Over twenty years ago the Gordini name disappeared from the motoring scene after a couple of decades of being associated with tuned Renaults, in much the same way Abarth was known as a tuner of Fiats. The company was started in 1950 by Amédée Gordini, when they started competing in Formula One. It was in the 60′s that Gordini started working with Renault...

At last – Renault have finally revealed the new Renaultsport Megane at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Visually the new Renaultsport Megane is a great improvement on the old big-bottomed model and looks great in yellow. The design takes the standard coupe (or 3-door as non-marketing types call it) and adds some much needed visual flair with 18-inch...

Renault have been busy in the run up to the Geneva Motor Show, giving us a new Megane RS, a facelift to the Clio range and now two new versions of their fantastic hot hatch – enter the Renaultsport Clio 200 and Clio 200 Cup. The new 200 is slightly more refined than the old 197, with more standard equipment and a longer list of optional extras. While that...

It’s now the norm for manufacturers to leak images of new cars before a motor show, and Renault is carrying on this new tradition by releasing a sneak-peek minisite for the upcoming 2009 Renaultsport Megane. All that is shown is a ghostly outline of the car and a countdown to its appearance at the Genava Motor Show on 3rd March. There are no details yet...

Renault will be unveiling the new Megane RS at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. At last year’s Paris Motor Show they unveiled the Trophy Concept (above), a 3.5-litre V6 powered version of the new generation of Megane. Although that was a concept, it is expected to influence the design of the new Renaultsport Megane. Sadly the V6 will be dropped,...

If you’re lucky enough to be an owner of one of the Renaultsport range (Twingo, Clio or Megane) then you can take advantage of some cheap track day events courtesy of Renault and MotorSport Vision. Following the success of 2008 Renault have decided to run another series of events through 2009. Things start off with a visit to the Dieppe factory in March...

Many people complain that front-wheel drive is all wrong for performance cars and that rear-wheel drive is the only way to go for oversteer antics. Well, they’re wrong. Allow Chris Harris to show you how to do it in a Renaultsport Clio 197...

If you’re the sort of person who likes a hot hatch to be festooned with luxurious goodies, Renault have your ideal car in the form of the Renaultsport Clio 197 Lux. The Lux trim level adds leather upholstery, automatic climate control, automatic headlamps and wipers, cornering headlights, tinted rear windows, an MP3 CD player and Renaultsport carpet...