RENAULT has just launched a new trim level in the Megane to sit below the range-topping Renaultsport hot hatch models.

Badged GT, it brings sports styling inside and out with the choice of more fleet-friendly engines than the hot hatch model’s 200bhp-plus petrol unit.

The 2.0 dCi turbodiesel GT here offers 150bhp, out-performing its French rival, Peugeot’s 307 GT, which has 136bhp.

The Renault is ahead on power, but which model will perform best financially over a three-year/ 60,000-mile fleet lifecycle?

Peugeot 307: price new £17,952

Mileage		Age (months)		Predicted value		Money lost
20,000		12		£9,725/54%		£8,227
30,000		18		£8,425/47%		£9,527
40,000		24		£7,325/41%		£10,627
50,000		30		£6,350/35%		£11,602
60,000		36		£5,575/31%		£12,377

Source: CAP Motor Research

Renault Megane: price new £17,522

Mileage		Age (months)		Predicted value		Money lost
20,000		12		£7,950/45%		£9,572
30,000		18		£6,900/39%		£10,622
40,000		24		£6,000/34%		£11,522
50,000		30		£5,200/30%		£12,322
60,000		36		£4,550/26%		£12,972

Source: CAP Motor Research