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10 June 2011 - 00:00

Renault reveals 198kW Megane RS

The Megane RS is a hot hatch. We know this; you know this. But today it just became a hotter hot hatch. A hot hot hatch.
 
Meet the Megane Trophy, a slightly more powerful and torquey version of the RS. Power jumps from 186 to198kW, and torque rises to 359Nm from 340. So it's also quicker, with the 0-100km/h sprint falling to exactly six seconds from 6.1.

The engineers stopped there, so there aren't any suspension or other mechanical changes. Though there are some new Bridgestone tyres to help it stick better to Planet Earth.

See more pics of the Megane Trophy

Inside the Trophy are Recaro seats with yellow seatbelts, and at each corner you'll find 19in alloys in gloss black with a red stripe around the rim. But the best bit is a ‘Renaultsport Monitor' that shows live engine performance, acceleration, lap time and g-force stats.

No word on whether we'll see them in Australia, but there's only 50 going to the UK for about a $8,000 premium over the stock price. We love the Megane - we have one on our Lifer fleet, and a more powerful one really wets our whistle...