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Renaultsport 250 Cup: road racing hatch

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17 December 2010

Renault Megane Renaultsport 250 Cup business car road test report

Renault Megane Renaultsport 250 Cup

Renault Megane Renaultsport 250 Cup

What is it?

One of the hottest hatches money can buy, yet still retaining a high equipment spec and reasonable running costs. Priced from £23,650.

What’s hot?

  • The ultimate product from Renault’s sport division
  • Cup pack offers sensational grip and braking
  • CO2 kept below 200g mark at 195g/km
  • Supercar performance without sacrificing hatch practicality
  • Generous spec includes good audio, USB, full body kit
  • Trick front suspension minimises torque steer
  • Good fuel economy given the performance, of 33.6mpg
  • You still get ISOFIX and eight air bags
  • Truly a car to ‘race on Sunday, drive on Monday’
  • Top speed of 156mph

What’s not?

  • Cup pack produces a ride too hard for some
  • Dull interior and cheap switchgear
  • Most of the performance is wasted on UK roads

What you need to Know?

P11D Value: 23,170
Monthly Rental*: 365 (CH)/£429 (PCH)
Tax Band when posted: 27%, 28%, 29%
Monthly BiK: Click link for BIK
Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo
CO2 Emissions: 195g/km
Power/torque: 250bhp/340Nm
Economy: 33.6mpg

Monthly contract hire (CH) and personal contract hire (PCH) rentals generated by Concept Vehicle Leasing. Based on a 36 month lease at 10,000 miles a year, 3+35 payments.

Business Car Manager Road Test Rating

Make no mistake, this is a sensational hot hatch, and when pressed builds up an addictive ‘air sucked through teeth roar’ just like the old M

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Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton is an award-winning journalist and the founder of Business Car Manager (now renamed Business Motoring). Ralph writes extensively about the car and van leasing industry as well as wider fleet and company car issues. A former editor of What Car?, Ralph is a vastly experienced writer and editor and has been writing about the automotive sector for over 35 years.

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