Opening of orders for the Mégane RS ULTIME in France
Revealed on January 11, the Mégane RS Ultime, celebrating the career of a flagship model in the history of Renault Sport, is now available to order in France. A collector’s model, it concludes, 20 years later, a prestigious saga that began in 2003.
Based on Mégane R.S. Trophy, and thus benefiting from a rich standard equipment, Mégane RS Ultime is priced from 53,450 euros including tax.
Mégane RS Ultime replaces Mégane RS and Mégane RS Trophy in the range.
Four colors, including Starry Black offered as standard, and two options available.
The Mégane RS Ultime is the last series of the Mégane R.S. and marks the end of an era for the Renault Sport brand. However, the story of sportiness at Renault will continue under another name with Alpine, the brand dedicated to the Renault group’s sports cars. If you are interested in this car, it is already available to order in France, with a starting price of 53,450 euros.
A unique design, even sportier
The design of the Mégane R.S. Ultime is exclusive and is inspired by the visual codes of the Renault Sport brand. Four body colors are available: Starry Black as standard color, as well as Pearly White as an option at 850 euros, Sirius Yellow as an option at 2000 euros to recall the emblematic colors of Renault Sport, and Orange Tonic as an option at 2000 euros for a strong contrast.
A rich standard equipment of the Mégane RS Ultime
In France, the Mégane RS Ultime is equipped as standard with 9.3″ navigation with Bose Hi-Fi system, 10″ digital instrumentation, a head-up display, adaptive cruise control and 360° maneuvering aids. It also benefits from a feature unique to the Mégane R.S. and Mégane R.S. Trophy: R.S. Monitor on-board telemetry.
The car features 19″ alloy wheels called “Fuji Light”, an R.S. Ultime side badge, gloss black design elements (side mirrors, door handles, etc.) and an R.S. monogram. Ultime on the front F1 blade. The interior is equipped with Recaro bucket seats, R.S. Ultime door sills and a plaque numbered and signed by Laurent Hurgon.
In France, options for the Mégane R.S. Ultime are limited to body colors as well as a panoramic electric sunroof (900 euros) and a design-specific protective cover (650 euros), which will please fans of this real collector.
All the high performance attributes of Mégane RS trophy
It should be remembered that this limited series, based on the Mégane R.S. Trophy, is equipped with the same 1.8 4-cylinder turbo engine developing 300 horsepower and 420 Nm of torque, as well as the EDC double-clutch automatic transmission and mechanical differential. Torsen. This combination allows it to go from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.7 seconds. The car is equipped with Bridgestone Potenza S007 semi-slick tires, developed for the Mégane R.S. Trophy-R, combined with 19″ Fuji Light rims and Brembo bi-material brakes with red calipers.
The Mégane R.S. Ultime is equipped with a front axle with independent pivots, a lowered Cup chassis, hydraulic compression stops and a 4CONTROL system with 4 steering wheels, offering ultra sporty behavior, even on the track.