With my Z4 35i sold last month I set about looking for a replacement. Criteria was something polar opposite to the Z4 - manual, light weight, good for track days and with no real interest in the interior or economy I picked up a lovely clean RenaultSport Megane F1 Team 230 R26 (stupidly long name) yesterday.
First impression: Its French, it's basic and it looks a bit quirky. It pulls cleanly to the rev limit, decent torque and actually feels a little faster than I expected. It's certainly no match for my remapped 35i on the straights but in the corners my god is this thing good. The LSD just makes it feel like the car has endless levels of grip....it corners flat with sharp accurate steering and feels faster round back roads than anything I've had before.
Will I miss the Z4? Certainly the interior, the looks and that savage acceleration but you know what for sheer fun factor the R26 has it for me!
Will keep popping back to this forum though and I'll be first to take a look at the Z5 when it comes out.
First impression: Its French, it's basic and it looks a bit quirky. It pulls cleanly to the rev limit, decent torque and actually feels a little faster than I expected. It's certainly no match for my remapped 35i on the straights but in the corners my god is this thing good. The LSD just makes it feel like the car has endless levels of grip....it corners flat with sharp accurate steering and feels faster round back roads than anything I've had before.
Will I miss the Z4? Certainly the interior, the looks and that savage acceleration but you know what for sheer fun factor the R26 has it for me!
Will keep popping back to this forum though and I'll be first to take a look at the Z5 when it comes out.
love these things! Very tuneable if you want but it's not really about straight line speed!
