New FWD Nordschleife world record...

[adzy]

Megane Renaultsport 265 Trophy sets new FWD 'Ring record — Autoblog

A real drivers car

[Bflat]

screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetch...............screeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeetch......................screeeeeeee eeeeeetch

[Gambit]

All hail the FWD hot hatch king. Well done REnault sport

[sabloke]

Meh, only 15 seconds faster than the allmighty R... That's because AWD is so much bettter than FWD
Not. q.e.d.

[adzy]

FWD king no doubt! The sports/super cars that the 265 has beaten around the Nordschleife is just incredible, what a machine!! and it does it with lots of communication to the driver, fusing man and machine for a raw experience. I STILL haven't test driven one (Rs250 that is) I should be bitch slapped, will be on the cards shortly.
Check out this list of Nordschleife lap times and the cars which it has demolished....
Nordschleife lap records - FastestLaps.com

[Treza360]

Celebrates for the joy of there being hot hatches that give much more expensive and supposedly faster metal a bit of a bloody nose.
Cheers,
Trent

[geoff_gti]

Not that you'd be biased or anything, Trent!

(just kidding!)

[Treza360]

Why would I be? I loved my R32 and would love another one. I love my Clio it's a fantastic little beasty. The new RS Meganes are awesome as is the Scirocco R, Golf R, Focus RS, Impreza WRX STI, Ferrari 458, Lamborghini Aventador, all BMW M3s, the 1M, the Audi RS4, the Mercedes C63 etc etc. Read my post again, it's possible to make a contribution being overtly negative or generally trolling. If you are a true car enthusiast what is not celebrate be happy about that you can spend around 60k and get yourself a factory car that is that fast! Have a look through the list, the Meggie 265 is number 99, there are some big expensive players in there old and new that like I said you'd think would be supposedly faster around the track!

To name a select few:
Ferrari 360 Modena
Lamborghini Diablo SV
Audi TT RS
AMG E63
AMG C63
AMG SL65
AMG SL55
AMG SLK55 Black
BMW 1M
BMW M5 E60
Dodge Viper SRT-10
Ford Focus RS
Porsche Cayman S (original)

Cheers,
Trent

[geoff_gti]

I wasn't have a go mate, just stirring after you 'defected' to Renault! Perhaps I should have included a or a in my comment.


Geoff

[Treza360]

I wasn't have a go mate, just stirring after you 'defected' to Renault! Perhaps I should have included a or a in my comment.
Geoff

Figured as much. But just want to make sure this thread doesn't degenerate into a slagging match.
Cheers,
Trent

[adzy]

Or even the bag head icon from the start Geoff then he would not have known who sent it

Even though that was a miss understanding I agree that on some other threads people get wayyy to protective of their own car and bag the Golf R as they have a GTI or vise versa. I have seen the Rs250 mentioned in some other area's and sometimes people want to crucify you, it is just fark'n pathetic and if people are a TRUE enthusiast and not just some materialistic fan boy they will commend other cars/brands for such feats no matter what manafacturer or what part of the globe they come from.

[sabloke]

Let's see if Aussies can drive a fast FWD
Renault Megane R.S. 250 Puts Bathurst Hopefuls Through Their Paces In TV Revolution

Renault Australia today announced that the award-winning Mégane R.S. 250 will play a starring role in the revolutionary motorsport television series: ‘The Shannons Supercar Showdown’. To be broadcast in July on 7mate, the Shannons Supercar Showdown will embark on a televised global search to find the next young gun driver to join Kelly Racing. The winning contestant will join Grant Denyer on his return to V8 supercars and compete at the pinnacle of Australian motorsport – the Bathurst 1000.

[adzy]

When that is on TV PLEASE remind me!

Went to Essendon Reanult yesterday to suss out the 250 RS as I am seriously considering one for my next car to punish a certain salesman was an arrogant rude jerk and didnt want a bar of me when I mentioned booking a test drive, wont be going there again! Will speak to his boss though as it wont help them sell cars

Edit: Thats a lot of smiley faces

[sabloke]

Anyone wanna have a punt on what time the RS250 will manage around Bathurst?

[adzy]

Who knows??? 2:50ishhhhhh, anyone have some keys for me