The winner of the Autocar ASEAN Car of the Year Awards in the performance car category (out of a total of 4 finalists) is the Renault Megane R26, the hardcore 230 horsepower turbocharged version of the ‘common’ Megane hatch. 0 to 100km/h takes 6.5 seconds in this pocket rocket.
The award is a good parting gift for the car, considering that you won’t be able to buy it in Malaysia brand-new any longer. You’ll have to look out for one second hand. TC Eurocars only brought in a limited amount of units and we’ll now have to look forward to the all-new Megane Renault Sport.
The new Megane Renault Sport that has just been unveiled will do the century sprint faster in 6.1 seconds, and its 4-pot turbo motor now makes 250 horses!
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.