El Renault Megane RS Trophy-R It is the most radical and effective version of the famous French compact. The diamond brand has just announced that this five-door sports car has been able to unseating the very Honda Civic Type R at the Belgian circuit of Spa-Francorchamps, so the French model is positioned as the fastest front-wheel drive series that has completed a lap there.
The Trophy-R has been able to complete a lap of Spa in 2'48''338, so it has been 5,4 seconds faster than the Japanese compact, despite the fact that it has 20 CV more. Secondly, a couple of months ago also broke the Type R record in the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife, so it is no longer just a “coincidence”.
Yes, in defense of the Honda Civic Type R It must be said that the Renault Mégane RS Trophy-R is practically a circuit car approved for the street; Well, it has many settings designed for maximum performance. In the case of Japanese, it is the standard sports version, not any limited edition or especially extreme version. In any case, surely the "capos" of Honda have not been too happy to lose these records.
In case you don't remember, the RS Trophy-R is a series limited to only 500 units which, as a curiosity, are produced in the Palencia factory. It has a 1.8 Turbo 300 CV, a set-up focused on track use, aerodynamic improvements, a weight of only 1.306 kilos (130 kilos less than the Trophy), Akrapovic exhaust, Óhlins suspension, Torsen self-locking, Brembo brakes, Sabelt bucket seats and much more.
To achieve this "great time", Renault Sport has relied on the experienced driver Laurent Hurgon, who holds several records for different generations of the Mégane at the Nürbrugring. This record was achieved yesterday, July 24, in the framework of the RS Days, in front of a large number of fans of Renault Sport and its models from all over Europe.
More information about this model
- Plazas 5
- Power 116 - 300 hp
- Consumer goods 1,2 - 8,5l/100km
- Assessment 4,5