Monday 15th May 2017

New Sandero R.S. 2.0 announced... for Brazil

It's the best selling hot hatch over there, don't you know

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If you were to pool PHers and ask about their ideal hot hatch recipe, what do you think would come up? A 2.0-litre naturally aspirated engine, a six-speed manual gearbox and Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rubber sounds like a pretty good start, and they're all included on the latest 'Racing Spirit' Renault Sandero R.S. 2.0.

Mmm, racy

The tyres are the big news for this Sandero, the standard 150hp R.S. having been available in South American markets for a couple of years now. The PS4s are the de facto replacement for the Super Sport, a tyre that has made a very good name for itself on performance cars. In addition the Racing Spirit receives black 17-inch wheels, red calipers and a unique decal set - if you don't like black and red, best look elsewhere!

The interior also gets a refresh in the best Wine Gum colours with updated seats, air vents and dials. It's not exactly plush, but then that wouldn't be the Dacia way, would it? Or the Renault way, in this specific case.

The Racing Spirit Sandero will be shown to prospective customers at the Buenos Aires motor show in June, ahead of sales presumably starting some point soon. If any South American PHers know what a Sandero R.S. is like, we'd love to know!

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Very naughty.

I think the kudos this car will get in its home market will be much more than a equivalent model sold here. I'm also sure that there will a fair amount of envy on this site for the simple fact it's not available in the Euro market!