My daughter has the Megane ETech First Edition & it is SPECTACULAR! Getting out of that into my MG4 Trophy is like getting out of a Rolls Royce & into a Fisher Price car 🤦🏻‍♂️

@TJWhiteStar

Жыл бұрын

Have to agree I chose the Megane e-tech Techno over the MG4 Trophy and I have zero regrets. It's an amazing car and I love the Google run infotainment etc as well as the great road handling.

@martineldridge1319

Жыл бұрын

Thats such a great analogy you gave 🙂. A few weeks ago II went for a test drive in an MG4 and then a few days later, had a test drive in the Megane ETech Tecno. The Megane is in another league completely, and I'll be collecting my one at the weekend.

@Paris__

Жыл бұрын

A superb review from a very fine Motoring Journalists, who takes the very essence of the car and distills it into what makes it great.....Well done! I've just ordered the Top-of the -Range Iconic model (with that excellent Heat Pump). It was a straight choice between a Tesla Model 3 or the Megane, both were the same price.....No contest! The sterile, poor build quality, horrid interior, ugly Tesla is so dated compared to the Renault. It's tech is so 'yesterday'. Brilliant move by Renault going to the experts, Google! By the way, Renault say the 0-60 time is 7.5 Seconds. Independent tests have clocked it at 6.9 Seconds (that's Mini Cooper S territory).......how typically French, underplaying. Unlike the Italians, which always exaggerate!

@paulhayes2189

20 күн бұрын

Fair comments on cabin of megane. However i just bought a 64kw mg4 2023 for 19k. It actually is better and faster to drive, sorry megane. Megane has a lovely cabin and looks proper modern outside...but the rear windows are all tiny making it claustrophobic for my kids...mg4 for me.... cheaper car and faster and better to drive .....

Enjoyed your review, I tested the cupra born and the MG4, went for the Megane e-tech LE, really enjoying the drive and the tech in the car.

Try both see what you think. I never thought I’d buy a French car. I was put off Born having had Seat with same infotainment. You can minimise the side panels of the ‘smaller’ screen in Renault. Don’t rule out the Renault until you drive it.

lovely video thanks for sharing ❤. I like that Megan has bottons for the heat etc. instead of touchscreen. to me it is very important that the infotainment system works without issues.

Out of these two my preference would by a whisker be the Renault. That extra boot space could be very useful for emergency bananas. Being front wheel drive in theory could be easier to control in slippery conditions although I've no idea what clever trickery is used in the Cupra to stop those pesky pirouettes that used to be a characteristic of rear wheel drive cars of yester year. The climate and mode controls also seem better in the E-Tech. A great video Rebecca as usual.

@SentinelSays

7 ай бұрын

I can honestly say that anyone who's driven a Born or a ID3 on a icy morning has to be rather brave. I've had a Born for the last 2 years, and the traction control is capable but is easily vexxed by slippy road surfaces, even with winter tyres on. A few squeaky bum moments were had. I've got a Mégane on order, due for delivery in December, so I'll see how that does!

I Have had the V2 Born since July, now done 11500 mile mostly commuting 60miles a day. Got it with pan sunroof & heat pump. Charging at home on Octopus go 7.5p kwh 12:30 to 04:30 During the really cold weather just before Xmas was getting 145 range on 80% Today got 4.6mile/Kw temp outside this morning at 07:30am was 10 deg C. The most I got out of it was 5.7mile/kw on a A road route to work & back without using the motorway last summer! So it was 30 to 50mph with my regenerative breaking on max i.e. B mode So summer get aprox 220miles on 80% charge. I actually like the infotainment screen its 12" and I always use Android auto. Mine is white & everyone at work thinks it looks really nice! The buttons on the wheel are not as bad as reviewer have said I find them fine, yes on the odd occasion you can accidently touch them but nowhere near as they would have you believe! Overall I think the Car is really good! The only thing I would say is I have only charged once using a public charger on a trip to the lakes! I was fortunte enough to come across an ioniq charging station (120kw) up near Keswick! The only thing worries me is public charging! My colleague just came back from Norwich on a weekend trip in her Electric Corsa, the first charger they went to on the way there didn't work! the second had one bay occupied the other was occupied by a petrol car! " old dears explained they had a flat tyre and parked there! Even though there were plenty of other space on the car park! My colleague told them that there were clearly signs saying electric vehicles only! So she had to go and find another charging point! Seriously there should be camera's that record and fine peeps for this sort of thing! She eventually found a charge point! She told me it was stressful & took the pleasure out of owning an electric car! That made me think maybe Tesla was a better bet for public charging on long journeys! I will find out soon when I go on day trips as the weather gets better! My colleague also mentioned that the cost was more expensive than filling with petrol at public chargers she went on to say that she wished she had kept her Diesel! Hopefully things will improve as we approach 2030! What I can say so far charging just from home in the time i have owned the car it has save me aprox £1400 in 8 months! Service+fuel+road tax! So its started to pay back the differential. Do I enjoy driving it? yes No gears, smooth acceleration etc. Looks love it, charging network maybe choose a Tesla!

