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Written by Stephen Dobie
Bad news! This is the Renault Sandero RS, and it"s not coming to Britain. The dinky hot hatch has been on sale for a few years in Brazil, and has just received a facelift in line with regular South American Sanderos. Cars that are sold as Dacias here get Renault badges further afield, and slightly different styling too. Their latest update has seen the Sandero receive new lights and bumpers, which have now transferred across to the RS hot hatch. Squint, and it looks a tiny bit like a Megane RS at the back. This is a hot hatch by the old definition of the term, too. By which we mean a highly strung naturally aspirated engine, a manual gearbox and scant driving aids. As opposed to a zillion horsepower turbo engine, a many-speed paddleshift transmission and a deeply complex four-wheel drive system like any credible modern fast car appears to require.
Date written: 6 Aug 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16512
Bad news! This is the Renault Sandero RS, and it"s not coming to Britain. The dinky hot hatch has been on sale for a few years in Brazil, and has just received a facelift in line with regular South American Sanderos. Cars that are sold as Dacias here get Renault badges further afield, and slightly different styling too. Their latest update has seen the Sandero receive new lights and bumpers, which have now transferred across to the RS hot hatch. Squint, and it looks a tiny bit like a Megane RS at the back. This is a hot hatch by the old definition of the term, too. By which we mean a highly strung naturally aspirated engine, a manual gearbox and scant driving aids. As opposed to a zillion horsepower turbo engine, a many-speed paddleshift transmission and a deeply complex four-wheel drive system like any credible modern fast car appears to require.
Date written: 6 Aug 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16512