Monster Energy athlete Guerlain Chicherit and world-leading motorsport and technology business, Prodrive, proudly announce the start of their partnership to develop an all new rallycross car for the 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX).
The new Supercar WRX will be based on the Renault Megane IV and will be designed from the ground up by the U.K. motorsport specialist to the latest World RX regulations. Prodrive will design the entire car at its headquarters in Banbury, including developing a bespoke 2.0-litre turbocharged engine.
The new Renault Megane RX will be unveiled at the 2017 World Rallycross round in Loheac, France, on 1st September 2017. Chicherit will continue to use the 2017 season to enter select rounds and begin testing of the Megane RX in autumn 2017, ready for the 2018 season start.