Road Test
Renault Mégane
Test date 18 May 2004
Price as tested £19,500
For Huge pace, refinement, build quality, usability
Against Gearchange, steering feel, Focus RS still more fun
How much ?
- Price as tested £19,500
- Price as tested £22,400
How fast
- 0-30mph no data
- 0-60mph no data
- 0-100mph no data
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
no data
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
32.1 / 24.6 mpg
- CO2 emissions
209 g/km
How big?
- Length
4228 mm
- Width
1777 mm
- Height
1437 mm
- Wheelbase
no data
- Weight
1355 kg
- Fuel tank
60.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In-line , 1998 cc
- Max power 222 bhp at 5500 rpm
- Max torque 221 ft at 3000 rpm
- Specific output 111.1bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 164bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 82.7x93.0 mm
- Compression ratio 9.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st no data
- 2nd no data
- 3rd no data
- 4th no data
- 5th no data
- 6th no data
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front MacPherson type with rectangular lower arm and anti-roll bar.
- Rear torsion beam system with outboard attachment points
Steering
- Type rack and pinion, electric power assisted
- Lock to lock 2.80
Brakes
- Front 312mm ventilated discs
- Rear 300mm ventilated and cross-drilled discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 7.5Jx18in in
- Size rear 225/40 YR18 in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 225/40 ZR18
- Tyres rear 225/40 ZR18
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