Renault Scenic vs Rivals - specifications

  Renault Scenic Dynamique Seat Altea 2.0 TDi 170 Sport Citroen C4 Picasso 1.6 HDi VTR+ Peugeot 3008 1.6 Exclusive
On the road price/total as tested £17,695/xxx £18,540/xxxxx £18,795/xxxxx £19,195/£20,870
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) 34.0%/£6,016 38.0%/£7,045 34.2%/£6,427 TBC
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,401/£2,335 N/A £1,422/£2,370 £3,018/£5,030
Insurance group/quote 16/£378 11/£481 7/£426 8/TBC
Road tax band/cost E/£120 F/£125 F/£125 I/£170
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £185/£185/£185* £166/£220/£166 £215/£215/£335 TBC
Length/wheelbase 4,344/2,702mm 4,282/2,578mm 4,470/2,728mm 4,365/2,613mm
Height/width 1,637/1,845mm 1,576/1,768mm 1,680/1,830mm 1,639/1,837mm
Engine 4cyl/1,461cc 4cyl/1,968cc 4cyl/1,560cc 4cyl turbo/1,598cc
Peak power 106/4,000 bhp/rpm 168/4,200 bhp/rpm 110/4,000 bhp/rpm 150/5,800 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 240/1,750 Nm/rpm 350/1,750 Nm/rpm 240/1,750 Nm/rpm 244/1,400 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 60 litres/sp saver 55 litres/sp saver 60 litres/foam 60 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 437/1,837 litres 409/1,320 litres 500/1,734 litres 512/1,604 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,420/515/1,300kg 1,320/510/1,400kg 1,489/561/1,300kg 1,459/N/A/1,150kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.1m/0.32Cd 10.9m/0.32Cd 11.3 metres/N/A 12.1 metres/0.30Cd
Basic warranty/recovery 3y (60k)/2y Renault 3yrs (60k)/2y SEAT 3y (60k)/3y Citroen 3yrs (60k)/1yr AA
Service intervals/UK dealers 18,000 miles/330 10,000 miles/128 12,500 miles/210 12,500 miles/300
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 33rd (09)/30th (08) 21st (09)/24th (08) 28th (09)/25th (08) 35th (09)/28th (08)
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points N/A 5/4/3/94 5/3/2/85 N/A
0-60/30-70mph 13.6/13.7 secs 9.9/8.5 secs 12.3/13.3 secs 10.3/9.8 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.9/7.3 secs 3.3/6.3 secs 4.6/8.3 secs 4.4/6.5 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 9.5/13.0 secs 7.2/10.5 secs 10.9 secs/N/A 9.1/11.1 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 112mph/2,150rpm 125mph/2,000rpm 112mph/2,500rpm 125mph/2,500rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 55.2/38.1/9.6m 49.6/37.1/8.9m 50.4/37.6/8.8m 53.6/38.3/9.4m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 58/47/64/68dB 62/46/66/69dB 59/44/62/69dB 55/36/59/66dB
Auto Express economy/range 40.3mpg/532 miles N/A 39.7mpg/524 miles 18.6mpg/245 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 49.6/62.8/57.6mpg 38.7/61.4/50.4mpg 40.9/60.1/51.4 mpg TBC
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 188/134g/km/18% N/A/146gkm/20% 191/145g/km/20% 351/176g/km/23%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£300 Six/yes/£430 Seven/yes/£370^ Six/yes/yes
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise ctrl No/yes/yes No/yes/yes £500/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Climate ctrl/leather/heated seats £400/£900/£300 Yes/£630/£300 Yes/£1,685** £275/£1,000/TBC
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go £395/£650/yes £370/£730/no £390/£755/no £400/yes/no
Sat-nav/CD changer £250/£1,950 £660/no £750/yes £695/yes
MP3/Bluetooth connection Yes/£200 Yes/£340 Yes/£200 Yes/TBC

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