It certainly exudes a feeling of much higher quality than its predecessor, with thin cut lines between the different body panels. The Megane has short front and rear overhangs, a long 2.64m wheelbase, a steeply-raked roofline and a wide track, all helping it appear planted on the road. At the same time, Renault pared back its UK model range to concentrate on just a handful of its most profitable lines. A replacement was finally unveiled at the start of 2012 which retained the same shape but tidied up some of the detailing while also improving efficiency. The range was added to with the I-Music models at the end of 2009. This arrived in dealerships with a choice of no fewer than six engines. The Megane body spawned a three door coupe, a five-door Tourer estate as well as a two-door Coupe-Cabriolet model, but we're concentrating here on the five-door which made up the bulk of sales. First shown at that year's Paris motor show, the new car concentrated on offering far superior build quality and a more sophisticated look and feel. Renault's attempt at jolting the mass-market to attention wasn't quite as successful with the Megane II and its successor, launched in 2008, reverted to a handsome but more conventional hatchback silhouette. Ford's original Focus was something very different to the ultra-dull Escort before it and even today the Focus' interior looks pretty bold but the gamble paid off. Every once in a while, there's an exception to that rule. The low-volume image cars can help build the brand by generating column inches while the bread and butter stuff needs to be buttoned-down and conservative if it's to make big sales figures. It's a general rule in car manufacturing that companies can afford to be a bit wacky with the vehicles at the periphery of their model ranges. Used examples are plentiful and there's plenty of choice as far as engines and trim are concerned. The car we're looking at here is, if anything, Renault's return to a modicum of conservatism after the styling riot that was the bubble-butted Mk II that ran from 2002-2008. The seats fold almost completely flat, which means is great for carrying larger items – however, there is a slight boot lip that you’ll have to lift heavy items over.The Renault Megane has long been one of British motoring's staples, sold alongside big sellers like the Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra, Peugeot 308 and Volkswagen Golf yet it's a vehicle that, over the course of its development, has varied greatly from generation to generation.
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The 60:40 split-folding rear seats can be folded down to free up the maximum luggage capacity of 1,162 litres. The Megane’s boot also features a 33-litre hidden storage area under the boot floor. If you need a Megane with even more space, you could always go for the Renault Megane Sport Tourer estate, which has a 524-litre boot. The Renault Megane hatchback has a 405-litre boot, which is bigger than what you get in the Volkswagen Golf (380 litres) and Ford Focus (316 litres), although it's outdone by the Honda Civic (477 litres) and Skoda Octavia (590 litres). Bottles placed in the cup-holder get in the way of the stereo controls, which gets annoying.
Some cubbies in the central console will hold smaller items, but storage spaces in general are a little thin on the ground and the car’s glovebox is small – criticisms we also level at the Peugeot 308.
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