LADIES, gentlemen and kids of all ages who dream about soul-stirring cars, welcome the RS 200 Cup – a highlight of 2010. After the mildly disappointing but still desirable 197, we were expecting only minor progress with its successor, but Renault has released a rampaging runabout of exceptional talent. The similarly priced VW Golf GTI may be the better all-round grand tourer, but nothing will put a spring into your step more emphatically than the disarmingly charming and toweringly capable firecracker from France. Renaultsport’s engineers have righted every important wrong of the old car to create something quite special. To choose any other hot hatch without checking out the RS 200 first means you really cannot be serious about driving the best there is. Period.