Renault Scenic E-Tech Esprit Alpine 2026 review: snapshot

The flagship Scenic E-Tech Esprit Alpine is priced at $69,990, before on-road costs.

Equipment highlights across the line-up include a 12-inch multimedia touchscreen, a 12.3-inch driver display, sat-nav, adaptive cruise control, a 360-degree surround camera view, all LED exterior lights, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and six-speaker Arkamys audio.

There’s also dual-zone climate control, an electric tailgate, auto-folding side mirrors, cloth upholstery, heated front seats and steering wheel, 48-colour ambient interior lighting, keyless entry and start, and alloy wheels.

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The Esprit Alpine ups the ante with 20-inch rims (up from 19s), nine-speaker Harman Kardon audio, synthetic leather and cloth seat trim, six-way power adjustment (with memory settings) for driver and front passenger seats, a massaging driver’s seat, brushed metal pedal covers and facial recognition for seat and mirror settings.

The Esprit Alpine is powered by an 87kWh battery and front-mounted motor sending 160kW/300Nm to the front wheels. Claimed 0-100km/h sprint time is 7.9 seconds.

At just under 4.5m long, close to 1.9m wide and less than 1.6m tall with a 2785mm wheelbase, the Scenic is more compact than the slightly larger BYD Sealion 7 or Zeekr 7X, for example.

Official energy consumption numbers for the combined (urban/extra-urban) cycle is 16.8kWh/100km/ with a claimed range of 625km.

The Scenic E-Tech has a maximum five-star ANCAP rating from assessment in 2022. Warranty is five years/100,000km, which is well off the market pace with many competitors at seven, eight or up to 10 years conditional.

Roadside assistance is included for five years, service is recommended every 12 months/30,000km and fixed price servicing is available at a reasonably sharp average of $325 per workshop visit for the first five years.