2009 · 🇫🇷 France · 250 hp
The Mk3 Mégane RS launched in 2009 with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder producing 250 hp, later bumped to 265 hp in Cup trim. It famously set a front-wheel-drive Nürburgring lap record in 2011, cementing its reputation as the definitive hot-hatch benchmark of its era.