Renault Megane CC vs. A3 Cabriolet - specifications

  A3 Cabriolet Megane CC
On the road price/total as tested £23,570/£25,120 £23,095/£24,730
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £14,048/59.6% N/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £613/£1,226 £970/£1,940
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,542/£2,570 £1,635/£2,725
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 20/£492/C/£30 23/£328/F/£125
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £900 (3yrs) £330/£480/£330
Length/wheelbase 4,238/2,578mm 4,485/2,609mm
Height/width 1,424/1,765mm 1,434/1,811mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,598cc 4cyl in-line/1,870cc
Peak power 104/4,400 bhp/rpm 128/3,750 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 250/1,500 Nm/rpm 300/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 55 litres/sp. saver 60 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 260/674 litres 417-211 litres/N/A**
Kerbweight/payload 1,430/500kg 1,540/317kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.7 metres/N/A 11.0 metres/0.31Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/3yrs RAC 3y (60k)/2y Renault
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable miles/135 18,000 miles/330
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 12th/18th 27th/15th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points N/A N/A
0-60/30-70mph 12.1/12.6 secs 10.9/11.1 secs
30-50 in 3rd/4th 5.6/9.7 secs 4.5/5.5 secs
50-70 in 5th/6th 13.8 secs/N/A 8.0/10.3 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 118mph/2,200rpm 127mph/2,250rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 50.3/36.1/9.4m 50.1/37.5/9.0m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 78/47/65/70dB 71/47/64/70dB
Auto Express economy/range 42.1mpg/509 miles 39.7mpg/524 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 54.3/72.4/65.7mpg 39.8/56.5/48.7mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 180/114g/km/13% 191/149g/km/21%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Four/yes/£300 Six/yes/£310
Air-con/leather/heated seats Yes/£2,985/£250 Yes/£920/£305
Auto box/stability/cruise control No/yes/£215 No/yes/yes
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go £500/£1,000/no £405/£665/yes
Sat-nav/aux-in/Bluetooth £650/yes/£395* Yes/yes/yes

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