RenaultSport Megane 265 Trophy -- Fifth Gear Web TV 

This is my actual car, just watched it and spotted the reg plate, megane trophy 265 number 04 of 50 :-)

Funny how haters assumes because its a Renault its going to break down.... There clearly dont know what there talking about

~ I have a Renault Megane. I am so so chuffed with it. It's handling is impeccable .. The service I get from my local Renault dealer is second to none .. I have had horrendous experiences with Rover and Ford in the past .. Never ever again. My friends 3 year old Ford Focus had to have welding work done to it to get it through it's first MOT (Ministry of Transport Mechanical and bodywork check at 3 years old). Disgraceful .. Oh .. My second last Laguna had 184,000 trouble free miles on it. Fab!

awesome - and awesome review as always

Couldn't of chose a better road. Stunning road and scenery.

In fact, even the stock Megane's bodyshell is so stiff it makes pretty much all other hatchbacks feel soft. Even the Golf, which most people would assume is the stiffest, but no, climbing up to a high curb on the side of the road, you can hear the rubber seals aroudn doors sqeaking sometimes, because the body is flexing so much. Happens even more in the Passat while we're at it.

Excellent review. This guy should get a slot on the show. Peach of a car too.....VERY nice.

i really love the look of the megane rs

You couldnt have chosen a beter road! I drive on that road everyday and love it :)

Never seen that lad before but I quite like him. Decent personality.

this guy is a great reviewer

My Clio 182 has been pretty bullet proof over last 60k miles needing two new year dampers, a replacement exhaust when the original rusted and developing the odd rattle....other than that it just gets serviced and driven hard. Was owned by a BTCC champion for it's first 3 years so prob. had a hard life then too.

Holy shit...that car is wicked on so many levels.

Bring it across the pond!

@BlusterBunny You can adjust the warning beep to sound anywhere you like prior to the limiter in 50rpm increments. He needs to RTFM.

Love the RS's ... my meg 225 has always put a smile on my face and never stopped with over 165k km on the clock. Quickest FWD on Nurburgring!! Awesome! There's the new benchmark. The old benchmark was the R26.R

@nightmare1983 also u can say you can get a used car with ALOT more power and stuff in it, its all about personal choice and at the end of the day there is always going to be someone who wants a quick car but it has to be a hatch and that means there is only a few cars to choose from, also wile on the subject insurence costs are alot diffrent between them

Re. body stiffness. The stiffer the body, the higher the 1st torsional natural frequency is and the smaller the displacements (think twanging a long ruler Vs a short ruler) These vibrations not only make the door seals squeak but they feed into the shock absorbers. This, in turn, disturbs the performance of the shock absorbers from absorbing road-wheel vibrations. Theoretically, you're best tuning the suspension on a rigid shell as there's no inteference.

@royalrenk same here, i love euro hothatches

amazing car,supercar killer on b-roads,just like the r26.r

I love this car. Want one badly. Europe gets the best toys.

@eecak1973 why do people still have an old time tought that renault will break down.....maybe that was long time ago!! but as far as my own expraince it did not happen! my frist was laguna hatch 2004 V6 3.0 and that things run so smoth...for 3 years...until i change it and got me megane sport 2009 and the same thig continue...and now i went a tep up and got me laguna coupe 4 month ago and so far i got 0 prabloumes with it...so is that luck or renault did the job right?

@redhamasri why do people still have an old time tought that renault will break down? Mainly because my friend nearly died in a new Renault Megane in 2005,when it suddenly lost all power while driving through a road tunnel. The Articulated lorry behind crossed over to the far lane to avoid an accident. The car then started and drove fine for a while before stopping again. The main dealer changed the onboard computer twice but never fixed the problem. A court case got car price refunded.

get this guy on TV

my 250 is a little weapon handles better than all of my 5 previous Subaru WRX cars I owned. Its just a sharp nimble quick agile car the LSD in awesome love my Renault Megane RS 250👍👍

job done.

fifthgearuk? Is there a us version or something?

i wish they could send some here in the USA :(

"The only other complaint about the engince is this, a beep on the red light. I know its on the red light, i can hear it bouncing off the limiter" Well, if its bouncing off the rev limiter, you are shifting too late. You fail !

