Renault Megane Coupe vs VW Scirocco - specifications
| Volkswagen Scirocco | Renault Megane | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On the road price/total as tested | £20,365/£22,640 | £19,585/£22,035 | |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) | £11,404/56.0% | £6,326/32.3% | |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £733/£1,466 | £705/£1,410 | |
| Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) | £1,391/£2,319 | £1,554/£2,590 | |
| Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost | 24/£702/E/£120 | 21/£623/E/£120 | |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £151/£277/£209 | £185/£304/£185 | |
| Length/wheelbase | 4,256/2,578mm | 4,295/2,640mm | |
| Height/width | 1,404/1,810mm | 1,423/1,808mm | |
| Engine | 4cyl in-line/1,968cc | 4cyl in-line/1,870cc | |
| Peak power | 138/4,000 bhp/rpm | 130/3,750 bhp/rpm | |
| Peak torque | 320/1,750 Nm/rpm | 300/1,750 Nm/rpm | |
| Transmission | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd | |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 50 litres/sp. saver | 60 litres/full size | |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 312/1,006 litres | 344/1,024 litres | |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | 1,304/449kg/N/A | 1,310/425/690kg | |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 11.0 metres/0.34Cd | 10.9 metres/0.31Cd | |
| Basic warranty/recovery | 3yrs (60k)/1yr VW | 3yrs (60k)/2yrs AA | |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | Variable/223 | 18,000 miles/330 | |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 16th/21st | 34th/30th | |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped/points | N/A | 5/4/2/87 | |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 9.6/9.2 secs | 9.9/10.0 secs | |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 3.9/7.3 secs | 4.0/5.2 secs | |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th | 9.3/13.0 secs | 7.6/10.2 secs | |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | 129mph/1,800rpm | 130mph/2,100rpm | |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 49.0/36.3/8.8m | 48.8/34.8/9.0m | |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 64/50/67/72dB | 64/45/62/70dB | |
| Auto Express economy/range | 42.9mpg/472 miles | 38.4mpg/507 miles | |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 42.8/67.3/55.4mpg | 45.6/64.2/55.4mpg | |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 176/134g/km/ 18% | 197/134g/km/18% | |
| Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors | Six/yes/£340 | Eight/yes/£300 | |
| Auto box/stability/cruise control | £1,305/yes/£220 | No/yes/yes | |
| Climate ctrl/leather/heated seats | £410/£1,605/£330 | £400/£900/£300 | |
| Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go | £410/£885/no | £395/£650/yes | |
| Sat-nav/MP3/Bluetooth connectivity | £1,235/yes/£570* | £450/yes/yes | |
