As mentioned earleir this year, 50 of the 800 limited edition Megane Renaultsport Red Bull Racing RB8 are now available in South Africa and will be showcased at the Johannesburg International Motor Show.
The limited edition Megane Renaultsport comes packed with smart technology, exclusive Twilight Blue body colour and overall styling – inspired by Red Bull Racings F1 identity in tandem with Renault Sports F1 prowess. There’s also on-board RS Monitor real-time, vehicle performance data-logging system, an R-Link navigation and multi-media system, as well as special sporty features which include: RS CUP chassis, three-mode ESP, Brembo Red front brake calipers and Bridgestone Potenza 19-inch tyres.
The limited edition Megane Renault Sport Red Bull RB8 is priced at R429 900 with an optional rear reverse camera costing only R5000.
As with Renaults entire product range, the Megane RS RB8 comes with Renaults industry-leading five-year/150 000km mechanical warranty, a five-year/100 000km service plan and a six-year anti-corrosion warranty. Services are at 10 000km intervals.
Renault further offers Advanced Driver Training to their RS vehicle drivers and customers. The training provides a broad and comprehensive range of advanced driver training which includes not only the high performance race track and skid pan courses, but also training that assist in the day-to-day driving public roads.
With the transfer of racing technology to our production cars there is a need and responsibility to equip drivers with the necessary skills to drive and handle these high performance vehicles.