Also Watch: Renault Megane RS Trophy-R Proves Less Is More; Much More Powering the car is a turbocharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine that is also used by the Alpine A110.

The Megane is sold with 1.4-, 1.6- and 2.0-liter gasoline engines as well as 1.5- and 1.9-liter common-rail diesels. The diesels are the nicest to drive, with the 1.9-liter four making 118 ...

By no means are we saying that this is a bad car. Renault has done what it could with the 1.2-liter engine, and the weight of this new Megane version is acceptable: 1,235 kilograms.