Ford Capri vs Renault Scenic

The Ford Capri is £10 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £168 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the two land within £90 of each other - effectively the same to own. 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 193 miles for the Ford Capri and 274 miles for the Renault Scenic - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Renault Scenic goes roughly 81 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 25 minutes in the Ford Capri and 37 in the Renault Scenic, so the Ford Capri loses less time at each stop. So the Renault Scenic stops less often while the Ford Capri stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 8 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 536 mm of total clearance for the Renault Scenic and about 528 mm of total clearance for the Ford Capri.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Ford Capri and 84% for the Renault Scenic. That gives the Ford Capri a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Ford Capri's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Renault Scenic's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.