+ car spotlight: renault megane +

Two generations of the Renault Megane have been launched, the first in 1996, and the second generation in 2002. Two charisterics have too been synonymous with the range also. One is a wide choice of body styles available, and the other, design. Each generation had a total of 6 body styles, namely 3 door hatchback (dubbed a coupe in gen 1), 5 door hatchback, saloon, wagon, convertible (which goes metal instead of fabric in gen 2) and MPV (in Scenic guise). And I loved both generations. Bar the saloons, all versions looked very stylish at the time of their launch.


The above is Gen 1 which ran from '96 to '02. Clockwise from top left, we have saloon, convertible, Scenic MPV, coupe, 5 dr hatch and wagon. Rewind back to 1996 and the coupe should be one of the coolest family cars on the roads.


Gen 2 which started production late in '02 has that huge butt in the hatchback versions which I totally adore. In fact, if I were to buy a car right now, the Megane 3 dr will definitely be on my shortlist among the Subaru Legacy GT, Mini Cooper S and BMW 530i. It's still the most stylish family car on the roads in my opinion. Clockwise from top left, 5dr hatch, 3dr hatch, wagon, Scenic, coupe-convertible and saloon.