New modification of “hot” Megane was taken during the Nurburgring test track.
According to experts, this modification proves that Renaultsport cooking “even more hot-hatch compared to the current Megane 250, which gave about 50 hp of its biggest rivals, Ford Focus RS.
Now many of Renaultsport probably will try to eliminate or at least reduce that gap with the new version we see. According to a source quoted by the newspaper company Autocar, two-liter engine mounted on a “hot” Megane has the potential to offer greater capacity to reach or even exceed 300 hp
The chassis of the M?gane does not need major changes to accommodate higher speeds. Limiting slip differential is Nissan and also has the capacity to cope with higher power.
From the pictures we see, it is clear that changes in the appearance also will be small. Changed is the front bumper where the opportunities for improved cooling of the brakes and engine.
The new “hot” version of the M?gane will be one of the patterns of Renaultsport, which will be produced in Spain, where it is now and Megane 250. Indeed, Renault moved production of “hot” models from its plant specialized sports models in Dieppe (former manufacturing plant Alpine) France, in a factory producing mass models to improve efficiency. Done something similar recently and Ford.
It is said that after the onset of the Megane RS 300, Renaultsport, and will prepare an extreme version of very low own weight and many parts of carbon. As with previous generation M?gane R26R and however extreme version will be released probably at the end of the life cycle of the current model, which means at least at the 2013
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