Renault has partially managed to correct the exterior design awkwardness that the current-generation Megane had via a recent facelift . Available from January 2014 in the UK, the refreshed French hatch has just received its official pricing information, as well as other details as to what has changed with this new and less visually offensive model.
As before, Brits will be given a choice of the three usual body styles, just like the rest of Europe aside from the easterners, who also get the Samsung-based Fluence sedan version: regular hatchback or liftback for £16,745, coupe for £17,645 and estate or wagon for £17,745, plus the more bespoke RenaultSport version that can only be had as a three-door for at least £26,925 – it “becomes a single trim level, with the option of adding the hugely desirable Cup Chassis Pack for £1,350.”
Pricing for some of the versions is up to £1,200 lower than before, though through their phrasing in the official blurb, it doesn’t sound like many versions actually reach this threshold.
The range gets a revised range of engines that is five-strong that kicks off with either a classic 1.6-liter petrol engine, or a 108 hp DCi diesel with the classic 1.5-liter displacement. The new and more powerful DCi 130 unit has also been made available for the Megane, and it sounds like the pick of the range to me, available from £19,745 in Dynamique trim.
Two motors have been excluded from the range for 2014: the base 89 hp DCi 90 diesel as well as the swift two-liter DCi 165 too.
Aside from the new look, Megane buyers will also benefit from higher levels of equipment, that includes standard dual-zone climate control on all models above and including the Dynamique, while seven options packs have also been made available too.
By Andrei Nedelea
