RENAULT Megane RS TROPHY-R | REVIEW on ROAD & AUTOBAHN by AutoTopNL

[@crospotter13]

Drove 2019 Megane RS Trophy and had no problem following supercars on Gumball 3000, can only imagine how crazy this is! Great video guys :)

[@3florjan]

Watched all your gumball vlogs, svaka cast from Slovenija! That koenigsegg bypass tho;)

[@crospotter13]

Florjan Ostrožnik thank you 🏁😎 yeah that was crazy drive 😅😄😄

[@jhondiick4202]

@@3florjan its just a bypass lol , hes not faster not even close.. it whas funny to see a renault on gumball when u see all other rich guys

[@3florjan]

@@jhondiick4202 if you have watched the video, its where koenigsegg bypasses megane rapidly in the next scene, not the other way around..

[@crospotter13]

@@3florjan we passed him at the begining but later on he flew past us haha insane car

[@FatalityDiablo]

I applaud Renault for making this caliber of production race car in 2020👍

[@zakzwijn8410]

Amazing work of Renault Sport... one of the very best hot hatches ever made. Fast in a straight line too but the handling is legendary. Very few cars which can shake this one off on any track.

[@AWE05]

I'm driving a 25 year old Renault 19, and it's engine is still good, runs like a new one's...

[@MrCarGuy]

Well, how many kilometers are on it?

[@arekb5951]

well, the only bad renault engines in recent years were first versions of both 1.9dci and 1.5dci, 1.2tce was also not that great, but other than that renault engines are pretty bulletproof.

[@rttyplgkdde]

@@arekb5951 I have a 2015 Clio 4 GT Line with a 1.5 dCi engine and it's a fantastic engine !

[@PeterOekvist]

But....why do you drive a 25 year old Renault?

[@GT-kt6tz]

@@arekb5951 in my family we've had a clio 1.5 dci and a clio 1.2 tce and as much as I don't like Renault, I have to say both were very reliable. More than my Audi a3

[@panosk.8803]

Great car, especially for track and twisty roads and not really for autobahn and straights. Nice review overall.

[@AntoineDuplaix]

I love 5 door 2 seaters, there is litteraly no reason to do it but why not !

[@LeYodaFou]

It is for wheel and tires when you go to racetrack

[@mathisverloove7737]

That’s becouse a coupé is too expensive to build

[@LeYodaFou]

@@mathisverloove7737 yes maybe a lil bit but with 3 doors impossible to charge wheels so it is not just for financial reason i think

[@s3rling738]

You got isofix mounts at the back for children ;)

[@lucass4211]

It's because make a new version (coupe) = make new homologation, and it's very expensive. So for this type of car it'not worth it

[@KOL630]

Good video! I owned the previous generation Trophy R for about one year and it was an amazing car. Such a visceral experience to drive it. Suspension was amazing too. I bought a Lotus Cup after that but in some ways the Trophy R was better. Very special car I’d love to try this one! 😎

[@AreskCSGO]

That things sounds actually good lol, clean interior too

[@arekb5951]

Right? and it has GPF! Other manufacturers are just making excuses.

[@youngdraco7822]

they had a good interior evolution better than the other like ford with there ugly interior. but renault are hated car where i live in france because of the reliability en i will say it's true i got a renault it was not bad en not good

[@LordOfChaos.x]

@@youngdraco7822 what are u talking about Its more reliable than any german car at this moment Newer 2010 models are more reliable than anything u can find on the Market at this time

[@youngdraco7822]

@@LordOfChaos.x why you jump on me like that i drived renault peugeot opel audi fiat wv ford i didn't say renault is shit. why always compare a french car to a german it's not the same. i just say that renault are hated car here in france it's all omg

[@LordOfChaos.x]

@@youngdraco7822 are u offended i stated facts Anyways My point was Renaults are more reliable than almost all cars on the market in this price leaque Also i am German not French

[@ThatRoadrunner]

I believe those fog lights are in a checkered racing pattern! What a beautiful touch. It's very unlike anything you see on other hot hatches! :D

[@l.m90]

Max you really do have a dream job. I wish i could be like you

[@Imm3rs1on]

I love my trophy!! This one was too hardcore for me but an awesome machine. I just really wanted that suspension in mine

[@doug3011]

it looks fun..thats what I want out of driving, I had an R 26R that just made me smile and feel special. great vid !

