197 revised gearbox question

[Martin_172]

what was the date that renault revised the gear ratios in the gearbox in the 197? my mrs is looking at possibly getting one and im interested to know when the cut off point is for the older box.

and also is it worth holding out for a newer box one, do the older ones not accelerate a bit quicker being shorter ratios? its not going to be a motorway car just for work and back and the odd blast by me, so interested to know peoples opinions and experiances with both boxes.

is there any other revisions that were made apart from the box or are early ones just much the same as newer ones? (obviously i know about the cup pack options etc)

 

[BioHzrd]

08 there fitted to

 

[trile]

martin, the older gearbox only has shorter 5th and 6th gear so acceleration is the same.

longer gearing is just for less motorway headache

i'd like to get a clio 200 gearbox though :boring:

 

[DrR]

How many revs is a 197 doing at 100?

 

[theduck]

How many revs is a 197 doing at 100?

5,000 in 6th

 

[DrR]

Same as thr 182 then gutted.

Guessing the 200 would be slightly less then.

 

[theduck]

200 only has shorter 1st, 2nd and 3rd iirc

 

[J 5 LEE]

the revised gearbox for the 197 was put in cars built in oct 08

 

[Martin_172]

martin, the older gearbox only has shorter 5th and 6th gear so acceleration is the same.

its still going to accelerate quicker in 5th and 6th though?

 

[brisa4984]

sorry to hijack your thread dude but on the subject of the revised gearbox.

Is it
1. a selling point.
2. Is there a significant difference between the earlier ones in terms of mpg and performance ie top end speed.

 

[BioHzrd]

Nope