Modern Mk2 Megane Weight Reduction Guide

This guide will focus on the R26 Megane base, and draw comparisons to the limited run R26.R Variant.


R26 Kerb: 1,355Kg
R26.R Kerb: 1,230Kg


R26 vs R26.R

Full Carbon Bonnet: -7Kg
Polycarbonate 3 Rear Windows: -5.5Kg
Rear Seat and Seatbelt Delete: -30Kg
Carbon Fixed Back Buckets: -35Kg
Titanium Exhaust: -9Kg
Sound Deadening, & Airbag Delete, Fog LIghts, Headlight Washers: ~35Kg

NB: The R26.R alloy wheels have no signigficant weight difference to the OEM R26 MultiSpokes.

R26 Weight Guide

The Following is weights of items removed from the R26...

Boot Floor - 5.4kg
Parcel Shelf - 1.4kg
Rear Seat Belt Buckles - 0.7kg
Small Rear Seat Base - 2kg
Large Rear Seat Base - 2.9kg
Small Rear Seat Back - 6.2kg
Large Rear Seat Back - 15kg
Steel Spare Wheel - 19kg
Tool Kit (jack etc) - 3kg
Cigarette Lighter - 25g
Ash Tray Thingy - 80g
Standard Megane Door Speakers - 150g each
Engine Cover (with rubber grommets) - 1.2kg
Set of OEM Megane Floor Mats - 1.8kg
Standard Headunit - 1.4kg
Fog Lights (Pair) - 0.6kg
Aerial - 33g
Standard Exhaust - 17.1kg
Wing Mirrors (Each) - 870g
R26 Trendline Front Seat - 14kg
R26 Trendline Front Seat Subframe - 8kg
Rear Seat Belt Reels - 2kg each

Note that the above mentioned R26 Kerb of 1,355Kg would not include the optional spacesaver wheel in that figure.

Further Weight Reduction:

Running the Clio 197 Cup A/C Delete bracket would allow for the airconditioning to be deleted from the Megane, saving a lot of weight and also freeing up some power in the engine.

Pure Motorsport do a kit for this if you can't get hold of the clio cup part: Aircon Delete Kit Clio 3/Megane 2 and 3 RS