was very unnecessary for an MPV so.
The rotating cup holders with phone stand is genius
I don't understand what do you try to point out by hitting parts of the interior on such a way. Or throwing away parts of the trunk ... Like you are trying to hummiliate the car ...
Capture, Symbioz, Megane, Scenic, Rafale , they all look very similar and it is not just the usual corporate face, it is the whole SUV style that makes them a bit interchangable. They look quite good but is it necessary to copy the style across the whole range.
Unfortunately, all the listed models, with the exception of the Megane, very much resemble Peugeot. The design of Megane E-Tech, Austral and Espace is really recognizable and original, but it was quickly abandoned:(
@@ДимаТимощенко-х7дMegane, Austral and Espace were designed before the arrival of Gilles Vidal, that's why they don't look like Peugeots
Video title, 1h ago: "NEW Renault Scenic: This car surprised me!"
Video title, at the time I'm writing this: "I found this car's BIG problem!"
[Edit 1] Video title, 6h later: "New Renault Scenic review: Better roof than a Rolls-Royce?!"
Let's see how many more times they're going to change the title and/or the thumbnail...
Now it has a BIG secret!
@@JonoConstantini - Damn, I missed that one!
9:00 excellent journalism 😂😂😂😂
Many approved that journalism nicely.
Someone stole your comment and got like double the likes, bruh
The boot lip is perfect if you park on a slope and don’t want your shopping to run away.!
They’re so underrated! Parked on a slope and things roll out, that’s probably why they have the lip in the first place!!
@@real_swiftydragonyeah, and the ‘having to lift things up to get it out’ also might save the paint on top of the bumper where otherwise heavier than expected luggage would scratch it
Way better than a Model 3 and Y for the price. Wish they sold in the US
Shoving the charger cable under the bonnet was just pointless and immature
Wow this is the first modern car from our years that i like....not the exterior but that interior is so wonderful exciting and comforabtle
5:10 - Renault knows that you shouldn't be driving with your elbow in that position, so they made it very uncomfortable to deter drivers from doing that.
It's a safety feature
I've driven about 200 miles in the electric Scenic and cant say that I have ever had an issue with the braking or steering
I still don't get that "rear windows should go all the way down" fetish. Why? How often you drive rear windows fully down open? I think it is even better, if rear windows do not open all the way down, it adds extra safety to rear smaller passengers, it prevents to lean too much out of window. Anyway, while driving, you 99,9% of time do not fully open rear windows, so I do not get it, why it is so important to especially every time mention that.
It's a strategy of filling the blanks: as a bad thing if you cannot find one more bad thing, as a good thing if you cannot find one more good thing. Same as his rear seat belt guide complaints, repetitively.
16:20 oh sod off that's so cool. Electrochromic glass is probably one of the coolest underrated techs out there right now
actually most overrated not underrated
@@JohnSmith-pn2vlTokyo bathrooms disagree
1:40 Okay Matt, you got me that one.
12:25 you don’t need to put your finger behind the handle to pull it back out, on my Megane Etech you just press the door handle near the edge like a button and it’ll pop back out for you 👍🏼
Can’t wait until the Renault Rafale video Matt & James
and Austral...😢
Note to Tesla who is charging the UK more than Europe, particularly the M3P which has been grossly overpriced in the U.K.- Renault are coming for your lunch, charging less in the U.K. than many European countries.
Anyone who slams Renault for making electric cars REALLY should try one - not a Zoe - and get back and tell us how they felt about it.
The audio controls are perfect like that.
This reminds of my first car when I started driving in 1989, when my father got a 1972 Renault LeCar from a coworker and I had a blast driving that little, oil eating machine. Lasted me 3 years before I drove it into the ground and gave it away to a coworker who i lost contact with shortly after.
i currently own the megane etech EV and noticed that when you put your thumb over the multi-sense button it lights up and when you remove your thumb the light turns off. A neat little function if i do say so myself.
I tend to not care about french cars in general...but this one is making me rethink about them
Good thing about the French cars you get a lot for your money other than German cars where everything is an expensive option
That's because they're rubbish
I may be old (26yr), but for me, design era of Talisman was gorgeous- clean, elegant and sophisticated.
Now we got vw id.3 in french trench coat.
