The Mégane Renaultsport or Mégane RS is a series of hot hatch Hot hatch was originally an informal automotive industry term, shortened from hot hatchback, initially coined by the European motoring press, for a high-performance derivative of a car body style consisting of a three- or five-door hatchback automobile. However, 'hot hatch' is now commonly and widely accepted as a mainstream, if still informal models based on Renault Mégane The Renault Mégane is a small family car produced by the French automaker Renault since 1995. It is offered in 3- and 5-door hatchback, saloon, coupé, convertible and station wagon bodystyles. The Renault Scénic is the first modern compact MPV to be built in Europe[citation needed], and is based on the Mégane floorpan, designed and built by French automaker Renault Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks, and, in the past, autorail vehicles. Due to its alliance with Nissan, it is currently the world's fourth largest automaker. Headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, Renault owns the Romanian automaker Automobile Dacia and the Korean automaker Renault Samsung Motors since 2004.

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Mégane II Renaultsport

It is based on the Renault Mégane II The Renault Mégane is a small family car produced by the French automaker Renault since 1995. It is offered in 3- and 5-door hatchback, saloon, coupé, convertible and station wagon bodystyles. The Renault Scénic is the first modern compact MPV to be built in Europe[citation needed], and is based on the Mégane floorpan small family car A compact car , or small family car (Europe), is a classification of cars which are larger than a supermini but smaller than or equal to a mid-size car. The term often leads into confusion, however, since international compact cars are somewhat larger than their North American equivalents, mostly because no supermini/subcompact size is.

The Mégane RS is available in three-door and five-door hatchback A Hatchback is a broad term for a car body style incorporating a shared passenger and cargo volume, with rearmost accessibility via a rear third or fifth door, typically a top-hinged liftgate — and features such as fold-down rear seats to enable flexibility within the shared passenger/cargo volume. As a two-box design, the body style typically versions, both with the same engine and it is built in Renault's Dieppe factory, which is where most of their special and race cars are made (like the Clio V6, 5 Turbo, Spyder and Alpine A610 / A110). The Mégane Renault Sport 225 uses innovative double-axis strut suspension with independent steering axis at the front, with electric power steering that reduces its influence as speeds increase.

Engine and performance

It uses a turbocharged A turbocharger, or turbo, is a gas compressor that is used for forced-induction of an internal combustion engine. A form of supercharger, the turbocharger increases the density of air entering the engine to create more power. A turbocharger has the compressor powered by a turbine, driven by the engine's own exhaust gases, rather than direct 2.0-litre petrol engine A petrol engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to run on petrol (gasoline) and similar volatile fuels that produces 225 PS (165 kW; 222 bhp), allowing the car to achieve 0-100 km/h in 6.5 s (0-60 mph in 6.3 s), with a top speed of about 240 km/h (149 mph). Ninety percent of the engine's torque is available from 2000 rpm until redline. A super-light twin-scroll turbo minimizes turbo lag, and when throttle is applied at anything over 2000 rpm there is almost no discernible lag. The transmission is a six-speed manual. Renault's claimed combined economy is 8.8 L/100 km (32 mpg-imp; 27 mpg-US), and real-world highway driving will see approximately 7.0 L/100 km (40 mpg-imp; 34 mpg-US), which is unusually efficient for a car this powerful.

In a 2004 road test by Mexican In Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica many cultures matured into advanced civilizations such as the Olmec, the Toltec, the Teotihuacan, the Zapotec, the Maya and the Aztec before the first contact with Europeans. In 1521, Spain conquered and colonized the territory, which was administered as the viceroyalty of New Spain which would eventually become Mexico car magazine Automóvil Panamericano Automóvil Panamericano or simply Automóvil is a Mexican automotive enthusiast magazine founded in March 15, 1995. Owned by Motorpress-Televisa and partner of the German magazine "Auto Motor Und Sport", it is the most-popular auto magazine in Mexico. Also a specialized publication dedicated to the car enthusiast and the respective, the car was proven to reach 247 PS (182 kW; 244 bhp) from its powerplant.

Equipment

Because of its apparent willingness to go ever faster, the Mégane Renault Sport has a speed-limiter, which prevents the car from passing a user-determined speed. It can be disabled or recalled with a button-press, and is set in the same way as the cruise control.