@wsbygt Maybe when the JCW's come start coming with LSD....until then I don't think so.

song 0:30??

Renault Sport rulez!

nice

@L3g4cyTT so right :D

i agree, i have a 98 megane, 302000km on it, drive on gas, drive like a nut.. and still drives like a charm.. i have to agree on 1 thing tho.. theres 1 broken switch in the entire car.. so the right rear window doesnt close.. just a switch tho.. so wear and tear...

I like how this guy reviews cars, why is he not on the normal show?

indeed

Thats why Megane 3 was proclaimed the most reliable car in its class by the GERMAN experts in DEKRA organization.

they do break down, often. After 3-5 years it will be a nightmare to own.

That awkward moment when you realize that Trophy-R is actually the car that replaces R26.R, not the Trophy 265 lol

The Scirocco is so much better looking though :P

the 2nd Renault id want ,after Laguna .

I have a Megane sice the June of 2005 and it never broke down, once. Nothing. Just put some diesel in it, do the scheduled revisions and it keeps on going. 136000km on the clock already.

I work on Renault's every day, There latest generation of cars are head and shoulders above previous models in terms of build quality and reliability. I'm by no means a Renault fan boy its just fact

Might have something to do with them constantly finishing near the bottom of the table in owner satisfaction surveys. I'm not saying will actually break down on you, but everyone I know who has owned a Renault has been able to list a catalog of niggles and faults with it.

Why do you compare Sciroco with Megane? Golf and Megane are in the same class. Sciroco is more of a retroesque car what competes in different marget.

... And for 2014 you can add now dice WTCC : French Rules Because in 2014 Citroën Racing and LOEB will arrive in the WTCC ... TO WIN like usually of course for the French racing builders! :-)

@159conor Sorry but the 147GTA isn't in the same league as the Megane. I've owned both.

manual AC? good, why???? it isn't made for a TLBALK

@OneOfaKind949 no,that's renaultsport 100% engineering

Yea, especially when new Megane III is the most reliable car in class, matching the ratings of BMW 1, and that is according to GERMAN statistics from ADAC.

You should drive it like Chris Harris.

@eecak1973. i had problem with civic type r. got trading standards involved and got my 14k back. and fucking what? every car has problems. i got 200cup after civic. 2 years later it,s been the most reliable car i,ve had. don,t matter if you got KIA-BMW every car has-will get problems. atleast if bought from a proper main dealer you have got more comeback.

I love hot Renaults... - Mina

according to ADAC (german institute) french cars among the most reliable in the world.

@royalrenk come to europe :P

he sounds like david walliams

That's Nissan engineering for you.

@ royalrenk - I can send you one...

@wsbygt o rly?

It will still break down after the first week and every week after that (;~/

is Dark Vader

I imagine that you're another FWD shopping-car lover then?

try nissan dealer, renault-nissan its one company.

@ 3:14 i make that same face too when i want to fart !!

3 peoples drive Scirocco R

The are more faster fwd cars that did the lap times faster on the ring then this,, look Jcviggen volvo 850 T-5R 7:58

very very nice and specialized machine..... ...sadly, a 2012 BMW 328 ( 4 cyl turbo, 245hp, 0-62 5.9sec ) its 29k pounds....just 1 more than this renault.....

Do you guys have met the HD?? make better videos !!

They are right lol.. that's even funnier.. if you don't own one.

MINI Cooper S Works or MINI John Cooper Works Coupé. Against these two any front wheel drive street car would loose.

The luckiest Renault owner in the world? I work on an awful lot of them.. the main problems seem to stem from the wiring, the cheap buggers didn't put enough length in the loom causing the connectors to pull apart and let water Ingress occur!

Of course LSD alone won't. But the whole car is setup perfectly (power, weight, transmission, chasis etc...). And why would you buy a car like this if not for track times? If you want to go fast in straight line just put a LS-something engine in any RWD car rotfl. You don't have to like this car, but don't say crap that it's shitty, just because you don't like looks, gosh.