[@HotCarSpotter]

Nice Review (y) I drive a RS250 Cup. These Cars have such a good Handling Performance... best FWD Cars out there.

[@HEN.96]

The most perfect sport hatchback in this decade.

[@max.n_photography3672]

Very nice! It’s rare to have a full real diffuser in carbon (plastic and fake diffuser in so many cars in the market)!

[@mehdihayoula9217]

5:49 autobots rollout 😂

[@hasril906]

so far i had never missed to fall in love with megane rs

[@zackdl]

7:46 on the Nurburgring? Shit! I wish we got these in the states! This thing is impressive. I want one.

[@gorangrbusic1278]

07:40 BTG official time and 07:45 on regular longer lap.

[@blademanx]

Renault in US....Never happening..

[@zackdl]

@@blademanx I know :(

[@valkywie]

idk nothing about importing, but can't you import a renault? i've seen a peugeot i was like tf

[@onelyone6976]

@@blademanx we'll see, Nissan is supposedly going to invest more into the American market, if that goes well there might be a slim chance Renault returns to the US, but most likely not with a Mégane, since their sales are pretty low in europe. Knowing the love for SUVs in the US the Kadjar and Captur probably have the best chance of selling

[@willmalliotis9341]

Very nice car damn. Fast, manual. What more could you ask for

[@darrenturner4352]

Probably the best the POV yet

[@tymac3306]

I’m happy Europe too back the FWD Nurburgring record, and by 3 full seconds!

[@Lse380]

Its like a tuning car but from the factory. Well done

[@wolfmannn2008]

Lse380 man if only they were also as AWD, tune it to 500+hp and you have a killer car. I love FWD cars before someone says that’s not the point.

[@LuisPereira-sp9jc]

dudes from AutopTopNL ty tyvm! amazing machine! impressive indeed

[@tlvidriss5806]

Love from France 💪🏾🇫🇷

[@abdeslamteread7271]

No love from germany💪💪🤘🤘🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@Anton-kl5xq]

Vive la France🇲🇫 hello from Russia 🇷🇺French cars are beautiful

[@felix_972]

The carbon fiber wheels with the carbon fiber ceramic brakes costs 26.000€

[@ZekeMagnum]

I got the rs trohpy 300 as daily. it's so cheap compared to other new cars. got mine with 21.000 km on it, not even 2 years old for 26.500 euros. You cant get anything proper with 300+ hp for that price below 100.000 km here.. BMWs, Audis, mercedes, all those 300hp cars have 150.000km on them and go for 35.000 euros + easily for some reason. love the car.

[@tymac3306]

I have a MK7.5 Golf R, I like the Vw more, but that Renault sounds great!

[@soumyamahanand8716]

Soon 2 millions subscribers 😄

[@amourskyalexandre7514]

To be honest, I don't really like the look ; but if we talk performance... wow. Cool car!

[@CFG39]

I really wish we got the Megane in the US. As usual we get none of the cool European cars. One thing that’s surprising to me about the Megane is that it uses a torsion beam instead of multilink suspension. It seems they know how to tune it to handle well enough, but I wonder how much better it would ride and handle if it had a more complex suspension system.

[@ryanjiang1203]

For sure it's an incredibly awesome and hardcore car. However without daily practically and reasonable price tag, I wouldn't consider it as a hot hatch. This is basically an entry level rally/race car. I'd pick FK8 if I want a real hot hatch.

[@ruemignon]

This car is conceived with all the practicalities aside. From your description, what you need is a household car with a little bit of sportiness touch.

[@roberts1849]

Great car, but I'm still waiting for gr yaris.

[@f00lxpl]

me too

[@weaponisedpotato7352]

Me three.

[@patrickbateman7122]

GR yaris looks like kids car compared to this. Too small, ok if you're 30 max i guess..

[@RS-nq8xk]

So?

