Just got back from the show, and managed a to get inside the new 197.
You can definately get a sense of where the extra weight has come from, the doors feel heavier, and you tend to get that VW sort of thud which you're not used to on a Renault!
The seats felt bloody good compared to the normal 172 seats, and were really supportive, the steering wheel could also be adjusted for height and reach, so I should imagine it would be easier to find an ideal seating position. The gearstick felt more closer, and the peddles didn't seem to be so off-centre compared to the 172, although the car I was sitting in was LHD and they might not be so central on the RHD model.
I asked the Renault girls on the desk for some info on the 197, and they happily gave me a poster of Fernando Alonso, the usual Renault Customer Care I suppose!
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You can definately get a sense of where the extra weight has come from, the doors feel heavier, and you tend to get that VW sort of thud which you're not used to on a Renault!
The seats felt bloody good compared to the normal 172 seats, and were really supportive, the steering wheel could also be adjusted for height and reach, so I should imagine it would be easier to find an ideal seating position. The gearstick felt more closer, and the peddles didn't seem to be so off-centre compared to the 172, although the car I was sitting in was LHD and they might not be so central on the RHD model.
I asked the Renault girls on the desk for some info on the 197, and they happily gave me a poster of Fernando Alonso, the usual Renault Customer Care I suppose!
![DSC00650.JPG DSC00650.JPG](https://www.cliosport.net/data/attachments/2/2596-eb35e0c0318a8302109b4037e09ad1ce.jpg)
![DSC00606.JPG DSC00606.JPG](https://www.cliosport.net/data/attachments/2/2597-c8968f41bcecd35674042de2b436afa3.jpg)
![DSC00601.JPG DSC00601.JPG](https://www.cliosport.net/data/attachments/2/2598-39815073b940689833b8ccfb7fc900c7.jpg)
![DSC00600.JPG DSC00600.JPG](https://www.cliosport.net/data/attachments/2/2599-7f4cec810c0135a51602dd446f098202.jpg)
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