Renault Hatchback car reviews
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Browse through our hatchback reviews and find out why a hatchback is many different things all in one car. You can buy a fast hatchback that’s still really practical as a family car, and a hot hatchback is great fun to drive.
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Renault Hatchback car reviews
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Renault 5 E-Tech Hatchback (2025 onwards) Review
Affordable style and substance
New price: £22,995 - £29,995PROS
- Classy interior
- Tidy handling
- From £23,000
CONS
- Real-world range around 175 miles, 140 in winter
- Too many steering column stalks
- Cramped rear
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Renault Megane E-Tech Hatchback (2022 onwards) Review
Bold styling and funky interior are Megane highlights
New price: £32,495 - £36,995PROS
- Bold styling
- Spacious interior
- Good value
CONS
- Massive alloys affect ride quality
- Not as sharp as Cupra Born
- No large-battery option
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Renault Clio Hatchback (2019 onwards) Review
Sharp new looks – but it’s still the same great car underneath
New price: £18,995 - £25,095PROS
- Excellent in the corners
- Clever hybrid powertrain
- Comfortable interior
CONS
- Hybrid powertrain is pricey…
- … and its gear shifts take forever
- Tight rear passenger space
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Renault Megane Hatchback (2016 - 2022) Review
Stand-out styling and a plug-in powertrain for French family hatchback
Used price: £3,940 - £27,365PROS
- Sharp exterior styling
- Cost-effective hybrid engine
- Easy to drive
- RS hot hatchback great to drive
- Comfortable and refined
CONS
- Dated infotainment
- Clunky hybrid system
- Limited choice in the range
- Standard safety kit lacking
- Rivals are more practical
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Renault Twingo (2014 - 2019) Review
Used price: £1,470 - £6,625PROS
- Good looks and spacious interior
- Wide range of customisation packs
- Exceptionally manoeuvrable
- Handles well out of the city
CONS
- Rear-engine layout may put off buyers
- Boot space in four-seat mode is tight
- Servicing costs likely to be higher
- May disappoint enthusiastic drivers
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Renault Clio Renaultsport (2013 - 2016) Review
Used price: £4,023 - £9,775PROS
- Faster to 62mph
- More Torque
- CO2 emissions reduced by 25%
- Special edition version quicker
CONS
- 1.6-litre turbocharged engine not exactly the purist's choice
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Renault Clio Hatchback (2012 - 2019) Review
Stylish, cheap to run and good to drive
Used price: £1,891 - £11,638PROS
- Stylish and modern to look at
- Plenty of kit and tech for the money
- A comfortable ride and fine handling
- A wide span of model variations
- Engines are efficient and punchy
CONS
- Interior plastics are disappointing
- Not as practical as newer rivals
- Numb steering robs it of fun factor
- Add options, and things can get expensive
- Renaultsport models aren’t sharp enough
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Renault Zoe Hatchback (2012 onwards) Review
A good electric car, now tainted by a zero-rated safety score
New price: £18,443 - £34,495PROS
- Long driving range
- Zero tailpipe emissions
- Super quiet around town
CONS
- EuroNCAP safety rating of zero
- Firm ride, with bodyroll too
- Oddly high seating position
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Renault Megane Renaultsport (2010 - 2016) Review
Used price: £2,703 - £13,266PROS
- Choice of honed 'cup chassis' model
- Sharp handling
- Good value
- Quality feel
CONS
- Lacks the broad appeal of the Golf GTI
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Renault Megane Coupe (2009 - 2016) Review
Used price: £626 - £6,010PROS
Racy looks, hatchback practicality, refinement, frugal diesel engines
CONS
Limited rear seat space for a hatchback, steering lacks some feel