Test: Renault Megane Coupe dCi 130 Bose Edition

Coupe on a winding road and a dynamic driver - a pleasure for two.

Aleш Pavleti.

Black feet, tinted windows, nice 17-inch wheels. Renault coupes like these can attract many looks, as if you are sitting in some kind of harsh jaguar wings BMW. So you can also give the price a thumbs up, as you are getting a good two-seater for a moderate amount of money. Well, because it is designed for four, but almost like any coupe for two, but in fact - for one. Driver.

You just have to get used to the high driving position, the delicate materials around the gear lever, and the combination of analog and digital display on the dashboard. But let yourself be pampered by the audio system Angry, leather-wrapped interior and, in general, a smart card is the best idea.

Dynamic drivers will only have two comments on this car: power steering in ESP... The power steering is electrically driven, which is felt at the starting point at the start of work, and at full operation (turning) there are no problems.

Unfortunately, the ESP stabilization system is not disabled. So, in addition to the switch for disabling the anti-skid system of the driving wheels, we could also take care of disabling the ESP and thus the joy of the (good) driver without the restrictive electronic means that would be written on the upholstery of the sports car.

Turbodiesel, what about sports? It is possible, although when fully accelerated, it does not move so fast that these 130 "sparks" will impress you. But they're impressive where we need them most: on the highway. At 100 km / h in fifth or sixth gear, the Megane coupe pushes you into excellent seats every time, and the slow ones soon fall far behind.

If you bring the equipment to the end, as we did in the Auto store, the consumption will also be about 7,5 liters. Some of them come at the expense of wide tires, and some, of course, at the expense of a dynamic driver. We're sure this will be more economical too, but then you don't need a sports coupe.

If friends tease you Megan Coupe sound system Angry to suppress the noise of the turbo diesel engine, ignore them. It's just envy.

Text: Aljosha Darkness

Photo: Aleš Pavletič.