@geoffreyjones6019

Жыл бұрын

Interesting you say that about the buttons, I test drove a Born last week and found them absolutely fine, which was a surprise given most reviewers mention how bad they are. Anyway, thought the car was great and have one on order, will see how long I have to wait!

@Nomanspie

8 ай бұрын

Tesla have now started putting in public super chargers that any EV can use, so eventually there will be loads of places with plenty of charging points.

The Megane looks like a crossover and hot a hatchback to me

I have the Megane on order so this was good to see. Btw the techno is not going to be the top spec. The launch edition was obviously a limited run but the new top spec is the iconic.

do you know if the HUD will be available on the Megane ? it was in the prototype then they cancelled it due to semi shortage - and now no more shortage so what are they waiting ?

I have a Cupra Born for just over a month and I hate it. It's the prettiest car I've ever owned but it's a heap of shit to actually use. Climate settings are impossible to adjust while driving and i've not gone around a single roundabout or motorway junction without changing the settings on my Cruise control, outright dangerous car to drive. Further irritations: really bad view around the A-pillars, you can't see anything out of the rear window and the rear view camera is way to low to actually get a view on whats behind you plus it's ALWAYS dirty. Charging is bad too, it says it will do a 100kw for this battery but it actually won't go over 45kw. yes, it's cold now (November) but my previous Kia e-Niro would do at least 60, mostly just up to it's maximum of 75, albeit after a few minutes to warm up the system. Before you choose a car, don't look at the kw number, look at the charging curve, you can find tables for every make and model. It's not bad on efficiency but it's overestimating it's range constantly and not by a little bit. pros: prettiest car i've ever had good ride very silent good seats good stereo cons: rediculous infotainment system, there is no logic to be found here no thought ever went into useability in the interior not much space in the interior to put stuff bad interface design on steeringwheel bad interface design on infotainment rear windows are awkward to open and close as you have to press ANOTHER touch button to switch to rear window control, another few seconds you can't watch the road... rear view camera unusable automatic lights don't come on quick enough, don't recognise fog or low sun sunvisors are difficult to reach! (why!?) interior lights dont't come on when you open the doors (must be a setting somewhere but unable to find it, probably touched one of those touch buttons without knowing...) slower than expected really bad vision all around slow charging doesn't adjust range to actual usage (not nearly as good as others do) strange whining noise when wind comes from a certain angle! one pedal driving isn't a thing in the Cupra, nowhere near enough regenerating force (bad decision on the rear wheel drive probably as you can't apply that much braking) In short: typical VW product: all good in theory but only in testing circumstances, in real life it's not nearly as good as it's competitors

A superb review from a very fine Motoring Journalists, who takes the very essence of the car and distills it into what makes it great.....Well done! I've just ordered the Top-of the -Range Iconic model (with that excellent Heat Pump). It was a straight choice between a Tesla Model 3 or the Megane, both were the same price.....No contest! The sterile, poor build quality, horrid interior, ugly Tesla is so dated compared to the Renault. It's tech is so 'yesterday'. Brilliant move by Renault going to the experts, Google! By the way, Renault say the 0-60 time is 7.5 Seconds. Independent tests have clocked it at 6.9 Seconds (that's Mini Cooper S territory with that lovely instant torque).......how typically French, underplaying. Unlike the Italians, which always exaggerate!

