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Renault Megane R26R

Winning Bid: £22,375.00

Number 014 of only 230 sold to the UK, this Renault Megane R26R is a road-legal hot hatch, which comes alive on the track. Presented in excellent condition overall it stands ready to thrill its next owner.

Description

The Renault Megane R26R remains one of best front-wheel-drive track focused hot hatches ever built. Launched in 2008 and building on the success of the already impressive R26, Renault set-out to put the Megane in a league of its own. They achieved this by making a number of enhancements to the car, the most significant being stripping away over 123kg if weight from the standard R26 model. The weight loss helped Renault to achieve their main objective – a hugely impressive time of 8 minutes 17 seconds around the infamous Nordschleife (Nurburgring) and scooping the title of ‘Fastest front-wheel-drive production car’! These incredible road legal track cars are also very rare, with Renault producing just 450, of which 230 of them made their way to the UK.

This Renault Megane R26R is number 014 off the production line, and the exterior bodywork is presented in excellent condition. The Deep Black paintwork remains in very good condition, with a smooth and high gloss finish around the car. The small blemishes of note are in the topcoat of the clear carbon fibre bonnet. The red and grey R26R decals complete the sporty exterior appearance.

It sits on original 18” Interlagos alloy wheels in gloss black, they are overall in great condition with only one wheel having a small scuff mark. All four wheels are wrapped in Yokohama Neova ADO8RS high performance tyres which retain a good amount of tread.

Moving inside, the cabin remains in superb order, with very little wear to the black fabric on the original carbon-fibre Sabelt seats. Both driver and passenger are securely held in place by six-point Sabelt harnesses. With weight saving in mind, the R26R does not have any rear seats and instead this car was specified from the factory with the optional red roll cage and luggage net. The dashboard, doorcards, carpets and leather and suede steering wheel are all excellently presented, with all associated electrical elements in perfect working order.

Under the bonnet is a 2.0 litre turbo charged engine which produces 227bhp at the front wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox and limited-slip differential – a combination that delivers a time of 0-60 in 5.9 seconds. Given the nature of what this car was built for it has been mechanically very well maintained.  The invoices for work and servicing carried out by its current and previous owner in the UK has all been captured in a folder which accompanies the car. This R26R most recently had a full service at 39,919 miles which included a new timing belt, water pump and driveshaft bearing and has covered less than 100 miles since.

Accompanying the car is the original and exclusive ‘Special Collectors Box’. This includes a book on the genesis of the R26R along with a USB memory stick containing a collection of photos and video clips of the car. There’s a also a DVD containing footage of the record breaking lap at the Nurburgring.

This Renault Megane R26R is an outstanding road-legal hot hatch, which comes alive on the track. The car is presented in excellent condition externally, internally, and mechanically.  The limited production numbers make this unquestionably a hugely collectable modern classic, and it is increasingly hard to find an R26R in such impressive condition as this example.

This auction description is, to the best of the seller’s knowledge, accurate and not misleading. During the listing process Hammer Price requests a range of details about the vehicle from the seller and performs a level of due diligence. However, bidders must be comfortable and satisfied as to the accuracy of the description before bidding. Please see our Terms and Conditions for full details.

Total Bids Placed:

Auction has expired

Highest bidder was: b*******0

Bidder Name Bidding Time Bid Auto
b*******0 4 June 2023 19:01 £22,375.00
b*******0 4 June 2023 18:59 £20,945.00
b*******0 4 June 2023 18:59 £20,450.00
s**********************e 4 June 2023 18:58 £18,750.00
b*******0 4 June 2023 18:57 £18,250.00
s**********************e 4 June 2023 18:57 £17,000.00
c***********5 4 June 2023 18:56 £16,500.00
b*******0 4 June 2023 18:55 £16,250.00
s**********************e 4 June 2023 18:45 £15,000.00
c***********5 4 June 2023 18:40 £14,500.00
b*******0 4 June 2023 18:38 £14,250.00
s**********************e 4 June 2023 18:30 £13,500.00
b*******0 4 June 2023 17:58 £12,500.00
s**********************e 4 June 2023 10:00 £11,000.00
j***********************k 4 June 2023 08:35 £10,000.00
s**********************e 3 June 2023 21:02 £7,000.00
b*******0 3 June 2023 17:13 £6,750.00
s**********************e 2 June 2023 19:35 £5,000.00
c***********5 2 June 2023 18:29 £3,500.00
s**********************e 29 May 2023 18:30 £3,000.00
Auction started 28 May 2023 19:00

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