Megane for me, best looking car, best interior design, best handling, comfortable enough, good sound, automatic transmision available and better fuel economy for allday car.
Spot on Evan. They also mention the poor ride quality of the Type R on 20 inch rims. Strange that the type R is universally praised for its excellent ride quality in comfort mode.
Yep, you can say a lot about that spoiler, but not that it gets in the way of the rear visibility. Same goes for the 'this is my favorite shift' comment on shifting in the new Megane. It's such a shitty shift, yes it's short, but it's the least precise of any of these cars by far and half the time you are in doubt if it's already in gear or not. It doesn't even come close to the Type R which has the best shift in here. It dooesn't even come close to the second least good shift of the Peugeot. Also, this RS Cup costs about the same as a Type R in GT spec. How is Renault thinking to find any buyers for a 1.8l with no addaptive dampers, when people can get a 2.0l with 300hp for the same price or a 2.0l with 275 hp with adaptive dampers for A LOT less money?
Agreed guys. The look of the car has grown on me (I’ve got it in black which hides much of the troubling bits) but it’s still pretty wild. I look at it like a tarmac rally car and that helps me sleep at night. Ride, seating & primary controls are expertly judged even held against a much higher level of car. And I think the reason some criticize it for not being as playful is that it’s setup for real stability on bigger faster tracks, not smaller / chuck it around type tracks.
Comparing reliability and performance i would go for Civic Type R any day. RS maybe the faster and more aggressive car however they are also known to have engine block issues
Got the Type for a year now and I have to say it's probably the best car that has ever made beneath 50.000 euro (I live in Europe). This car has realy got it all. My mate has got an Hyundai I30N for a month. So we traded our cars for the weekend. Although I have to say the I30N is a great car, it's also miles away from the level of the Type R. In almost every driving aspect the Type R is better and more focused as the I30n.
Happy with the focus RS.. Can't handle CTR looks.. Others not sold in US or too slow.. I drove a renault megane 265R before (2014) and it was pretty amazing
Well I own a Megane GT and can't fault it. I would not be seen in Hyundai, and face it, as good as the i30N might be, it is still a Hyundai and looks just like the other 1 million of them on the road.
I thought the R in Type R stood for Ridiculous, it’s looks block out a segment of the market and cost blocks out another, i30n is the car for me and yes the performance version is the better car, the only option we get in Australia 👍
Am i the only one noticing that motoring has always favoured the i30n whereas all other australian reviews favor the type r for its all around package? Heck, its already won numerous car of the year awards
Hyundai are probably sponsoring the review. You can always tell when they compare every insignificant detail to the current class leader (in this case, the Type R)
If you watched the video, you might realise that the i30N offers much more (value for money is just the icing on the cake). Perhaps the good people of Australia want to drive their cars everyday, not own "garage queens", so they want usability....
Unfortunately, we North Americans only have a choice of two of these cars. And the Focus RS has already ceased production. So here in the US, the Civic Type R wins this particular comparison by default.
@multan rasuli : because in Australia you don’t get any comparable Audi, Merc, or BMW for A$40-50k.. Perhaps they should have left the Focus RS out (great on a track, but too hard to live with as a daily driver) and included a Golf GTi instead - although that may have been left out because VW Australia no longer offers a manual.
@@waleedkhan7623I'm from Birmingham England and born here..where ever you live is probably not you country of birth..why you even pipe up for you should be cooking,or driving your uber taxi..every car you've had you probably used in whiplash compo claim.. type r,focus rs where the only cars better than I30n
LOL you guys picked a Hyundia as the winner? They are garbage and that car will flop if and when it comes to the states. Hyundia is considered cheap cars here in the states. I would of picked any of the other 4 cars.
Thanks for the spelling correction. Much appreciated. Iv'e owned 2 Hyundia's in my life and they are garbage! Not because others have told me this but because I have first hand experience. Choice between those cars that are all around the same price point the Hyundia will be the last one picked here in the states.
Yeah they get different models and IMO better models then we do here in the states. I think because we are considered a rich country, we get the shitty products.
