Mégane Renaultsport 265 Trophy Ring lap record

Renault Sport has just got its first lap record for a front-wheel drive production car at the Nordschleife– with a cracking time of 8 minutes 17 seconds (nine seconds up on the record!). Congratulations! The time was posted in a basically showroom-specification front-wheel drive Mégane Renaultsport 265 Trophy, with a Green Hell set-up optimised tyre choice by Renault Sport engineers, with Laurent Hurgon (development driver, Renault Sport) at the wheel: He said: "The Nordschleife is a legendary course. Its length and layout, which is very different to that of a conventional circuit, make it a unique and technically demanding challenge. Its difficulties are extremely varied, ranging from fast and even very fast in places to much twistier and slower portions. Turns like ‘Karusell’ and ‘Pflanzgarten,’ for example, make huge demands of the car and driver alike, yet Mégane Renaultsport Trophy is very much in its element here and feels particularly reassuring despite the uncompromising nature of the terrain. The limited slip differential allowed me to accelerate hard out of the countless turns without understeer. The carefully-tuned Cup chassis, the dampers, the fade-resistant brakes, the Recaro seats, the power of the (new, up 15bhp) 265bhp engine, the ready availability of torque between 2,500 and 5,000rpm and the car’s Bridgestone RE 050A (235/35 R19) tyres allowed me to make the most of the car’s enormous potential, especially into and out of the corners. It is this package which enabled me to post such a quick time round this circuit which you must always approach with a certain degree of humility."
The new Mégane is very active in both rallying and circuit racing. Designed for rallying, there's the Mégane Renaultsport N4 – widely acclaimed for the quality of its chassis and engine. Renault Sport say: "Developed for tarmac competition, the N4 is emerging as a new benchmark on sealed-surface events." And on track, there's the Mégane Trophy V6. Renault Sport say: "It sets new standards in the world of ‘high performance’ racing saloons. Designed and engineered solely for motorsport, this prototype delivers 360bhp while tipping the scales at just 980kg. It has become emblematic of the World Series by Renault and delivers unrivalled performance/driving pleasure package for its price and class."
More information on the Mégane Renaultsport range and new lap record is available at www.renaultsport.co.uk, with the latest Renault news on Renault TV on Sky Guide 883 and Freesat 651, or by following on twitter @renault_uk. Nice work Renault.