The Renault New Megane Cabriolet comes as a small family car by the French car maker Renault which is family to the Megane family line. The Cabriolet takes very close similarities to the New Megane Sport and Hatchback. The Megane family line comprises of 3 door & 5-door hatchbacks, saloons, coupes, estates and convertible model variants. The first model Megane hit the market in the year 1995 and was on the market until 2002, after which the second generation Megane came on the market in 2002, running up to 2008.

One model is provided by Renault South Africa targeted specifically for the domestic South Africa market. The current model being offered by Renault South Africa is the 1.4 T Dynamique. This model makes use of a 1.4 Liter engine which adopts the multi point sequential fuel injection, featuring the turbo function. The maximum power that the 1.4 L engine can generate is 96kW at 5500 rpm and torque on the engine is 190Nm at 2259 rpm. The engine makes use of the 6-speed manual gearbox and adopts the 4-in line, 16 valve engine layout.

The engine of the New Megane Cabrio is capable of accelerating from zero to 100km/hr in just 10.7 seconds, and the vehicle comes with a fuel tank capacity of 60 liters. The New Megane Cabriolet uses unleaded petrol and has a combined fuel consumption of 7.3 L per 100km, while in the urban setting; the Megane Cabriolet is capable of consuming 10 liters per 100km. The 1.4 L engine can propel the vehicle to a maximum speed of 200 km/hr with the help of the turbo function. The front suspension of the Megane Cabrio is defined by the Pseudo MacPherson suspension system, while the rear suspension adopts the flexible beam.

The Cabriolet provides five seats and comes with a maximum load volume of 1024 liters, while the Gross Vehicle Mass if 1728kg. The kerb weight for the car is 1205 kg without the driver, while the maximum payload including the driver is 425 kg and the maximum towing weight unbraked with the driver only is 640kg. The speedy nature of the vehicle is matched perfectly well with the Bosch 8.0 system Anti-locking Brakes, the Electronic Brake-Force Distribution, the Emergency Brake Assist and the 280mm front ventilated discs & the 260mm solid discs. The vehicle makes use of 17 inch alloy wheels and Renault provides a full size 17 inch spare wheel.

As a complement of the braking system of the Megane coupe, is the passive and safety features which include the ABS with emergency brake assist, the anti-slide airbags under front seats, the intelligent front driver and passenger airbags, the automatic hazard-light activation in the event of emergency braking and the front seat head/thorax/pelvis side airbags. Other standard features that come on the Cabrio are the 2 rear headrests, the anti-whiplash height and depth-adjustable front headrests, the Pyrotechnic safety roll bars for rollover protection and 3-point front seats belts with adaptive pretensioner and load limiter. The driver also has available for comfort of driving and security the cruise control with speed limiter, and the vehicle comes with the coded electric immobilizer to address hijacking challenges.

Driving the Cabrio is enjoyable from the present power steering, the rear parking aid and the power assisted parking brake. Other high tech features that are standard on the vehicle, for the definition and refinement of the joyful driving of the Cabriolet are the seven-function on-board computer and the height and depth-adjustable steering wheel. Great in car comfort is provided by the presence, among many other features and functions, the "Hands-Free" Renault card with remote locking of doors, boot, fuel flap and glove; the one-touch front and rear electric windows; the driver and passenger sun visor with closing lit vanity mirror. In car entertainment is also a major defining aspect inside the car for the great company through music. The Cabriolet takes on the RadioSat 3D Sound by Arkamys, Bluetooth, CD player with MP3 function, USB port and jack outlet integrated in dashboard and the Carminat TOMTOM navigation system. Options provided by Renault on the Cabriolet include such features as the dark red leather seats, the electrically adjustable driver’s seat with memory, heated front seats, heat adjustable and the metallic paint. These many high tech features are not for dressing but provide solid comfortable driving, solid safety and great performance.