2016 Renault Megane REVIEW | Snappy Handling And Improved Everywhere
THE 2016 RENAULT MEGANE HATCH RANGE IS STILL A FEW MONTHS AWAY FROM AUSTRALIAN SHOWROOMS. But four pre-production Meganes - all left-hand-drive, and all European specification - have arrived down under, and TMR was invited to drive them.
We put them through their paces on closed roads at the Australian Automotive Research Centre at Anglesea in Victoria. The demanding conditions gave us a glimpse of what to expect when the new model finally arrives here.
Vehicle Style: Small hatch
Price: $TBA
Engine/trans
TCe 130: 97kW/205Nm 1.2 4cyl turbo petrol | 6sp manual
TCe 205: 151kW/280Nm 1.6 4cyl turbo petrol | 7sp automatic
OVERVIEW
Despite arriving late in 2010, time hasn’t exactly been kind to the current Renault Megane.
A sea of new and very impressive small cars has since swamped the market, and the underwhelming styling and out-of-touch interior layout of the outgoing model are now starting to feel very tired.
That’s certainly not the case with this new fourth generation model.