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"We realised we either had to let the Scenic die or completely revise it. And we decided not to give up without a fight," says Renault Design director Laurens van den Acker.He admits the MPV market has gone flat, as so many people switch to crossovers. "But if this doesn"t sell, the segment deserves to die. If you can"t sell a car with a two-tone roof and standard 20-inch wheels when the new Aston Martin has 19s then I give up.""We couldn"t turn the Scenic into a crossover because we have the Kadjar," he points out. So it has retained the monobox" outline, but sexed up with those wheels, lots of jewellery and a wavy belt-line."The first Scenic was for progressive parents. Then it got lost. By the time of the [outgoing car] it was for platonic parents who were just ferrying their kids between school sports games. This one is for people who are in the prime of life again."
Date written: 3 Mar 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2407
"We realised we either had to let the Scenic die or completely revise it. And we decided not to give up without a fight," says Renault Design director Laurens van den Acker.He admits the MPV market has gone flat, as so many people switch to crossovers. "But if this doesn"t sell, the segment deserves to die. If you can"t sell a car with a two-tone roof and standard 20-inch wheels when the new Aston Martin has 19s then I give up.""We couldn"t turn the Scenic into a crossover because we have the Kadjar," he points out. So it has retained the monobox" outline, but sexed up with those wheels, lots of jewellery and a wavy belt-line."The first Scenic was for progressive parents. Then it got lost. By the time of the [outgoing car] it was for platonic parents who were just ferrying their kids between school sports games. This one is for people who are in the prime of life again."
Date written: 3 Mar 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2407