The simplified 2015 Megane Coupe-Cabriolet range kicks off with the $38,490 plus on-road costs Dynamique, which makes the folding hard-top Renault almost $9000 cheaper than the brand-new Audi A3 ...

Opt for the 2.0-litre 140bhp petrol and you'll get Renault's new EDC auto as standard - a dual-clutch box in the vein of Volkswagen's DSG, engineered to shift quickly.

This is a lesson a Renault Megane RS driver has painfully learned over the weekend, with the man rolling his car over in a monster Nurburgring crash.