Renault Mégane 2014

Talking about Renault’s mid-size car would be simply impossible without mentioning “family”. Mégane’s first generation helped to establish the very concept of several vehicle bodies derived from one project in the mid-1990s, which ended as one of the most important strategies used in the car world ever since. They’ve reached two more phases, but, like most families, had some diversions during all these years. Even so, it doesn’t take more than a special date to get the members together. Once again, just like a typical family.

Any picture will reveal the original Méganes tried to keep each body’s particular characteristics to a minimum, such as different measures or exclusive elements – Scénic, for instance, had almost the same front fascia even being much taller. However, this recipe didn’t last long because of the simple fact that each model ended having its own public, and therefore had to satisfy different needs. The first facelift already gave exclusive styling for the minivan, which started to use exclusive projects already at the second phase. The third didn’t actually lose the sedan, but gave it some freedom: it’s now called Fluence and received slightly different styling in order to focus on emergent markets without respecting the others’ lifecycle.

This is why this family received Renault’s latest design language in three different moments, in fact. After the minivans (five and seven-seaters) and the sedan, now it’s time for the remaining Méganes to be updated. And, like it was started at the current generation’s arrival, they stayed different from both those two. The (very) good part, though, is that such strategy resulted on having not one, but three more beautiful expressions of what the French automaker has started to do with most of its global lineup since the new Clio’s arrival. Speaking of which, after the Frankfurt debut this article’s renewed quartet will hit European streets in the beginning of 2014, reaching its other markets in the following months.

Like most half-life facelifts, the biggest changes stayed at the front fascia. Mégane adopted the new horizontal grille which connects the headlights and create a bigger spot for the company logo at the center. Besides being slightly redesigned, those also received new elliptical lights. There are new wheel sets, and the bumper responds with taller air intakes, which give sportier look and include the updated daytime and fog lights. There will be once again exclusive designs for both GT and R.S. versions, which have already been revealed. The super-sporty Mégane will also bring some external accents in red, probably according to the body color, which is matched by the exclusive two-tone black wheels. Renault didn’t reveal any information about the interior so far.