Why. Just why...
i like carwow and Matt is doing an excellent job, the only thing, is the destructive parts of the test... i get you want to "overexplain" something but the semi destructive handling of the car, especielly the Hood with the cables, i just don´t really like that.. it is not needed, an why treat a perfectly fine car like that, i know it is a review car, but in a world of limited ressource, i still don´t think it is okay.. but that is just me.
Definitely. Even Throttle House has it before.
Next time you feel bad about limited resources google the photo of saint tropez harbour and you will be appalled by the amount of resource extravaganza.
And don't forget after all the journalist tests are done, the car is put into sale as a used car. And someone will buy it because he will like the car. This behavior can cause future problems to the new owner. So why do the journalists behave like this? Just because they can? Because it isn't their own car? Because the car maker (or its subsidiary in the respective country) is supposed to do all the repairs caused by these "joking journalists" at its cost?
agree
I think the same
Honestly it’s time we move past the silly obsession all car journalists have with boot loading lips. They are literally never a day to day issue.
In every video Matt complaints when car companies put too many buttons on the steering wheel, no he complaints that Renault does not.
Do you guys remember when not every single new car was an suv?
Yeah. It's very sad. Also with Renault. Scenic: SUV, Espace: SUV
@@theamisofficial exactly
Well if people buy them, car manufacturers will continue to make them. I imagine the people who buy them are the same people who prefer artificial grass to the real stuff
I own Megan electric and I love it. Would not swap it with another car at this point!
When are you test driving the Renault Austral?
And the Rafale ;-)
I have the second version and it have so many things that this don’t have. Three reclining and separate seats on the back, storage spaces under the floor on the front and on the back, drawers under the seats on the front and on the back, fully reclining seats for a bigger trunk, etc. Not so pretty but with different solutions for the age it has.
8:55 journalism at it’s finest
I still have Renault Scenic 2 2003 diesel ,its so versatile car with like 10 hidden drawers and tons off space inside ,now i mostly use it just 2 tow a caravan.But will this car live 21 years like my Scenic does(and i plan to keep it at least 5 years more ) ,not to mention that towing with with electric is impossible, maybe only around town .Ironically only problems i had with scenic was all kinds off electric stuff but engine and transmition all still run perfect even i tow 1.5 ton caravan with it..
Towing with EVs is not "impossible", it does eat up the range but in truth their are so many fast chargers around nowadays that range is not an issue anymore... The new Scenic can tow 1100kgs with brakes
@@arthemis1039 I saw range test with Cybertruck which has more then 100 kwh battery towing caravan and it was only 85 miles.To charge it you need to disconnect caravan every time so in reality towing is not possible.
Also my scenic can tow 1600 kg even is 21 years old
The best arm rest- cup holder- ipad holder I ever seen!!
So...we're just making every car a carbon copy of the last "SUV" then?
Oh go no. Not carbon sir! Lithium 🫡
To be honest, the side view of the car on the very opening shot of this video made me think for a split second that this was a Volkswagen ..
Blue is probably the worst color choice for this car. This Renault Scenic looks absolutely stunning in red or white
You get used to the stalk quickly. Honestly quite handy once you dailed in the muscle memory. I´m happy with my Megane E-Tech. Hard plastic on the side is indeed true!
Correction with the door handle. You can press it to make it pop up 12:20 at least it works like this for the megane e-tech
More normal car reviews like this please. I want to see stuff I might actually drive one day
i almost taught he began the video with carwow ads😂😭
Where's the new Peugeot e 3008 review been waiting for it
The car came out ages ago and we still don't have a review. Still waiting on the reviews for new Tiguan, the Lexus LBX, the Mini... They're too busy making stupid drag race videos
@@msimomi Have to agree with you there. The did not Review LBX, New Cooper, New Countryman, new Tiguan, new Kodiaq, New Superb, Ioniq 5 N, New Formentor, Leon and the e3008. I hate these Drag Races. Only about stupid Tuned Cars where nobody cares.
I can’t explain why in the past every manufacturer could fit 3 seats in the back and nowadays you only get 2 (that middle “seat” it’s not friendly at all). Even in the bigger cars… such a shame.
13:04 I DID NOT KNOW THAT CARWOW WAS HIRING 😅
I don’t know why I watch these ‘reviews’ he’s just click bait with a bad understanding of the technology he’s looking at.
