182 or 172. What ya think ?

[D1CKY]

Is there much in it between a 172 ph2 and a 182 mainly FF's and FF's with Cup packs fitted i mean ?

Or they both similar in power, speed etc ? :S

As my mate has just bought a 182 and said he'll waste me.

Lol

On paper they look to have same top speed and accelaration etc even though it has 10bhp more :S

Both cars are decatted and have decent panel filter setup with uprated feeds

 

[Ali]

nout in it at all! My 192.6bhp 172 only just pulled away from Justin's 182 with, decat & zorst

 

[theduck]

Can of worms opened...

Theres f**k all in it and all down to the driver

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Its basically the same car mate . 10bhp makes no difference whatsover . I've had a 172ff and now have a 182 ff . I prefer the looks of the 182 , twin exhaust and anthracite alloys . Plus imo the 182 with cup packs handles slightly better, slightly stiffer lower springs , slightly wider track and the Michelins as fitted as standard help grip the road alot better than the 172's standard Contis .

 

[Bloooor]

If there is such little difference... what was the point in building a 182 lol Does Renault have a reasonf or this?

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Probably cos Peugeot released a 180 version of the 206 GTI . It was all about keeping up with the competition or " leaving it behind " lol

 

[porki]

friend of mine recently upgraded from 172 to 182 and she swears blind that the 172 was quicker.. personally i can't see how there's anything in it. but i agree with mrbillyuks comment that they were only made as a marketing exercise!!

 

[theduck]

friend of mine recently upgraded from 172 to 182 and she swears blind that the 172 was quicker.. personally i can't see how there's anything in it. but i agree with mrbillyuks comment that they were only made as a marketing exercise!!

if she had a 172 cup it was!


Now its me opening cans....

 

[porki]

it wasn't mate it was 'just' a 172, i drove it a couple of times and it was quick enough, haven't driven the 182 yet....

 

[theduck]

182 ff is quicker than a 172ff although we are talking fractions of a second

 

[Neil G]

172....not keen on the twin exhausts of the 182

 

[Christophe]

nothing in it at all. go for 172 it cheaper that way you can add few mods.

 

[Ian_182]

If there is such little difference... what was the point in building a 182 lol Does Renault have a reasonf or this?

The point was to dupe the british public into a bit more va va voom and rip them off for a few more quid and 8bhp
In the end evryone was convinced and they sold in droves

 

[DebV6]

Pretty much the same, although I noticed the difference in handing between them.

 

[Lee coley]

only reason ive got a 182 is because there newer than 172.

 

[ForceIndia]

I've had a 182 and a 172. Bugger all in it. My 172 felt quicker because it had more miles on it, 182 felt stiffer but you're comparing 40k old dampers to brand new ones. I'm buying another now, and going for a 172. Like for like mileage they're about 2k cheaper. 2k=coilovers and trackdays!

 

[Timmay]

nowt much in it i reckon

 

[MikeLYR27]

Not much in it all down to the driver. Handleing is better i found, more settled on the road at higher speeds and around bends. Power wise i only really noticed it up to about 100 and over, it does feel slightly quicker and smoother but to be honest realisticly what is a second or 2 quicker to 100? Count it in your head its not much.
I got an R27 now but if i bought one again i would by a 182, at the end of the day it is the revised model so it is better. But its more subtle changes and a few cosmetics. If you want to spend less get a 172.

 

[Ali]

Pretty much the same, although I noticed the difference in handing between them.

Newer car. It's not comparable really...Although i tend to agree, i drove alan's 182 on eibac's and it feel nicer on the road...Not better...Just nicer.

 

[nth]

172....not keen on the twin exhausts of the 182

same, prefer to stick my own on