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 |
