| Renault Megane RS Coupe - Test Drive |
Page 1 of 2  Motomodif: In aggressive and powerful look into the engine (the "growling" of the house trans), the new Rs launches challenge in a niche for a thousand cars a year, Seat Cupra, Astra OPC, Audi S3 and the forthcoming Scirocco Renault Megane RS Coupe - Test Drive - Malaga - Felina, almost threatening, Renault Megane Coupe Sport - the last born among the very dynamic - debuted in December in markets with more than a few millimeters (width and length). Has a very aggressive front between flared wheel arches front bumper with large air intake (almost "tiger") and aerodynamic deflector and at the rear, a central exhaust terminal. Not to mention the diamond. Under the hood mounts the drive more powerful than the French manufacturer, a development of 250 horses of the "old" (so to speak) 2.0-liter turbo gasoline: 80% of torque is available at 1,900 rpm. In the mixed consumption reported by the home are 8.4 liters per 100 kilometers. A quarter of the components are new, but have been updated in the transmission (a 6-speed manual PK4) and, above all, the set-up. Why this exclusive model comes with a double frame, Sport and Cup The first, with a setting more polite and more indicated to the road driving, the second much more "racing". Cup has stiffer shocks (the anti-roll bar is 13% more "tough" than the Sport), while the flexibility of the rear suspension has been reduced by 38%. In addition there is a limited-slip differential. Depending on the chassis, Renault offers different tires: Dunlop and Continental from 18 and 19 inches for the Sport and Michelin and Continental for the Cup (the same size, but only two of the "rubber" to choose from). The French introduced the RS Dynamic Management, which offers the possibility to choose between three different ways to use the ESP on (regular), sports (with late entry) and off. And then, taken from practically stable, telemetry Rs Monitor for real-time updates on data guide: turbo, torque, brake temperature and so forth, including even the timing. The car is built in Spain, Palencia, where he has invested 210 million euros to adapt the plant. The goal is to sell at least a hundred copies of this new car that debuts at Rs a niche market: a thousand cars a year. The competitors are many, or cars with sporty specific, beginning with Seat Cupra to continue with Astra OPC, Audi S3 (pending the new Scirocco, VW group ever) or Civic Type R, Focus RS. |
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