New Renault Scénic achieves five stars

By Gerry Murphy

Launched just last week, the new Renault Scénic is the 20th Renault model to achieve five stars from EuroNCAP.

It sets itself apart from the crowd through a number of state-of-the-art technologies, including active emergency braking with pedestrian detection as standard; a first for vehicles in its segment.

Renault chiefs say that the result highlights Renault’s commitment to safety, particularly with the All-New Scénic, which arrives in Ireland later this year. The All-New Scénic stands out with a 90 per cent score for adult occupant protection, 82 per cent for children and 67 per cent for pedestrians.

It uses a structure consisting of reinforced steel skirts, side members, windscreen pillars and posts, allowing it to protect the lives of occupants inside the safety cell.

Parts of the structure are “ultra-high elastic”, with each square millimetre able to resist up to 120kg of pressure. In addition, crumple zone steel located outside the passenger compartment allows for an impact to be absorbed, thus also protecting the lives of occupants inside the safety cell.

The Scénic is equipped with two curtain airbags for the first and second rows and two lateral airbags in the front. It also has two new-generation front airbags that make use of adaptive technology. Based on sensor information, airbag inflation level is adapted for both driver and passenger.

It is the only vehicle in the C-MPV segment to offer an Active Emergency Braking System (AEBS) with pedestrian detection as standard.

To put drivers at ease and warn them in the event of risk, the Scénic offers Hands-free parking, Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Lane Keeping Assist (LKA),  Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Fatigue detection warning with trajectory analysis and Active Emergency Braking System (AEBS) with pedestrian detection.