IF like me, you’ve been around long enough to remember the original Renault Scenic, then this new, full-electric, version may come as a bit of a shock. It’s now all-out, modern SUV instead of boxy, old fashioned MPV. Although Renault refuse to tag it as an SUV. Or an MPV. In fact, they refuse to […]
ASTONISHINGLY, the last Renault I reviewed was the Scenic – way back in 2017. Its infotainment screen was (outrageously) mounted vertically in the centre console. At the time, I think only Tesla was using the portrait option. How things have changed . . . However, I do have a fondness for all French cars, which […]
It was a bitterly cold winter’s day when the Dacia Duster arrived on my driveway. With snow imminent, I was hoping it would be the “Extreme” dCi diesel version – the only one that comes with all four wheels driven. However, it turned out to be a petrol TCe 90, which is strictly 2WD only. […]
If any manufacturer is going to stay loyal to the idea of a Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) instead of yet another Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) then it’s bound to be Renault as they produced the first one way back in 1996 with the Megane Scenic. Since then MPVs have gotten progressively uglier and less-desirable – until […]
New Renault Megane shakes things up but the ass isn’t one of them . . . To be honest, a new model Renault Megane is not been something I’ve been excited about for a good while. Since it stopped “shaking that ass” back in 2004 it’s been rather humdrum and certainly needs to be shaken […]
