RENAULT Australia is culling its scorching Megane RS vary from 4 variants to only two with each the Sport and Cup variations set to get the axe as a part of an MY21 replace to the flagship scorching hatch line-up.
With each the 205kW variations going out the window, the one selection potential Megane RS house owners must make is which transmission they need, with the choices nonetheless being both a six-speed handbook or six-speed dual-clutch computerized.
In justifying the transfer, Renault Australia managing director Anouk Poelmann stated the Trophy variations had definitively develop into “the weapon of selection for Renault scorching hatch followers”.
“It continues to exhibit the eagerness Renault evokes amongst efficiency car prospects,” she stated.
In comparison with the Sport and Cup, the Trophy is blessed with an additional 16kW of energy and 10Nm of torque – 221kW/400Nm vs 205kW/390Nm – from its turbocharged 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engine which is paired with the identical targeted suspension tune because the Cup.
It additionally options upgraded brakes peeking out from behind extra aggressive 19-inch alloy wheels as commonplace.
For 2021, Renault is gifting the Trophy low-speed autonomous emergency
braking, a brand new 10-inch driver show (up from 7.0-inches) and a brand new 9.3-inch infotainment touchscreen as commonplace (up from 8.7-inches)
A brand new shark-fin model antenna has additionally been added on the roof.
Whereas Renault has not revealed the worth of the brand new additions, costs have risen throughout the board by $500 to $53,990 plus on-road prices for the handbook and $56,990 for the automated.
Regardless of the Sport and Cup variants being marginally extra inexpensive than the Trophy, Ms Poelmann stated the model was confidant the additional options added as a part of the replace would “add extra followers to the rising Megane fraternity”.
Not solely does the axing halve the variety of RS variants obtainable in Australia, it additionally halves the variety of Meganes obtainable right here full cease with the RS’ being the one grades supplied Down Underneath for the reason that center of 2019.
Final yr the model bought 233 Meganes nationally, occupying a slim 0.2 per cent share of the sub-$40,000 small automobile section.
2021 Renault Megane pricing*
| RS Trophy | $53,990 |
| RS Trophy (a) | $56,990 |
*Excludes on-road prices
