Wednesday 3rd September 2008

Leaked: Renault Megane III

Images of 2009 Megane appear on the interweb

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Images of the next generation Renault Megane have been leaked on to the Internet and show a more mature, if slightly duller, design. The images appear to be official press shots and the car is expected to appear next year.

The Megane III is seen in five-door guise only and although the overall design seems quite bland there are a number of interesting design features. The bonnet has strange ridges running along its edges and there are pronounced front wings.

No details yet of engines or prices but you can expect teh car to follow the new trend of more powerful yet cleaner. The images were leaked by www.km77.com.

 

[blowy84]

Focus? Cee'd? Mazda 3?

[Gatso Hater]

err is it just me or are the confused as to what they wanted it to look like

[Mannginger]

I was thinking the same - there's a real need for the mainstream manufacturers to try to design something fresh IMO.

OK I know they're all shackled by the EU safety regs but it really is a dull time in automotive design at the moment.

[pistonlager]

I'm off to 911virgin .com to look at some proper car porn

[missing the VR6]

Mazda 3 definately seems to be the inspiration

[patmahe]

Can someone please design something bold and different? I mean I was only just looking at this 'new' car and I've already forgotten it. Bland.

[waynepixel]

It that supposed to be a Hatch Back, look at the size of it, it's bloody massive, and ugly.

[Grandmasterbt]

argh! where has the imagination gone?
the car looks like a cross between the new impreza, focus and ceed grrrrr

[pistonlager]

Grandmasterbt said:

argh! where has the imagination gone?

An accountants ledger book per chance.

[durbster]

pistonlager said:

Grandmasterbt said:

argh! where has the imagination gone?

An accountants ledger book per chance.

But the last one was very imaginative and distinctive.

[oggy85]

The more and more safety legislation they bring in the more and more boring and similar cars seem to get. Every car has to have the bumper at the same height, sloping bonnet for pedestrian crashes etc. Soon all they will have any input on is the shape of the headlights and the badge on the front!

[russellwatson17]

Why do the cars have to suffer in design because of pedestrians walking out??

Make the pedestrians wear shin pads or something and bring back some 80's wedges haha.

[sprinter885]

I could only see a typical "Renault DNA" type look as in a smaller Velsatis ??!

perhaps with echoes of the Lexus thingey

Edited by sprinter885 on Wednesday 3rd September 11:21

[oggy85]

Renault have been getting a bit boring lately though. The Twingo is not as interesting as the last one and as for the Koleos, its so boring I cant beleive they bothered to make it!

[Agoogy]

Something vaguely Renault about the nose, other wise any badge from anywhere globally would sit perfectly well on it. (Not BMW/Audi/MB)

Cue another discussion about concept versus reality akin to C-XF disappointment.

I think its time manufacturers stop the teaser concept that is "90% production reality"... just asking for trouble IMO

Still a new Megane would force the cost of the existing one down a bit so an R26 will become a bit more affordable (bulb changing aside)

[dpbird90]

What an ugly car... for now. Wait for the Renaultsport bodykitted ones and the 3 door and they should look better...

[SleeperCell]

Looks like an Astra

[rev-erend]

blowy84 said:

Focus? Cee'd? Mazda 3?

and Astra..

Agree - they all look the same. So what's the point.

[AshG]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......

[Turbo Sandwhich]

mazda 3, maybe even a bit of subaru from back side angle! Boring!!