Mégane Sport Tourer, arrives in our market with the premise of joining the typical qualities of a van with a more dynamic vein. To the aforementioned attributes of its five-door brother (saloon), the Sport Tourer adds increased skills in terms of space management.
It has a luggage compartment with a total volume of 521 liters, with two loading levels: a high position, for a flat floor when the rear seat is fully folded down, reserving an additional 50 liters of space under the floor; and a low position, which allows you to enjoy all the available space.
With the folding of the rear seats in the proportion 1/3 – 2/3, operation facilitated by the handles in the luggage compartment, the load capacity reaches 1 504 liters.
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At the same time, with the folding of the front passenger seat to the table position, the load plan on the Renault Mégane Sport Tourer can reach 2.7 meters, which according to Renault constitutes a record for the segment.
The livability of the Renault Mégane Sport Tourer is at the best of its class for this body class, with more room for the knees for those traveling in the rear, 1441 mm wide at the front and 1377 mm at the rear (at shoulder level) and even greater leaning the rear seat, compared to the previous generation, for more comfort.
The version submitted for competition in the Essilor Car of the Year/Crystal Steering Trophy, Renault Mégane Sport Tourer Energy dCi 130 GT Line, is guided by a rich and technological equipment, starting with the 7” display of the TFT color dials, by the Head-Up Display and the 7” central touchscreen of the R-Link 2 system, which allows control of the navigation system, communications, audio system, applications, climate control and driving assistance systems. In addition, the GT Line version also offers traffic sign recognition, tire pressure control, lane crossing alert, automatic light switching, light, rain and parking sensors front and rear and Multi-drive modes Sense.
Since 2015, Razão Automóvel has been part of the panel of judges for the Essilor Car of the Year/Crystal Wheel Trophy award.
In terms of engine, this version has under the hood the 1.6 dCi of 130 hp of power. Combined with a six-speed manual gearbox, the advertised average consumption is 4.0 l/100 km and CO2 emissions of 103 g/km, an acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 10.6 seconds and a top speed of 198 km/h.
In addition to the Essilor Car of the Year/Crystal Wheel Trophy, the Renault Mégane Sport Tourer Energy dCi 130 GT Line is also competing in the Van of the Year class, where it will face the KIA Optima Sportswagon 1.7 CRDi and the Volvo V90 D4.
Motor: Diesel, four cylinders, turbo, 1598 cm3
Power: 130 hp/4000 rpm
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 10.6 s
Maximum speed: 198 km/h
Average consumption: 4.0 l/100 km
CO2 emissions: 103 g/km
Price: 31 500 euros
Text: Essilor Car of the Year/Crystal Wheel Trophy