This generation of Mégane RS had an actual Formula 1 driver on the development team — Renault's own Nico Hulkenberg helped tune it.
Median 86 hp across 210 similar cars
Lead trim: 1.8 M5P TCe R.S. 280 Sport / Cup (280 PS) · up to 296 hp
Renault Mégane RS2017–2023
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FactThis generation of Mégane RS had an actual Formula 1 driver on the development team — Renault's own Nico Hulkenberg helped tune it.
Introduced at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show on the fourth-generation Mégane, developed with help from Renault F1 driver Nico Hülkenberg and offered only as a five-door hatchback, with a 1.8 L turbo four (the Nissan MR18DDT, shared with the Alpine A110) in different states of tune, and standard "4Control" four-wheel steering (turning the rear wheels up to 2.7° opposite the front below 60 km/h, or up to 1° in the same direction above it; changeover at 100 km/h in Race mode), removed in the Trophy-R to save weight. Trims were 280 Sport, 280 Cup (Torsen limited-slip differential, 10% stiffer) and 300 Trophy (lightweight DESS battery, its own head and turbo, 300 PS, 420 N·m or 400 N·m with the manual), with a 6-speed manual or 6-speed EDC. The 2021-model-year facelift dropped the 280 Sport, making every car 300 hp (Sport and Trophy), and added LED headlights and a fully digital instrument panel.
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 M5P TCe R.S. 280 Sport / Cup (280 PS) | 2017–2020 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 276 hp | 288 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 M5P TCe R.S. 300 Trophy (300 PS) | 2017–2023 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 296 hp | 310 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 M5P TCe R.S. 300 Trophy-R (300 PS) | 2017–2023 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 296 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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This generation of Mégane RS had an actual Formula 1 driver on the development team — Renault's own Nico Hulkenberg helped tune it.
SEAT set a front-wheel-drive Nürburgring record with the Leon Cupra 280 — so Renault built the 275 Trophy-R specifically to steal it back, and reclaimed the title just weeks later.
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Rivals
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