Renaultsport Megane RB8 review - Telegraph It's worked, incidentally, with only two of the 30 RB8s in the UK left unsold at the time of writing. For reference, you can buy a facelift Megane 265 for £26,925, which is a £1,320 saving on an RB8. However, the RB8 includes what Renault calls its Cup chassis (Cup as in trophy, trophy as in race car, race car as in special wheels, grooved brakes discs, limited-slip differential and firmer springs, dampers and anti-roll bar), whereas if you want to order it for the facelift Megane it'll set you back £1,350. It's not just the Cup chassis and snazzy paint work, either. There's special Red Bull-branded mats, as well as a smattering of logos on the headrests, kickplates and even the rear windows. Renault's slightly fiddly R-Link connectivity system takes care of infotainment and Bluetooth duties, and there's also special Bridgestone high-performance tyres on 19in alloy wheels. So that you can see just how fast this all makes you go, Renault has included the latest version of its Renaultsport Monitor, a device that lets you record acceleration and lap times, which can then be downloaded to a USB so that you may analyse it with the help of your race engineer, Rocky. There's a part-leather interior, satnav with live traffic updates from TomTom, and you can even record how much G-force you've been generating, much like in the Nissan GT-R. The answer, almost certainly, will be a lot, for this is a very satisfying car to drive quickly. For that, you can thank not just the outright speed (0-62mph in 6sec and 158mph flat-out), torque-rich engine or silly levels of grip, but also the sturdy mechanical feel to the controls. The clutch is as weighty as an old 911"s, the gearbox is precise and those wide wheels bring real meatiness to the pin-sharp steering. The Cup chassis meanwhile endows the Megane with eye-popping levels of traction. Don't be fooled - this car will still understeer if you're too quick into a corner, particularly in the wet, but if you judge your entry speed correctly and then feed in the power, the diff and tyres combine to find more grip than you ever thought possible. The brakes are every bit as powerful as you'd expect, complemented by lovely feel through the middle pedal. On the right road, there's not much that challenges this car, not just in terms of speed, but fun too. You will, however, have to accept that it can't match a VW Golf GTI for motorway and town driving, nor ride comfort, refinement or interior quality. It's not that the Megane disgraces itself in these areas. Rather, just like the Golf is good and the Megane is great as a B-road car, so the role is reversed for more prosaic duties. That, of course, is a trade-off hot hatch buyers will make depending on their own preferences. Our only advice is, if you want the Megane in this RB8 configuration, then act fast. Renaultsport Megane 265 Red Bull Racing RB8 Price: £28,245 Price as tested: £28,245 Power/torque: 261bhp/266lb ft Top speed: 158mph Acceleration: 0-62mph 6.0sec Fuel economy: 37.7mpg (EU Combined) CO2 emissions: 174g/km Telegraph rating: Five out of five stars