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2016 Renault Megane pricing and specification

Renault Australia has announced the pricing and specification of the all-new 2016 Renault Megane which will hit local showrooms on Monday, 19 September. Australian Meganes will mimic Renault’s international naming convention, with the line up consisting of four variants at launch – Life, Zen, GT-Line and GT. Priced from $22,490 plus …

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2016 Renault Megane Estate headed to Geneva Motor Show

Update: The Megane Estate will launch in Australia in 2017.  The car measures 4,626mm in length, 1,449mm in height and sits on a 2,712mm wheelbase. It has a boot space of 580 litres and is said to have the longest load area in its segment at 2.8m. Its engine options …

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Next-gen Renaultsport Megane R.S. confirmed – likely a 5-door

Renault has confirmed the next-generation Megane R.S. is on the cards but don’t expect the hot hatch until sometime in 2017. When asked by Autocar at the Frankfurt Motor Show about the possibility of a new Renaultsports Megane, Renault design boss, Laurens van den Acker said: “Yes, of course there …

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2016 Renault Mégane hatch leaked online!

A series of official images of the all-new 2016 Renault Mégane hatch has leaked onto the web, thanks to CarPassion.it. Scheduled for an official launch at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show next week, the model shown in the leak images appears to be the GT Line and features a front …

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Heavily clad 2016 Renault Megane hatch spied!

A heavily camouflaged 2016 Renault Megane hatch prototype has been spotted undergoing testing out in the public. The fourth-generation French hatch will be based on the lighter CMF platform co-developed with Nissan. Despite the heavy camouflage, which includes paddings strategically placed on the bodywork to hide design details, the new …

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2016 Renault Megane confirmed for Frankfurt Motor Show

The current-generation Renault Megane has been with us since 2010. Now Renault has officially confirmed the 2016 model (render by Theophilus Chin shown above) will debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The news was confirmed by the French company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Design, Laurens van Den …

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Facelifted Renault Mégane R.S 265 pricing & specs

Renault Australia has announced the pricing and specifications of its face lifted Renaultsport Mégane R.S. 265 hot hatch. The range has been repositioned with two core models – the R.S 265 Cup and the 265 Cup Premium. Both variants continue to be powered by Renault’s 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine …

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Hardcore Renaultsport Mégane R.S. 275 Trophy detailed

Renault has released details of its latest limited-edition Renaultsport Mégane R.S. 275 Trophy ahead of the car’s official unveiling on June 16. As we reported previously, the latest Mégane R.S. will attempt to snatch the crown back from the Seat Leon Cupra 280 for the fastest production front-wheel drive around …

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Renault attempts Nürburgring record with hardcore Mégane R.S.

Renault has released a teaser image that hints at a new, more hardcore version of the Renaultsport Mégane RS model capable of potentially demolishing the sub-8 minute Nürburgring lap time. The French company used to hold the title for the fastest front-wheel drive production car to lap the Nürburgring, until …

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K-Tec Racing tuned RenaultSport Megane 265 Trophy

Renault tuning specialist, K-Tec Racing, has released a tuning package for the universally loved RenaultSport Megane 265 Trophy. The performance upgrade package, with a rather unimaginative name called ‘Performance Pack 1’, promises to unleash supercar level of performance from the Megane’s 2.0-litre, turbocharged 261hp (195kW) F4Rt engine, without the associated …

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Renault Mégane Hatch Sport Edition Launched in Australia

Renault Australia has launched a limited edition Mégane Hatch. The Renault Mégane Hatch Sport Edition arrives into the showrooms with a 2.0-litre petrol engine mated to either a 6-speed manual or CVT gearbox. Based on the entry-level Dynamique model which already has Bluetooh, cruise control and speed limiter, the Sport …

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Renault Megane R.S. 265 Trophy

If I was in the market for a hot hatch, there would be only one obvious choice: the Renault Megane RS 250. Yes, the VW Golf is overall a better car, the Mazda 3 MPS (Mazdaspeed 3) is quicker in a straight line and the Ford Focus RS churns out …

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