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Which Car - 2024 Renault Megane E-Tech review: Australian first drive
Mike Stevens
2024-11-11
Glen Sealey, head of the Renault brand for Australian importer Ateco, is quite the salesman. If he doesn’t believe in the Megane E-Tech’s potential, you’d never know it – but that’s the job, of course.
Speaking at this week’s short-but-sweet Australian launch of the new electric Megane, I asked Sealey to sell me on his new Renault instead of the obvious contenders in its $65,000 space: the Tesla Model 3, Model Y, Polestar 2 and Kia Niro.
“First of all, it’s the way it looks, the way it stands out,” Sealey says. “It feels like a GTI to drive, it’s light for an electric car. It’s very light compared to those others you spoke about.” The Megane E-Tech 60kWh claims a kerb weight of 1642kg, compared to 1940kg for the Polestar 2 and 1765kg for the Model 3.