2008 Renault Mégane R26.R

Mégane R26.R2008

Renault

Mégane R26.R 2008
Mégane R26.R 2008 drivetrain
B 678
RARE

Statstics

SPEED

5.4

HANDLING

6.0

ACCELERATION

4.8

LAUNCH

4.0

BRAKING

5.2

OFFROAD

4.7

Engine

2.0L Turbocharged I4 227 bhp (169 kW), 228 lb⋅ft (309 N·m)

Layout

Front-Engined, Front-Wheel Drive 6-speed Transmission

Weight

2712 lbs (1230 kg), 66%/34%

Description

There are a couple ways to tell that a car model is built for the track. One is when you can order it with an optional roll cage. Second, but no less important and even more impressive, is when the car has recorded the fastest lap in its class around the infamous Nürburgring. The Megane R26.R can claim both. At eight minutes, seventeen seconds it was the fastest front-wheel production car in 2008. There were only 450 models built as the extreme version of the popular Megane, turning the already quick Renault Sport 230 F1 Team R26 into true compact track weaponry.