WE’RE big fans of Renault’s smaller cars here at Auto Express – as proven by the company’s recent New Car Awards victories for the Clio, Captur and Zoe. But we’ve been increasingly puzzled about what the firm plans to do with its larger models – vehicles like the Mégane, increasingly marginalised against the likes of the VW Golf and Ford Focus, and the Kadjar, which looks ever-more-anonymous in the packed family SUV class.
This week we can tell the first part of the new story, at least. You can find out more on page eight about how Renault’s designers, led by Laurens van den Acker, have turned the Mégane into a funky all-electric crossover.
This reveal is a hugely significant one – and not just because it shows the future…