It was eventually partially replaced in 2007 by the 2wd Scénic Conquest. Production of the RX4 ceased in December 2003, with no direct successor, most likely a result of the unreliability of the Steyr Daimler Puch 4wd system. Renault only produced 40,000 examples before going out of production due to the Scénic II arrival. The RX4 sales made a good start (becoming France's best-selling 4wd vehicle in 2001 ), but sales rapidly declined due to poor gearbox reliability. While these changes provided better ground clearance, the RX4 was offered with 2.0-litre petrol and 1.9-dci diesel engines, both already known from the Mégane. The RX4 rode higher with increased suspension travel and larger wheels than the Scenic. The new rear suspension now occupied part of the space that was used for the spare wheel well and led to the spare tyre being placed on the rear hatch, which was converted into a split swing out tailgate. It also used five lug nuts, as opposed to four on the standard Scènic. The rear suspension was re-engineered, the suspension was strengthened, and the gearbox was redesigned to accommodate the four-wheel drive system.
Featuring a viscous, multi disc central differential designed by Austrian specialists Steyr Daimler Puch, it offered part time four wheel drive. Renault developed a four-wheel drive derivative of the original Scénic, the Scénic RX4, launched in 2000 in both LHD and RHD format.
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