If we asked you what the fastest Nurburgring time for a front-wheel drive car was you'd probably guess the Ford Focus RS. Nope, not even close. In fact it belongs to French automaker Renault, and has for some time.
Back in 2008 the automaker ran an 8:16 with a rather stripped-down R26.R version of the Megane. Now those baguette-lovers have bested their own time, obliterating the old record with an 8:07.97 lap. The car is the new RenaultSport Megane 265 Trophy and the lap time was set by Renault test driver Laurent Hurgon on just his second trip round the 'Ring.
This puts the newest Megane ahead of some very impressive hardware including Evos and BMW M cars.
See AutoGuide.com for a list of car's the RS Megane beat