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SMURF!!!
Shed.
true true. needs more turbo too.
Volvo S60 T5
Why dont Renault do this?
Sales would rocket I expect.
Sales would rocket I expect.
Won't do Megan sales very good Megan would need some serious power to keep up which isn't good marketting.
Plus its not in the Renault sport style to go forced induction on there small cars. Its not like they realy need to anyway.
Not exactly for for sale today. Or made by Renault Sport.
S2000
Thing is back in the 80's and 90's Renault sold two different classes of car with the same engine /performance: 1980's Renault 9/11 Turbo, Renault 5 GT Turbo. 1990's Renault 19 16v, Clio 16v, Megane 2.0 16v, Clio Williams.
So why cant they do the same with the Clio and Megane in 00's??
So why cant they do the same with the Clio and Megane in 00's??
Clio 197
Where abouts would they fit the turbo, I can't see enough spare space for a decent sized one, it would be nice to have though and although it would never happen 4WD would go down quite well as well.
Darren S
ClioSport Club Member
And the 225 engine would just slot in too with no real hassle
Where abouts would they fit the turbo, I can't see enough spare space for a decent sized one, it would be nice to have though and although it would never happen 4WD would go down quite well as well.
Easy. Get rid of half of the sh1te that designers 'think' people want - like climate control, air-con, in-car MP3s, 9+ speaker systems etc and focus on the car itself. You would soon start to seen large pockets of space appearing within the body shell then.
I'm not specifically targetting the 197 here, but if I was more than half bothered about comforts, I'd be looking at German motors and not a so-called French 'hot hatch'.
I just don't understand why manufacturers promote and push 'driver's' car so much and then load them down with so much crap? I would have got a 172 Cup from new instead of my 182FF, but they had stopped making them by then.
D.
The new clio needs a turbo. They would clean up in the hot hatch market if they did. Everyone says they handle great and are very refined but have no torque and the gearing is wrong. They could sort both probs with a turbo (all the main rivals are now turbos anyway*). I like the looks but I wouldn't buy one with the engine it's got now.
*except the new typeR which has had similar criticism
*except the new typeR which has had similar criticism
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NCAP rating IMO more to do with.
They'd need a suited gearbox as well, stock box won't hold much more.
Arctic Clio 182 FF
So what is the best colour to go for on the 197 now then?
And does K-Tec's 'cup' spoiler come painted or do you have to do that yourself??
And does K-Tec's 'cup' spoiler come painted or do you have to do that yourself??
Clio 197
Albi Blue, not sure about the spoiler
Arctic Clio 182 FF
Sorry, still trying to get the hang of this site! Shoulda guessed you'd say Albi Blue. Im in Oz, heading home in Nov and just mulling over what to buy and what to do to it. Have you had it lowered at all?
Clio 197
No it's standard, too many speed humps near my house otherwise I would providing it wouldn't void anything on the warrenty. They still look nice even when they're a bit high IMO.
Yellow IMO.
