DS N°8 vs Renault Scenic

The DS N°8 costs £13,795 more than the Renault Scenic. On the headline specs that premium buys little measurable advantage - the two are closely matched on range, charging and space. The Renault Scenic is not just cheaper - it also offers 51 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the DS N°8 comes out ahead overall.

The Renault Scenic is £13,795 cheaper to buy. The DS N°8 is cheaper to charge, roughly £144 a year versus £184 for the Renault Scenic, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Renault Scenic comes out roughly £13,595 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 285 miles for the DS N°8 and 274 miles for the Renault Scenic - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 27 minutes in the DS N°8 and 37 in the Renault Scenic, so the DS N°8 loses less time at each stop.

The Renault Scenic is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 41 mm narrower than the DS N°8. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 536 mm of total clearance for the Renault Scenic and about 495 mm of total clearance for the DS N°8.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the DS N°8 and 84% for the Renault Scenic. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation.