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This Renault Megane Trophy V6 is any car enthusiast’s wet dream. Packing 295kW (400hp) and 422Nm of torque driving the rear wheels, and looking more like a supercar than a hot-hatch, it has been seen terrorising the streets of Paris last month. A few very lucky, but probably also very …

Renault unveiled today the Twin’Z Concept, the company’s take on an electric supermini with rear-wheel drive layout. Measuring 3,627mm long, 1,705mm wide and 1,506mm tall, with a 2,495mm wheelbase, the Twin’Z Concept is powered by a rear-mounted electric motor delivering 50kW (68hp) of power and 226Nm of torque. Energy is …

Renault has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to hot hatches. In 2009 the striped-out Megane R26R set the fastest lap time for a front-wheel-drive car around the famous Nurburgring. Now they have done it again with the new Megane RS265 with a lap record of 8 minutes and 8 …

Details of the all-new Renault Clio RS200 Turbo have been confirmed by the French company, ahead of its international launch next month. The new Clio RS will be powered by a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine that delivers 147kW of power and 240Nm of torque between 1,750-5500rpm. That’s 25Nm more …

To us here at ForceGT and many of our readers, a car is more than an A to B mode of transport.  They have soul and character. They bring joy to us on those weekend country runs. However, to the majority of the car buying masses, it’s a different story. …

 Renault has released two limited edition versions of the company’s latest hot-hatches, the Clio RS200 and Megane RS 265, to celebrate winning the Formula 1 Constructors’ title with Red Bull Racing in 2011. Both feature a comprehensive list of aesthetic and interior enhancements. Both Clio R.S. and Megane R.S. …

The RenaultSport Clio 200 Turbo has bowed in at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. As the name suggests, the naturally aspirated engine of the outgoing model has been replaced with a turbocharged unit. The new 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine produces the same 147kW (197hp/200PS) as the old unit, but torque …

RenaultSport’s fastest Megane, the RS265 has landed in Australia to replace the RS250. With the crowded hot hatch market about to get hotter, with the imminent launch of Ford’s 184kW Focus ST and Volvo’s 187kW V40 T5, Renault has turned up the wick with the new RS265. As the name …

 Words have it that the Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept could be built by Lotus. According to a report by Autocar, executives from Renault are already in talks with another automaker to jointly develop the striking sports car. Although nothing is official at this stage, speculation is Renault is working …

Renault tuning specialist, K-Tec Racing, has released a tuning package for the universally loved RenaultSport Megane 265 Trophy. The performance upgrade package, with a rather unimaginative name called ‘Performance Pack 1’, promises to unleash supercar level of performance from the Megane’s 2.0-litre, turbocharged 261hp (195kW) F4Rt engine, without the associated …

Renault Australia has launched a limited edition Mégane Hatch. The Renault Mégane Hatch Sport Edition arrives into the showrooms with a 2.0-litre petrol engine mated to either a 6-speed manual or CVT gearbox. Based on the entry-level Dynamique model which already has Bluetooh, cruise control and speed limiter, the Sport …

Last week we posted the unveiling of the fourth-generation Renault Clio. This week, new videos, official photos and the full press release of the new Clio have surfaced. The mk4 Clio is set to hit showrooms worldwide starting from the end of 2012. It promises to deliver improvements over its …

The Renault Clio Mk4 has officially broken cover. It is one of the French company’s most important models, as some 11.5 million Clios have been sold in more than 115 countries since the original model was launched in 1990. It also marked the first production model penned under Laurens van …

If I was in the market for a hot hatch, there would be only one obvious choice: the Renault Megane RS 250. Yes, the VW Golf is overall a better car, the Mazda 3 MPS (Mazdaspeed 3) is quicker in a straight line and the Ford Focus RS churns out …