The fourth-gen
Renault Megane has welcomed a new diesel engine. The 1.7-liter Blue dCi is
available for the entire range and it’s offered alongside the Blue dCi 95 and
Blue dCi 115 diesel burners.
The unit pushes out 150 PS and 340
Nm of torque from 1,750 rpm. It’s matched to a 6-speed dual-clutch
automatic gearbox allowing the hatchback to accelerate to 100 km/h in
9.3 seconds. The Estate is 0.2 seconds slower, but top speed is identical in both
models: 205 km/h. Measured in NEDC BT standards, the average fuel consumption is
5.3/4.3/4.6 l/100 km (53.3/65.7/61.4 mpg UK / 44.4/57.7/51.1 mpg US) in
city/highway/combined and the car emits 124 g/km of CO2.
Joining the Megane Saloon Limited is the new Megane
Estate Limited. It features starry black side mirror casings, tinted rear
windows, 17-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels and ‘Limited’ badges on the front
fenders and on the door sills. The R-Link2 infotainment with a 7-inch screen, electrically-folding
mirrors, Lane Departure warning, Excess-Speed Warning with Road-Sign
Recognition, dusk-sensing headlights and others are all standard.
Renault has already started taking orders for the
Megane 150 in its home market, France. Pricing starts from € 32,800 for the Saloon and € 1,000 more for the Estate, which are available in
the Intens, Business Intens and SL Gt-Line grades.
The Megane Estate Limited costs € 24,900 with the 115 PS petrol engine. It’s also available with the
140 PS unit, with a manual or an EDC gearbox, and with the
115 PS diesel.
