Renault Megane GT Line Nav has a 'very, very chic' interior

Renault Megane GT Line Nav

Despite being the pioneering manufacturer of lot of car genres – e.g. the people carriers

(Espace and Scenic) and the compact crossover (Captur) - Renault’s best-selling car in

Ireland is the Megane, with us over 20 years now. A hatchback no less, it has recently been

enhanced with the addition of some new petrol engines. In this case the tasty, TCe 130

version. Key here is 130 for the 130 bhp of power under the bonnet. That’s the most

powerful entry petrol engine in its class that includes the Focus and the Golf for example.

All from a 1,200cc engine reinforcing the bhp not cc argument which is being supported by

Audi who are labelling all their cars based on power, not engine size now.

The Megane at every iteration was generally better looking than its competitors at the time

and the current version is no different. Instantly recognisable from the front with the by now

very familiar Renault face. The back looks squat and sporty with the sides connecting them

both in a butch way with a high shoulder line. Whatever your car preferences it hard not to like

its looks.

That engine on paper it is very appetising. I’ve driven quite a few of these 1,200cc engines

with three cylinders but this has four that helps considerably to reduce engine noise. Up to a

point though, as at motorway speeds I’d say it is no quieter than its turbocharged 3 cylinder

equivalents. Nevertheless, for day to day use the ambience is a hushed environment in which

to travel and responds well to the right foot. The ride is typically French and softer than the

rivals, a plus here. However, you’ll find it difficult to reconcile the manufacturer’s figures

with the actual return.

The Megane interior is very, very chic and if you have not sat in a Renault in a while I urge

you to do so. The material quality is excellent and the too much plastic criticism of old is

exactly that, old. Renault interiors are at the top of my list.

The leader of innovative cars, Renault, has a hatchback as its biggest seller in Ireland.

Now there’s a sweet range of back-in-fashion Renault petrol engines. Can Renault maintain

the innovator mantle by taking us back to where we were before diesel and crossovers took

over? If they can, I for one won’t complain.

Under the Hood

Model Tested - Renault Megane 130 TCe

Engine - 1,198cc , 130hp, 205Nm

0-100km/hr - 10.6s

Top Speed - 198 km/hr

Urban Fuel Consumption - 6.8ltrs / 100kms

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