Renault

Clio

£8,035 - £18,920

Sublime supermini with so much quality and style about it you’ll struggle to believe it’s related to its engaging, but much more brittle, predecessor. Be nervous, VW.

Espace/Grand Espace

Or you could practice birth control, that’s the other option. Just kidding – the Espace is vast, stylish and clever, and it’s a fab idea if you’ve got both kids and money.

Kangoo

£12,045 - £14,935

Perfect if you make no distinction between children, chickens or cardboard boxes in terms of comfortable transport. All the trappings of a small van, with some chairs.

Koleos

£18,100 - £24,760

Renault might be late to the SUV party, but this is a car that can happily leave the tarmac. Even so, it’s a confused package.

Laguna

£17,300 - £27,425

Sees itself as a superhero with a mandate to bring style where there is dullness. But its nemesis, Dr Vectra, is vanquished, leaving the spangly suit looking a bit silly.

Laguna Coupe

Renault has turned its rather dull saloon into a handsome coupe. But do we actually need it?

Laguna Sport Tourer

Proves the immortal truth that big estates are slightly cooler than big hatches or big saloons. Sadly in the case of the Laguna, this means the Sport Tourer is still very uncool.

Megane

£10,780 - £27,425

With the kind of build quality you'd expect from Volkswagen, there's much to like about the Megane. Nearly, nearly there.

Megane 225

The donor car may be ageing, but its hooligan offspring is alive and kicking very hard. Scintillating handling and a ride so hard it makes Vinnie Jones cry.

Megane CC

£19,195 - £23,910

The second-generation Megane was hardly the smallest in the posterior department, so with the even-more-generously-arsed CC it’s a wonder the thing can keep its nose on the ground. There are better coupe-cabriolets around nowadays...

Modus

£9,885 - £12,795

Clever packaging turns the old Clio into a small MPV, including a neat five-seats-becomes-four layout. Identical to Nissan’s Note. Just choose the badge you want.

Scenic/Grand Scenic

 In its old guise as the Megane Scenic it invented the MPV, and still features near the top of the chart against the many impressive Johnny-come-latelys. A parental rite

Sport Clio

As the Clio has grown up, so it’s wild, untamable twin has discovered there’s more to life than blowing your socks off. Hence the nicely tailored suit. Still no socks though.

Twingo

£6,145 - £14,180

So, you thought city cars were meant to be cheap and cheerful? Not necessarily. This fizzy little fun box is certainly cheerful, but barely undercuts the Clio. A shame.

Wind

The cheeky Wind coupe-convertible blows a welcome blast of fresh air into Renault's range