Forza Horizon 4: The Meg

The Renaultsport Megane has evolved into one of the most capable super hot hatchbacks ever made, with dynamics lively enough to topple even the ones more powerful than it. It bears a wide reputation for shattering Nurburgring lap times for front-wheel drive cars and such feats grabbed wide attention from those who are feared and respected by its French kiss of death on the track.



Having demonstrated its track-honed success with the previous Renaultsport Megane generations, the time's just right for the French carmaker to deploy everything they've learned from them in their newest model based on the fourth-generation Megane.



Quite a teaser, right? Well, I just won this hot hatch straight from the Horizon Winter Playlist of the December-January series update and this is one of the hot hatches I want to see in the game, albeit not perfect but hopeful to me.



So, what's the X-file and the why card on Renault's latest hot hatch? Based on the fourth-generation Megane, the all-new Renaultsport Megane is boasted to be the most powerful Renaultsport ever made courtesy of its 1.8L turbo engine that produces 280PS of power and 390Nm of torque, which is 5PS more than the previous Megane R.S. 275. Mated to a rather controversial 6-speed EDC similar to the one used on the Renaultsport Clio IV, it propels the Megane R.S. to a 0-100kph time of 5.8 seconds and a top speed limited to 255kph. Although quick, enthusiasts will go for the manual variant of the Renaultsport Megane, where its fun-to-drive charm matters to its track-honed hot hatch.

Learning their lessons from the previous models, the Renaultsport Megane features a reworked chassis that takes advantage of its efficiency, agility, stability, and comfort as well as its 4CONTROL four-wheel steering system and four bump stop shock absorbers.

The Renaultsport Megane offers different variants to choose from such as the Sport, the more traditionalist Cup which is stiffer than the first one and comes with an LSD, the sharper and more powerful Trophy, and the record-breaking Trophy R, which blitzed the Nurburgring front-wheel drive record at 7:40.1, faster than the Honda Civic Type R FK8.



Although not the Renaultsport Megane I was hoped for, this new model has some hopeful potential hot hatch enthusiasts clamoring for thanks to its newly improved dynamics made suitable for road and track in mind, although track-honed is what this Megane summed up best since this no-limits Horizon, anything is possible for Renault's ultimate hot hatch masterpiece. Not perfect by hot hatch standards but its hopeful in the beginning so drivers love to do more with Renault's ultimate hot hatch.



To see if the Renaultsport Megane IV truly evolved, let's call in its predecessors and then conduct a serious experiment on the Broadway suburbs to prove if the latest Renaultsport Megane evolved to the fullest. Begin the experiment.

After a lap around the Broadway suburbs, here are the results;

Megane R26.R - 1:06.5
Megane III RS - 1:07.234
Megane IV RS - 1:05.933



So, there it is, the ultimate Renaultsport Megane ever made and the French carmaker finally improved its record-breaking formula with everything they've got using the latest racing know-how and lessons from past generations to create a hot hatch that gave the Civic Type R a slap in the face. Tres Bien, Renault.

However, I'm still not done with the new Renaultsport Megane as later on, the Meg and I will be doing some intense workouts to see if the ultimate hot hatch lives up to its reputation. Until then, enjoy your new Megane.