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For the engineers it’s an opportunity to concentrate their know-how to produce the fastest car possible.

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We know there are customers looking for this type of car, and not every driver should be put behind the wheel of such a car. It is very similar to a racing car, but is certified for the public highway. Patrice RATTI, Renault Sport Cars General Manager: New Mégane R.S.

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Trophy-R, an exceptional car, will be on sale by the end of 2019 in the form of a limited series of 500 numbered vehicles. Every time a new Renault Megane from 2013 in Eastern Cape is added, you will be emailed. You will start receiving your vehicle as soon as you activate the via the link in the email. This is an extreme performance bearing in mind the margin of progress is increasingly narrow at such a level. Youve just been sent an email that contains a confirmation link.

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It also clocked up a reference time of 07:45.389 on the official full lap of the circuit. TROPHY-R on the 20.6 km of the Nordschleife at the Nürburgring in 07:40.100. This expert work has been validated by the stopwatch: a new absolute record for a front-wheel drive production car was achieved on 5th April 2019 by the New MÉGANE R.S. Aerodynamics improved even further for better support and better circulation of flows (specific underbody fairings and carbon diffuser) and additionally optimised thermal control (NACA air intake, brake scoops, etc.). These optional carbon wheel slices a further 4kg per wheel from the factory Megane RS and a further 2kg saving per wheel.

Front axle with increased negative camber, lighter rear H axle, specific adjustable Öhlins shock-absorbers, Bridgestone Potenza S007 tyres exclusive to Renault Sport, and high performance braking with optional Brembo carbon-ceramic discs, etc.

Completely redesigned suspension, for a more radical result.

Verdict on the scales: -130 kg lighter than the Mégane R.S. The quest to reduce weight looked at every detail, from the absence of a rear seat to the adoption of (optional) carbon wheel rims, not forgetting the Akrapovič titanium exhaust line. So the Renault Sport wizards did not focus on power to enhance performance, they looked elsewhere in three main spheres of development. TROPHY-R has the same exceptionally efficient 1.8 L 300 bhp engine as the Trophy version (167 bhp/l). Converting its UK price to Aussie dollars results in a figure of AUD$131,000, but that doesn’t take into account the fact that that UK price is scarily similar to machinery like the Porsche Cayman GT4 and Mercedes-AMG C63 S. This is because the Trophy-R Record Edition is terrifyingly expensive. Thirty of those 500 will be special Record Editions, equipped to the same standard as the Nürburgring hot-lapper with carbon-ceramic brakes and carbon fibre wheels from Geelong’s Carbon Revolution, but just one example will come to Australia with the price to be set by auction. Just 500 will be built, with 20 of those making their way to Australian shores. Its engineers have thrown everything they can at this hardcore, limited-edition hot hatch, in the process wrestling back the front-wheel drive Nürburgring lap record from the Honda Civic Type R with a remarkable 7min40.1sec lap, a solitary second behind the likes of the Alfa Romeo Giulia QV and Porsche 997 911 Turbo. Whether intentional or not, in broadening the Mégane RS’s appeal Renault has sacrificed a little desirability in the eyes of the hardcore enthusiasts that made Australia the second biggest Renault Sport market per capita behind only its French homeland.