2026 Renault Scenic Specs, Price, Review
2026 Renault Scenic Specs, Price, Review – Compared to its predecessor, the Renault Scenic performs better than ever in all-electric mode. It is fairly priced, has a long EV range, and comes with more features than the majority of its competitors. Renault has built a highly appealing family SUV by combining new technologies, a spacious cabin, and a driving experience that wisely prioritizes comfort. 2026 Renault Scenic Specs
2026 Renault Scenic Redesign and Update Plan
Exterior & Interior
Renault’s slogan for the Techno is ‘all required features’, which seems like an understatement considering the equipment list. Standard features include 19-inch diamond cut the move, rear as well as front LED lights, flush-fitting handles for the doors, a 12.3-inch driver’s present and a 12-inch vital screen, inherent air conditioning, the front seats heated and steering wheel, wireless smartphone access, a wireless smartphone charger, and a backup camera.
The Esprit Alpine also has 20-inch wheels, sport seats, ‘Esprit Alpine’ badging on the exterior and interior, a fabric gray dash, a sports steering wheel, and blue accents throughout the cabin.
The Iconic has distinctive 20-inch wheels and an electronic driver’s seat with a massage function. It also has an enhanced sound system, real wood inlays in the dash, a hands-free storage system, a 360-degree video system as a whole a digital rear-view camera, and a panoramic sunroof. Perhaps most importantly for UK EV owners, a heat pump comes as standard.
The Renault Scenic’s bodywork features themes from Gillas Vidal’s Scenic Vision design for 2026. The light units front and rear have a powerful and bold design, and unlike the black-painted option, the lighter colors available on the Scenic emphasize the car’s pristine surface quite successfully. The range of alloy wheel designs is impressive. If you don’t like the Iconic’s 20-inch wheels, you can take the covers off to reveal the new design below. However, due to aerodynamic efficiency losses, this will result in a 12-mile drop in range.
While many of the Scenic’s features are available via the central touchscreen, the temperature and heated seat settings remain classic switches. The Scenic cabin’s basic layout is appealing, although not as striking as the Hyundai Ioniq 5.
The Renault Scenic is distinguished by its ‘Solarbay’ panoramic sunroof (standard on the range-topping Iconic), which contains sections that can be switched from opaque to transparent using liquid crystals. The degree of shade for back and front occupants may be changed using the overhead button or Google’s voice assistant. This works nicely, but you’ll need to glance up to ensure the sequence has started.
Range-topping Iconic trim cars feature a digital rear-view mirror that shows images from a camera installed on the top. The visual quality of the screen is acceptable, with very some graining in the resolution. It’s not for everyone, but you can easily convert back to a regular mirror; our car had a shaky rear-view mirror that turned out to be a loose fitting. We kept it in digital mode, which produced no shakiness.
The materials look to be of great quality, with often used elements like as the steering wheel and door cards covered with bio-sourced materials; leather is not an option on the Scenic, reflecting the company’s commitment to sustainability. We didn’t hear any creaks or rattles while on the Scenic.
The dashboard has a 12-inch center touchscreen and a 12.3-inch driver’s display powered by Renault’s OpenR digital cockpit architecture, which is based on the Android Automotive system. The Scenic comes with Google satellite navigation and account connectivity as standard. This enables you to plan your EV route using Google Maps, as well as a battery preconditioning function that guarantees the battery is at the proper temperature when you begin charging, resulting in a faster recharge speed.
The infotainment system’s layout is simple enough to comprehend, with submenus readily available; we also saw no obvious delay in its readouts; nonetheless, we’d prefer that the ‘home’ button be enabled to speed up the entire system.
Renault recruited the help of artist Jean-Michel Jarre to provide certain sounds for the Scenic. The first is a ‘VSP’ (vehicle sound for pedestrians) that warns people when a car approaches at less than 18 mph, and the second is a welcome sound sequence when you start the car. Unfortunately for 1980s electronica fans, Jarre was not involved in the creation of the nine-speaker Harman Kardon sound system that comes standard with the highest-spec Iconic trim. 2026 Renault Scenic Specs
2026 Renault Scenic Specs
Engine & Performance
The Renault Scenic is built on the same CMF-EV platform as the Renault Megane E-Tech, and despite the fact that the Scenic is larger and has a longer wheelbase, the two offer similar driving experiences. Those looking for an exciting driving experience will be better served by the Skoda Enyaq, Kia EV6, or Hyundai Ioniq 5, but the Renault regains some ground in terms of comfort and refinement.
