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    02 RENAULT MEGANE RS300 TROPHY

    Jul 28, 2021 5 minutes
    BY • CAMERON KIRBY
    THERE ARE FEW INSTANCES WHERE YOU ARE LEFT WANTING FOR MORE FORWARD THRUST

    Rating 3.5

    ENGINE 1798cc inline-4, DOHC, 16v, turbo

    POWER 221kW @ 6000rpm

    TORQUE 420Nm @ 2400rpm

    0-100KM/H 5.7sec (claimed)

    WEIGHT 1450kg • PRICE $56,990

    LIKE: Huge grip; strong powertrain; musical twinclutch shifts; mature styling

    DISLIKE: Strange paddleshift placement; poor ride comfort; weird rear-steer feel

    THE HOT HATCH segment is a crowded one. You have Japanese icons, Korean upstarts, and a brand-new Golf GTI all competing for your attention. If you want to stand out from the crowd you will need quite the party piece – which puts the Renault Megane RS in a tricky situation.

    First revealed in 2018, the model has been updated for ’21 and the local Australian range whittled down to just a single variant. Almost four years since its release, the

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