Category: Small Family 
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Handling, individual styling, superb diesel engines, improved quality, unique character.
Not as spacious as some rivals, styling too odd for some, firm ride, reported electrical and mechanical problems.
The best bits of the Vel Satis and Avantime, in a more practical, better-driving, better-value and better-resolved package.
Pub bores love to claim that mainstream Eurobox cars are dull, lack character and are all alike. The second-generation Megane, or 'Megane II' as Renault calls it, is the best argument against such a view that we've experienced in a long time. Styling, true to recent Renault form, is of the love-it-or-hate-it variety but, like many controversial-looking cars, it looks less outlandish in action - and from behind the wheel. Thankfully, its performance and handling have been overhauled as heavily as its exterior appearance: despite its height and bulk, the Megane II ranks close to the best in class as a driver's car. At last, Renault has produced a small family car that can rival the Ford Focus for all-round ability.
The new Megane comes in a variety of trim levels and with a wide choice of engines, including Renault's excellent dCi diesels. Offered in five-door Hatch and three-door Sport Hatch form, aswell as a Renaultsport hot hatch, five-seat Scenic compact MPV, seven-seat Grand Scenic MPV, Sport Tourer estate, saloon and coupe-convertible models.
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