Apparently this is a thing? French dudes getting hot little FWD French hatchbacks around the Nürburgring fast enough to shame an NSX?
“Is someone going to change my diaper, or what?”
Laurent Hurgon is now the fastest man to drive a fratmobile around the hellish track, submitting a time of 8:08 in a Mégane Renaultsport 265 Trophy. In other words, that is the new record for a front-wheel-drive car around the track, with the previous record being 8:17 (also set by a Renault.)
The fastest a Honda NSX Type-R has ever made it ‘round is 8:09….
But anyway!
The Trophy is powered by a 2.0 Liter turbocharged inline-four, producing 265 hp. and 265 lb-ft. of torque.
Side note: Where in the hell did they get that name from?
The car tips the scales at 2909 pounds, and manages 0-60 km/hr. in 6 seconds flat.
I should probably explain that all my kidding is unnecessary. The time is amazing, and any old blogger would have to admit the Renault is quick. But I’ve never been the biggest fan of building cars JUST to set times around a 13 mile track, even if they are supposedly “factory spec.”
The French car with the complicated French name (left) next to a 2011 Honda CRZ (right.) Maybe I’m just blind? (No Nickelback references.) Or stupid? I still say the CRZ is more attractive though. At least it won’t smell all the time.
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