Renault’s return to the Australian automotive scene involves entries into several different vehicle segments and the 1.6 litre Megane Cabriolet’s job is to tackle the affordable end of the drop-top market. As such, the Megane Cabriolet’s opposition could reasonably be expected to include the Peugeot 306 and Volkswagen Golf Cabriolets, however both of these have 2.0 litre engines and cost around $10,000 more. Two soft-tops that are closer to the Megane Cabriolet in price (though they too, are dearer and only offer two seats) are the Mazda MX-5 and the MGF. Another potential competitor that’s due shortly is the Peugeot 206 Cabriolet. There’s just one version of the Megane Cabriolet available here in Australia, with the manual priced at $39,985 and the automatic costing $41,985. Renault took the decision to specify high levels of standard equipment for all of its Australian-released models and so the Megane Cabriolet comes with an impressive list of features.