This September we can expect the French manufacturers to go crazy for their home show in Paris, in the case of Renault we will see the unveiling of the all new Megane III. First in line is the coupe, five-door hatch and MPV (Scenic) body styles with the three-door hatch, sedan, convertible and estate to follow in the not too distant future.
An insight may have been presented to us in the form of these early stage renderings of the Megane III and Scenic which have been uncovered by forum site autopareri.com. There are no indications of how official these renderings may be, but when studying them against previous spy photos and leaks, the attention to detail appears to be accurate.
The technical details under the hood have so far evaded the media leading us to believe there is unlikely to be too much innovation found in this area. There are rumours that the current 1.4 liter engine will be replaced with the turbo-charged 1.2 liter engine from the Clio and we will possibly see a bit of emission busting tuning from the Renault engineers.
The Megane will be fighting for supremacy in the C-segment with the VW Golf MkVI which is also released in Paris and it will also have to face strong challenges from the likes of the upcoming Mazda3, Ford Focus and Opel Astra.
dmanero
July 8, 2008 8:23 PM
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