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French brand Focus ST fighter likely to debut in Frankfurt; will come with the manual transmission and four wheels.
Renault Sport has provided the first glimpse of its new hot hatch Megane RS.
Our first look at the car manufacturer's new French rival for the Volkswagen Golf GTI is a charming new video created to celebrate one million people on the French automaker Facebook page.
Tracing the history of the greatest successes of the French performance brand, the video ends with a teaser pic of the new Megane RS in a field under coming soon.
Unfortunately, all we can say this early peak is the new RS will come with the standard Megane daytime running lights five-door hatchback, and even LED road lights Clio RS current updated.
As revealed last October the next Megane RS will be available with both a manual transmission and an automatic transmission with double clutch.
The flagship of the six-speed manual hatchback fourth generation speeds will come with a new rev-matching system that automatically blips the throttle for downshifts perfect technology was lifted from the alliance partner Renault, Nissan, which developed using a similar pilot for its 370Z coupe.
Controversially, the French performance division also turned green the next Megane RS ahead with management 4Control four-wheel drive of the company, despite the addition of as much as 40 kg curb weight.
According to the insider, the engineers decided that the extra weight is offset by the benefits of handling.
The 4Control system could give Renault hatch added exposure appeal and compensate for the lack Megane on the Focus RS and all-wheel antics tail drift mode.
For purists, however, all models may not be equipped with rear-steering heavier, because even within Renault Sport everyone is a fan.
Instead, the heavy rear-steer system should be offered on the most luxurious versions while the Trophy models stripped-out done without.
As before, Renault Sport will offer a Sport Cup chassis that will improve the management and agility at the expense of ride quality.
It's still not confirmed this engine come with the Megane RS, but whatever it is, it is unlikely to offer more power in the classroom.
Instead, engineers said they were focusing on the higher gears with the power-weight.
It's thought that the new car will also ditch the old F4R turbo 2 0 liters which can trace its roots back to 1993.
A safe bet is the next generation Megane RS will receive turbocharged August 1 liter that powers the Alpine A110 was revealed in Geneva.
Instead of running the same 185kW 320Nm, it is the thought of engineers will increase power to about 225kW 400Nm.
The most powerful version of the January 8 turbo appears in the small alpine lightweight in a sportier version coming thought about calling the A110.
Expect to see the production version of the Megane RS at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2017 in September, when the Renaultsport flagship hatch should be initiated with a new lap record of the Nurburgring for a production car of front wheel.
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