Perhaps more to the point, it’s a spacious, comfortable car. The steering is light, the brisk acceleration makes it a fairly relaxing car to drive, and while it’s damn hard to see out of the back, the standard reverse camera ensures you don’t have to park by ear.
Still, few people buy cars like the Mégane Sedan for that sort of thing, and if you saunter along at everyday speeds the experience is perfectly pleasant.
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The steering isn’t full of feedback, and there’s a nose-heavy feel to the proceedings once you try to get through the corners like the devil’s on your tail. Yet, for all the engine’s vitality, the handling doesn’t really encourage spirited driving. Note the wretched eco driving score of 66/100. We didn’t get anywhere near that (blame the appeal of Sport mode) but even with careless driving we averaged 5.4L/100km, enough to comfortably cross 800km between fill-ups. The official number is 3.7L/100km, meaning you ought to be able to hit 1,270km on a single tank of diesel before spluttering to a halt. Less impressive is the dual-clutch six-speed transmission, which is neither as quick as the gearboxes in German rivals (think the DSG units in the VW Jetta or Golf), nor as smooth as the transmissions in Japanese cars.īut it undoubtedly plays a role in the Renault’s tiny fuel consumption. Unicorn hair or phoenix feathers, possibly. And while things are calm in the cabin, from outside the car the diesel still sounds like two armies of tiny robots having a massive fistfight, so the insulation must be made of top grade stuff.
The Mégane is by no means silent inside, but it’s by far the quietest car with this engine. The engine is essentially a carryover from the Renault Fluence, and powers everything from the Kangoo commercial vehicle to the Infiniti Q30 (Renault and Infiniti’s parent Nissan have a corporate alliance), but in those applications it’s somehow much noisier. There’s a built-in peppiness to the engine, thanks to a 250Nm slug of torque that propels the Renault with considerable vigour. In the other modes the Mégane isn’t exactly lethargic, mind you. The steering becomes noticeably more weighty, and the engine even growls a bit more. Select Sport and the Mégane perks up considerably, taking a lunge at the horizon like a poodle going after a hurled stick. Everything except the suspension, basically.ĭoes it work? Actually, yes. The system is customisable, and controls the power steering weight, the engine and transmission, the air-con system, and even the engine note. It also includes “Multi-sense”, which is Renault’s name for its variable driving mode system - Sport for when you’re in a hurry, Eco to save fuel, and everything in between. It’s actually a well-equipped car to begin with, given that even the basic 1.5 T dCI comes with a fancy touchscreen infotainment system, and useful stuff such as auto wipers and lamps, a rear view parking camera and parking sensors, along with key-card cabin access and engine starting.Īll the Meganes have six airbags, and if you didn’t know this already, Renault’s safety record is impeccable - it was the first car manufacturer to have its entire product range score the then-maximum five stars in tough EuroNCAP crash testing.Īs for the Privilege pack, it costs $7,000 and adds plenty - a glass sunroof, a bit more chrome on the front bumper, a button-operated parking brake, auto folding wing mirrors, front parking sensors, blind spot monitors, and a bigger touchscreen system (8.7 inches, instead of 7). The Privilege model here is the posher of the diesel pair. There are two five-door hatchback models (Mégane GT-Line and Mégane GT, a 1.5-litre turbodiesel and 1.6-litre turbo petrol respectively), and three Sedans - a 1.2-litre turbo petrol, and two 1.5-litre turbodiesel versions.
The new Mégane itself comes in several flavours, made by combining two bodystyles with three engines. Some four-door versions of hatchbacks look awkward in the back, but the Renault’s rump is probably its best feature, with its slim, sleek lamps. It’s also a looker, based on the lingering glances our test car drew over the weekend. Nuts to all that, because at the heart of the matter is the fact that the Mégane is a lot of car for the money.
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Some will see it as an upgrade from something Japanese or Korean, some will think you couldn’t afford a German car, and others might see it as a foolhardy deviation from the established wisdom of buying a Mazda or Toyota.
SINGAPORE - Not that it should matter, but drive a Renault Mégane Sedan home one day and there’s a good chance your friends and relatives won’t know what to think. The Mégane Sedan is Renault’s attempt to build a betta Jetta.
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