Final 12 months, Renault previewed a future EV with the Megane eVision idea. The automaker introduced the manufacturing model would debut in 2021, and it appears like the corporate will preserve its promise. Our spy photographers have caught the all-electric hatch for the primary time testing in northern Sweden. Its swirly camouflage hides its design, although it appears fairly just like the idea, one thing we count on will maintain true for the manufacturing model.
Renault’s new electrical Megane five-door will journey on the CMF-EV platform collectively developed with Nissan as part of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance that’s present process a realignment. It’s the identical platform that underpins the 2022 Nissan Ariya. The design, nonetheless, must be distinctive, with Renault boss Luca De Meo saying final 12 months that the idea’s look is about 95 % just like that of the manufacturing automotive’s.
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The check car and idea share related proportions, although a number of the idea’s wilder styling options have been tamed. The entrance appears a bit much less just like the idea, although the check car does seem to retain a part of its evocative entrance lighting signature and sculpted hood. The decrease opening within the bumper appears totally different, too. Camouflage on the rear conceals every thing, together with many of the taillights. The hatch does characteristic a spoiler.
Renault hasn’t divulged the automotive’s powertrain particulars, although the idea packed a 217-horsepower (161-kilowatt) entrance motor that may ship the hatch to 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) in lower than eight seconds. The idea’s 60-kilowatt-hour battery permits it to journey as much as 280 miles (450 km) on a single cost, although that’s estimated on the forgiving European WLTP testing cycle. The water-cooled battery additionally permits for 130-kW charging, giving the hatch an additional 161 miles (260 km) of vary in half-hour.
Renault will put the electrical Megane into manufacturing later this 12 months, with the hatch arriving in showrooms in early 2022. A reveal ought to occur effectively earlier than manufacturing begins. Keep tuned.
