Moving the Scénic RX4's spare wheel onto the tailgate meant building that tailgate out of plastic to save weight — and it was prone to cracking under the spare's own weight as it aged.
Lead trim: 2.0 16V (F4R, 139 PS) · up to 137 hp
Renault Scénic RX42000–2003
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FactMoving the Scénic RX4's spare wheel onto the tailgate meant building that tailgate out of plastic to save weight — and it was prone to cracking under the spare's own weight as it aged.
A four-wheel-drive crossover derivative of the original Scénic, launched in 2000 in both left- and right-hand drive. A viscous, multi-disc central differential designed by the Austrian specialists Steyr Daimler Puch gave it part-time four-wheel drive, the rear suspension was re-engineered and the suspension strengthened, and the exterior gained plastic cladding, a spare wheel on a split, swing-out tailgate and five-stud wheels in place of the standard Scénic's four. It rode higher, with more suspension travel and larger wheels, and was offered only with a five-speed manual and with the 2.0-litre petrol or 1.9 dCi diesel engines known from the Mégane. It began well, becoming France's best-selling four-wheel-drive vehicle in 2001, but sales fell rapidly because of poor gearbox reliability. Renault built about 40,000, 5,000 right-hand drive and 35,000 left-hand drive, and production ceased in December 2003. It is the second rarest Renault of the 2000s after the Avantime.
Collectors Spotted in the Renault Scénic Lineage
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9 dCi (F9Q, 102 PS) | 2000–2003 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 101 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | 4WD | — | — |
| 2.0 16V (F4R, 139 PS) | 2000–2003 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 137 hp | 139 lb-ft | — | 4WD | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
The Scénic Vision concept behind it had a floor made from recycled milk bottles and pipes, and a hydrogen fuel cell as range extender.
This Scénic earned a 5-star Euro NCAP rating partly because of a safety feature no other compact MPV offered as standard: emergency braking with pedestrian detection.
This Scénic generation spun off a rugged crossover sibling, the Scénic Xmod, with roof rails and body cladding years before 'crossover MPV' was a trend.
Some Scénic IIs built between 2003 and 2006 could lose their entire dashboard at once — a soldering defect let the all-electronic instrument cluster overheat and go completely blank.
Moving the Scénic RX4's spare wheel onto the tailgate meant building that tailgate out of plastic to save weight — and it was prone to cracking under the spare's own weight as it aged.
Renault badly misjudged how popular the first Scénic would be: it planned for a niche model built at just 450 a day, but demand pushed the Douai factory to nearly 2,500 a day.
Rivals
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