Renault Megane RS To Be Discontinued Subsequent 12 months

With the Megane E-Tech, Renault presently has a really succesful electrical hatchback on sale in some markets world wide. The French firm additionally sells a combustion-powered scorching hatch with an analogous title – the Megane RS – however evidently it is going to be discontinued a few 12 months from now. And that’s not only a rumor as there’s a affirmation coming from a Renault govt.

Australia’s Drive not too long ago had a chat with Glen Sealey, common supervisor of Renault Australia, who advised the web publication the Renault RS will bow out in late 2023 because the demand for gas-powered efficiency automobiles on this section is shrinking. Sealey didn’t particularly verify that the cancelation will cowl all world markets, although his phrases strongly recommend so.

“Megane RS ceases subsequent 12 months. I don’t have the manufacturing finish date but, however from a manufacturing standpoint, it received’t proceed past the tip of subsequent 12 months. The demand for a scorching hatch in Europe is waning. That may be changed with an electrical automotive. And it makes commonsense to modify throughout,” Sealey advised Drive.

Studying between the strains, Renault may very well be engaged on a warmer model of the Megane E-Tech to match the ability and efficiency of the Megane RS. At present, probably the most highly effective electrical Megane has 218 horsepower (160 kilowatts) and 221 pound-feet (300 Newton-meters) of torque for a 0-62 miles per hour (0-100 kilometers per hour) acceleration in about 7.4 seconds. The Megane RS in Trophy trim, in flip, is powered by a 1.8-liter turbocharged mill with 300 hp (223 kW) and 310 lb-ft (420 Nm) so there’s loads of room for enchancment. 

The way forward for the combustion scorching hatch appears unsure, to say the least. A minimum of in Australia, Renault will launch a restricted version remaining run mannequin and we suppose the identical may even occur in Europe. So far as a direct substitute is worried – with out together with a possible hotter Megane E-Tech – it appears extremely unlikely {that a} new ICE scorching hatch may very well be launched anytime quickly.