FOR The Megane is keenly priced and well equipped. It handles well and is available with some fine engines. The three-door Coupe version looks sleek

AGAINST Rear-seat head- and legroom are poor. The Megane isn't as classy or as good to drive as a VW Golf and the five-door model's styling is bland

FOR The Megane is keenly priced and well equipped. It handles well and is available with some fine engines. The three-door Coupe version looks sleek

AGAINST Rear-seat head- and legroom are poor. The Megane isn't as classy or as good to drive as a VW Golf and the five-door model's styling is bland

FOR A spacious and affordable small family estate with a well-built cabin. It handles well and is available with some fine engines. The practical rear end is neatly styled, too

AGAINST The rear seats aren’t the easiest to fold and there’s a step in the load floor when they are folded down. Renault’s reliability needs to improve and resale values will be comparatively weak

FOR The Megane Coupe Cabriolet is stylish, well-equipped drop-head featuring a full glass folding roof and a superb 2.0-litre diesel engine.

AGAINST It feels heavy, it’s cramped in the back, and a Volkswagen Eos offers a sharper drive.

FOR It has enough power to blow its rivals into the weeds, and bristles with feel, balance and precision. Plus, it's competitively priced and well specified

AGAINST This version of the car is £1000 more than the Cup, and that version is already pretty well equipped. Plus, it's perhaps not as radical as some might have expected

FOR It has enough power to blow its rivals into the weeds, and bristles with feel, balance and precision. Plus, it's competitively priced and well specified

AGAINST This version of the car is £1000 more than the Cup, and that version is already pretty well equipped. Plus, it's perhaps not as radical as some might have expected