The Mégane RS is equipped with leather/cloth seats, seat belts with red stitching, 17-inch alloy wheels, eight airbags An airbag is a vehicle safety device. It is an occupant restraint consisting of a flexible envelope designed to inflate rapidly in an automobile collision, to prevent vehicle occupants from striking interior objects such as the steering wheel or window and xenon headlights with headlight washers. It also has Brembo Brembo S.p.A. is a manufacturer of automotive brake systems, especially for high-performance cars and motorcycles. It was established in Bergamo, Italy in 1961, and now owns at Opel AG brake discs that are similar to the ones used in Porsches Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE , a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Piëch and Porsche families. Porsche SE is headquartered in Zuffenhausen, a city district of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The base Mégane Sport has Brembos on the front only, the F1 has them on all four wheels.

Other features include automatic double optic headlights, 17-inch alloy wheels, air conditioning, ABS with EBD, electronic stability control.

Lux models add metallic paint, hands free Renault card, electronic folding mirrors, tire pressure monitor, electronic front and rear windows, climate control, leather upholstery, 4x15W RDS radio with CD-MP3 player and 6 speakers, front carpet mats, electronic rear view mirror, rear spoiler (petrol engine models only), 18-inch alloy wheels over base model.

All vehicles include 6-speed transmission.

Renaultsport 225 (2004-)

It includes a 2.0L turbo engine rated 225 PS (165 kW; 222 bhp) at 5500 rpm and 300 N·m (220 lb·ft) at 3000 rpm.

Cup Chassis option includes tire pressure monitor deletion, 18-inch anthracite alloy wheels with 235/40R18 Dunlop SP Sport Maxx tyres, retuned dampers and spring rates, disconnectable ESP, anthracite coloured door mirror housings.

Sport Hatch version include Recaro front seats, and the vehicle is 20 kg (44 lb) lighter (1345 kg kerb, 1,800 kg (3,968 lb) gross).

Renaultsport 225 Cup (2005-)

It includes the Cup Chassis option, which adds drilled brake discs, Brembo front and rear red brake calipers and increased brake master cylinder diameter, revised stiffened steering. Other features include carbon grey upholstery with silver stitching.

The car is 10 kg (22 lb) lighter than 225 Sport Hatch (1335 kg kerb, 1,790 kg (3,946 lb) gross).

The handling improvement were made to regular Mégane for beginning in late 2005.[1]

Renaultsport 230 Renault F1 Team R26 (2006-)

It is a version that commemorate the continuous success of Renault in the Formula 1 World Championship with the 2005 Constructors' and Drivers' Championship titles.

Engine is rated 230 PS (169 kW; 227 bhp) at 5500 rpm and 310 N·m (230 lb·ft) at 3000 rpm. It incorporates the improved version of Cup Chassis package, which includes 18-inch Anthracite spoked alloy wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport 2 235/40 R18 tires, Brembo front and rear red brake calipers and increased brake master cylinder diameter, revised stiffened steering. Other features include sport exhaust, Recaro seats, climate control, 4x15-watt RDS radio single CD/MP3 player with 6 speakers, Renault F1 decals, numbered plaque, limited slip differential, rear spoiler.

The vehicle weights 1,355 kg (2,987 lb) kerb, 1,820 kg (4,012 lb) gross.

Renaultsport dCi 175 (2007-)

It is a version with 2.0L (1995 cc) diesel engine. Engine is rated 173 PS (127 kW; 171 bhp) at 3750 rpm and 360 N·m (270 lb·ft) at 2000 rpm.

Cup Chassis option (available for dCi 175 Lux) includes tire pressure monitor deletion, 18-inch anthracite alloy wheels with 225/45R18 Continental SportContact 2 tires, retuned dampers and spring rates, disconnectable ESP, anthracite coloured door mirror housings.

Sport Hatch version include Recaro front seats, and the vehicle is 20 kg (44 lb) lighter (1470 kg kerb, 1,875 kg (4,134 lb) gross).

Renaultsport 230 Renault F1 Team R26.R (2009-)

It is based on Mégane Renaultsport 230 F1 Team R26, but it is 123 kg (271 lb) lighter. Weight reduction is achieved via removal of rear seats and seat belts, passenger airbag and curtain airbags (the driver's airbag remains), climate control (air conditioning remains as standard), rear wash/wipe and heated rear window, front fog lamps, headlamp washers, radio/CD player, most of the soundproofing.

