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Hot hatch - Renaultsport Megane R26.R

Hot hatches don’t come much more hardcore than this

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Hot hatches don’t come much more hardcore than this. With its two-seat interior, lightweight bodywork panels and sticky race track rubber, it delivers hugely involving driving dynamics. Prices are still relatively high, but our budget will secure a well cared for 2009 model with only a few thousand miles on the clock.

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