Renault Megane RS vs Honda Civic Type R vs Renault Megane RS

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Category Megane RSMegane RS Civic Type R
Max power (ps) 250280320
Max torque (Nm) 340390400
Curb weight (kg) 140614771405
Power / tonne (ps) 178190228
Average price (€) 32k38k40k

Lap Times

Track Megane RSMegane RS Civic Type R
Nürburgring Nordschleife 8:29.008:12.008:01.00
Hockenheim Short 1:16.601:15.701:13.50
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Club 1:27.871:27.301:25.39
Sachsenring 1:42.361:43.271:37.75
Autozeitung test track 1:42.701:47.301:45.20
Balocco 2:59.003:01.302:57.79

Acceleration

Speed & distance Megane RSMegane RS Civic Type R
0 - 40 kph 2.1 s2.1 s1.8 s
0 - 50 kph 2.6 s2.5 s2.3 s
0 - 60 kph 3.3 s3.1 s3.1 s
0 - 80 kph 4.5 s4.2 s4.2 s
0 - 100 kph 5.9 s5.8 s5.5 s
0 - 120 kph 8.2 s7.7 s7.3 s
0 - 140 kph 11.0 s10.2 s9.6 s
0 - 160 kph 14.0 s13.1 s11.6 s
0 - 180 kph 18.5 s17.1 s14.9 s
0 - 200 kph 22.0 s21.9 s18.5 s
1000 m 25.9 s25.4 s25.3 s
0 - 60 mph 6.0 s6.3 s4.9 s
0 - 100 mph 13.3 s14.6 s11.5 s
1/4 mile 14.2 s14.1 s13.4 s

Rolling acceleration

Speed Megane RSMegane RS Civic Type R
80 - 120 kph (4) 4.7 s4.6 s3.8 s
80 - 120 kph (5) 6.5 s5.9 s4.8 s
80 - 120 kph (6) 8.9 s7.9 s6.7 s
80 - 160 kph (4) 10.3 s10.3 s8.3 s
80 - 160 kph (5) 13.8 s12.9 s10.4 s
80 - 160 kph (6) 18.0 s17.1 s14.0 s

General performance

Category Megane RSMegane RS Civic Type R
Top speed 245 kph255 kph272 kph
Est. 0 - 100 mph - 0 22.1 s22.5 s20.1 s
Est. max acceleration 0.50 g0.51 g0.53 g
18m slalom 69.5 kph69.9 kph72.1 kph
Fuel economy 9.3 l/100 km6.3 l/100 km6.6 l/100 km
100 kph - 0 35 m32 m30 m
200 kph - 0 142 m132 m131 m

Summary

Category Megane RSMegane RS Civic Type R
Track Performance 9392100
Straight line speed 7075100
Overall 8485100

Verdict

Civic Type R is the fastest by considerable margin.

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