Renault’s EDC ’box is better than it used to be (it was one of our big gripes with the Clio RS) but despite our previous experiences with the Mégane’s slightly notchy manual, it’s still the one we’d choose.
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Renault Megane RS cup chassis 2020 review – sharp, even when you don’t want it to beĪ six-speed manual gearbox is standard fitment, though a dual-clutch automatic is also available. The 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder – much like you’ll also find in the Alpine A110 sports car – makes 205kW at 6000rpm, with a 390Nm torque plateau between 24rpm giving the RS a healthy mid-range. Sitting at the bottom of the Renault Sport Mégane range doesn’t mean a shortage of firepower, even if the Trophy and Trophy-R offer more. With a softer set-up and a dose less aggression, could this make the basic RS the pick of the range? If there’s a hope for the basic 280, it’s that the Trophy and Trophy-R have, for all their pace, struggled on some of Britain’s bumpier surfaces. That presents a conundrum, as the best RS models have also rarely been the absolute entry point to their respective ranges – the outgoing Clio RS only really began to fulfil its potential in 220 Trophy form, while the bustle-backed second-generation Mégane was never up to much as the original 225.
With the latest-generation Renault Sport Mégane, that means ignoring Trophies and models equipped with the sharper Cup chassis, and starting with the Megane 280 and its standard ‘Sport’ chassis. The Trophy-R might grab the headlines with its exotic specification and similarly exotic price tag, but Renault Sport’s products have often been their best at their most accessible. With a softer set-up than the Trophy and Cup, Renault Sport’s basic Megane could be the pick of the range
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