Renault Megane E-Tech interior review

That false floor on the boot is yet another opion (typical fossil manufactuer) and, interestingly on the RHD models, we get the charger on the left side which is the right side ;-)

It only has one cup holder… why?

Gold gold video, thanks?? Is the best review ever!!!!!🎉🎉

A brilliant touch going to the experts for the tech, Google, constantly updated.......well done Renault!

1. Model 3
2. Megane e-tech
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never a Volkswagen or a BMW...

Looks a better looking car from the outside than most cars on the street

Which one should you prefer? The 60kw e-tech or the 58kw ev6 ? They are both priced almost the same here in NL for leasing.

Takker for god gjennomgang av bilen gjennom flere videoer. Jeg tror svaret på hypen ligger i hvor mange andre elbiler til under 500kNOK du finner som kan ta både taklast og tilhenger med totalvekt på 750kg...

Shame the large screen and lighter interior are not available in the UK.

Hi Bjørn, would you choose this Megane over the MG Marvel R if the prices are the same? Thnx, for responding!

I owned 4 Renaults and they were all exceptional cars. I wish I could buy one here in the U.S. Maybe they will return and bring this car with them.

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stunning design. A true head turner

Your laser measurements of the interior are REALLY useful! Wish more reviewers would do this.

megane is 10000 too expensive. Consumption is higher than id3. We test same day that and same road

The car has only 2 things to improve
1) it must be longer and have bigger trunk
2) it must charge a lot faster

better then the ID3 yest by a country mile. The MG4 is the one i want you to test as its the low cost beast with fabulous reviews. I think for 25 usd this things an absolute steal and although its chinese it would get a pass with the MG name. I think this could be the EV for the future as it would be affordable which is the one thing that no EV mfg has been able to take control of. The one that brings out the true ev for the people will crush the ICE market and will absolutely destroy the EV market. Its time for that car to come. I think by 2025 we will have more then a few lower cost evs to choose from until then the mfg all seem to be after the same market and lots are going to lose their shirts.

It looks great! Great seats says Björn, super important, efficient, comfy. Vive la France!!!
Way, way better than id3. Ariya looks nice too. Trunk looks disastrous for dog owners or rather the dog. Otherwise 👍

way better than id3

I love all your videos about megane etech, thank you so much for the quality and details.
One word about the charge port : it is not at the wrong side ! because we drive on right, when you park on street, the charge station will be on your right, while the road will be on your left.

Love the phisical buttons as well as the manual air vents on this car. Defenetly prefer it over most electric car interiors.

Really like it, drove Renault for years. Battery does seem on the small side, and would like a flatter charge curve.

better than chinese crap :)

Android Automotive is way better than VW software. But my 2022 model ID3 sport is still pretty good to drive and to bring pretty tall teenagers along in the back seat 👍.

think this comes out better than all its rivals - design, style and quality

Bjorn the air vents look cheap and crap also in uk its 40k pounds and does not come with Leather dash and seats no massage or electric seats and screen is only 9 inch not 12 inch as per your test car no heat pump as well Renault UK you have let the British people down but kept the price to high

This car looks really great. I can't see many reasons to prefer the id3 over the Megane.

Hi Bjørn. Thanks for you EV reviews. I have learned a lot from you. I actually orderet a Renault Megan 100% electric, Iconic for 3 month ago. (i live in Denmark) and i choose the Renault becouse i needed to have a EV there can pull a trailer. ID3 can not, and the biggest factor, was the software. I love Google automotive.

Looks nice dont get me wrong but for me if I have to choose and one of the option is tesla, I definitely go for tesla😎

ID.3 has more space for rear passengers. Also this particular trim is way more expensive than ID.3 currently (facelift will arrive next year).

I almost bought this over Tesla Model 3 so my answer is def this over ID3.
It's the one of the rare manufacturers that does software decently thanks to Google. Also it doesn't have too many bings and bongs - the ones it does have are silent enough.
Interior is beautiful. Driver assist features work well and thanks to being European car, it has better speed sign detection than Tesla here in Europe.

beautiful and nice car!

The exterior design is great, but too much boring cheap plastic in the cabin (especially the rear).

Looks nice, actually it's one of the best looking cars, not only ev's. Perfect as an all-rounder for a single person or a couple, might be too small as a family car, esp. bootspacewise. Far better ev than the present Stellantis models. Can't wait for the efficiency tests.

