The Megane Renaultsport 265 costs from £24,825
Renault has now turned the limited edition Mégane Renaultsport 265 Trophy from last year in to the replacement for the Mégane Renaultsport 250, so you can now order up the Mégane Renaultsport 265 as a regular production model in either the Cup or standard version.
Just like the 265 Trophy, the new 265 gets the wick turned up a bit to release 265PS (261bhp) which means an improvement of 0.1 seconds to 62mph and an extra 2mph on the top speed (now 158mph). Mind you, you’ll have to select ‘Sport’ to access the extra power – in standard mode the 265 produces the same 247bhp as the old 250.
The new Megane gets a few new options thrown in to the mix, with the ‘Red Design Pack’ adding red red stripes for an extra £350, the Visio option (£300), which is Renault’s Lane Assist, and all round parking sensors with a rear-view camera (£360). There’s a new interior colour – carbon grey with red highlights – and a new exterior colour – Arctic White.
If you’re still firm enough of spine to do away with any real feeling of give in the suspension, you can have your new Mégane Renaultsport 265 with the Cup chassis as well, which stiffens everything up, adds 18″ matt black alloys, a limited slip diff and red brake calipers and costs an extra £1,350
The Mégane Renaultsport 265 Cup costs £24,825 and the normal Mégane Renaultsport 265 £26,025 (£27,375 with Cup Chassis) and is on sale now.
Just don’t tell those who bought last year’s limited edition Mégane Renaultsport 265 Trophy for £27,820.
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