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You are looking at the all-new hot version of the all-new Renault Megane, tweaked by Renaultsport to produce 247bhp, 251lb ft and 0-62mph in 6.1sec. Plus, of course, the kind of handling precision to make mincemeat out of the average British B-road.

There are two subtly different versions, both of which are front-wheel-drive and share the same updated version of the venerable 2.0-litre turbocharged, four that has appeared in all previous hot Meganes.

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Well Renault obviously used the Astra VXR as inspiration for the exterior styling of this car - especially at the rear.

GM (or should that be Magma) may have grounds for a copyright breach lawsuit...

Quattro369:

Hussling this car is something that no longer seems appropriate

- try hustling it instead then.

BTW, WTF is hussling? And is against the law in public?

 So going on the tested (Sport + cup) price being the same as the Sport price, the Cup kit is a no cost option?

I think there will still be an R version with 2 seats. That for me will be the ultimate model and perhaps have in it the rawness autocar would like.

 

 

I'll be surprised if it's not faster than any other front-drive car on a twisty road. Yes, Focus RS included.

 Very very disappointed sounds NOWHERE near as fun to drive as the R26.

Electric steering and rubber mounts all around really only ruin the driving. 

This pretty much signals Renault's new direction towards clinical Japanese (NISSAN_) like cars- JDM  type r's excepted. Too too bad. JL

rogerthecabinboy:

BTW, WTF is hussling? And is against the law in public?

Another example of appalling spelling. 'Hussling' is not even in the Microsoft (UK) dictionary so not even the poor old spell checker is going to pick that one up! Proof read please!

JackB:

I'll be surprised if it's not faster than any other front-drive car on a twisty road. Yes, Focus RS included.

You could be right. I think that it's (obviously) good ride will contribute to it's fast point to point times on anything other than super smooth roads.

 Oh and I LOVE it in white!

What a weird review. What did Autocar expect? Of course the interior is a much better place to be than the old Megane. And of course the ride is much more comfortable than the old car, that is what automakers do, they also read reviews from carmagazines, and what did they always complain about? The poor ride and the low quality of the interior. And now the car isn´t any fun anymore? Give me a break! What a bunch of bull.

 i totally agree with u VelSatis23, took the words out of my mouth, they've improved on the car in every area, mainly the poor ride and interior, the car is now also more luxurious, more powerful and economical, has a host of new technological features ( e.g. suspension and so on , so what more could they have done with this car? make it more hard core, satisfying to drive and then uncomfortable on the road? most drivers want comfort, safe handling, strong performance and lots of standard/ luxury equipment, that is what u get with this megane, its much like the new GTI, which i think is brilliant, these are road cars not track cars, if u want a track car buy a R26R or a focus RS, or just order this with the CUP chassis instead, u not gna drive like u do on a track on normal roads so the handling of these two cars ive mentioned should be more than capable enough for most of us, the new megane RS and GTI offer everything one could want in a hot hatch in my opinion!!! only disapointing thing is that this asnt yet come out with a DSG type gearbox, since renault has been involved and doing well in F1 now for long enough now i would expect this option, surely they will soon.

I agree this is not a new R26.R, just the hot version of the new Megane.
I'd expect Renault to release increasingly hardcore iterations of this model, until we reach the R version.

jelly7961:

I think that it's (obviously) good ride will contribute to it's fast point to point times on anything other than super smooth roads.

Hate to pick you up on this, but you did have a pop at the other bloke's spelling – you've got not one but two redundant apostrophes here. Put your stones down or get out of the glass house.