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• Renault Megane
Acriss
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CDMR
MODELS COVERED (2002 TO DATE) 3/5DR HATCHBACK, 5DR SPORT TOURER ESTATE, 4DR SALOON, 2DR COUPE CABRIOLET: 1.4, 1.6, 2.0, 2.
0T PETROL, 1.5, 1.9, 2.0 DIESEL [EXTREME, DYNAMIQUE, AUTHENTIQUE, EXPRESSION, PRIVILEGE, RENAULTSPORT)]
As adventurous as its predecessor was staid, the Megane II range suddenly put the mid range Renault on the shortlists of many younger buyers who would never have countenanced the ageing and rather frumpy original. It rapidly spawned a huge number of variants. Aside from the original three and five door hatches, there was a compact estate, a neat saloon and the sleek Coupe Cabriolet as well as the Scenic and Grand Scenic variants that are covered separately. With used models now starting to appear in meaningful numbers, the Megane II represents a very tempting proposition.
The underpinnings of the Megane II are as fresh as its styling. In partnership with Nissan, Renault developed a new C Platform with seven different Megane II body styles planned with an estimated 1.8 million C Platform vehicles a year being sold between Renault and Nissan. Two distinct styles opened the batting for the Megane II range - the Hatch and Sport Hatch which, translated out of Renaultspeak, mean five and three-door versions.
The Sport Saloon four-door, the two door Coupe Cabriolet and the Sport Tourer estate back up the more mainstream hatchbacks. Heady stuff indeed, and probably a sound explanation why the current hatches look so avant-garde. As is the norm in this sector, Renault make a diverse selection of engines available in the Megane. The most common in rental fleets 1.4 and 1.6 units are the stalwarts of the petrol line-up, both agreeable 16-valve units developing 100 and 110bhp respectively with the 1.4 averaging over 40mpg. Then theres the 2. |
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