Renault Scenic review

Not much to this. There are two powertrains and three trims. Techno is the entry spec and it costs from £37,495: this is your only route to the smaller motor and battery combo. Upgrading to the 87kWh ‘Long Range’ requires a leap of precisely three-and-a-half grand, bringing the price up to £40,995.

As standard you get a heat pump and battery conditioning (vital for maxing out range, especially in the winter), LED headlights, the big screens and funky rear armrest, and 19in wheels.

Also included is a wireless smartphone charging pad, auto wipers and sensors, an electric boot lid, a rearview camera, heated front seats and steering wheel, ambient lighting and copious driver assistance systems. We defy you to feel short-changed by that haul.

Esprit Alpine is the mid-spec trim, and it costs £43,495. It gets more supportive seats (which are also heated and more jazzily trimmed), plus 20in wheels and various nods to Renault Group’s sporty Alpine brand. This is parent-wearing-Air-Jordans territory.

Iconic is the top spec, and is yours for £45,495. It has a light-coloured, wood-trimmed cabin, electric massaging driver's seat, Harman Kardon sound system, 360-degree camera, the Solarbay glass roof and full suite of driver assistance.

Even with the big battery the Scenic E-Tech usefully undercuts stuff like the Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Tesla Model Y, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Peugeot e-3008, Nissan Ariya and VW ID.4. It’s compellingly pitched.

Which one should I go for?

The bigger battery feels like a wise spend, so definitely go for that. You get a fair chunk of kit as standard, so Techno will give you peak bang for buck. PCP deals start at £439 per month if you stick around £4.5k down up front, with the upper trims costing £474 and £510 apiece over four years.