Renault Megane Coupe vs. rivals - specifications

  VW Scirocco Renault Megane Volvo C30
On the road price/total as tested £18,395/£20,519 £17,764/£20,969 £16,995/£18,370
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £10,632/57.8% £5,631/31.7% £6,356/37.4%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £662/£1,324 £817/£1,634 £782/£1,564
Annual fuel cost (12/20,000 miles) £1,471/£2,451 £1,741/£2,901 £1,498/£2,497
Insurance group/quote 28/£424 22/£355 21/£369
VED band/cost D/£145 E/£170 E/£170
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £133/£174/£133 £271/£312/£271 £235/£235/£420
Length/wheelbase 4,256/2,578mm 4,295/2,640mm 4,252/2,640mm
Height/width 1,404/2,080mm 1,423/2,037mm 1,447/2,039mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,390cc 4 cyl in-line/1,998cc 4cyl in-line/1,999cc
Peak power 158/5,800 bhp/rpm 177/5,500 bhp/rpm 143/6,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 240/1,500Nm/rpm 300/2,250 Nm/rpm 185/4,500 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 50 litres/sp.saver 60 litres/sp. saver 55 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 292/755 litres 337/991 litres 364/1,010 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,271/449kg/TBA 1,320/510/1,300kg 1,390/390/1,350kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.0 metres/0.34Cd 11.0 metres/0.31Cd 11.5 metres/0.31Cd
Basic warranty/recovery 3yrs (60,000)/1yr 3yrs (60,000)/2yrs 3yrs (60,000)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable miles/223 18,000 miles/330 12,500 miles/136
Driver Power maker/dealer pos. 17th/23rd 33rd/30th 12th/15th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points N/A N/A 5/4/1/81
0-60/30-70mph 8.1/8.1 secs 8.6/7.8 secs 9.6/9.2 secs
30-50 in 3rd/4th 4.6/6.5 secs 3.2/4.6 secs 5.3/8.5 secs
50-70 in 5th/6th 9.1/11.9 secs 5.9/8.9 secs 14.6 secs/N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 135mph/2,400rpm 143mph/2,500rpm 130mph/3,100rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 50.9/36.7/8.9m 49.3/35.6/9.6m 50.6/37.2/9.2m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 68/43/65/68dB 69/44/62/70dB 64/41/62/66dB
Auto Express economy/range 32.2mpg/354 miles 27.2mpg/359 miles 31.6mpg/382 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 32.5/52.3/42.0mpg 26.9/37.2/47.9mpg 27.7/38.2/48.7mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 203/154g/km/18% 240/178g/km/23% 207/177g/km/23%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Seven/yes/£318 Six/yes/£294 Six/yes/£350
Autobox/stability/cruise control No/yes/£206 No/yes/yes £1,400/yes/yes
Climate ctrl /leather/heated seats £387/£1,502/£313 £391/£881/£196 Yes/£600/£850*
Metallic paint /xenons/keyless go £367/£313/no £367/£636/yes £525/£850*/£350
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth £1,155/£205/yes/£533 £1,566/no/yes/yes £1,500/£300/y/£250

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