News: Renault ditches Scenic, launches XMOD
Renault has decided to stop making the Scenic. That might sound like a bit of a shock, but hang on, the devil is in the detail. The seven-seat Grand Scenic will continue on as one of Europe's best-selling medium-sized MPVs, but the five-seat Scenic is now going to be dropped, and replaced by a new model called the Scenic XMOD.
What's an XMOD? Well, it's essentially Renault trying to glam the Scenic up as a bit of a rough and tumble SUV. The XMOD is based on the current Scenic body and chassis but gets sleeker, sportier styling, a higher ride height and stick on plastic off-roader-y bits.
It's not all tinsel and lights though, Renault is introducing a new traction control system called Grip Xtend, which can be adjusted by the driver to give the best possible traction and grip on difference surfaces, with Road, Loose Surface and Expert modes.
The Scenic XMOD and a facelifted version of the Grand Scenic will make their debuts at the Geneva Motor Show.
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