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GT7 Time Attack: Duel of the Hot Hatches
GT7 Time Attack: Duel of the Hot Hatches

24 Feb 2024, 20:24 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I'm starting a new series of sim racing tests with Gran Turismo 7. This time, four hot hatches will be going head-to-head around the Tsukuba circuit!

 
DCT-Equipped Renault Megane RS Trophy Drag Races Honda Civic Type R, Should've Stayed Put
DCT-Equipped Renault Megane RS Trophy Drag Races Honda Civic Type R, Should've Stayed Put

24 Feb 2024, 01:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Despite being a manual, the lighter and more powerful Civic Type R makes easy work of the Megane RS Trophy EDC in the quarter mile

 
Last Renault Megane RS Heading to Australia, Hot Hatch Doesn't Cost a Fortune
Last Renault Megane RS Heading to Australia, Hot Hatch Doesn't Cost a Fortune

8 Feb 2023, 08:47 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The Renault Megane RS Ultime limited edition model marks the end of the road for the hot hatch and the Renault Sport division

 
New 2023 Megane RS Ultime Debuts as Final Renault Sport-Branded Car Ever
New 2023 Megane RS Ultime Debuts as Final Renault Sport-Branded Car Ever

11 Jan 2023, 11:33 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Limited to 1,976 examples, the new Renault Megane RS Ultime is due at the 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon, before launching this spring

 
Renault Megane E-Tech Gets the RS Treatment, Wants a Piece of the EV Sporty Crossover Pie
Renault Megane E-Tech Gets the RS Treatment, Wants a Piece of the EV Sporty Crossover Pie

10 Oct 2022, 06:48 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / An RS version of the Megane E-Tech electric crossover seems like a logical move for Renault, but will they actually make one?

 
Renault Megane RS Will Retire at the End of 2023, No Successor in Sight
Renault Megane RS Will Retire at the End of 2023, No Successor in Sight

5 Oct 2022, 09:32 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Renault's push for EVs, along with a drop in demand for gas-engined vehicles has led to the inevitable decision for the Megane RS. You can still get one now

 
Golf GTI Clubsport Drag Races Civic Type R and Megane RS for Quarter-Mile Glory
Golf GTI Clubsport Drag Races Civic Type R and Megane RS for Quarter-Mile Glory

16 Jun 2021, 14:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though it's lighter and more powerful, the Civic Type R Limited Edition fails to win against the VW Golf GTI Clubsport in a straight line

 
Tiff Drag Races Former Top Gear Stig in MINI GP vs. Megane RS Trophy R Shootout
Tiff Drag Races Former Top Gear Stig in MINI GP vs. Megane RS Trophy R Shootout

19 Feb 2021, 21:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even though the Megane RS is the bigger, more serious hot hatch, it's got the smaller engine. But the MINI may have actually won because of its auto gearbox

 
Manual Showdown: Honda Civic Type R Drag Races Renault Megane RS 300 Trophy
Manual Showdown: Honda Civic Type R Drag Races Renault Megane RS 300 Trophy

7 Nov 2020, 15:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not much separates the Civic Type R and Megane RS Trophy on paper, and the same can be said about these two over a quarter-mile drag race

 
RWD Renault Megane RS Sports Car Rendered as Supra Impersonator
RWD Renault Megane RS Sports Car Rendered as Supra Impersonator

17 Oct 2020, 20:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Megane RS is probably going to die in a couple of years, taking with it the amazing record-setting FWD performance. But Renault has made a bunch of RWD cars

 
Does Honda Civic Type R Fight Back for Its Lost Crown?
Does Honda Civic Type R Fight Back for Its Lost Crown?

21 Jun 2020, 07:07 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Renault smashed the Civic Type R lap record on the Nurburgring racetrack in Germany in 2019 beating it with almost three seconds. Now, Honda wants to revenge.

 
Golf R32, BMW 130i and Megane RS Battle for Your Classic Hot Hatch Money
Golf R32, BMW 130i and Megane RS Battle for Your Classic Hot Hatch Money

16 Mar 2020, 19:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / So an AWD Volkswagen with a V6, an RWD BMW with an inline-6 and a Megane with a 2-liter turbo that's twice the money walk into a bar. The end!

 
Renault Megane RS Trophy-R Sets New Record at Suzuka Circuit for FWD Cars
Renault Megane RS Trophy-R Sets New Record at Suzuka Circuit for FWD Cars

27 Nov 2019, 16:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As far as front-driven production cars are concerned, there's no faster one around Suzuka than the Renault Megane RS Trophy-R

 
Volkswagen Golf R vs. Megane RS Nurburgring Near Crash Comparison Is Brutal
Volkswagen Golf R vs. Megane RS Nurburgring Near Crash Comparison Is Brutal

30 Jun 2019, 09:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The conclusion? The all-wheel-drive system of the Volkswagen Golf R (which is still FWD-biased) won't save the car from its driver

 
UPDATE: Renault Megane RS Trophy-R Sets Nurburgring Lap Record, Civic Type R Out
UPDATE: Renault Megane RS Trophy-R Sets Nurburgring Lap Record, Civic Type R Out

21 May 2019, 10:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While the official footage from Renault Sport is scheduled to land in less than three hours from now, the carmaker has aleady confirmed the feat

 
2019 Renault Megane RS Trophy on Sale in the UK for £31,810 
2019 Renault Megane RS Trophy on Sale in the UK for £31,810 

17 Dec 2018, 12:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In mainland Europe, the car is far more expensive, selling for more than the simple equivalent of the price in British pounds

 
BMW M3 Nurburgring Near Crash Is a Failed Megane RS Chase
BMW M3 Nurburgring Near Crash Is a Failed Megane RS Chase

24 Nov 2018, 13:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Note that we're not entirely sure the Bavarian coupe we have here is a genuine M3. However, this doesn't take away the intensity of the moment

 
Renault Details Megane RS Trophy In Mega Photo Gallery
Renault Details Megane RS Trophy In Mega Photo Gallery

24 Nov 2018, 13:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At €44,100 from the get-go and €45,900 with the twin-clutch transmission, the Megane RS Trophy is one expensive Renault alright!

 
Civic Type R vs. Hyundai i30 N vs. Renault Megane RS Drag Race Is About Power
Civic Type R vs. Hyundai i30 N vs. Renault Megane RS Drag Race Is About Power

6 Nov 2018, 15:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 320 horsepower Civic Type R will be the fastest FWD hot hatch for a while, at least in stock form. But we hope the Focus ST will come close

 
Renault Megane RS Has Hard Nurburgring Crash, Gets Launched into the Air
Renault Megane RS Has Hard Nurburgring Crash, Gets Launched into the Air

7 May 2018, 14:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Renault Megane RS accident we have here took place during the Touristenfahrten (Tourist Days) session held yesterday