of hatches cars such as the new golf gti club sport the frantic mini jcw gp the feted toyota gr yaris and the front wheel drive bmw 128. 128 ti so i thought we should Have. have a quick catch up with one of the benchmarks of the genre the renault sport mcgann because although we’ve tested this in the past it’s had a bit of a refresh this is the megan rs 300 so it’s now up to 296. 296 brake horsepower up from 280ps to 300ps and at 310 pounds for the torque which is actually an even bigger uplift Than. than before and although It. it might not look particularly new these days it’s actually well worth considering this i feel all of these cars are sort of basically what to buy if you don’t the look of the civic type r because that undoubtedly is the best car to drive in the class but well those looks by Comparison.

comparison the began is something of a shrinking violet yes the front has some bold elements with the enormous renault badge and the jazzy fog lights but in true renault sport fashion the arrow the rear is focused on a big diffuser rather than more obvious protrusions from the roof overall i think it has a certain muscular presence without being overtly attention grabbing Applause. Applause because this has got the normal sport chassis rather Than. than the cup chassis it’s actually the ride is pretty good Um. um every day it’s it’s Kind