The end of the Car-Gument: The New Renault Scenic is such a perfect family car that buyers are promised relationship bliss – or their money back!

Quarrelling, bickering, squabbling, disagreeing.

Whatever you call it, you’ve almost certainly had a bust up with your partner in the car – but the ‘car-gument’ could be about to become a thing of the past.

So confident are the makers of the Renault Scenic E-Tech 100% Electric that it is the perfect family car that they have declared it will bring an end to in-car friction – and promised owners their money back if they split up after buying one*.

The bold promise – available to all retail cash buyers before the end of 2024 – comes after new research by Renault revealed that over a fifth (21%) of Brits say taking the wrong direction causes the most arguments between them and their partner in the car, followed by 20% who say it is due to the way their partner drives.

Intriguingly, giving an insight in how the sexes respond differently to trigger points, women (23%) revealed they are most likely to be irritated by poor navigation than men (19%), and men (20%) by poor driving skills than women (19%).

However, despite bad driving still being highlighted by women as a key irritation, 48% of men consider themselves a better driver than their partner, compared to just 32% of women. Furthermore, 52% of men also said they believe they are better at directions than their partner, compared to 35% of women.

Investigating the qualities that ensure in-car karma, the survey also revealed that the top three car features that help improve moods according to Brits are comfortable seats (42%), a great sound system (26%) and lots of space for everyone (26%). Showing the importance of environmental concerns in maintaining a balanced mood, a significant 49% of Brits also said that a car’s sustainable credentials are important.

Renault’s research led to it declaring its Renault Scenic, already voted Car of the Year by an international panel of 58 judges from 22 countries back in February, the perfect family car – and incredibly backing that claim up by launching Relationship Breakdown Cover, which offers retail cash buyers of the Scenic their money back if they split before the end of 2024*.

Renault’s confidence in the Scenic’s ability to bring joy to family life is born of it meeting key criteria that its research has shown will alleviate the major causes of the car-gument**.

This includes the car’s spacious design, including a back-seat pleasing ingenious armrest, which holds phones and tablets in place as well as powering them, ensuring quiet kids, an impressive 545 litres of boot space so nobody has to leave anything behind, standard features such as Google Built-In, which allows you to set your sat-nav by talking to it rather than pushing fiddly buttons, and trim levels that include a massaging driver’s seat, a Harman Kardon sound system and the Solarbay®  sunroof, which runs along the length of the car and which opacifies and lightens to voice commands.

Finally, ensuring the Scenic hits all the right notes for those for whom a low-carbon lifestyle is important, it is powered by electricity, meaning its motors are near silent and deliver power incredibly smoothly, as well as emitting zero tailpipe emissions. While that adds to the calming nature of the car, its electric range of up to 379 miles also means even the longest journeys can be stress-free.

The Renault Scenic E-Tech 100% electric is available to buy now, priced from £37,495 OTR. For more information on the Renault Scenic E-Tech electric visit: https://www.renault.co.uk/electric-vehicles/scenic.html

*RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN COVER (RBC) TERMS & CONDITIONS (ALSO AVAILABLE AT RETAILERS ON REQUEST) 

1. The Relationship Breakdown Cover (“RBC”) guarantees that if you suffer a Relationship Breakdown (as defined below), you will be entitled to return your Renault Scenic on the terms set out here.
2. The RBC is only applicable for purchasers of a Renault Scenic as an individual personal purchase from our Authorised Renault Dealer Network (excluding fleet purchases, corporate ownership or ownership through an employee benefits scheme), between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024, for cash (purchasers on any form of finance, including hire purchase, Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) or Personal Contract Hire (PCH)  are excluded).
3. Relationship Breakdown means either a Divorce, or the dissolution of a Civil Partnership.
4. To evidence a Divorce you must provide a Decree Nisi, stamped by a competent Court dated at least one (1) month after the purchase of your Renault Scenic, and a Decree Absolute stamped by a competent Court and dated between the Decree Nisi and the 31st December 2024 and with a name identical to the name of either partner on your Renault Scenic sales contract purchased between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024.
5. To evidence the termination of a Civil Partnership, you must produce a dissolution Conditional Order, stamped by a competent Court, dated at least one (1) month after your purchase of your Renault Scenic, and a dissolution Final Order, stamped by a competent Court and dated between the Conditional Order and the 31st December 2024 and with a name identical to the name of either partner on your Renault Scenic sales contract purchased between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024.
6. On return of your Renault Scenic vehicle, you will be refunded the full cash price you paid for the vehicle on the date of return, less any reasonable additional retention of moneys for any damage to the vehicle (including removal of stickers and damage to the wheels and interior) beyond reasonable wear and tear for the time you have owned the vehicle. 
7. Non-transferable.
8. This offer can only be redeemed for one vehicle per Divorce or dissolution of Civil Partnership.
9. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this offer at any time. 

**RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN COVER
Renault believes the Renault Scenic tackles the key trigger points for arguments. These include:

1. Comfort – A massaging driver’s seat, a sat-nav you can talk to, an armrest that keeps devices charged and in the perfect eyeline for your kids… a top-spec Scenic has everything needed to keep everyone on board happy!
2. Space – don’t fall out because you can’t fit everything in; the Scenic has 545 litres of boot space, or up to 1670 litres with the rear seats down. Passengers are well looked after too; there’s a whopping 278mm of knee room and 884mm of headroom in the back too.
3. Easy-to-use sat-nav – ‘Hey Google! Navigate to Paris!’ – Google Built-In allows you to set your destination by talking to the car (and check what the weather’s like before you get there).
4. Every seat’s a window seat – Top-trim Scenic an opacifying roof called Solarbay® than can be lightened and darkened by voice control, bathing the cabin in invigorating light or giving it a soothing darkness according to your needs
5. Happy families – the Scenic has up to six USB ports, including two in the Ingenious Armrest in the rear, which folds down out of the centre backrest and features moulded device holders, meaning kids big and small can be entertained at a moment’s notice.
6. Great tunes – Equipped with a Harman Kardon sound system, the Scenic delivers the right tunes whatever your mood. The car features nine high-performance speakers, including 2 tweeters on the dash, 4 woofers in the front and rear door panels and a sub-woofer in the boot. Perfect!
7. Smooth operator – The Scenic’s electric motors are near silent and deliver incredibly smooth power output. Meanwhile, the battery is officially rated for delivering up to 379 miles of range, meaning even the longest journeys can be stress-free
8. Low-carbon lifestyle – Ease your conscience by reducing your impact on the planet. It’s not just the zero tailpipe emissions joy of electric motoring that makes Scenic a sustainable leader;  the Scenic is up to 89% recyclable, its seat fabrics make use of up to 100% recycled materials, its floor mats are made from recycled bottles and even its instrument panels are partially plant-based.