Still, the presence of dedicated touch-sensitive shortcut buttons along the bottom side of the screen does make jumping between menus quicker and easier, but they can get in the way if you’re not careful. Mapping information is decidedly basic, and there is at times a noticeable hesitation between input and delay.
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The screen itself is easy enough to read, and the operating system is perfectly intuitive, but the sophistication of the software and the quality of the graphics do leave a little to be desired.
Instead of Renault’s flagship 8.7in portrait-oriented R-Link touchscreen, the Trophy-R makes do with the smaller 7in unit because, believe it or not, it shaves a further 250g off the hot hatch’s kerb weight. Renault Sport’s fastidious weight-saving regime even extends as far as the infotainment system. Contrasting red stitching, silver trim highlights and lookalike carbonfibre detailing inject a hint of colour and performance panache into the Trophy-R’s cabin, but it doesn’t quite nail the souped-up aesthetic in the same way the interior of a Honda Civic Type R absolutely does. The general architecture of the forward half of the Trophy-R’s cabin is exactly the same as the standard Mégane RS, which is to say that a lot of rather dull-looking hard and soft-touch plastics cover the vast majority of the car’s interior surfaces. Up front, it’s more like business as usual. These are not only larger of disc diameter (390mm) but contribute to a further weight saving of 1kg per corner. A set of 19in carbonfibre rims are included (you still get the regular set of forged 19s as well, to be carried where the back seats used to be) while a set of gold-calipered Brembo carbon-ceramic front brakes are also fitted. Our Nürburgring Record edition test car takes things further still. That new carbonfibre diffuser and a completely panelled underbody help the Trophy-R develop genuine downforce, while larger 355mm brake discs and 42mm Brembo calipers have also been fitted for improved stopping power.
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The negative camber of the front wheels has been increased by 1.05deg to allow for a greater tyre contact patch under cornering, and the tyres themselves are now Bridgestone Potenza S007s of a special compound as standard. At a basic level, it’s still a MacPherson strut front and torsion beam rear configuration, but adjustable Ohlins ‘Dual-Flow Valve’ dampers have been fitted, as have lightweight springs.
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Renault claims a minimum unladen kerb weight of 1306kg – although, with a full tank of fuel, our car weighed in at even less: 1280kg.ĭieppe has also gone to work on the chassis and suspension. This change alone amounts to 32kg being removed, and is a key contributor to Trophy-R’s total weight saving of 130kg over the regular Trophy. The list goes on, of course, but the most eye-catching change is that Renault Sport has done away with the 4Control four-wheel steering that so polarises opinion on the standard models. The rear seats have been stripped out (-25.3kg) a lightweight Akrapovic titanium exhaust has been fitted (-7kg) there’s a new carbon-composite bonnet and carbonfibre rear diffuser (-8kg and -2.3kg respectively) thinner rear glass has been installed (-1kg) and there’s now no rear wiper either (-3kg). A stick-shift set-up is lighter, though and it’s the strict – not to mention extensive – weight-saving focus of this car that is a key aspect of what makes the Trophy-R special.
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Renault’s dual-clutch automatic can, and does, take more (310lb ft in the standard Trophy), but the Trophy-R is only available with a manual ’box.
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