The Renault Scenic has been reborn as an electrical SUV, and the native division is eager to get its palms on it.

Renault has unveiled the fifth technology of the family-friendly Scenic on the IAA Munich motor present, this time with all-electric energy, the E-Tech nameplate, and a compact SUV form to exchange the earlier individuals mover configuration.

“We’re excited by the Renault Scenic E-Tech and will see it working in Australia if it’s made accessible to our market in right-hand drive,” mentioned a spokesperson for Renault Australia.

“As at all times, every potential mannequin then must undergo an inner enterprise case to justify Renault’s funding to adjust to Australia’s distinctive design rule necessities.”

Final yr, Renault revealed the foundations for the Scenic E-Tech when it revealed the Scenic Imaginative and prescient on the 2022 ChangeNOW Summit in Paris.

The manufacturing mannequin is a toned-down model of the idea, dropping a number of the dramatic creases however preserving the futuristic alloy wheels, a cut up headlight design, and a lined grille.

The idea featured a hydrogen fuel-cell plug-in hybrid powertrain, which Renault has ditched in favour of an all-electric drivetrain as an alternative.

There’s a alternative of two electrical motors: one with 125kW of energy and 280Nm of torque, the opposite with 160kW and 300Nm. The claimed 0-100km/h occasions for every are 9.3 seconds and eight.4 seconds, respectively.

The bottom 60kWh battery provides 420km of vary on the WLTP testing cycle, whereas the bigger 87kWh battery has 620km of vary.

Batteries use nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) chemistry, with DC charging at as much as 130kW with the smaller battery and 150kW with the bigger.

The Scenic E-Tech will even be supplied with a design improve package deal with the Esprit Alpine identify, which Renault says provides the mannequin a ‘sporty edge’.

The flat roofline ensures that even rear passengers have loads of house, with Renault even confirming that they’ll have a 278 mm knee radius – although there’s no seven-seat model this time round.

A 545-litre boot capability mixed with a glass sunroof are two of the options Renault claims make the Scenic ideally suited for a household.

The mannequin sits on the CMF-EV platform, developed as a part of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, which additionally underpins the Megane E-Tech and Nissan Ariya.

It measures 4470mm lengthy, 1864mm extensive and 1571mm tall on a 2785mm wheelbase. For context, that’s across the similar size as a Toyota Corolla Cross, albeit on a 145mm longer wheelbase.

The inside is basically carried over from the Megane E-Tech, with a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 9.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system.

The latter makes use of Renault’s OpenR Hyperlink infotainment system with Google built-in, which runs on Android Automotive OS 12 and helps over-the-air updates.

Renault claims 24 per cent of the Scenic E-Tech’s supplies are recycled and 90 per cent of the automobile is recyclable, together with the battery.

It has been 27 years because the Scenic made its debut as the primary compact individuals mover in Europe, with the unique mannequin serving to to revive the small individuals mover section and galvanizing myriad automakers to leap in with rival choices.

The fifth-gen mannequin can be made within the group’s ‘ElectriCity’ manufacturing plant in Northern France and Renault says deliveries will start firstly of 2024.

The French model is utilizing the mannequin for example of its sustainable practices and socially and environmentally aware design and manufacturing processes.

Renault is aiming to be a carbon-neutral model in Europe by 2040 and globally by 2050.

The Scenic E-Tech will be a part of an increasing lineup of Renault SUVs which incorporates the Captur, Arkana, Austral, Espace and Rafale.

The Espace is one other nameplate that graced a individuals mover for a number of generations however which has now been utilized to an SUV.