Just like the Scenic we saw at Geneva, only the larger Grand Scenic offers more.
Renault has revealed their next-generation (fourth, if you’re counting) Grand Scenic, the larger seven-seater version of the smaller five-seater Scenic that we first saw at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
Just like the Scenic, the Grand is built upon Renault’s CMF-CD (Common Module Family) platform and by every measure is a larger vehicle than its third-generation predecessor and has a wheelbase that’s 35mm longer for a roomier cabin.
The new Grand Scenic adopts Renault’s new corporate face that debuted on the Scenic. We still find it interesting that neither have the downward diagonal headlamp protrusions to house the LED daytime running lights that have made their way to the new Talisman and Megane.
It’s a very sculpted-looking body that’s probably best shown off in the bronze colour of these official images (Vison Brown), matched to a wheel design that very nicely matches the overall styling. Renault offers the Grand Scenic on 20-inch alloys as standard, no less.
Other Renault MPV staples have made it through to the fourth-gen Grand Scenic as well such as the panoramic glass roof flanked by aluminium roof bars on either side. Around the rear we see that the 2016 Scenic’s tail lamps have been revised.
Inside, the Grand Scenic’s new 8.7-inch R-Link 2 infotainment system becomes the focal point of the cabin, controlling infotainment and connectivity with audio output delivered to a Bose speaker array.
There’s obviously plenty of space with overall storage capacity increasing to 758-litres over the five-door Scenic’s 718. The second and third row of seats can even be folded down automatically through the R-Link 2 system.
In terms of engines, like the five-door Scenic there are more diesel options than petrol and the selection mirrors that of its smaller sibling. They include the Energy dCi 110 (with or without hybrid assist), 130, or 160.
Petrol engines are the Energy TCe 115 or 130 that are only available with a manual gearbox. Diesel Grand Scenics may also be specced with a seven-speed double clutch transmission.
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