the new Renault Megane

Metal folding roofs and the DNA from a conventional saloon. This is the perfect recipe for a hot Coupe-Cabriolet and French car manufacturers have found these two ingredients especially attractive. The French are about as good in the kitchen as they are in making these 'CCs', just look at Peugeot and Renault and you'll know what I'm on about, Volkswagen has their EOS but I don't think it's as pretty as the French cars. Well now it's time to bring back one of the pioneers of the affordable, folding metal roof CC species. A first look at the new Renault Megane CC.

The old Megane CC wasn't really a car for drivers. It looked pretty no doubt, but it was heavy, and quite a lump to be honest. However, its main purpose isn't really for drivers looking for a fast ride in the first place. It's for people who want a car to drive on the weekend, with the top down. Even if it meant exposing that beer belly or that bald patch. Simply because he was driving a pretty car. And in that sense, the old Megane CC did not disappoint. Angular it was, but bold and unique it still is. And that holds true with the new one as you can clearly see. It has headlights which look like they have been cloned from the Laguna Coupe which is an absolutely gorgeous car in my opinion, looks great on the Megane too. And that outward attractiveness seeps inwards as the interior is also rather similar to the Laguna Coupe. Despite having a strange German outlook, it is nonetheless high quality. Hence there are no signs of skiving on the job there.