. ▁ ▁France ▁ ▁Ren ault ▁launched ▁the ▁Sc en ic , ▁a ▁five - se ater ▁mini ▁MP V ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Meg ane ▁h atch back ▁running ▁g ear . ▁Its ▁ 1 . 4 , ▁ 1 . 6 ▁and ▁ 1 . 8 ▁pet rol ▁engines ▁are ▁s our ced ▁from ▁the ▁Meg ane ▁h atch back ▁range , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 . 9 ▁tur bo - d ies el . ▁It ▁launched ▁in ▁France ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁while ▁UK ▁sales ▁began ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Ren ault ▁also ▁launched ▁a ▁fac el ift ed ▁Saf rane ▁in ▁July ▁while ▁the ▁smaller ▁C lio ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁fac el ift ▁in ▁the ▁Aut umn ▁to ▁keep ▁it ▁compet itive ▁until ▁a ▁new ▁version ▁would ▁arrive . ▁After ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁and ▁ 2 ▁gener ations , ▁Ren ault ▁ends ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁R 5 ▁which ▁was ▁offered ▁alongside ▁the ▁C lio ▁as ▁a ▁budget ▁model ▁and ▁also ▁marks ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁numerical ▁bad ged ▁Ren ault ' s . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁upper ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁MP V ▁market , ▁Ren ault ▁red es igned ▁the ▁E space ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁format ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁its ▁launch ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁with ▁French ▁sales ▁starting ▁in ▁December ▁while ▁a ▁larger ▁version ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁planned . ▁▁ ▁Pe uge ot ▁gave ▁its ▁five - year - old ▁ 1 0 6 ▁super min