Stripped out and tuned up Megane 275 Trophy-R smashes front-wheel drive 'ring record

[NathWraith]

I drove an MX-5 once now so I'm well on my way to becoming an ARDS instructor.

Good, the sooner you get out of that illegitimate wrong wheel drive FWD car and into a true PROPER drivers RWD car/war chariot the better mate.

 

[spaz]

I remember this boring time in my old megane tussling with a csl and 4s on the nurburgring, practically fell asleep afterwards.

That drive to morrisons in my GT86 however, prolapses galore.

 

[rjk]

far from it being a FWD vs RWD debate, I think the video being 'boring to watch' is a testament to Renaults achievement here. It shows a well set up car that highlights predictability at speed being a key element of its success.

my raising of this topic and focus of discussion was rather about the relevance of a limited production run vehicle being able to take a record. should it only be for standard cars?

I think Sin Chase put it well by saying, what if the new CTR could have £10k worth of factory extras that makes it comparable to the Renaultsport Megane 275 Trophy R Nurburgring Pack.


My guess is that it may do, the £10k would be more like £20k and the word Mugen may be involved.

 

[NathWraith]

I remember this boring time in my old megane tussling with a csl and 4s on the nurburgring, practically fell asleep afterwards.

That drive to morrisons in my GT86 however, prolapses galore.

Thats becauses it's RWD mate, not this boring FWD stuff.

I'm kidding obviously.

My guess is that it may do, the £10k would be more like £20k and the word Mugen may be involved.

I'm up for that.

 

[Simon]

£36 grand, 2 seats, no climate control and even more money if you want to actually have the car that set that time. Then after all that it's still FWD.

Why not just buy something fast if you want something fast!

Wow! Seriously how can you make FWD a negative?

 

[widdyst]

OH MY GOD its FWD - arent most cars these days (are most people who are slating FWD cars driving RWD ? )
OH MY GOD its got expensive extras - havent most cars these days
OH MY GOD its a limited edition run - Dont most manafacturers do that these days
Why **** off such an impressive achievment. No way is this type of performance something to throw such negativity at. Its an impressive achievment for sure
just compare with these
7:54 Mercedes CLK DTM AMG Sport Auto (03/2005)
7:54 Nissan GT-R September 2008 Porsche conducted test,[41] stock vehicle with stock tires
7:54 Porsche 911 Turbo 997 Horst von Saurma Sport Auto (05/2007)[65]
20,600 m (67,600 ft)
7:54.36 Renault Mégane RS 275 Trophy-R Laurent Hurgon 16 June 2014 Test realised by Renault Sport. New record for a FWD car[66]
7:55 Caterham R500 Superlight Robert Nearn 'EVO' magazine (07/2000)
7:55 Ferrari F430 F1 Horst von Saurma Sport Auto (01/2006)
7:56 Chevrolet Corvette C5 Z06 Dave Hill crossedflags.com[67]
20,600 m (67,600 ft)
7:56 Porsche 911 Turbo (996) Horst von Saurma Sport Auto [68] Flying start ("fliegende Runde.")
7:56 Porsche Panamera Turbo Walter Röhrl Motor Trend (07/2009)[69]
7:56 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale f1 Horst von Saurma Sport Auto (02/2004), Sport tires[citation needed]
7:56.73 Honda NSX-R (NA2) Motoharu K
Look at the company this car puts itself in is it such a bad thing to push the FWD hot hatch boundaries this far ?
I dont really think so

 

[Kenai]

All this negativity about being a pointless product... Isn't Sin Chase the guy who bought an S2000 to drive on an island with a blanket 30/40 limit?

 

[NathWraith]

All this negativity about being a pointless product... Isn't Sin Chase the guy who bought an S2000 to drive on an island with a blanket 30/40 limit?

Amazing.

 

[Janesy B]

That's a good one.

 

[Simon]

Yeah. Hence the massive irony cake with irony icing topped off with an ironic cherry. For good measure there is some hypocrite sprinkles.

All kept cold in a smeg fridge

 

[NathWraith]

you wouldnt hit vtec in 2nd gear in an S2000 before 40 surely?

 

[Simon]

No

 

[Janesy B]

That sounds a bit pointless.

 

[Sin_Chase]

Wow! Seriously how can you make FWD a negative?

Because it is a negative.

 

[Muffin`]

Because it is a negative.

It's really not it's just a different answer to the same question

 

[Sin_Chase]

It's really not it's just a different answer to the same question

FWD has it's benefits, generally (GENERALLY!) easier to drive on the limit but it also has it's annoying downsides.

Given the choice between RWD and FWD in your Integra what would you prefer?

 

[Simon]

What have you driven more like?

 

[EdGey]

I always do a double take when I see the old shape megane sport. It's such a pretty car.

Not a huge fan of the new one myself.

 

[AndrewNR]

So a stripped out, impractical, semi track-prepped hatchback goes round the Nurburgring faster than a standard one? What a surprise.

 

[spaz]

So a stripped out, impractical, semi track-prepped hatchback goes round the Nurburgring faster than a standard one? What a surprise.

With such astute observations I believe I am conversing with a future captain of industry. Certainly isn't impractical though.