Dacia Sandero and Megane Renaultsport win 'Best Buy' at what car? awards

Renault celebrated twin 'Best Buy' gongs at the What Car? Awards 2013, for its Megane Renaultsport and the all-new Sandero supermini from its 'shockingly affordable' Dacia brand.

It takes a very special model to win a title four times and What Car? was full of on-going
admiration for the Megane Renaultsport, this year as the 265 Cup took Best Hot Hatch over £22,000, praising its "coupe-like good looks with muscular haunches and a purposeful stance as well as explosive performance." Fending off strong competition in much higher price brackets once again, the plaudits kept coming for its "fantastic body control, balance and grip," adding - "Nothing gets close to the Megane Renaultsport Cup if you're after hardcore hot hatch thrills."

Dacia Sandero 0.9 TCe was described by the What Car? panel as "something genuinely new and different, in that it brings real space for bargain prices. That's an admirable achievement." They added, "You'll have to look in the used car classifieds to find comparably priced rivals to the Sandero. Even then, you won't find many second-hand superminis that come with a three-year, 60,000-mile warranty, and even fewer that offer the sort of space the Sandero does. The turbocharged engine is fun and willing, and the Dacia is generally a practical, pleasant thing to live with."

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