New Megane comes with the new-generation Carminat Navigation II System which is not only easier to use but which also features a bigger-capacity memory. Renault’s engineers have equipped New Megane with new functions aimed at further enhancing travelling comfort and driving pleasure, including parking proximity sensors, rain and light sensors, optimized climate control, “flat blade” windscreen wipers and an active carbon cabin filter. Inside, New Megane comes with a choice of upholstery available in new, even more refined colours. The design of the new bumper – which is unchanged in the case of Megane Renaultsport – has been refreshed by the inclusion of protective beading. The styling of the rear lights of the Sport Saloon and Sport Tourer versions has also evolved.
Meanwhile, at the rear, the now translucent light clusters are the new lighting cues of New Megane Sport Hatch, Hatch and Megane Renaultsport, with parallel horizontal lines highlighting the car’s dynamic, modern looks. The foglamps are now located further towards the outside of the car, as on Megane Renaultsport. The more generously dimensioned air-intake and the protective housing have been re-penned to blend in even more harmoniously with the new front-end design. The car’s revised front end is further accentuated by the slightly more pronounced “V” of the grille which tops the redesigned front bumper. The headlamps are more high-tech thanks to their elliptical modules, highlighting New Megane’s frontal styling. Its racy front end and muscular, robust lines exude an impression of strength and dynamism which is underpinned by the new design of the headlamps, grille and front bumper. The more refined, dynamic design of New Megane is aimed at establishing it as the benchmark in its segment. New Megane also comes with a range of new technologies aimed at enhancing travelling comfort and driving pleasure. Megane’s innovative, attractive lines have evolved to feature an even more eye-catching frontal styling and a more modern design for the rear. In addition to the list of both new and proven diesel power plants, the choice of petrol engines available for New Megane stands out as one the most comprehensive on the market and extends from the 1.4 16V (100hp), the 1.6 16V (110hp), the 2.0 16V (135hp) and the 2.0T (165hp) to the 225hp 2.0 16V Turbo unit which powers Megane Renaultsport. The 105hp variant alone boasts the best power/fuel consumption/CO2 emissions ratio in its class. The New Megane diesel range has also been extended to include the award-winning 85hp and 105hp versions of the 1.5 dCi engine.
The diesel range has been expanded with the introduction of a high power 150hp version of the latest 2.0 dCi unit – the new market benchmark in performance and fuel consumption – as well as the inclusion of a periodic regeneration particulate filter for the 1.9 dCi unit, whose power output has been upped to 130hp. New Megane’s facelift coincides with a revised range of engines, all of which are Euro 4-compliant. On sale from 1 February 2006, fans of the shapely rear end will be relieved to know that has not changed, and many fans there are too, as the Megane range has been Europe’s best selling model now for three years including 2005. The Scenic and Grand Scenic, which were launched after the rest of the range, remain unchanged. For 2006 it has received the first “nip and tuck” facelift affecting five of the Megane bodystyles, namely the Hatch, Sport Hatch, Sport Saloon, Sport Tourer, Coupe-Cabriolet. The current Renault Megane took the market by storm when it was launched with its distinctive design and character including that famous “shaking that ass” rear end.