Renault has taken the wraps off the Megane 275 Trophy edition that brings a series of technical enhancements.
As expected, Renault’s #UNDER8 project is the uprated variant of the Megane Trophy that desires to say back the title for the quickest front-wheel drive at the Nürburgring. The title presently belongs to Seat’s Leon Cupra 280 that lapped the Nordschleife in seven minutes and 58.4 seconds. Once losing its title, Renault is placing back with this limited-run Megane Trophy packing an additional 10 ps for a complete of 275 PS (202 kW) generated by the 4-cylinder, 2.0-liter turbo that contains a peak torque of 360 Nm (265 lb-ft).
The superimposed oomph was possible by putting in an Akrapovic titanium system that is additionally lighter than the quality exhaust and provides an angrier sound recording. It comes as normal with the Cup chassis with a limited-slip differential and might be optionally organized with adjustable Öhlins Road & Track dampers with steel springs derived from the Megane N4 rally automotive. For people who are fans of track days, Renaultsport is providing nonobligatory Michelin Pilot Sport Cup two tires created specifically for the Megane 275 Trophy.
It wears a brand new yellow livery with Trophy stigmatisation and might be ordered with optional black 19-inch Speedline Turini wheels whereas on the within there are leather & Alcantara Recaro bucket seats with red handicraft. different highlights embrace an alloy mechanical device knob and Alcantara-wrapped handwheel and handbrake gaiter.
Details concerning the automotive’s Nürburgring lap time are going to be discovered on June 16 however in keeping with a recent rumor the Megane Renaultsport 275 Trophy has already managed to determine a new record for a front-wheel drive car with a lap time of seven minutes and forty five seconds.