[@weaponisedpotato7352]

@@patrickbateman7122 yeah but the Yaris is Toyota and this isn't. Big difference. This brand is very unreliable in my country. Poor after sales service and parts are hard to get. Toyota all day long.

[@filippogarbelli3022]

They saved 250 grams by changing infotainment but they preserved the rear passenger door panels, in a car that doesn't have rear sits, avoiding a potential 15 kilos weight reduction. FREEEEENCH

[@xAntrim]

They would have to change the whole production Line for that wich cost aloooot

[@Daumex]

The door panels are not 15kg, what on earth are you talking about?

[@marcoroverman1919]

Very nice and cool car 👍

[@ahmadkhorma4996]

Does anyone else here that little buzzing sound? It got on my nerves a little

[@bobetina3]

The king of hot hatches

[@sirmob]

I don´t understand, why if theres is no rear seat, has same regular rear panels door? Why not just a flat piece of carbon fiber?

[@mrrokoso]

Becasue this car is already too expensive, can´t imagine if Renault wants to add custom made carbon fiber door panels just to this model.

[@cs834nn]

5 doors it's more usefull than 2 doors just because you have an easy access all the meccanic of the car if the car is used for some trhophy. thats why today in the rally championship we dont see any more 2 doors cars

[@sirmob]

@@cs834nn I mean interior panels no delete rear doors

[@robertjusic9097]

Because this car is a stupid thing to buy. 72k and they cant even remove the rear panels

[@onelyone6976]

It needs to be a production car if Renault is to participate with it in rally championships. I don't know the rules very well but the regular trophy still has the back seats, this is just a trophy with as much weight reduction as possible to make it quicker. And in today's car world I guess they didn't want to remove the rear doors and put carbon fibre paneling because it means extra work and price

[@lskovly]

Skip breakfest and you save 2 kilo...

[@ruemignon]

or you can wait till you unload.....

[@ruemignon]

@@Quentinclu I'd definitely do that in summer just to get tanned.

[@norwegiantechnolover]

Holy shit, what kind of breakfasts do you eat?!

[@norwegiantechnolover]

@SWAT Guy 2 kgs of breakfast, that would amount to something like a fucking cows leg...

[@iamspyvspy3077]

Sadly the last Megane RS lightweight has also succumbed to marketing wank like no rear seats and the stupid reach under the car suspension adjustment - the Civic FK8 Type R Limited Edition does it better without the wank. An interesting car but a weak successor to the RS275 Trophy R and the mighty R26R - still the best lightweight Megane.

[@bartdebaerdemaeker1906]

1 van de beste auto review kanalen dat er is.👍top

[@ktosti06]

Zeker

[@DnBDubstepManiak1]

Looks amazing, but of course this comes at a price. Apparently €55k in Belgium or even €80k+ for the carbon package. I hope out of the 500 they are going to build, they wont get totalled on the nurburgring by wannabe pro’s xD

[@TheCooLKessONE]

🤣🤣🤣

[@leprismah]

But compare the ceramic brakes by Audi cost 8.000€ only the brakes 😂

[@DarkmumoTR]

THAT BUZZING SOUND MAKES ME CRAZY FFS. UNTIL MIN 11..

[@lpm55]

Love Renault

[@greymark420]

I t would be nice to see this against a FK8.

[@misieklondon]

Nice guy ,best car channel but his accent is really typical Dutch^^ keep going bro. Top!!

[@Sir-Prizse]

I love light cars, and I think we have way too much unnecessary luxury in our cars.

[@Nicoztrike]

Came here just to watch comments on the price from People Who dont understand this Car. Nice to see i couldnt find a lot of Them here :) it is expensive. But it is a speciale Car

[@MrStrat01]

Renault did a very good job with this car !!! BTW, Google translate is out of order !?

[@wbwright79]

not a fan of hot hatch, but this car is beautiful. would love to drive one.

[@AStick3Pedals]

"You guys think this job is easy but it is.....hard work" 🤣

[@SilverScarletSpider]

I was about to say, you sat in the same car as Nico Hulkenberg? That would have been cool if that was the case.

