This Renault isn’t a cheap car, but it is well equipped for the money and very useful. Resale values should be better than those achieved by the previous version and all engines are more fuel efficient which should save owners money. Renault Megane Sport Tourer running costs should not be too onerous. Add the fact that most versions will spend two years or 18,000 miles between services (the previous version was one year/18,000 miles) and running costs should be modest.

A range of fuel efficient petrol and diesel engine puts Renault Megane Sport Tourer emissions levels on par with the best. It is one of the greenest models in its class. All 1.5-litre diesel models have CO2 emissions of 120g/km or below, while there is a wide choice of engines with CO2 emissions below 160g/km.

The French car maker has worked hard to improve the durability and reliability of its products in the few years before the introduction of this Megane so customers should begin to see significant improvements in this area compared with the early versions of the previous Megane. Renault Megane Sport Tourer reliability isn’t necessarily the best in the class, but it’s not woeful either.