RE: Megane RS Trophy-R full specs confirmed

[mat205125]

Baldchap said:

mat205125 said:

Any of the above are fantastic cars, however will have cooked their brakes and overheated their tyres mid-way around their first flying lap of the ring, if driven as hard as the Megane can take for lap after lap.

You'd also have finished your brew waiting for them to finish even if they did make it round unscathed.

The reality of progress, for sure!

Against a stopwatch round a track, a 1.5 three pot Fiesta ST would murder a Sierra Cosworth as a comparison.

What can be missing from a "modern driver" is the knowledge and ability to drive older cars safely, and get anything close to their best from them.

[mat205125]

gigglebug said:

Harry_523 said:

To answer any back seat/4 door related questions.


What a mad car, whats the betting these chassis improvements, and the removal of 4ws will come on the facelift of the regular car?

Presumably the cross beam just hasn't been integrated into the chassis as well as it would need to be structurally to allow the harnesses to be fixed to it? Would it not have been the obvious choice to position them otherwise?

Would also be more work (and more difficult) to get whatever type approval would be needed.

Existing seatbelt anchors are perfect, available, and require no additional work to certify for use.

[Onehp]

mat205125 said:

gigglebug said:

Harry_523 said:

To answer any back seat/4 door related questions.


What a mad car, whats the betting these chassis improvements, and the removal of 4ws will come on the facelift of the regular car?

Presumably the cross beam just hasn't been integrated into the chassis as well as it would need to be structurally to allow the harnesses to be fixed to it? Would it not have been the obvious choice to position them otherwise?

Would also be more work (and more difficult) to get whatever type approval would be needed.

Existing seatbelt anchors are perfect, available, and require no additional work to certify for use.

The rounded 'seat' is where an extra set of (track) wheels° can be stored, now harnesses can be out of they way when using 3-point belt, less so when using the beam...

°Not many 2-seaters can bring those and have a empty boot left to fill with stuff...

[Jon_S_Rally]

zeta3 said:

car in its full road rage road racing form is mental..

but the price is even more mental

seriously, 50 / 60 k for a 2 seats 4 doors Mégane???

But made in tiny numbers, so it doesn't need to find many buyers. The only purpose of a car like this is to catch headlines and help to sell regular Meganes. The price is a bit of an irrelevance in reality.

[cidered77]

Jon_S_Rally said:

zeta3 said:

car in its full road rage road racing form is mental..

but the price is even more mental

seriously, 50 / 60 k for a 2 seats 4 doors Mégane???

But made in tiny numbers, so it doesn't need to find many buyers. The only purpose of a car like this is to catch headlines and help to sell regular Meganes. The price is a bit of an irrelevance in reality.

plus also - is price the focus, or it is total cost of ownership?

Look at the values of the last two nutter Meganes - the R26.R is worth more than when it left the showroom, and the Trophy R has dropped 10-20% only dependent on spec years after it launched. No reason this won't do the same i can see.

Buy one of these magnificent things (maybe i'm biased, but i love this car soo much!) or buy an M4, and then add up which has cost you the most over 3-5 years - it'll be a massive difference.

Accounting for depreciation - i wouldn't be surprised if these cost as much to own as a diesel golf...

[Pommy]

News about its launch here in Oz - going to be $70,000 which is about £38k at current fx rates so buy it here in rhd and ship it to the uk

https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/orde...

[Fastdruid]

james-uqyen said:

ughhhh 5 door

I'm not one to normally care about the whole 3 door / 5 door thing but...

AllyM said:

Those back doors will sure come in handy

This. I mean I get that there isn't a 3 door shell but a 5 door with no point to the rear doors as it has no rear seats is pretty terrible.

[gigglebug]

Onehp said:

The rounded 'seat' is where an extra set of (track) wheels° can be stored, now harnesses can be out of they way when using 3-point belt, less so when using the beam...

°Not many 2-seaters can bring those and have a empty boot left to fill with stuff...

It sounds like if you order the carbon fibre wheels they come strapped in the back from the factory so you essentially receive the two sets, standard and carbon, from the word go.

[Chestrockwell]

Just heard that this will cost 70k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

70 grand to go 4 seconds quicker than a mass produced Type R

[likesachange]

Chestrockwell said:

Just heard that this will cost 70k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

70 grand to go 4 seconds quicker than a mass produced Type R

Where have you read this??

Its not surprising given the carbon wheels and brakes will be 30k plus... but yes it kinda highlights how good the Civic is.

You'd have thought popping the 300 bhp 1.8 into the Clio would have been the better bet... Add a widertrack etc... save the obscene costs of the wheels and brakes.


Still pleased manufacturers do this credit to them.

[Chestrockwell]

likesachange said:

Chestrockwell said:

Just heard that this will cost 70k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

70 grand to go 4 seconds quicker than a mass produced Type R

Where have you read this??

Its not surprising given the carbon wheels and brakes will be 30k plus... but yes it kinda highlights how good the Civic is.

You'd have thought popping the 300 bhp 1.8 into the Clio would have been the better bet... Add a widertrack etc... save the obscene costs of the wheels and brakes.


Still pleased manufacturers do this credit to them.

[CraigV6]

Chestrockwell said:

Just heard that this will cost 70k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

70 grand to go 4 seconds quicker than a mass produced Type R

What is the ring time of a mass produced Type R?

The one that the Megane has ousted was a one off, with roll cage, missing rear seats / infotainment and had tyres that they aren’t contractually allowed to sell the car with.
In other words substantially modified and not for sale.......

Edited by CraigV6 on Monday 15th July 18:57

[Baldchap]

Where is everyone getting their new 911s for 70k from? The 992 I looked at cost £102k

[GroundEffect]

Chestrockwell said:

Just heard that this will cost 70k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

70 grand to go 4 seconds quicker than a mass produced Type R

So you didn't even open the article to read a couple of paragraghs.

[Derek Chevalier]

CraigV6 said:

and had tyres that they aren’t contractually allowed to sell the car with.

Is that true?

[nickfrog]

Chestrockwell said:

Just heard that this will cost 70k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

70 grand to go 4 seconds quicker than a mass produced Type R

Well it will probably go 4 minutes quicker than you in your Type R, even if you can finally afford the tyres.

Still no track days in sight I assume ?

[BFleming]

People are going to stop updating their garages if they are going to be used in evidence against them constantly on PH.

[Chestrockwell]

nickfrog said:

Chestrockwell said:

Just heard that this will cost 70k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

70 grand to go 4 seconds quicker than a mass produced Type R

Well it will probably go 4 minutes quicker than you in your Type R, even if you can finally afford the tyres.

Still no track days in sight I assume ?

When you buying your Trophy R then? Clown, 70 grand is 70 grand, apparently you’re not allowed to criticise anything anymore without some idiot making fun of a rational reason why he’s not taking his car to the Nurburgring. Grow up

[Chestrockwell]

PistonHeads really is like a school playground sometime’s, you’ve got a grown man making fun of another because of his lack of experience on a track and his reluctance to go on track days because of the cost of tyres! Have a look in the mirror mate

[DoubleD]

Chestrockwell said:

PistonHeads really is like a school playground sometime’s, you’ve got a grown man making fun of another because of his lack of experience on a track and his reluctance to go on track days because of the cost of tyres! Have a look in the mirror mate

Post another picture of that flag, that will soon shut him up.