You don't have to own one to know they're all around the same performance. Or is this now a general 182 vs. 197 thread? LoL fanboys FTL. You should buy a V6.
I am too scared to drive a V6, thats the honest truth i'd crash it LOL.
Lets bury this whole fan boy malarky. I have owned a 172 for 18 months, a 182 for nearly 3 years and now I own a 197. The only notable ones i have not owned are a trophy, V6 and phase 1 172. You'll struggle to find me slagging off any of the above, as i haven't experienced them. When someone slags off a 197 (not you necessarily), i'll step in to defend its honor. I did the same when i owned a 182 and was on here.
The original thread was what is the fastest 0-60 clio
on paper. Apart from a V6, in standard form its a 197. The cupped 182 and 172s are faster.
I would 100% understand if someone had driven a 197 without the patch and found it to have poor bottom end torque and "slow" - I know i did. But when i had the patch installed, i noticed the difference along with other 197 owners. It feels a lot more like the claimed 6.9 seconds. So you need to drive one of these to be able to comment - come round and drive mine if you like?
Thats all.
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