I enjoyed watching the Video Comparison. My choice would be the Megane E-Tech 😊

@CarGurusUK

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

I have a grey born v1 with pretty much everything you need. Pros Smooth acceleration and great fun to drive Looks fab and gets lots of people staring Seats are great and you sit slightly higher than a regular hatch. I get 4.5mi/kwh in town and 3.1 on motorways. Cons Ride is a bit jumpy on uk roads apart from motorways when its fab Infotainment is a bit slow but not terrible I hate fact that everytime you enter the car you need to change settings it simply doesnt remember what you chose last time.

is this car going out holiday in horizonema

Great review Rebecca - is there a more powerful electric Born available ? Prefer the Cupra styling.

@CarGurusUK

Жыл бұрын

The Born tested in this video was the middle model in the range in terms of power, with 201bhp. With the Cupra Born, the power output available is dependent on the battery size you choose. 45-, 58- and 77kWh batteries are available. The smallest 45kWh battery gets a 148bhp motor, the middle 58kWh battery gets either a 201bhp or 228bhp motor, and the largest 77kWh battery comes with the 228bhp motor. Full details can be found in our review: www.cargurus.co.uk/research/Cupra-Born-2022-mg572

Renault favolosa 💪🔝❤️❤️

The conclusion was a surprise. The Cupra has more space on the back seats en the interior was better. And has better energie consumption.

@revirdkcalb

Жыл бұрын

I would say it was quite close between the two...Interior LOOKS better in the Cupra, but i think the Renault infotainment system makes up for the lesser interior looks quite a bit. Also the Megane has significantly larger boot space and the price. The pirce...The top level Megane is like 6000 euros cheaper than the top level Born, at least in my country (entry level is 4000 euros difference). Not sure if the Born is that much better to justify these differences. Having said that, I like the looks on the Born so much more that it almost justifies the difference in price for me.

@adrianromero92

3 ай бұрын

Sinceramente no se porque dice que el interior del Born es mejor que el Megane... en calidad de materiales están a la par y en las plazas traseras el Born no tiene salidas de aire y las puertas parecen de plástico... para mi la prueba ha sido bastante mala...

At no point do you mention actual real world range. One of the first questions anyone will want to know the answer to. We know the WLTP numbers, but what do they do in reality?

@herme99

Жыл бұрын

EV database is good for this info

@TJWhiteStar

Жыл бұрын

I have had the e-tech Techno for just over a month and I am averaging about 3.3 Miles/kWh in Comfort mode with the heating set to Auto at 22'C (and the weather has not been great. Plenty of rain and below zero temps where I am). I don't hyper mile (at 56mph behind wagons etc) and drive normally doing the full speed limits (inc 60's & 70's on Dual Carriageways and Motorways). I don't think I'll have any issues hitting the 4's in terms of Mile/kWh when we get to summer and warmer weather. Hope this helps give you an Idea of the real world range. Edit: as the weather has crept above 0'c I'm getting a better Miles/kWh already. 3.7 and climbing. Definitely think the 4's will be easily hit during summer.

@AnthonyMaddocks1674

Жыл бұрын

In reality if you drive sensible and not put your foot down every time You set off or do 80 to 90 on a motorway you will get tje figure that is stated

ICONIC is top trim now

The new Megane is a bit of a banger - wish it was closer to 30k than 40 tho

Looks like this was filmed around 4 months ago , not sure why it takes so long to release the video , both of these cars are a lot better than the similar Nissan and VW alternatives , i would avoid dull battleship grey and go for a bright colour that shows off the design better.

@N1ckZ

Жыл бұрын

1. How do you know it was filmed 4 months ago? 2. The Nissan is better than the Renault

@CarGurusUK

Жыл бұрын

You are right we filmed this a while back, very observant!

