Sport or Trophy? Megane 4 RS / RS 300 Review [Real roads] 

yep couldn't agree more!

Nice!

Thanks mate! 👊👊👊

Thank you mate! Comments like this keep me going 👊

​@@MickDrivesCars I've subbed! 😊

As much as the EDC box in the 300 is great... I will always miss having a manual, there's something so satisfying about the perfect heal-toe into a tight corner. Can imagine you're having a lot of fun in that car

Really good to know! When I'm driving normally I'm in regular mode and just auto but when driving spiritedly I'm always in manual, like in the video. Literally every change is me pulling a paddle :) I still think a good manual box is more engaging than a good auto... but it's so hard to find cars with good manuals these days

Sport300-UK is correct the manual bearings are not good in the PK4 box. I have upgraded rally bearings in my box. However if you change the oil on a regular basis it should last either way. Every 2 engine oil changes should be fine to change the gearboz oil and change the oil thickness from 75 to 80. This might seem like a pain but the oil is like 30 quid and the oil plug plus washer is 3 pound. No biggy. Manual enthusiasts dont need to be put off but rather do abit of preventative mantaintance. I learnt the hard way. Sport300-uk is a true enthusiast and loves his car, im also the same with mine. So we do have some clash in opinions. I love the manual and how it feels shifting through the gears. Also the manual sounds much better. You can let off the throttle in the manual and get some serious pops and bangs you cant get in the EDC. Not saying you dont get pops and bangs in the EDC but its much less. I can make my meg sound like gunshots on demand. It really does put a smile on the face.

@SPORT300-UK Yes you should get your middle pipe swapped out, i seen that post on the renault forums, seems a good thing to do and its OEM. Ktec do a delete for mine so now it sounds like gun shots when i let off around 3k-4k rpm. Its seriously loud, can be fun though. Yes the EDC farts do sound good so thats a bonus for the EDC. Im washing my car like twice a week, everyweek. Constantly want to keep it clean. They just look so good.

​@@MickDrivesCars everyone take note of what this man just said.. Thabk you.. Manual ftw!!

Thanks mate

Thanks mate! It's my baby

Thank you so much! Appreciate the support!

Thanks for the kind words! I have actually driven a focus ST as I was cross shopping them. It was a little more boring to me but overall a very competent car 👍 Post-facelift interior is a huge change! Still some plastic but far, far better than a pre-facelift.

Autoropnl is good too

Hi mate, the suspension on all Megane 4 RS models is non-adjustable. But in my opinion the sport model is the prefect setup :) Everything else is adjustable yes. You have a ''my sense'' mode where you can change steering, powertrain, sound, esc and a bunch of other stuff

Yep that's correct. Valve will open in sport and race, with slightly different tones between the two. Annoyingly for my neighbours it also opens on cold starts.

Absolutely buy used! Approved used is basically new minus a bunch of depreciation - best way to buy a newer car.

Thank you so much! Really appreciate the kind words. Yep as far as I'm aware the specs are the same between sport/trophy suspension on the facelift models (apart from spring/damper stiffness). Even has the hydraulic bump stops which work a treat!

​@Mick Drives Cars watching your review again.. absolutely brilliant, so I think your right, the sport version does retain the perfoHub front axis.. minus LSD, cup chassis..

Yep I have the Bose system with subwoofer in boot 👍

@@MickDrivesCars Cheers mate

@@MickDrivesCars Picked my RS 300 2021 today and it's an unreal upgrade from my Clio RS, loving it so far :)

@@richygardiner1 Love that mate! Bet your first drive was unreal! I still remember mine. What spec did you get btw? If you ever want to go for a drive just let me know :)

110% this!!! Ultimate Megane for me would be sport chassis + LSD + 7 speed box from the alpine... Oh I'd be a very happy boy.

​​​@@MickDrivesCars Yeah I would love to see the LSD for the RS300 non Trophy too. But we should happy not having the 7 speed EDC because it's having much more problems. It's the same gearbox like in the Megane GT 205 Next point is it only can handle 320-340 NM.

Yep 100% stock

that's a great shout, next time I get an alignment I'll push the struts in, thanks! I don't think I'd change the springs though, our roads in the UK are horrible and the current setup is just about perfect

Funny you mention this! I actually test drove one before getting this car. Lovely thing. It's louder than the meg, but the tone is very different. I prefer the meg, but you're not wrong - i30n does sound very good. For me it fell apart because I couldn't get on with the suspension settings. Comfort was too soft, sport too hard and track was just silly.

@@MickDrivesCars yes I agree I have a i30N and I'm now looking at a Mégane r.s 300! The N is great it's just missing something and I can't put my hand on. Would have either over the overated golf/focus st platforms

@@aidanchambers3064 100% mate, golf is a little boring with numb steering and the focus ST is fun but lacks exhaust note and didn't I didn't gel with it handling wise. If you don't need the practicality I would suggest GR Yaris. That thing is so much fun! But for an all rounder you can use everyday and still have a 11/10 drive on the weekends I haven't driven better than the RS megane. I will say though, for me the i30n was a close second. It was maybe a little more fun in a silly way (exhaust noise), but a little less competent on a backroad. Very close though. Have you considered an M2? That would be another level in performance, again not as competent on a backroad but very, very silly fun and you can hang the tail out once in a while ;)

Nice car! Perfect spec in my opinion! I've always wanted to drive a manual version

Love the feedback mate, thanks!

It's 100% louder just slightly less... sophisticated :D Thank you!

I was thinking that too

I30N does sound really nice stock but honestly both sound very good stock

No it doesn’t. I30N sounds more fake or produced sound. Megane sounds more authentic and the crackles make it feel like you earned it. Imo

You are a very tall human - it's going to be hard. Try German, they generally make cars that fit taller people well as they are, on average, taller humans too.

Haha I test drove one and it was defo louder... different tone though, not as sweet.