How economical is the Scénic 1.3 TCe?
The Renault Scénic was once a trendsetter, with its high body and flexible interior. The last generation, introduced in 2016, proved unable to revive the MPV concept, but it was certainly not an SUV. The electric Scenic E-Tech presented this year is, and this puts an end to the Scénic as the ultimate practical means of transport. In this section we take one more look at the MPV-like Scénic that also burns ‘normal’ petrol: how economical was it?
To determine the consumption of the Scénic we must distinguish between two engines. When the fourth generation was introduced, in most cases there was a four-cylinder 1.2 TCe under the hood (TCe 115, TCe 130), which was replaced in 2018 by the 1.3 TCe (TCe 115, TCe 140 and TCe 160) with also four cylinders. . Indeed, the engine that you can also find in a Mercedes-Benz A-Class. You would almost think that drivers have been waiting for the new engine, because in the Consumption Monitor the majority of cars are equipped with this 1.3.
Consumption Renault Scénic 1.3 TCe
We quickly delete the cars with 1.2 TCe from our Excel file and focus on the new 1.3. We do not make any further distinction between the different power variants, because these engines are basically the same. We will also keep the Scénic and Grand Scénic together for now. The average below the line? 1 in 13.2 (7.6 l/100 km).
The most economical Scénic driver achieves an average of 1 in 15.7 (6.4 l/100 km) over a distance of almost 50,000 kilometers. The image that this driver uploaded shows a caravan, which makes us suspect that the 1.3 TCe certainly had to pull extra hard for some of these kilometers and perhaps without a caravan the 1 in 16 is possible. Yet there is no other driver who exceeds this value, because the second most economical driver drove about 100,000 kilometers with an average consumption of 1 in 15.2 (6.6 l/100 km).
The above cars are ‘normal’ Scénics, the least economical cars all appear to be of the extended type. This car is at the bottom, with an average of 1 in 11.4 (8.8 l/100 km) over a distance of just under 30,000 kilometers. When we pull apart the ‘regular’ and the ‘Grand’, it seems that the twenty centimeters longer Grand Scénic is actually less economical in practice. Drivers consume an average of 1 in 12.7 (7.9 l/100 km) compared to 1 in 13.7 (7.3 l/100 km) for the short Scénic.
With these values, the Renault Scénic performs in line with the competition. Well, a Citroën C4 Space Tourer with a three-cylinder is slightly more economical, with a four-cylinder the difference is negligible. However, the four-cylinder Renault is clearly more economical than the Ford C-Max 1.6 EcoBoost.
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