2017 New 300bhp Renault Megane RS Review

2017 Renault Megane RS

Renault confirms new Renaultsport fettled Megane can arrive in 2017 in official teaser, with showy style and up to 300bhp

Renault has near confirmed that a brand new Megane RS is on the approach, once Renaultsport titillated its next creation in celebration of achieving a million likes on Facebook.

The teaser confirms that we’ll see the automobile for the primary time later this year, with the urban center Motor Show in Sept currently wanting terribly possible to be the stage for the debut of the new Megane RS. Elsewhere, reports round the net recommend that Renault may reveal the new hot Megane at the princedom automobile race late in could - a "Révélation Renault Sport" event has been regular to require place throughout the automobile race eekend. Regardless, we have a tendency to don’t expect it to travel on sale till early 2018.

It’s tough to urge an impact of the aggressive bodywork Renault no-doubt has lined up for its hot model, however it’s attainable to identify that the automobile can get chequered-pattern light-emitting diode lights low down within the front bumper, prefer to the lights seen on the Renaultsport Clio R.S 16.

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Our spy photographers have noticed the automobile being tested before Renault's teaser. there is not an excessive amount of we will exclude from these initial footage of the automobile, that may be a mule supported the present Megane GT, however you'll see a central twin-pipe exhaust protruding of a cut-out from the rear bumper.

Last year, Renaultsport boss Patrice Ratti told U.S.A. that despite this Megane RS engine being smart for up to 300bhp, there are not any plans to develop that automobile to any extent further - thus an endeavor at the front-wheel drive Nurburgring lap record – presently command by the VW Golf GTI Clubsport S – can ought to wait. "The Megane is quicker within the corners however you wish power for the straight section... We'll ought to save [the record attempt] for ensuing Megane, I think."

During AN interview in 2016, a separate company business executive told motor vehicle Express: “When you've got force vectoring, rear-wheel steering and machine drive, and you would like the automobile to behave in an exceedingly bound approach, you've got to possess a world chassis system,” the business executive same. “When you see cars just like the Focus RS, you'll feel that Renaultsport can ought to do one thing concerning it.”

This voice communication hinted that Renaultsport was considering machine drive to rival the Ford Focus RS. The complete has been keeping shut tabs on it automobile because it develops ensuing hot Megane, that is probably going to seem in 2018. however Boss Ratti's latest commments ensure that the automobile can stay front-wheel drive.

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As our exclusive image shows, the RS can keep the Megane’s trademark style cues, though it'll be set apart by beefier wheelarches, reshaped bumpers and bigger alloys. The new Megane are a five-door solely, and also the RS can value around £30,000. If it's to beat the lap record, the Megane can want an influence boost over this car’s a pair of71bhp – expect in more than 300bhp from a brand new 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo.

Renaultsport boss Patrice Ratti additionally told U.S.A. that the RS can “probably” get a manual casing, still because the EDC dual-clutch automatic choice from the Clio RS.

“The EDC casing offers the automobile up to new markets, like Japan and Australia, however we might favor to be able to supply the selection of a manual,” same Ratti.

The lesser Megane GT model was additionally developed exploitation Renaultsport experience, and options a rear-wheel mechanism that’s possible to form its approach on to the full-fat RS model. This set-up improves quality at low speed however additionally stability at higher revs.

Development of the new Megane RS was started aboard the quality model, that are a few things that may happen additional typically. Our supply told us: “Renault is voice communication that Renaultsport are a few things special and it ought to work on additional cars. At the instant, we've got the RS, Alpine and Clio to figure on.”

That additionally includes hybrids, as Renault starts to develop additional electrical models. “It’s solely the start, however we have a tendency to area unit gazing a hybrid project,” our business executive continuing. “As Renault is keen to appear at it, after all we'll ought to be concerned still.

“We try to be concerned in massive choices, together with the design, and the way batteries are place within the cars. If we've got four-wheel-drive systems, we want to appear at a way to get additional performance to form them fun to drive.”