Would you buy a press car? After all this particular Renault Megane RS275 Trophy-R has had only a single owner with just over 7000km on its odometer.

But this Renault Australia-owned Glacier White example of arguably the hottest front-wheel drive hot hatchback of all time, has been in the hands of MOTOR testers for more time than pretty much any other outlet. (And you’d trust us, right?)

Renault Megane RS275 Trophy-R interior

That’s Megane GT220 five-door hatch money for the 201kW/360Nm, 1284kg two-seater with fixed Recaros, adjustable Ohlins dampers, Akropovic exhaust, Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 and a MOTOR-recorded 5.8-second 0-100km/h.

So what have we done with this particular example?

Renault Trophy-R side

It challenged some big names at 2016’s Performance Car of the Year, most notably on Winton Raceway being 2.0 seconds slower per lap than a Mercedes-AMG C63 S that had a 1.0sec 0-100km/h performance advantage and cost almost three times the price. Yep, the little Reggie is that good.

Renault megane vs porsche 911

We also compared the RS275 Trophy-R to the RS65, its sibling that cost almost $10K less but missed the adjustable suspension and sticky tyres, and retained its rear seat.

The next-gen Megane RS is still at least another year away, and with most RS275 Trophy-R examples now sold it’s either a case of buy used or wait if you want the most hardcore hot hatchback offered locally. Even if that means sharing the driver’s seat with a good number of MOTOR testers…