Lack of MPV’s was an issue for us too. Try the van based MPV replacements like the Ford Torneo Connect,. It’s much the same size as the Scenic, so should be a close match. They are more car like and less van like than they look. The Ford is actually a VW Caddy – built in VW’s plant and rebadged. Brand new model just released.
The problem with small SUV/crossovers is they are just small cars on stilts, so there is not much height/legroom gains like there is in the Scenic, this is mitigated somewhat (but not completely) by going to larger crossovers like the HS/Ateca/Tiguan sized cars that are actually a closer match size wise to the Scenic.
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