Renaultsport Megane Coupé spied at ‘Ring
9 Oct, 2008
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Following the official unveiling of the next generation Renault Megane at the Paris Auto Show, the brand has been spied testing its hotly anticipated Renaultsport Coupe model at the Nurburgring.
The current Renaultsport range, whilst highly unappreciated easily qualifies as some of the best hot hatches on the market, and this new model is sure to be no exception.
Trademark Renaultsport features such as the centrally-mounted exhaust pipe and Brembo brake package suggest this model is obviously the potent sports version.
The type of engine under the bonnet is unknown however speculation suggests Renault has squeezed a few extra horses over the current generation 2.0-litre turbocharged unit.
The Renaultsport Megane Coupé is due to be officially unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show.
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October 9th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Scirocco better than this anyday….and why does nissan get any such models…why does it seem that renault benefits from the alliance, while nissan gets stuffed with the “Tiida”!
Vote:October 10th, 2008 at 12:34 am
Cos Nissan let themselves get screwed.
Nissan seriously need the rumoured baby Z to be out soon.
Vote:October 10th, 2008 at 12:45 am
I love the look of it, but then I liked the new Laguna until I saw one in the flesh, and what an unbalanced looking freak-show it is!
Vote:October 10th, 2008 at 12:55 am
Ah another quirkt Renault styling disaster.
Vote:October 10th, 2008 at 12:56 am
Aaaagh another qirky spelling disaster. Tee Hee
Vote:October 10th, 2008 at 7:06 am
Looks great…with a hint of i30. WOW, Renault as spam word!
Vote:October 10th, 2008 at 8:44 am
I quite like it; and the Renault hot hatches are a fantastic drive.
Vote:October 10th, 2008 at 9:39 am
From the rear it looks wonderful minus the exhaust which is placed in the middle and the front is fine but it will go out of date very fast!
Vote:October 10th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Renault Sport hatches are only unappreciated in this stupid country. The land of the dunnydore ! Reports in Europe suggest a much more aggressive front end. If the current R26 is anything to go by this thing should be a cracker. Interesting if it competes well with the GTI as they are already far quicker.
Vote:October 10th, 2008 at 10:05 am
looks great. Especially the new rear end. This on should be a cracker and will hopefully give the Golf GTI a run for its money.
Save your breath Brett we live in the land of the V8/Big6 Bogan. Beautiful cars like this one will go sadly unappreciated in this country in spite of their awesomeness.
Vote:October 10th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
The front looks a little”busy” but not too bad at all.
Vote:October 10th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Looks like the astra coupe badlyyy
Vote:October 10th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
it’s soooo ugly if it didn’t put the exhaust in the middle.
Vote:October 10th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
still it looks hot.
Vote:October 11th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
You either appreciate cars from Renault, Citroen and Peugeot or you simply hate them.
Australia is still stuck in the olden days where a box shape car is what they look for.
Europeans are known for style and class in everything that they do. If you don’t appreciate this car then obviously you haven’t lived in Europe to appreciate the style and culture or are too thick headed to get over the “Commodore and Falcon are the best” way of thinking.
If I’m not mistaken even Japanese and Korean manufacturers are styling their cars in Europe these days.
Great stuff Renault! Looking forward to seen one of these babies on the road when I head over to Europe early next year.
Vote:October 13th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
You can’t blame Aussies for buying a limited amount of European cars, considering they are priced signficantly higher than their Japanese/Korean alternatives.
Vote:November 11th, 2008 at 10:13 am
I think this car is great! I totally agree with Yianni, but in this case Renaults are worse off in Australia than Citroen and Peugeot.
The 307 has sold really well for being European, and the C4 is still seen occasionally. Compared to the Mégane which is seen once in a blue moon. Its sad, Renault build great cars at the moment, like the new Laguna. I think they should introduce more of their European range here (like the base Clio, and the new Laguna Coupe), maybe they would be able to build a better reputation. The Clio was their best seller, till they got rid of it.
When they introduce this Mégane late 2009 or early 2010, hopefully it’ll bring up their game.
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