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Renaultsport Megane (2009) hot hatch: the spy photos
By
Tim Pollard
Spyshots
07 October 2008 15:25
Renault is readying a high-performance version of the new Megane and we’ve caught the hot hatch testing just days after the regular hatchback and coupe’s debut at last week’s Paris motor show.
The new Megane five-door rolls into dealerships in November 2008 and the three-door coupe in January 2009 – but we’ve scooped the Renaultsport version a full year before it hits showrooms in September 2009.
You won’t see the three-door-only Renaultsport version officially until the Geneva motor show in March 2009, but here’s the full lowdown on what CAR knows about the French hot hatchback.
Renaultsport Megane: the new spy photos
Caught on test near the Nurburgring in Germany, this is the best sighting yet of what is likely to become Renault’s biggest-selling hot hatch.
This isn’t the finished item, mind. That front bumper and spoiler belongs to the regular three-door Megane and we can expect the finished Renaultsport to have what is typically called in the industry ‘a more aggressive’ nose. That means a snout punctuated – brutally – by more and bigger air intakes and hugging the ground thanks to a more pronounced spoiler.
How do we know this is the Renaultsport Megane?
Insiders confirm this is the real McCoy. Which makes sense, as cooking versions wouldn’t warrant extensive testing at the Nordschleife circuit.
The size of the front brake discs also suggests this is the high-performance version, as does the central-exit exhaust pipe at the rear.
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