197 Cup unveiled

[Lee]

http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/community/e-newsletter/story.asp?ArticleID=1789

Spec as expected.

 

[seb]

i'm ordering a white one. now. thta is immense. fecking love it.

 

[Timmay]

loving it in white

edit - seb you beat me to it! arse lol

 

[SteveC047]

Whats with the random pictures at the bottom, I thought it was some spot the difference competition.

Not to keen on the black mirror covers, seems to be a huge compramise over the std 197/F1.

 

[ForceIndia]

First 197 I could see owning.

 

[jon_r]

Good stuff, looking forward to a test drive.

 

[seb]

i'll start saving my pennies for nov 2008 lol too long away though ( will have ot have air con though...)

 

[Don]

I would have to see it in the flesh...to see the difference between the 197FF and the Cup.

At least they're offering Recaros as an option...only wish they'd done that with the Cup!!

 

[TeZ]

how is that going to be any better than the R27??? what they take out a few Lbs here and there thats all.

 

[cat171]

It looks much better without the side graphics.

 

[Graham Gooch]

Good stuff, looking forward to a test drive.

Ditto.

Although most will want a/c so its no real leap over an R27.

Basically it was realeased so white can be had.

Any news of the cup suspension being an option on the full fat?

 

[Evil Ally]

How much weight has it lost? Pity there's no aircon.

 

[Graham Gooch]

How much weight has it lost? Pity there's no aircon.

Its an optional extra.

 

[GinandGasoline]

can't really say that the white it them pictures really makes me want to go and buy one... bit disappointed with how it looks tbh

 

[ForceIndia]

Looks like it's going proper lightweight though, the second to last pic even has fog-lights deleted. Be nice to have a proper lightweight hatch.

 

[paul]

looks like a base model in white! nice though!

 

[rustybolt]

no turbo tho, rubbish.

 

[seb]

the pics on renaultsport.co.uk always look pretty s**t as they look to me computer generated. wait until we see the real pics posted. will look even better imo.

 

[Darren]

what sort of price this going to be?

 

[seb]

list might be 13995 at a guess?

 

[TeZ]

prob be more.

Y not just make a R27 in white? or a 197 in white. no fekcing difference.

 

[GinandGasoline]

no turbo tho, rubbish.

if they turbo a 197 it'll eliminate the need for a Meggy 225/R26 in their sport range...

 

[Graham Gooch]

I Can't believe for one moment anyone genuinely thought it would be turbo'd

I mean seriously..........LOL deluded.

 

[Marcus---]

i thought itd have a spolier? would look better if it did have tbh.

 

[Darren]

list might be 13995 at a guess?

as low as that!!!

hmmmm, feck i was going to look at a 197 tomo but might wait a year.

 

[Darren S]

Are those supposed to be 17s on it? They look even more weedy and puny than the ones on the stock 197!

Looks much better in the white & black wheel combo, but it still appears nowhere on my Next Wanted List.

D.

 

[seb]

just guessing... prob won't be that cheap... but if they are selling new r27's for 13995 i imagine the cup list will be similair? maybe 14995 then? a grand cheaper than the standard 197.

how much was the 172 cup compared to the ff 172 list price?

 

[172boost]

hate it! I don't see why anybody would get excited about that???
Looks like a bloody corsa and the wheels are total gash.

 

[Griff]

just guessing... prob won't be that cheap... but if they are selling new r27's for 13995 i imagine the cup list will be similair? maybe 14995 then? a grand cheaper than the standard 197.

how much was the 172 cup compared to the ff 172 list price?

£12,995 in March 2003.

 

[Rich]

Be interesting to see how much weight they shed from it.

 

[rustybolt]

I Can't believe for one moment anyone genuinely thought it would be turbo'd

I mean seriously..........LOL deluded.

i never thought that it would Ralph, my statement means NONE of them are so im not interested in them.

Someone on here posted that it would have a turbo and that was laughable.

 

[Darren]

if its gonna be as low in pricew as that, i may well wait a year. inferno option?

 

[Tom]

LOL, i reckon that should bring the weight down to mk2 172 levels, maybe a bit more.

 

[Graham Gooch]

I Can't believe for one moment anyone genuinely thought it would be turbo'd

I mean seriously..........LOL deluded.

i never thought that it would Ralph, my statement means NONE of them are so im not interested in them.

Someone on here posted that it would have a turbo and that was laughable.

Good man.

Renault are not going to re engineer the car and make the megane obsolete lol.

 

[Munson]

I reckon it will look the b****cks. As Seb says, those pics look pretty much like photoshops of an idea. The actual car, in white, with matt black rims, should look sweet. Not so sure on the philosophy of it though. No AC as standard is just mean, and by the time you add it as an extra, probably 50% of the weight saved has come back? Still, kudos for listening to peoples dislikes of the 182Cup, and addressing them. We could be talking c.80kg savings, which would be good for perormance and agility. If it's cheap, then it's agreat model to have in the range, surely?

 

[black kro]

no turbo tho, rubbish.

^ ^ agreed - with R26 running gear and no back seats or spare and I might be interested!

 

[fmp_]

just got the email about it.

gets my vote!!

if i had the cash i would put an order in now!

The white looks fecking AMAZING with black wheels!

 

[furry_cup]

sexch

 

[seb]

LOL, i reckon that should bring the weight down to mk2 172 levels, maybe a bit more.

sarcasm!

tbh boris johnsom will be buying one.

 

[lee_cup]

the last two pics look shite, but as mentioned probably will look better in the flesh.
Its a shame the 197 still hasn't grown on me