[@Baresee7]

When the new Alfa Romeo GTA ? :D

[@jawaheerluqmaan7730]

The fastest traction in the world

[@bits2646]

I'm also not a big fan of Renault, but loved previous Clio and Megare RS as well as this Trophy R, but I think it's missing out on power, I think the chasis is able to handle at least 50-70 more hp and 50-60Nm of torque, I think it should be different gearbox to handle about 500Nm and a 2.0l engine with that trubo from this R with ceramic bearings, probably we'd be close to 340 on dyno...

[@Racingwespe]

1.8 Liter

[@rootsmanuva82]

Fun fact: RENAULT reduced the density of pixels in the side graphics to save 245 micrograms of weight (0.000245g). Probably.

[@John_cupra290]

Really only a track car, the price is ridiculous. I drove the normal cup version before i got rid of my st1 megane Rs cup and wasn’t impressed, and decided on my current 290 cupra dsg7 and im so glad i did. The rs is really cool if you want a toy but it’s not as fast as you’d imagine and is totally overshadowed by the previous model. Awesome review as allways though🙏🤙

[@Jo_Wardy]

Its amazing all these Renault Hot Hatches. These sporty models are epic. Definitely this one gets the james may sea of approval for red rims 😂 woould love a Renault hatch. They still selling some renault megane hatches in Australia with manual transmission wich is realll cool for 2023

[@sametakin7247]

My dream car 😍

[@guney5054]

Bencede güzel araba

[@Mso94]

It's nice, but the normal trophy is the way to go for a normal person. Same engine power, it has 4 control, edc as an option and you can still drive around with 4 people. All that for half the price.

[@sch4b0wy30]

Go next film Dodge Viper pls😁

[@alejandroperez5368]

The 250g saving on the center display was definitely not justified at least if they don't allow you to still keep it for the same price.

[@niklaschmid]

Saving 250g on the head unit, but leaving the regular rear door panels in. I don't get it...

[@ayxemple_]

i have one thing to say: sah quel plaisir!

[@ilkerardc8206]

Collection car for sure ❤

[@naumanjaved5927]

On of my all-time favorite cars. I would happily drive this beautiful machine over any super car or hyper car. Just torn between this or the regular Megane Trophy... I want those Ohlins... I want the rear steering delete.... I want the LSD... I want that hood and the diffuser and the exhaust... but I also want back seats... i've got a kid.

[@ericzong1189]

go for the regular.this is too much.

[@mysteriousboy6598]

Lovely car😍😍😍

[@Dreamlink91]

I always wanted a brand new Renault. That way I could sell it and buy a set of sporty wheels for my Audi.

[@xIcarus227]

Are you seriously trying to pretend you're rich with a 6+ years old diesel A6 (sounds like an entry-level 2.0 to me) which doesn't even have a big satnav at the very least? Dude, your car is bald. This Renault costs more than your car did when new 😂

[@rpw2003]

What a weirdo. Any point in writing this comment?

[@EdgeOfPanic]

So my old Renault 19 16v with F7R low boost turbo conversion, build in a shed is only 5 sec slower from 100-200 Km/h 😉😎

[@billx4266]

Spijtig dat hij niet meer te vinden is, ik wil ene!

[@stevefriswell5422]

I have a Clio Trophy and that is fun so that must be amazing.

[@zevi100]

strange that they removed the nice infotainment for 200g and kept the 4 door hahaha... guess they wouldn't modify the production line for that.

[@divisionplusbeatz]

Masterpiece!

[@johnnymichaelnoobmaster69]

I don't know why Renault downsized from 2.0 to 1.8. If this car had 2.0, 330 hp, at least 450 Nm with a gearbox strong enough to take it, it would piss all over cars with the same engine capacity, including Golf R and Audi S3. It's very exclusive and the option to add carbon ceramics and carbon wheels it's just amazing coming from an underdog such as Renault. F1 experience has something to do with it. Yes, it's expensive, but it will hold it's value really well because it's a record setting car and 500 will be built so I think it's worth.

