Renaultsport's highly anticipated new Megane Trophy has been tearing round the Nurburgring. In fact, it's the quickest front-wheel-drve car around the Nordschleife ever (click here).

Set to rival the Volkswagen Golf R, as well as the upcoming new Ford Focus ST and Vauxhall Astra VXR, the car gets a power boost of 14bhp, taking its total to 261bhp.

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