It was just last week we brought you news that Mazda’s design chief, Laurens van den Acker, was parting ways with the Japanese manufacturer.  Of course, talent like that will never be out of work for long and Laurens is now headed to Renault where he will lead the design team.

Outgoing Renault design chief Patrick [...]

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It appears our earlier reports that Renault would unveil its Megane RS at the Geneva show were accurate, as Renault has recently launched a teaser site, complete with countdown timer.

The above image is a screen grab from the site and shows that initial assumptions - that the Megane RS would share styling cues with the [...]

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The team over at CarScoop claim to have inside information that confirms Renault will pull the wraps off its Megane Coupe RenaultSport (RS) at the 2009 Geneva Show.

The same 2.0 litre turbo engine used in the Megane R26 (pictured following) is expected to appear under the hood and, tweaked of course, rumoured to see an [...]

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We were hopeful it would happen (and there’s been indications that it would), but that doesn’t stem the excitement of learning that Renault’s Megane GTI is definitely on its way. UK-based AutoExpress is confirming plans for the GTI and has obtained new illustrations depicting the finished product. Looks like our previously-reported sighting of a hotter Megane [...]

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French motoring blog L’Auto Journal has come across this shot of what is clearly the 2009 Megane Coupe, loitering somewhere in the French capital, ahead of its reveal at the upcoming Paris Motor Show.

Unlike the images in our 2009 Megane Coupe post earlier this week, the model snapped above is most likely to be the [...]

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It seems that no manufacturer is safe from prying eyes these days and Renault is no different. Having already seen its fair share of prematurely revealed Megane photos, Renault has again been stung, this time by the EU, as 2009 Megane Coupe patent images have found their way online. We’ve got them right here of course.

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Perhaps prompted by last week’s leaked press shots, Renault has now released a whole slew of photos and pages of information on the new third-generation Megane. The styling of the Megane III is a marked departure from that of the preceding model, with the rather, ahem, pronounced posterior of the current Megane hatch [...]

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It was twenty five years ago that the class of giant killers known as the hot-hatch found another member. You will remember the Volkswagen Golf GTi had earlier pioneered the class by offering a performance version of what was already a ‘hot-hatch’ when it arrived in the mid-seventies. (Renault, of course, with the R16, is recognised [...]

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Not content to serve up the Clio Renault Sport 197, Renault Australia is also bringing its Megane Renault Sport dCi 175 to town – the hot hatch for those who like their diesels.

Powering this particular oiler is a torquey, 2.0-litre turbo-charged, common-rail diesel that pokes out a handy 127kW (175hp) and a whopping 360Nm - [...]

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You can’t accuse Renault of being wallflowers when it comes to hot hatches. They may look a little ‘unusual’ but the reputation this manufacturer enjoys (and is building on) in the hot hatch arena is one to be envied. Not content with the ‘standard’ Megane F1 Team R26 - a stonking [...]

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The good folk at Renault have been busy putting the finishing touches to their 2009 Megane, only to have French car rag Auto Plus reveal all, well ahead of any official debut.

Renault have clearly toned down the styling for the 2009 car in an effort to help it appeal to more punters. Far more [...]

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The on again off again Ford Focus RS is well…on again. The folks at Car Magazine have managed to snap a Focus RS test mule as it finished a few hot laps of the Nurburgring earlier this week. If it really is on again then Car Magazine are of the opinion that Ford will unveil [...]

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