The Renault Megane Generation 2010 is great value for money and there's never been a better time to try one.
The Renault Megane Generation 2010 is great value for money and there's never been a better time to try one.
NFLATION is a terrible thing.
IThe process through which the money you've earned is worth less and the things you want to buy cost more is a constant source of annoyance but short of dismantling the global economic system, there isn't a lot we can do about it. At least solace can be taken in the few occasions when something we'd quite like to buy gets cheaper.
They don't come around very often but it's great when a glance at the price tag results in a pleasant surprise instead of dejected sigh.
Renault is hoping to provoke just such a positive response with the Generation versions of its Megane family hatchback.
The Megane is Renault's answer to the Ford Focus, Volkswagen Golf, Vauxhall Astra and quite a few other modern cars that would fall under the family hatchback classification.
It's available in a range of bodystyles from the three-door coupe to a convertible and an estate but the Generation special edition models are offered only in the tiffany heart ring five-door Hatch form.
The Hatch is the most affordable Megane and the Generation is now the most affordable Hatch by quite some margin.
There's a choice of petrol or diesel with the Generation special edition but only one of each and they're the Megane's least powerful units.
The 98bhp petrol engine has a 1.6-litre capacity and a modest 150Nm of torque. It takes 10.9s to reach 60mph from a standstill and has a 118mph top speed.
The 1.5 dCi 90 diesel has 89bhp and is significantly slower over the 0-60mph increment with a time over 12s but torque over 200Nm gives it more muscle in normal driving conditions.
There are few flaws in the Megane driving experience. It lacks the last few degrees of sharpness and feedback that separate the best handling cars in the class from the rest but it changes direction and responds to steering inputs neatly.
It stays flat in corners and refinement is also very good, even if the diesel engine is a little gruffer than the petrol.
LED tubeThe 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. It certainly exudes a feeling of much higher quality than its predecessor.
Great care has also gone into the quality and finish of the materials used and there are nice touches like the soft-touch finish on the dashboard cowling that's resistant to daily knocks and the ageing effects of sunlight.
The way that the windscreen wipers are concealed beneath the bonnet line is another neat feature.
The first thing you notice from behind the wheel is the innovative dashboard which features an analogue rev-counter alongside a digital speedometer incorporating the cruise control/ speed limiter display.
When this function is activated, the speed selected by the driver is shown at the top of the speedometer which is itself ringed by a sequence of lights arcing around the central display.
In speed limiter mode, the red segment lights up as the speed increases, while the
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