Renault Megane Sport Tourer vs SEAT Exeo ST - specifications

  Renault Megane Sport Tourer Seat Exeo ST
On-the-road price/total as tested £19,585/£22,245 £21,840/£22,210
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £6,678/34.1% £8,321/38.1%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £705/£1,410 £917/£1,834
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,544/£2,574 £1,665/£2,775
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 20/£499/E/£120 27/£567/F/£125
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £207/£336/£20 £91/£159/£91
Length/wheelbase 4,559/2,702mm 4,666/2,642mm
Height/width 1,501/1,804mm 1,454/1,772mm
Engine 4cyl/1,870cc 4cyl/1,968cc
Peak power 128/3,750 bhp/rpm 168/4,200 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 300/1,750 Nm/rpm 350/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 60 litres/sp saver 70 litres/full size
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 491/1,567 litres 442/1,354 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,366/505/1,300kg 1,490/560/1,600kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.0 metres/0.32Cd 11.2 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/2yrs AA 3yrs (60k)/2yrs SEAT
Service intervals/UK dealers 18,000 miles/330 10,000 miles/128
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 34th (09)/30th (08) 22nd (09)/24th (08)
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 5/4/2/87 N/A
0-60/30-70mph 9.8/10.2 secs 8.9/8.2 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.2/5.3 secs 3.4/5.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 7.0/9.5 secs 6.7/9.6 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 127mph/2,200rpm 139mph/2,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 50.1/35.9/9.1m 48.8/35.6/8.8m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 60/48/68/70dB 64/46/63/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 37.2mpg/491 miles 34.5mpg/531 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 45.6/64.2/55.4mpg 34.9/61.4/47.9mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 175/134g/km/18% 189/153g/km/21%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£300 Six/yes/yes
Auto gearbox/power fold mirrors No/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Hill descent ctrl/low-range gearbox £400/£900/no Yes/£905/£265*
Stability control/xenon headlights £395/£650/yes £370/£715^/no
Split-fold rear seats/cruise control £450/yes/yes £1,735/yes/yes

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