Apparently...Jean-Miichel Jarre had some input with the "noise" you heard....
I will give Renault this: when the door handle mechanism that pops them out brakes or doesn't want tot work you can just pull them with you hand.
Multi sense for multi sensations - sport - comfort - etc…
Still got my 2006 grand scenic and ive been waiting 16 years for it to go wrong so i can get a new car but it just keeps going.
This is an excellent car but this pathetic channel keeps bashing French cars just for the sake of it.
Exactly
I like the reviews when the crew are all in the mood for making a video worth watching
Mat has got a different treatment for trunk cover! 😂😂
I got the feeling that you were not all that interested in reviewing this car correct me if I am wrong. if so I could hardly blame you.
Looks like there's palpable contempt against this car or this brand. Why?
Jean Michel Jarr has finally made it in life. You’ve just compared his music to Spa Break pipe music. Hilarious
I think this will sell very well as the Peugeot 3008 EV is more expensive. Yes the petrol model is similar in price but with typical Stellantis style the EV model is £10,000 more than the petrol.
Oh shoot, that would be gold if he said nondedju in french when the rear window didn't fall down completely into the door frame . lmao
Portrait screens have not gone out of fashion. They are miles superior for sat nav.
"The windows don't go all the way down....Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
weird that Renault don’t have an AWD/dual motor version. If they did, they might steal some Tesla Model Y sales
I love your work, but please be so kind, so in the following videos, when you review Audi, Bmw or Mercedes, throw the interior parts in the meadow too. I challenge you, but you won't have the courage to do it.
I’m Wet Matson and you’re watching WarCow 😎✌️
sorry but.. 2 of the complains didn't make sense, the seat belt didn't really got stuck under the seat unless you moved it manually from the seat. Same with door handler.. you were waiting long to retract itself while didn't really happen. So?? Where are the issues? :)))
Hey Mat, do you have an idea when will you drive the new Renault 5?
It will be released in September at the earliest...
When i drive a renault Zoé for my job , i m very calm and not tired. It's even a pleasure to drive it in the city. I can 't buy an electric car otherwise i would buy it.
It's really annoying when you deliberately want to destroy a press car! Why put the charging cable in the front and pressing down on the bonnet?
i like the quiet intro 0:53
Hope you do the new Espace review
Can you do a review of the new Austral!?
That wobbly feeling could be due to a structural problem of electric cars with flat batteries. Due to their flat shape, even if they sit low (and that gives the car a low center of gravity, which is good for handling), they are wide which is very prejudicial to one of the three moments of inertia. Unless the car compensates that with a very stiff suspension, which compromises ride comfort, it is going to have that wobbly feeling. Very few manufacturers have actually decided to go for narrower batteries with inverted T shape (using the space the transmission tunnel would leave) to improve that, but then you have a slightly higher center of gravity. Still, they tend to handle better and allow for better suspension solutions, such as the Polestar 2. Just a guess, I don't know the car nor have I driven it.
nah youtube channel Outof spec showed xiaomi su7 that has very nice and smooth stopping curve. Just european and american car industry is far behind.
❤️The sunroof
Looks like Renault did not keep the intern who made the R-Link2 during a 2 weeks internship.
:D
17:25 thank you please 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It’s beautiful and very modern looking.
Good looking car, love that midnight blue too!
I don't get it. Wasn't the Scenic like a 7 seater van? Now you have the new megane, austral and now the scenic? They look the same in size, what's even the difference beside styling?
Manual Seat Adjustment on the passenger side on the top trim..?
They killed the Scenic spirit but I forgive them when I see the amazing roof.
So one of the most famous MPVs in history is now an SUV? How moronic do you have to be to make that change?
Manufactures just seem to be copying everyone else! Every car is becoming the exact same and soon it will just be down to what your favorite car badge is!!
I guess they looked at their sales numbers and saw that nobody is buying MVPs anymore..
@@real_swiftydragon Cost reduction
@@fug33 because no one’s making them! And if so, use a new name or people are going to be looking at them if they want a big family car and get disappointed immediately. Thats the point of branding.
You haven't seen the new Opel Frontera yet🫣
Matt can you test the renault austral please
What did he say?!? Volume controls are the best thing ever!