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Written by Stephen Dobie
This, boys and girls, is the new RenaultSport Megane. Okay, it"s covered in camouflage. But it"s our best look yet at the latest generation of the hardest cored, most driver focused hot hatch of them all.And the big news is that it will have four-wheel steering. As standard. This is a first for the hot hatch category, and the closest we"ve got to official confirmation that the Megane will stay front-wheel drive. It"s highly unlikely Renault would develop four-wheel drive, too."RenaultSport engineers have specifically calibrated the system to take the car"s performance to new limits," we"re told. Given the system"s mixed results in the Megane GT, a recalibration is welcome news.Renault has also confirmed the new RS Megane will get both manual and paddleshift gearboxes. As in most RenaultSport products past, there will also be Sport and Cup chassis options, the latter with a harder and more focused suspension setup than the former. You should be able to mix either gearbox with either chassis, too. Manual and Cup, pleaseBeyond that, Renault"s telling us nothing. Power wise, expect around 300bhp from a four-cylinder turbo engine. While the outgoing Megane RS uses a 2-litre turbo, logic suggests the new Alpine"s 1.8-litre might be used here, but in a higher state of tune. Again, we suspect Renault wouldn"t develop a new 2-litre simultaneously with the Alpine"s 1.8.
Date written: 23 Jun 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 8231
This, boys and girls, is the new RenaultSport Megane. Okay, it"s covered in camouflage. But it"s our best look yet at the latest generation of the hardest cored, most driver focused hot hatch of them all.And the big news is that it will have four-wheel steering. As standard. This is a first for the hot hatch category, and the closest we"ve got to official confirmation that the Megane will stay front-wheel drive. It"s highly unlikely Renault would develop four-wheel drive, too."RenaultSport engineers have specifically calibrated the system to take the car"s performance to new limits," we"re told. Given the system"s mixed results in the Megane GT, a recalibration is welcome news.Renault has also confirmed the new RS Megane will get both manual and paddleshift gearboxes. As in most RenaultSport products past, there will also be Sport and Cup chassis options, the latter with a harder and more focused suspension setup than the former. You should be able to mix either gearbox with either chassis, too. Manual and Cup, pleaseBeyond that, Renault"s telling us nothing. Power wise, expect around 300bhp from a four-cylinder turbo engine. While the outgoing Megane RS uses a 2-litre turbo, logic suggests the new Alpine"s 1.8-litre might be used here, but in a higher state of tune. Again, we suspect Renault wouldn"t develop a new 2-litre simultaneously with the Alpine"s 1.8.
Date written: 23 Jun 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 8231