Renault Megane III RS Trophy

The Renault Megane III RS Trophy is a special series of the third-generation Renault Megane, launched in 2011 and limited to 500 units, which adds extra cosmetic and mechanical details. It is built on the three-door RS version and made by Renault Sport at the Palencia plant. It uses the 1,998 cc four-cylinder in-line petrol engine, tuned here to 265 hp (195 kW) at 5,500 rpm, 15 hp more than the RS, with torque raised to 360 Nm at 3,000 rpm through a turbo boost of 2.5 bar and a modified air intake. It reaches 100 km/h from rest in 6 seconds against 6.1 for the RS and has a top speed of 254 km/h, while official consumption is 8.2 l/100 km and CO2 emissions 190 g/km. On 17 June 2011 a Megane Sport Trophy set the front-wheel-drive production car record at the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 8 minutes 07.97 seconds.