. Many a PHer is aghast at the prospect of a five-door RS Clio and there is much bemoaning of the inclusion of a turbocharged powerplant. It doesn’t look like a small, chic French beauty, either. But ...

The R26R went down in hot hatch history, but has it been surpassed by its successors? We gather the best to find out Three hot Renaults: all different, but the family resemblance is definitely there ...

Dreaming of a Porsche 911 GT3 RS but living with a hot hatch budget? Renault’s stripped-to-the-bones Megane R26R is the answer. Based on the acclaimed R26, the R version is the most extreme factory ...

The French know how to turn an everyday hatchback into a giant killer and there isn’t a more perfect example from the Renault Megane R26R. Back in 2008, Renault presented the world with a stripped-out ...

It's an important letter, 'R'. That little suffix turns the standard R26 (already a scorching hatch) into a pared-down, more intense version of itself. Essentially, it's the same car - same engine, ...

The Renault Clio RS has been taking a lot of heat for using an automatic gearbox and a turbo engine. You know what? So does the 911 now and it suffers from the same problems. Nobody says Porsche makes ...

What you do get is a carbonfibre bonnet, competition-style bucket seats, plastic rear side windows and the option of a titanium exhaust (for £2250). You can even have a full harness, the R26R being ...

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