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Renaultsport Megane 250

16 October 2009 - 11:00

Renaultsport Megane prices announced

Prices are out for the new Renaultsport Megane 250, the almost-certain-to-be-completely-brilliant hot hatch set to land in the UK next January.

It'll start at £21,995 for the hardcore ‘Cup' version, which mates the 247bhp, 2.0-litre turbo engine to a proper mechanical limited slip diff, with a far harder suspension set-up including stiffer springs and dampers.

If you want a few more creature comforts, the non-Cup Megane 250 starts at £22,995. You lose the LSD and the rock-hard suspension, but you get some nice leather, automatic lights and wipers and a greatly reduced bill from your chiropodist.

Whichever version you opt for, you get three-way traction control, allowing you to toggle between ‘Properly On', ‘A Bit On', and ‘Completely Off, You're On Your Own Now, Best Of Luck And All That, I'm Off To The Pub'. Or ‘On', ‘Sport' and ‘Off', as Renault would have it.

There's also something called the Renaultsport Monitor, which gives you real time feedback on engine performance, acceleration, g force and a whole bunch of other stuff likely to make you want to drive too fast.

The monitor allows you to modify the throttle mapping too, with five different settings adjusting accelerator response in different conditions.

In short, it's going to be great. We'll drive the new Renaultsport Megane very soon - be sure to check back to find out exactly how great it really is.

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So they've followed TopGear Logic - instead of charging more for the faster one (Cup), like Porsche, Lamborghini et al. do, they're charging less for the one with fewer parts. That performance meter sounds like a carryover from Carlos Ghosn's other company's (Nissan's) flagship.

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Finally a car company gets it. If it has fewer parts, you charge less, Thank you Renault.

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I've never modified my throttle mapping before ... or I don't think I have, but I'm sure it's something I need to do. Perhaps I could shave a couple of tenths off my daily commute.

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From that angle, it looks great. Unfortunately the front is nothing I would like to see in my drive.

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I've never understood Porsche's, Lamborghini's and Ferrari's logic. That is if you buy a 'superlight' verison of a supercar, it's more expensive, yet has fewer parts. Thankfully the guys behind RenaultSport have (like what Mikeado said) applied a little TG logic. That's not the only reason why i love this car and indeed nearly all RS Renaults though. I've always loved hot hatches but i've found some to feel a little too heavy and slow for a hot hatch. But preety much all RS Renaults are mind-bogglingly good fun, but best of all, they're dead cheap.

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I don't get the new megane... It just looks...Hmmm...unorginised

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The car, on paper, is ok, as long as they haven't left the 'crippling understeer' feature of FWD in the ingredients list.

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thumbs up!

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The Megane Coupé doesn't look as good in the metal as it does in photos. Quite the opposite case with Laguna Coupé

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Chiropodist?! LOL Surely you mean chiropractor?

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looks fun to drive and not to pricey

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im sure in seen one of these in white at a campsite in Berwick, it was white and rather nice

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