[@Jelmerize]

Johnny Michael Mainly emissions. I think those extra 30 horses won’t make a massive difference. It will probably smoke any S3/Golf R. Renault Sport has made some serious, serious good cars.

[@rpw2003]

It has a better chassis and already beats the golf r. Maybe not in traffic light street racing but does on track

[@davidsanderson2960]

Something to do with the French emissions tax as far as I know

[@tgk3445]

This is my dream car.🥺

[@DenizFidan]

I am driving 21 years old Renault 19 1.6 RNE. Some people ask why are you still driving. If you are in Turkey you have to drive. New renault bottom model is 120-130k TL and minimum wage is 2200 TL. TL is acronym to Turkish Liras ISO: TRY

[@mahrab_hussain727]

It looks nice and it is my favourite car

[@cosminmihu9963]

I would be curios to drive this car, I had the old RS Trophy, followed by a Clio RS Trophy and now an FK8 Type R. The Megane was amazing but the feel of the Honda beats it. You sit lower, the gear shifting is the best i've tried, and it almost feels mid engined in handling at the limit. Only drawback is the noise, don't understand why they muted it so much.

[@dgbservices6049]

Respect for Renaultsport for finally giving this Megan the crash diet it deserves! I bet it’s as light as the 308 GTi now?! Just a shame about the hefty price premium! 😫

[@cineflow0538]

I use to hate Renault, and got one of the biggest slap in the mouth when you get to know the RS models, agile, precise, very fun for FWD cars and stiff, i judged them for how they look, and they definitely are not how they look

[@isthebunker]

I love all your videos!!!!

[@shrunkspider6226]

I really think this is better than civic and golf

[@Doucemelody]

Superb car.

[@MzwandileHarmans]

I love the looks. Is that dash soft touch ?

[@sirius8103]

Most of it yes.

[@akmen95]

Hey love your videos. Can you do a 488 pista drive perhaps? Personally currently that car looks one of the hottest.

[@golf1diesel]

8:42 slam the bonnet 'gently',don't push it,it will prolongue the life of the bonnet locking mechanism

[@dusancimbaljevic2385]

2 milion near you maxxx

[@smescharius]

Very nice Car 🔥

[@Whosthat416]

You should review the jaguar xe sv project 8

[@wolfmannn2008]

Arthur Morgan Go back to horses.

[@andresspeed309]

I love RENAULT sport

[@philippepatek5286]

Im french so this is local car and if you like him you can test the Peugeot 308 gti or a sport model sorry for my cheap english

[@pl_viper0785]

heute hab ich an dem rumgeschraubt musste die ölversorgung für den turbo reparieren

[@jenniferroecker4216]

Very much enjoyed seeing this lost marque as far as America is concerned,i ignorantly assume that this car is still made in France.I like the fact that a country with the history ,culture,and uniqueness of France continues to make cars,so interesting to look at these European cars and consider how they reflect the Country itself .

[@ivanmartinsk]

What a fucking beast. Renault is the king of hot hatches..

[@dominathor]

next will be the RS TROPHY-R RR RSR

[@golden220student7]

Hi Max, where's Marthin? When come to NL? We miss him that's cool guy😘

[@RandomGuy-ej9gr]

9:18 “it could feel a little bit weird” most premium performance cars are now equipped with 4wheel steering but I never hear car journalists talking about it and saying it feels weird lol

[@musguelha14]

Yeah, but they generally have slower steering and longer wheelbase than this car. Also, the crossover speed at which it switches from turning the wheels the opposite way to the same way as the fronts is quite high on the regular RS Trophy.

[@HEN.96]

Civic fk8 has 293 hp manual. But this.... 300hp... Time to make a new record in nurburgring

[@SM-sc2zl]

305 HP for the Type-R if I'm correct?

[@xAntrim]

@@SM-sc2zl 320 european hp

[@Rpm7100]

Love this car bro

[@marioscorsa1098]

I guess doing awesome and funny cars journalism is "hard work"

[@henriquecostacruz7896]

I'm a big fan of the channel, congratulations for the amazing reviews! What's your height, Max?

[@Prince-yr1ln]

Whay watch are you wearing