On Monday 15th I havea test drive booked in a Megane 225. I am particularly interested in this car. I have tried for the last year to get hold of one all to no avail. Maybe it is like the Astra, you could not find one at first and slowly but surely they start to trickle in from the manafacturer's.
I don't expect for one minute the Renault will impress me like the Astra did. I am not a huge fan of french vehicles, I thought the Clio 182 was a little tame considering its power to weight ratio. I expect the 2.0 turbo unit will deliver its power in much the same way as the Golf GTI, smoothly and lazily. However, sporting 225 BHP, it puts it in front of both the Golf and the ST. The ST sounds faster than it is giving the illusion of acceleration, whereas the Astra just propels you forward, letting you hear the awesome air induction which is sucked in from the front and channelled down the car before being forced out its central pipe at the rear.
I will post an entry on this topic on Monday evening to let you all know what I think to the 225. Has anyone else driven one of these cars yet?
I don't expect for one minute the Renault will impress me like the Astra did. I am not a huge fan of french vehicles, I thought the Clio 182 was a little tame considering its power to weight ratio. I expect the 2.0 turbo unit will deliver its power in much the same way as the Golf GTI, smoothly and lazily. However, sporting 225 BHP, it puts it in front of both the Golf and the ST. The ST sounds faster than it is giving the illusion of acceleration, whereas the Astra just propels you forward, letting you hear the awesome air induction which is sucked in from the front and channelled down the car before being forced out its central pipe at the rear.
I will post an entry on this topic on Monday evening to let you all know what I think to the 225. Has anyone else driven one of these cars yet?
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