@aidanwilson6035

Жыл бұрын

@@N1ckZ 1. It must of been made in November looking at the leaves on the trees 2. The Nissan may have a bigger battery & therefore a longer range , the Renault's acceleration & efficiency are a bit better , but it's mainly the price difference (34k for the E-Tech - 43k for the Ariya using a discount price website ) & most reviewers agree that the Renault looks much better inside & out but that is subjective !.

This Megane is nothing like the top tier trim, can't explain that enough. The real top Megane, is so much better and better equiped. I have it, and love it to death.

There should be a refreshed Cupra Born soon like the refreshed VW ID3 with new interior which should be better. Although it will still be slow like the VW is and have rear drum brakes!

Cupra Born anytime.

Etech

Kia vs Hyundai

BYD atto3 smart #1 both better at this price

@taomahNEGEV

10 ай бұрын

Do you mean that you think that the Smart#1 is better than both the Born and the Megane?

Cupra 💪💪💪

Sadly Megane does not include a Heat Pump option. Poor rear view. Rear seats not as comfortable as the Cupra. And Megane only available in one battery size. The Cupra 77kw version with DCC with Michelin tyres is great fun.

@andrewlea

Жыл бұрын

Heat pump is standard on the Iconic trim level.

@wilkoone9155

11 ай бұрын

I got my Skoda Enyaq IV80x without the heat pump, not necessary in Ireland's temperate climate.

@simonstock2526

4 ай бұрын

@@andrewleaand Tekno now as well

Renault is tiny in the back

Your review is at odds with other reviews, which identify the fundamental difference between the cars, which is rear wheel drive versus front wheel drive. The Megane E-tech has a traction control which blunts initial acceleration to hide the torque steer. The RWD Cupra/ID.3 has no such problem. Karun Chandhok (ex F1 & Formula E Driver) says the ID.3 has very balanced handling that could take more power. Everyone I know who has bought an ID.3, including me are delighted with them.

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man the cars are fine, but the grey colors are hideous.

Untill there is a proper test that involves four people in the car and say some shopping all these tests of battery family cars are irrelevant ,

@jonathantaylor1998

Жыл бұрын

I understand 'why' you're suggesting a 4-person, real-world test for a car - but have you ever seen a petrol / diesel car tested that way...? I know I haven't... I also appreciate that a LOT of electric vehicle reviews make comment that WLTP is WAY more optimistic than real-world range results - but, petrol / diesel car real-world mpg vs WLTP are also wildly inaccurate... For example, my wife's Yaris Hybrid is supposed to be able to do up to 85mpg combined. We've ran it now for 6 years and THE best ever figure I've ever got out of it is 61.3mpg...!

First 🙋🏻‍♂️🇹🇷

38 grand. Who are these jokers kidding.

Renault have worked hard to keep the weight low down. Well there's a Caterham's weight of batteries in the floor and it's a raised hatchback. I'm going with No, they've not tried at all. Makes you wonder what else they've been lying about.

@pauladams5673

Жыл бұрын

She meant the weight is low down, so the centre of gravity is much lower than a fossil car. The Renault is one of the lightest in it's class; ie EVs of C segment cars (VW Golf, Ford Focus size)

Cupra are ugly. Don't like Electric cars but Renault need to bring e tech hybrid to megane

Another EV bore video , so sad we have been forced to ditch ICE cars .

@CastleKnight7

Жыл бұрын

Another interesting EV video, so glad we have been encouraged to ditch ICE cars.

@lordrefrigeratorintercoole288

Жыл бұрын

i dont agree with you, but i do prefer Hybrids over any other option... i dont know, i like the idea that 2 opposite engines work together.

Yet another boring EV video... Trying to convince people that massively overpriced vehicles that fail to convince the people.. We all know the range figures are about 2/3 of what the manufacturer will say and we all know that public charging is a nightmare of finding one that works and accepts your card and is not already occupied.. Whilst this charging goes on the unlucky driver has to hang around for 30 minutes (if not a whole lot more)... Pay a fortune for a big screen and glitzy trim.... WOW ..... Well well paying THOUSANDS💲 and thousands 💲 more for all this tat... I don't think so..

@teunlll

5 ай бұрын

There aren't that much gas options that have that much torque for this price.