Other features include carbon fibre bonnet, polycarbonate tailgate and rear side windows, Sabelt seats with carbon fibre shell and aluminium base, 6-point harnesses, rear spoiler, optional roll cage, optional titanium exhaust.

New parts include new front springs (14 mm/100 kg), new rear springs (16.2 mm/100 kg), recalibrated shock absorber settings, grooved brake discs, new alloy wheels are fitted with a different offset increasing the track by 4 mm (0.2 in), optional Toyo Proxes R888 225/40R18 tyres (Michelin Pilot Sport 2 235/40R18 standard), stiffer lower arm bushes.

450 vehicles were made with 230 for the UK market. The car went on sale in October 2008 for £22,990. The car was unveiled in 2008 British International Motor Show.[2]

Safety

It received the first five-star EuroNCAP The European New Car Assessment Programme is a European car safety performance assessment programme founded in 1997 by the Transport Research Laboratory for the UK Department for Transport and now the standard throughout Western Europe.[citation needed] safety rating in the segment, the Renault Sport models include: six airbags, electronic stability control, traction control and a key-card in the centre console to reduce knee injury. The seatbelts feature pre-tensioners that will tighten the belts immediately after impact.

Renault Sport Mégane Trophy

Eurocup Mégane Trophy is one of the events of World Series by Renault

It is a race version of the street vehicle, which includes a tube frame chassis with glass fibre body keeping just visual resemblance to usual mass-production Mégane. The RS Trophy uses the considerably modified Renault Vel Satis The Renault Vel Satis was an executive car produced by the French manufacturer Renault. It was launched at the 2001 Geneva Motorshow to replace the already-discontinued Safrane and has nothing in common with the 1990s concept car of the same name V4Y 3.5-litre V6 engine (which is a rebadged VQ35DE of Nissan VQ engine The VQ is a V6 piston engine produced by Nissan with displacements varying from 2.0 L to 4.0 L. It is an aluminum block DOHC 4-valve design with aluminum heads. It is fitted with Nissan's EGI/ECCS sequential multi-point fuel injection system. Later versions feature various implementations of variable valve timing and replace MPFI with direct fuel family) rated 330 PS (243 kW; 325 bhp) at 7000 rpm and 390 N·m (290 lb·ft) at 4500 rpm. The engine together with Sadev 6-speed sequential gearbox A sequential manual transmission is a type of manual transmission used on motorcycles and high-performance cars for auto racing, where gears are selected in order, and direct access to specific gears is not possible is placed longitudinally behind the cockpit.

Renaultsport Mégane Trophy is not road legal, but can be bought for € 120,000. It was intended to be used for competition only in the Renault Eurocup, but cars also race in events like the Belgian Touring Car Series and the Toyo Tires 24H Dubai with it.

The second generation was shown in the 2008 Paris Motor Show The Paris Motor Show is a biennial auto show in Paris. Held in the autumn, it is one of the most important auto shows, often with many new production automobile and concept car debuts. The show was the first motor show in the world, started in 1898 by industry pioneer, Albert de Dion. The show takes place in Paris Expo in Porte de Versailles. The and will be used in the Renault Eurocup starting from the 2009 season.

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Road models

Race models

Mégane III Renaultsport

Mégane Renaultsport 250 (2009-)

It includes a 2.0L twin-scroll turbo 4-cylinder engine rated 250 PS (184 kW; 247 bhp) at 5500 rpm and 340 N·m (250 lb·ft) at 3000 rpm with 6-speed manual gearbox, front splitter, extended sills and wheel arches, rear diffuser with central exhaust pipe, and 18-inch alloy wheels. Aluminum pedals, a Renaultsport steering wheel with thumb grips, analog rev counter and sport seats with extra lateral support dress up the cabin.

Other features include front LED daytime running lights, 18-inch aluminium alloy rims, central exhaust tailpipe and rear diffuser.

250 Cup gets a stiffer suspension and a limited-slip differential.

The new Mégane Renaultsport 250 was unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show.[3][4][5]

Engines

References

  1. ^ Renaultsport Megane 225 Trophy
  2. ^ London 2008: Renaultsport Megane R26.R
  3. ^ 2009 Geneva Auto Show: Renaultsport Clio 200 and Mégane 250
  4. ^ Geneva 2009: Renault Megane RS - liberté, égalité, velocité
  5. ^ Renaultsport Magane 250 - Car-Center.co.uk

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