With either engine, Renault Megane GT offers discerning motorists a distinctive blend of driving pleasure, pure performance and versatility.

High-performance chassis

Whereas some sports-oriented cars achieve high performance at the expense of driving comfort, Renault Megane GT manages to combine both virtues. This achievement owes much to the car's specially developed chassis: the technical solutions adopted by Renault engineers would emphasize body support and front axle efficacy without jeopardizing vertical damping.

Specifically, Renault Megane GT features specially calibrated shock absorbers affording full control over body motion regardless of driving style. And for improved rear axle tracking, the substructure linkage uses specially hardened parts.

Renault Megane GT chassis differs from the previous chassis used on Megane 2.0 T and 2.0 dCi Dynamique on several points. Front and rear anti-sway subsystems are stiffer to reduce the roll angle when cornering. The body is 10 mm lower, to bring down the centre of gravity. Front and rear springs are 24% stiffer. Front axle precision and response are optimized by special settings for the electric power steering system, and stiffer front suspension damping units.

The electronic stability programme (ESP) is specially calibrated for the high-performance features of the Renault Megane GT chassis. With this chassis, Renault Megane GT is capable of slick response along winding roads while losing none of its comfort under urban or motorway conditions.


Proven industrial process

Hatchback and coupe versions of Renault Megane GT are made at the Renault Palencia plant in Spain, one of the three major sites making Megane Hatch, Sport Hatch and Sport Tourer. The 165 hp 2.0 T and 150 hp 2.0 dCi engines that power Megane GT are made at the Renault Cleon plant in France. Renault has invested Euro 5 million in developing Megane GT.


Renault Megane in Europe

Megane II ranks number-two in the European sales charts, and is the top-selling car (across all segments) in France, Belgium, Spain, Holland and Portugal for 2006 so far.

Since Renault Megane II first appeared on the market in 2002 it has sold a total of 2,358,648 units in Europe (by end of September 2006). With its seven different body variants, Megane offers a very close match to differing customer expectations across the whole breadth of its market segment. Top five-star EuroNCAP rating attests to superlative safety levels. Performance and equipment reap full benefit from up-to-the-minute technologies developed by Renault and the Renault-Nissan Alliance. This goes a long way to explaining Megane's benchmark status in the C segment.

Sales growth outside Europe

Renault Megane II was pitched as a worldwide programme from the outset, with a view to achieving broad international outreach for Renault outside Europe. From initial release in late 2002 through to the end of September 2006, Megane II sales outside Europe stood at nearly 700,000 units. And sustained growth continues (up by 12.47% for 2006 so far, with respect to the same period in 2005).

Renault Megane II is sold in 73 countries outside Europe. Successful performance on these international markets is driven primarily by the Megane Sedan version made at the Bursa plant in Turkey and the Curitiba plant in Brazil.

Renault Megane GT was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show and will be released toward the end of 2006.

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