最近谍照记者在纽伯格林赛道拍到了正在测试的雷诺梅甘娜RSTrophy。虽然目前该车细节很少，但预计RSTrophy功率将达到300马力，比RS标准版增加了20马力。为了提升功率，预计该车将采用自由流动排气系统，或许对引擎也将进行升级。这辆车并未进行任何伪装，这意味着这辆原型车很可能是在进行引擎测试。目前RSTrophy的任何外观改变都在开发之中。这辆测试车的行驶高度更低，轮胎仅贴着轮拱，或许该车配备了Ohlins减震和Allevard复合弹簧。或许该车将采用高性能车型的悬挂设置。雷诺梅甘娜RSTrophy可能会将奔驰AMGA35定为竞争车型，如果两款车的功率都是300马力，那就有的看了。或许我们不用等很久，就在今年晚些时候，就能看到这辆梅甘娜RS Trophy，而明年，还将有一款Trophy-R版本面世。
Renault Mégane RS Trophy Spied Performance Testing At Nürburgring
In Europe, there’s a surplus of hot hatches U.S. car enthusiasts will never get to own. It’s sad that we miss out on some fantastic cars. The Renault Mégane RS and it’s hardcore, halo sibling – the Mégane RS Trophy – are just a few such vehicles just out of reach for Americans. During the Frankfurt Motor Show last September, Renault debuted the 2018 Mégane RS – a 280-horsepower hot hatch. But even then, we knew there’d be a hotter version coming – the RS Trophy.
The first spy photos of the hardcore Mégane RS Trophy show the hatch performance testing at the Nürburgring. Details are scarce, however. When we covered the 2018 Mégane RS reveal, we suspected the Trophy to produce 300 horsepower – a 20-hp bump over the standard RS. That’s still the prevailing rumor. Somehow, Renault engineers will crank 20 more horsepower from the RS’s turbocharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine. We don’t know how they’ll do this but expect at least a more free-flowing exhaust, and possibly an engine remap.
The Mégane RS Trophy caught in the spy photos isn’t wearing any camouflage, which means this prototype is likely undergoing engine testing. Any aesthetic changes coming with the Trophy are probably still in development. This test mule does have a low ride height with the wheels tucked far up underneath the wheel-wells. The last Mégane RS Trophy rode on adjustable ?hlins dampers and Allevard composite springs. It’s plausible the new hatch will have a similar suspension setup of performance parts.
Mercedes-AMG may be hoping to make the A45 a hot-hatch benchmark, but it is producing a less potent AMG A35 hatch that will also create around 300 hp. The Renault Mégane RS Trophy could be setting itself up to be a rival to the AMG’s entry-level offering. If both do produce approximately 300 horsepower, it will be fun to watch the two compete head-to-head.
Hopefully, we won’t have to wait long for such a comparison. Renault should debut the Mégane RS Trophy later this year, which should lay the groundwork for a Trophy-R version to follow sometime in 2019.