Thanks guys, my mate keeps on going on about how his 172 cup is faster to 60 than my 182 Trophy....
EVO say the Phase 1's claimmed o-60 is 6.6
Everyone will dispute this but then if you put them all in a straight line there would bt a cars length between them.
They're basically all around the 6.5 mark AFAIK. 172 is probably closer to 7, but I doubt you'd notice it on the road.
TBH to get anywhere near these times you have to RAPE the clutch anyway, so it will come down to how much you care about the car. My first few runs with my gtech (yo) were low 7 seconds. Some clutch burnage later, I got it down to 6.4.
Oh yeah and you have to change gear so fast you can't see your hand move. People forget all this when talking down the pub. It all comes down to the launch and gear change.
Gtech's aren't very accurate though. I'd be surprised to see any of them regularly dropping below 6.5 without destroying the box.I would say 172 CUP
best I have managed was 6.25s measured with g-tech in my 172FF
197's are slow according to german magazines, only 7.6s to 62mph
probably down to tight engines
Gtech's aren't very accurate though. I'd be surprised to see any of them regularly dropping below 6.5 without destroying the box.
Official renault published figs 0-62 are (in standard form):-
172 - 7.2
182 - 7.1
197 - 6.9
Oh look, the 197 is now the fastest!
Hmmm... i cant see it with all that weight on there some how... well unless they actually make 197 horse power.. alan? :rasp:
its 197 DIN, so apparantly 195!
I got a phone call from Charlie in confidence telling me that the rollers were dodgy when mine went on, he said mine was actually 195 exactly, honest! They went back to normal though after my car had be tested.
Hmmm still dont know what i could do my 0-60, may rig the camera up & see what it comes up :approve:.. would of thought very early 6's as its making 184bhp & has alot more torque than when standard & on top of shedding 50-60kgs of its arse.. Only prob i have is putting it down in first, loves spinning up even when bone dry with warm tyres & we're talking 3,500rpm launch so hardly a 6k drop
Thats odd. Better under brakes than a Trophy, better handling, now faster. And yet still a smidgen slower over a lap. How very oddits 197 DIN, so apparantly 195!
I got a phone call from Charlie in confidence telling me that the rollers were dodgy when mine went on, he said mine was actually 195 exactly, honest! They went back to normal though after my car had be tested.
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Thats odd. Better under brakes than a Trophy, better handling, now faster. And yet still a smidgen slower over a lap. How very odd
williams..7.01 with a bad launch. 3rd gear needed to see 60 tho.
with a few choice mods, 5.6
Alan is the biggest 197 fanboy on here. No way is a 197 quicker to 60 than a 182. It doesn't matter - they're all nippy, but a 197 will be the same or slightly more. Period.
i'm quoting the official published Renault figs, i have an obligation to quote accurately on a public forum :rasp:
Alan i'll keep my 44+MPG on the motorway thanks :rasp:
On a serious note, the 197's have grown on me alot, esecially with one of those cheeky little spoilers from renault
If it had better steering, was more feelsome and lighter, then yes. But they already have. The 182 Trophy.LOL I was waiting for your stealth reply!
Be honest - if they made a 197 trophy and it was 0-60 quicker than your old one or quicker around the track would you buy it. I bet you would. I can feel you slowly but surely falling in love with the 197s charm.