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2026 Renault Megane to be reinvented with "hot hatch" look

Summary by Autocar UK
Refresh is part of effort to revive hatch after sales began to dive earlier this year Renault will give the Megane a radical “hot hatch” facelift next year, in an effort to revive the EV’s stark downturn in sales. The current Megane launched in 2022 as one of the first of Renault new-age electric cars. While successful at first, after four years sales have dipped rapidly: down 67% (to 10,082) in the first half of 2025 compared to the year before…
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The Renault Megane has passed something unnoticed within a boiling segment. Now, the French manufacturer wants to turn the situation around with a renewal in 2026 that will mean radical changes in the approach. Will they be enough to reposition the electric Megane again? Renault is preparing a radical change for the electric Megane in 2026. After a promising start in 2022, its sales have plummeted in just four years, and the brand seeks to turn …

It was probably easier then to turn the first Megane E-Tech into an SUV, because the battery in the underbody makes electric cars a little higher anyway and the SUV format is particularly popular. However, Renault is taking a new path for the next generation of the Megane E-Tech, because the sales figures are poor. The new Megane E-Tech will follow next year and will no longer be an SUV, so much has already been revealed by the new Renault CEO. …

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Autocar UK broke the news in on Monday, September 8, 2025.
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