Model reviewed: 300 Trophy
Score: 7 / 10
“The now auto-only Renault Megane R.S. Trophy is a great hot hatch that, despite the gearbox, still immerses you in the action – but we do miss the manual. The chassis serves up huge grip and plenty of enjoyment on the right road. However, it also feels firm, fidgety and a little flighty on the wrong one.”
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Model reviewed: Trophy-R
Score: 8 / 10
“The new New Renault Megane R.S. Trophy-R isn’t cheap at over £50k, but there’s no other hot hatch quite like it.”
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Model reviewed: RS 280
Score: 8 / 10
“It’s utterly composed at speed and incredibly nimble but it feels like a car that has more to give; it lacks that last degree of aggression and engagement that the Honda Civic Type R delivers.”
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Model reviewed: 300 EDC 2021
Score: 7 / 10
“Softer Megane RS 300 a more liveable hot hatch than its Trophy sibling, but at the cost of outright engagement.”
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Score: 7 / 10
“In conditions and on a surface that suited it, the Renault Megane RS Trophy is one of the most exciting front-driven packages made by any car company in the world.”
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Model reviewed: Trophy-R
Score: 8 / 10
“Predictable, highly compelling handling on both road and track.”
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Model reviewed: Trophy-R
Score: 9 / 10
“This is still a supremely agile hot hatch, but it’s now one that’s far more predictable and consistent in its response to your inputs, so you feel like you can lean on its immensely grippy front end to a greater extent.”
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Model reviewed: RS 280
Score: 9 / 10
“The Renault Mégane RS 280’s clever, agile, balanced and insanely ‘chuckable’ handling plainly makes it a very special prospect.”
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Model reviewed: Trophy-R
Score: 9 / 10
“This is a great car.”
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Model reviewed: RS 300 Trophy
Score: 8 / 10
“All things considered, we’d be sorely tempted to go for the regular car and just spec the trick chassis. The £2500 you’d save could go towards a few track days instead.”
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Model reviewed: RS Trophy
Score: 8 / 10
“It feels like a good and competitive hot hatch among many. But not, as it once was, the obvious boss of them all.”
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Model reviewed: Range review
Score: 8 / 10
“It’s an impressive modern hot hatch.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 6 / 10
“The Renault Megane R.S. is one of the fastest front-wheel-drive hot hatches around, but it requires some serious attention if you want to get the best out of it on a twisty country road.”
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Model reviewed: 1.8-litre petrol manual RS 300 Trophy
Score: 10 / 10
“On public roads, this hatch is as brisk as any exotic supercar. It crashes over the worst bumps and ridges but it is by no means unpleasant on a long trip. The 300 Trophy is more than practical enough to be a day to day family car – but your loved ones might baulk at the stiff ride.”
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Model reviewed: RS 300 2021
Score: 9 / 10
“The new Renault Megane RS 300 shines, with a fluidity and poise that makes for a fantastic road-biased hot hatchback.”
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Model reviewed: Trophy-R
Score: 9 / 10
“It might not drive like the other Renault Sport Méganes we’ve known and loved, but this version is still mightily impressive.”
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Model reviewed: Trophy
Score: 8 / 10
“The first thing that hits you on the move is that this car is properly firm.”
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Model reviewed: (range review)
Score: 8 / 10
“The Renault Megane RS is certainly back with a bang, making this one of the best hot hatches on the market. Would we choose it over the Ford Focus RS? Not quite, but it has lots of appeal nonetheless and is a car guaranteed always to put a smile on your face.”
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“The Renault Megane RS hot hatch turns track days into real-life PlayStation games.”
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Model reviewed: Trophy
“When you take this car by the scruff of the neck it’s a riot of colour and sound and terror.” (Jeremy Clarkson)
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Model reviewed: RS 280
Score: 8 / 10
“No one combines handling and ride like the French and Renault’s RS team is back on form with this third-series hot Mégane. Not as communicative as past models, but fast and assured with astonishingly good road holding and cornering.”
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Score: 7 / 10
“Rear-steering Renault Megane RS has a charm, if you like your hot hatches firm, edgy and demanding attention.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“The Renault Megane RS has a newfound maturity. Better for tackling the Golf GTI, worse for tackling your local trackday.”
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Model reviewed: Paddleshift gearbox
Score: 8 / 10
“The 0-62mph time is 5.8secs (identical to the manual), the top speed 155mph (down 3mph) with a 23kg weight penalty for going automatic.”
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Model reviewed: Trophy R
Score: 9 / 10
“It brings the drama of a racecar to something you can drive easily over speed bumps and leave in less salubrious car parks without fretting.”
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Model reviewed: RS Trophy 6-spd manual
“The driving position is good, and there’s space in the back although the rear compartment is dark and the bench is more of a perch.”
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“The stylish Renault Megane RS makes for a great driver’s car, and it certainly has the performance and agility to compete with contemporaries, such as the Honda Civic Type-R and Hyundai i30N. However, the compromise is unyielding suspension, limited fuel range and a somewhat nervous feel when driving on the motorway. It’s hugely entertaining, but lacks rounded appeal.”
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