Unlike many of its close competitors, the Scenic uses a front-motor configuration rather than a rear-motor system; there is no performance-oriented dual-motor variation of the Scenic, therefore all variants have front-wheel drive. That’s probably just as well, because the Scenic is clearly built for smooth and relaxed drive. The smaller 60kWh battery features an electric motor that produces 168bhp and 280Nm of torque, but we tested the larger 87kWh battery, which generates 217bhp and 300Nm.
The added battery adds 96kg to the Scenic’s curb weight, bringing it to 1,853kg in Techno trim. That remains on the lighter end of the electric SUV spectrum, but the weight is apparent in a straight line. A 0-62mph time of 7.9 seconds will be perfectly acceptable for most family buyers, but the initial punch you expect from an EV is missing, and the higher-output 217bhp version will struggle to put its power down when attempting to accelerate quickly out of a junction, especially in rainy weather. 2026 Renault Scenic Specs
2026 Renault Scenic Fuel Economy
Renault supplies the Scenic with a 60kWh battery that can deliver up to 260 miles of range. That is equivalent to the Toyota bZ4X and somewhat higher than the Hyundai Ioniq 5, which has a smaller 58 kWh battery. The Renault Scenic’s larger 87kWh battery is rated for 379 miles, which outperforms the far more expensive Tesla Model Y Long Range.
After a three-hour drive on the highway, we discovered that the Scenic had a very decent efficiency rating of 3.8 miles per kWh, meaning a real-world range of roughly 330 miles. This is especially impressive given that we were driving at highway speeds with the air conditioning turned on.
The larger 87kWh battery can support a maximum charge rate of 150kW, whereas the 60kWh battery is restricted to 130kWh. Renault claims that the 87kWh battery can recover 15 to 80 percent of its energy in 37 minutes, whereas the smaller battery requires 32 minutes.
While AC charging can exceed 22kW, a 7kWh wallbox charger is more likely to be installable at home because it does not require a three-phase power supply. Using a 7kW wallbox, a 60kWh Scenic battery can be recharged from flat to full in around 10 hours, while an 87kWh battery takes about 13 hours.
2026 Renault Scenic Safety Features
Euro NCAP has awarded the Scenic a maximum five-star rating based on amended results from the Renault Megane E-Tech test in 2026, a car with which the Scenic shares many components. When compared to other family-oriented vehicles assessed in 2026, the Scenic performed similarly well in adult occupancy protection to the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. The Renault outperformed the BMW in terms of child safety, but the 2 Series excelled at safeguarding vulnerable road users and responding to avoid collisions with other vehicles.
The Scenic has a reversing camera, front and rear parking sensors, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, blind spot monitoring, and an active emergency braking system with pedestrian and cyclist detection.
2026 Renault Scenic Release Date & Price
Reviving historic nameplates for new electric cars is a common practice in the automobile industry these days, so we were not surprised to see the Renault Scenic turned into an all-electric family SUV. Renault MPVs, known as ‘Scenic’ for more than a quarter of a century, were immensely popular in Europe, notably in the United Kingdom. While the new Renault Scenic is powered by electricity, Renault wants you to think of it first and foremost as a family car, much like the previous Scenics, which were also powered by electricity.
Unsurprisingly, the new electric Scenic costs more than the previous internal-combustion engined MPV bearing the Scenic moniker. There are three trim levels: Techno, Esprit Alpine, and Iconic. There are two battery sizes available: 60kWh and 87kWh, with Techno trim being the only choice for the smaller pack. Techno starts at little under £37,500 and goes to more over £41,000 with the larger battery, while the mid-range Esprit Alpine starts about £43,500 and the top-of-the-line Iconic costs around £45,500. Renault has kept things simple by not offering any options for these trim levels; there are just six freely available body colors to select.
Note: The details included in this blog post are derived from pre-release material that was accessible when the article was written. If you want the latest information, you should check official sources or call your nearest dealership.
