Diesel Renault Megane Sedan

By George Skentzos | August 09th, 2007

Renault’s Megane sedan range has doubled in size after the introduction of three new diesel-powered models.

The new 1.9 Litre Turbo-Charged Common-Rail Diesel Engine produces a maximum power output of 96kW @ 4000rpm and maximum torque of 300 Nm at 2,000 rpm mated to either a six-speed manual or 4-speed automatic.

This new engine returns 5.8 litres/100km for the manual version which is a 30% improvement when compared to its petrol partner. However the automatic will manage just 6.8 litres/100km, due to a 40Nm loss of torque through the transmission.

Based upon these numbers the 60 litre fuel tank has a range of just over 1,000 (1,034) kilometres for the manual and almost 900 (882) kilometres for the automatic.

Recommended Retail Prices

Megane Sedan Diesel Petrol

Expression (Man) $27,990 $24,990

Expression (Auto) $30,490 $27,490

Privilege (Auto only) $35,990 $32,490

Frugal One

***PRIMO!***

I am kinda over the novelty of having a DIEsel..

What pissed me off was the greasy fuel pumps and stained concrete/ground at the servo.Once you touch the hose/fuel, it sticks to you like shit to a blanket

Sure the range and the torque is nice, but so is the smooth and brutal power of a big block V8 running on the cheapest and cleanest fuel…LPG

Cheers

F-0
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Preaching to the converted one and you are spot on! DIEsel mania has hit and they are in overdrive forcing so many various options. I say crap… I drive an LPG BA Falcon ute and it goes unreal and is miserly as with around $48 getting me some 550-600kms and I cannot help but laugh at all the people who visit servos when Iam there to witness the sillyness of what they pay! GO YOU GOOD THING WITH LPG!!!
Steve

The problem is. Diesel in Australia is synonymous with dirty tractors, trucks and 4WDs. When I had a 4WD, I use to carry around riggers gloves with me, to fill up. Diesel on the skin causes dermatitis. So I tried to avoid direct contact.

The other problem with Diesel is that people find a petrol station when they have to fill up, and the pump nozzle is one of those Hi-flow ones, it won’t actually fit in the small filler hole because the manufacturer has put a shim around the filler neck for reasons I can’t seem to understand.

I guess the more diesel consumer cars that are out there, the more the petrol stations will cater for the masses. Maybe introduce pumps with smaller nozzles, and get a daily clean.

European petrol stations at least include disposable gloves and hand wipes at all pumps (not just diesel).

Maybe the higher petrol prices can fund something useful that everyone can benefit from?

Steve
Bill

I had a diesel land cruiser and know exactly Frugal-One means about handling diesel but I bought one of the first diesel meganes in Australia and when I went to fill it for the first time it was no different to filling my AUII Falcon with petrol. The megane has no filler cap, the pump head was clean and there was no mess.
The only downside is the price which is ridiculous.
Talking about consumption efficiencies I could get almost 800Km from a 70L tank of petrol on a trip
in the AUII. That’s better than 9L/100Km but I am expecting to get 4.5L/100Km out of the megane. The megane might not be as quick off the mark as the falcon but it has plenty of torque when needed and will be cheaper to run.
My previous experience with LPG was that consumption went up 30% and the smaller tank decreased the distanced between fills.
kris

LPG an inefficient fuel to fuel inefficient cars to prop up local inefficient local car makers
kris
http://. ROBERTO

LPG a lower greenhouse gas emission on the environment must be great so why the hell attack it! Shame FORD are the only ones to offer it in some of the Falcon range as a LPG only (no dual fuel option). I get 550-600kms per tankful in BA Falcon ute with work and the more kms I do with work the more the numbers stack up over straight petrol cars.

What a load of total crock about it props up local inefficient car makers (the Falcon has it currently in some models as option and there motor is more economical then the Commodore). Couple of kangaroos short in the top paddock with that comment mate. Gee it MUST appeal to taxi drivers, tradesmen, sales reps on the road, etc who knock up huge kms per year and it should be applauded and not all total doom and gloom as your comments – these businesses these people work for save $$$ to compete in the business world of today must be great, that and the rebate scheme offered for LPG conversions is better then NOTHING mate!
David

I own a Megane sedan petrol and can get in the region of 700kms minimum from a tank of ULP. The car averages 8.4l/100km in mixed suburban, freeway and some country driving. I have driven a diesel version and there is not a lot of difference – perhaps one litre per 100ks which hardly makes the price difference worth thinking about either on the up front cost or the fuel. Perhaps if you were plugging along in blocked city roads all the time the diesel would make some sense but for mixed driving I’d stick to the petrol (which is also quieter). Contrary to the published specs, the owners manual (and the dealer) both confirm the car will also happily run on 91RON and it does not need the PULP 95 or 98; this also does not affect fuel economy that I can see.
pete

I have an auto diesel megane and live in the country. I am amazed at our economy! Even in the auto we get 1000 – 1100km oer tank on open road. A 5 hour drive to Adelaide returned 5.3l/per 100km. The best yet. Usually I get 5.5 – 5.7 when I drive to Adelaide. I also have a vy wagon on gas and I can’t even get 400km out of a 60 litre lpg tank. I have to fill it up twice to go to adelaide and then back again which works out worse than the diesel car. A friend of mine has his diesel pug running on his own home made oil frm his crops and it works out to be about 50 cents a litre and works in the car fine. Diesel has it’s merits and its place. LPG is cheap but as someone who worked in car industry for a lot of years cheap fuel costs in the long run. The amount of people who ran thier ars on a dry fuel like LPG did a lot of damage to car internal that require lubricaton that fuel provides.