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Spied? Renaultsport Megane III
This image has been circulating the French motoring sites, showing what could be the new Renaultsport version of the automaker's new Megane which is set to debut next week at the Paris Motor Show. Although indications are that this is a Photoshop-manipulated image, it could give a fairly accurate preview of what the new hot hatch could look like.
Renault has gone to great lengths to differentiate the different body-styles in the Megane range, and the RS version would of course be based on the three-door hatch variant. The image shows a single exhaust exiting from the center of the rear diffuser, with jumbo 18-inch anthracite multi-spoke wheels and some extra aerodynamic body elements. We'll all want to know what will reside under the hood, likely to be a derivation of the current model's 2.0-liter four. The most recent evolution of the engine produces some 230 horsepower in the latest Megane R26.R track-hatch, but only time (and assuredly plenty of speculation) will tell how much power the first performance version of the Megane III will be putting down on European roads.
[Source: L'Auto Journal via Le Blog Auto]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
tankd0g 9:40AM (9/26/2008)
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn.
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Stumpy 9:37AM (9/26/2008)
Whatever it is, it has a nice rear. ;-)
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BoneHeadOtto 10:04AM (9/26/2008)
i like it a lot
Eddie 9:41AM (9/26/2008)
Looks cool. It looks a lot like the Seat Ibiza.
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Jimothy 9:43AM (9/26/2008)
Looks like the love child of a Toyota Celica and a Nissan Morano.
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npChaos 11:23AM (9/26/2008)
Funny you should mention a combination of those two cars, have you ever heard of the Toyota RSC concept?
http://www.autocult.com.au/img/gallery/full/AkinaGhost518.jpg
Bungle 11:21AM (9/26/2008)
Haha. I was going to say the latest-gen Eclipse and STi.
michael 9:56AM (9/26/2008)
i soo that picture before, it is a photoshop!
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michael 10:02AM (9/26/2008)
And here is the proof check the red model from this pictures: http://www.informatiiauto.ro/noua-generatie-renault-megane-primele-fotografii-oficiale-sid2532.html
Red 10:25AM (9/26/2008)
Nice catch, friend :)
Robert 9:56AM (9/26/2008)
You can see the clear influence of the Lamborghini Diablo when benchmarking rear visibility.
I hope you can change a headlight in less then two hours with this update.
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Flea 10:58AM (9/26/2008)
lots of proportion cues from the Brera. that's a good thing.
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tankd0g 11:17AM (9/26/2008)
Kinda looks like what I imagine a Mazda3 coupe would look like.
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Torrent 12:09PM (9/26/2008)
If a Mazda3 Coupe looked ANYTHING like that, I'd be wanting me one of them.
Torrent 12:08PM (9/26/2008)
stfu, spammer.
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hashiryu 12:12PM (9/26/2008)
hmmm looks kinda like a seat leon.
Any way, that is one sexy ass and way better looking than the current megane rear end.
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Matthew 3:39PM (9/26/2008)
The engine will be the current 230 hp 2.0 Turbo which is expected to give 280 hp with a bit of work, but it's a maximum and would more likely be in the 250-260 range IMO. Though it won't be easy to pass the power thru the 2 front wheels, the limited-slip differential of the current Megane R26 may help.
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kojinsan 10:55PM (9/28/2008)
looks like a mazda 3 on the side.. sweet...
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