...furthermore, mechanical LSD will not stop understeer. I still stand by my reasons for not liking it; it's not all about fast track times.

The typical deceptive roasbeef vision ^^ funny little clown LOL

Better intake + exhaust + reprogrammed ECU = 350bhp, imagine that!

@scoot24925 First be polite and second maybe I could teach you, one or two things about cars that dont come out on games and magazines.

Well, I guess you're now going to prove to me that FWD is better for the track than RWD and that a hatchback gives the stiffest bodyshell. Good luck with that.

You obviously didn't read my comments very well then. Try again.

derbigpr500 The 265 is *not* faster than a 1-M. "A properly engineered FWD can be faster and more fun to drive than a RWD car." Generally speaking, a balanced RWD car will be quicker and more fun than a FWD car. If that wasn't the case, the premium manufacturers would all adopt FWD platforms.

yes, yes, of course you don't hate this great racing car just because it's French... But OMG you are an English! LOL

No, FWD is not better for the track. But Megane RS is better for a track than most, if not all, RWD, FWD or AWD cars anywhere near its price range. Its faster than 370z, M135i, even faster than 1M, despite having far less power, and yes, being FWD. A properly engineered FWD can be faster and more fun to drive than a RWD car. Ask anyone who's ever driven the Megane RS, and he will confirm. And what does bodyshell stiffness have to do with this argument? Its more than stiff enough.

HAHAHAHAHA

HD ffs!!

7000 rpm...beep. lol.

then the civic type r blew this out the water. .....

Oh dear. Another English vs. French argument... XD

Enjoy taking back to the dealer/garage for repairs, it's a Renault. Trust me, I owned two Renault and it isn't pretty when it comes to reliability.

Alot of 250 cup,s was really about 260- 265bhp. so god knows what this trophy 265 really is maybe 285? either way it,s alot better than that OVERPOWERED OVERWEIGHT OVERPRICED OVERATED focus RS.

Il est tres noir.

I am an English what? How can a FWD hatchback be a "great racing car"? It can't, it's just a fast shopping car.

You are an English and it's a great racing car (except for you apparenlty & stop with your deceptive excuse, a great racing car is a great racing car, FWD, AWD or 4x4, the chronos of this Megane 3RS on all roads & tracks proof that where it's better than more AWD or 4x4) BUT French ^^ The History between England & France since 1066 ^^ & the education in England about the French & France explain for the most part your hate and/or your lack of objectivity and realism about this French racing car

Can't you have a discussion without resorting to abusive comments? Maybe I should call you a "frog-eating, soap-dodging, bad breathed surrender monkey"? Just where is the Renault F1 team based??? England. Most F1 teams are in England because England has the best facilities and the best engineers. I don't play videogames. Jaguar, Aston Martin Landrover made near Birmingham & Liverpool. Bentely made in Crewe Rolls Royce made in Goodwood McLaren made in Woking Lotus made near Norwich

Haha, and you're fitting the stereotypical French arrogant mindset. I said from the beginning why I didn't like this car, yet you decidied it was for other reasons. I can't stand FWD cars, they understeer, torquesteer and lift-off oversteer. Not one of those is a desirable attribute. Does France make the best car in the world? No. Does UK make the best car in the world? Maybe. Does Germany make the best car in the world? Probably. THAT is being honest, not "roastbeef-mind".

An English what ??? "English" is an adjective. I'm about to go on holiday to France as my sister lives there with her French husband & three children, so don't give me that! French cars generally are rubbish. They have nothing to compete with Mercedes, Jaguar, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, BMW... just little shopping cars with powerful engines in them, which is why I don't like them. I'll stick with my E39 M5.

Fwd cars suck

What ARE you on about? Can you honestly say that France makes the best car in the world? Even the best FWD car in the world? I doubt it.

I hate this car. Not because it's a Renault or because it's French. I hate it because it's a FWD, four-cylinder transverse-engined hatchback. Not the format I'd get excited about.

Good car, shitty interior ( interior of 1992 cars )