• The Renault Scenic E-Tech Electric is the Parkers Car of The Year 2025
• Renault also wins Best First Car, Best Medium Family Car categories
The Renault Scenic E-Tech Electric is a double award winner in the Parkers New Car Awards 2025, taking the coveted Car of The Year prize on the back of taking the spoils in the Best Medium Family Car category. This is the second year that electric and ICE cars go head-to-head in the awards, seven out of the 10 winners are EVs – and it's significant that the new Renault is such a big winner on this level playing field.
But right now, the best family car is the all-electric Renault Scenic E-Tech. This duo of accolades continues to cement Renault's reputation for building cars that fit perfectly into people's lives – offering a combination of value, comfort, driving range and practicality.
On the road, the Scenic E-Tech makes an even more convincing case for itself. Around town, it's comfortable and easy to drive. However, it also satisfies the demands of keen drivers thanks to its well-weighted steering, excellent brakes and lively performance. For an electric family car of this size, it's relatively light, and that shows in its responsiveness on the road.
The experts at Parkers, one of the UK's biggest new-car buying and advice website, were impressed by the Renault Scenic E-Tech. Luke Wilkinson, Deputy Editor of Parkers, said: 'for car enthusiasts, it has a big dash of old-school Renault va-va-voom, with enough spirit in its dynamic DNA to provide a decent amount of fun for keen drivers.'
Keith Adams, Editor of Parkers, added: 'I've owned several Scenics over the years and really rated them all. This one continues that winning streak by bristling with clever, family-friendly tech and lots of storage solutions in an electric family car that delivers all the benefits of plug-in driving and zero ownership dramas.'
Renault is on red hot form right now, and the awards don't stop there – the Clio bags the Best First Car category once again after taking a year off in the 2024 awards. As well as that, the firm also wins out – once again – in the highly competitive arena of Best New Car Finance
Reflecting the march of EVs, other category winners of note are the Kia EV9, Hyundai Ioniq 5N, Volkswagen ID.7, BMW i4 and i7, join the Scenic E-Tech in being electric winners on our level playing field. Electric cars don't have their own categories in our awards, so must be true class leaders to win on their own merit. These all do that and outnumber the combustion-powered cars for the first time.
Keith Adams said: 'Electrification is a hot topic right now, with lots of hostile media outlets sharing doom-and-gloom stories. But our awards tell their own story, with more EVs taking prizes than ICE cars. The reality is that EVs are becoming viable for an increasing number of buyers, who are in the lucky position to have home or workplace charging to back up the rapidly improving public rapid charger network.'
He continued: 'So, the cars are there, and the long-distance infrastructure is pretty good, meaning that for those who rack up big miles, range anxiety truly is a thing of the past. The remaining challenge is destination charging in our towns and on our streets. If the government is serious about the take-up of electric cars going forward, it needs to work with local authorities to ramp up the number of street charging points. Vauxhall is leading the way here with its innovative Electric Streets campaign, and it should be applauded for this.'
Parkers is on the side of car buyers first and foremost and has been for more than half a century. 'Times are hard, and many drivers are facing cost-of-living challenges right now. As such, it's good to see electric cars getting more affordable, with parity between ICE and EV pricing becoming more widespread. Expect more as the year unfolds.' Keith added.
Full details of all the Parkers New Car Awards winners and runners-up can be found at: www.parkers.co.uk/car-awards/
Photo credit: Renault
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• Seven out of 10 of Parkers car award winners are EVs
It really is an excellent offering. Inside, there's plenty of room for growing families, with a well-sized boot and roomy underfloor storage compartment, and plenty of lounging space in the rear. The interior is nicely trimmed, and infotainment system – with full Google integration – works a treat. It's quick and efficient at charging on the go, and thanks to the availability of an 87kWh battery pack, it'll beat 300 miles of driving range without too much difficulty.
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