Renault Grand Scenic vs Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - specifications

  Renault Grand Scenic Vauxhall Zafira Tourer
On-the-road price/total as tested £22,725/£27,270 £23,950/£26,450
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £8,499/37.4% £10,370/43.3%
Depreciation £14,226 £13,580
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £725/£1,451 £812/£1,625
Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) £1,996/£3,327 £1,864/£3,106
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost 21/£500/C/£30 15/£399/C/£30
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service Free* £163/£264/£163
Length/wheelbase 4,573/2,770 mm 4,658/2,760mm
Height/width 1,645/1,845 mm 1,685/1,884mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,598cc 4cyl in-line/1,956cc
Peak power 128/2,000 bhp/rpm 128/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 320/1,750 Nm/rpm 300/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd manual/fwd 6-spd manual/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 60 litres/sealant 58 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (7/5/2-seat modes) 208/564-702/1,863 l 152/710/1,860 ltrs
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,563/686/1,300kg 1,653/677/1,150kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.3 metres/N/A 11.9 metres/0.30Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 4yrs (100k)/4yrs 3yrs (60k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers 18k miles (1yr)/330 20k miles (1yr)/404
Driver Power dealer/manufacturer pos. 24th/14th 29th/15th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 91/76/42/5 stars 94/83/53/5 stars
0-60/30-70mph 10.4/10.2 secs 10.9/10.9 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.4/6.9 secs 4.3/7.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 8.5/10.7 secs 9.4/13.5 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 121mph/2,000rpm 120mph/1,900rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 51.7/36.5/9.1m 50.8/38.2/9.6m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 60/43/60/70dB 67/53/61/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 39.7mpg/524 miles 42.5mpg/542 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 55.4/70.6/64.2mpg 53.3/70.6/62.8mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 191/114g/km/23% 178/119g/km/24%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Eight/yes/yes Six/yes/yes
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats £450/£1,800* No/no/no
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go £470/£750/Yes £495/no/no
Sat-nav/aux in/MP3 connectivity Yes/yes/yes £855/yes/£220

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