I have the id.3 tour 5 and I love it, yes the interior isn't great but it is very spacious and it's matrix headlights and travel assist is just amazing, I would not like to be without travel assist or similar system again for all my long distance motorway driving. It's a very comfortable car and great on back roads, very solid on the Motorway, you can feel the weight though when you go around roundabouts too hard.

I would get 320-350 Kms this time of year at 120 Km/hr with 68 Kwh of storage, it maybe an 82 Kwh battery but only 68 Kwh are usable and 73.5 when brand new. So there some degradation there in 1 year and 45,000 Kms but in reality I do not notice any less range than when I got it. I'm not sure whether the app I have is capable of reporting the capacity properly. Off the motorway 400 Kms will be easily achievable and in warm weather probably 450 Kms.

The id3 tour 5 astonishingly does not have speakers in the rear doors, typical VW penny-pinching and the sound system is not fantastic and turn it up and the door rattles.

The megane looks nicer inside, I don't have any issues with VW software really except android auto can be sluggish and not connect sometimes and loose GPS but this could be more to do with android and my phone which is most likely nothing to do with VW software.

On DC chargers I've yet to see more than 60 Kw from 30% charge but this is an issue with most electric cars today still have poor charging times at fast chargers, this is unacceptable and needs to be addressed, the megane is no exception, cold batteries also charge slower this is also unacceptable in cars like the id3 that have battery heaters.

The Buzz can charge at 180 Kw but it's charging curve is poor but it's a big improvement but it uses a completely different battery from a different supplier than the id range.

22 Kw AC is definitely great but the biggest issue for me would be front wheel drive, I would never buy a FWD ev after test driving the Kona, E-Soul and Leaf, they are downright dangerous in my opinion and irritating and RWD makes a massive difference to driving performance and satisfaction and FWD is the only reason I will not buy any particular EV. I found the FWD electrics I drove absolutely infuriating.

Når kommer 1000 km challenge?

The direct comparison to the Ariya and Model 3 is not really fair. In Netherlands those cars are quite a bit more expensive.

Never gonna buy car made in France.

newby Q: while I am in the restroom, what is stopping evil bjorn stopping my charge/unlocking the cable so he can charge to complete his 1000 mile challenge?? great review as always BN.

Nice that you're finally testing the Megane. It's a beautiful car. I've test driven the Megane myself and I've been impressed. The ID.3 looks like a "Test"-Car, not finished, the Megane looks like a normal car, a hot hatchback - with 22kW AC and Google Automotive, absolut top! Thanks for your testings. We love it.

The edge of the boot is called the lip

Definetelly this Megane is much better in overall car than ID.3. I drove both of them for around 1h each and the quality and multimedia experience are much more better on Renault. This one is at 1st place on my whish list. I think only slightly bigger Scenic EV could beat it if will have all the prons and be only little bigger around 4.4m. Ariya is very silent inside but ist too big for me

ID.3 for me. This looks cramped and doorclose sounded like my fabia from 2004??

I like it…..and ordered an Iconic in march and still waiting👍

I wouldn't go for this over ID3, but it's just my personal taste. Very strong market player in the segment fo sure, and i happy that it's not another crossover/SUV. Well done Renault.

Steeringwheel Logo is a piece of sh.. Design from 1800 , Car to small in trunk and backseat high. No RWD.

Well..i don't know in Norway...but here in Italy there's a full 10000 Euro gap between the top of the range, full spec Megane E-Tech anf the base M3... so not really in the same ball park...the M3 is on a completely different level though, much better performance, more comfort, better software , state of the art battery technology..as i've said, two different cars aiming two different segments of the car market...i think the Megane is priced too high for what it is , at least the top version with all the goodies included. It could be 7000 Euros cheaper IMO. The "entry level" version is ok. Unfortunally the ZOE is going to be out of production soon. I'd seen a future for that car if Renault would have lowered the price by 5-8k Euros. In my home town there's a car share service that uses the ZOE on a per-minute fare and i've been using these cars quite a lot. To me the ZOE is the perfect car for the day-to-day use. I would have bought one ...if it was 10k cheaper!!

I don’t know why the F*k no European vehicle has Frunk, while every American vehicle has a big Frunk. That seem to me that European are way behind in Tech as they are in IT industry.