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Fletcher
ClioSport Club Member
I quite like that!
I`m not a huge fan of the badge on the back either, might take it off.
In daylight it doesn`t look yellow at all, the paint just shimmers a little to accentuate the curves and bulges of the bodywork; subtle but effective.
Anyway, enough about the paint. The most surprising thing about the car so far is how well made it is; the build quality is in a completely different league to the 1*2`s with thick, solid door shuts, good weight to all the controls and a feeling of integrity and attention to detail that just wasn`t there in my old 182 FF or Trophy. The toys all work beautifully too, especially the bluetooth and the built-in tomtom, which I wasn`t too bothered about when I first specced the car, but now that I`ve used it a couple of times I`d say it`s a must have.
Haven`t been past 4000 rpm yet, but even below that there`s plenty of power and an AWESOME engine note! Steering feels markedly quicker than the Trophy and turn-in is voracious enough to get the rear end involved.
Full report and some better photos once the run-in period is over.
In daylight it doesn`t look yellow at all, the paint just shimmers a little to accentuate the curves and bulges of the bodywork; subtle but effective.
Anyway, enough about the paint. The most surprising thing about the car so far is how well made it is; the build quality is in a completely different league to the 1*2`s with thick, solid door shuts, good weight to all the controls and a feeling of integrity and attention to detail that just wasn`t there in my old 182 FF or Trophy. The toys all work beautifully too, especially the bluetooth and the built-in tomtom, which I wasn`t too bothered about when I first specced the car, but now that I`ve used it a couple of times I`d say it`s a must have.
Haven`t been past 4000 rpm yet, but even below that there`s plenty of power and an AWESOME engine note! Steering feels markedly quicker than the Trophy and turn-in is voracious enough to get the rear end involved.
Full report and some better photos once the run-in period is over.
BRT Motorsport
ClioSport Trader
Clio Rally car
what spoiler is that
Cupped 200
Its the Factory Option Spoiler.
@Mad: Havent got the TomTom, thought it would be awful... here you go
To the revving: i revved till 6k from beginniung, but just after about 15km or more so everything was at temperature. Was at the Jaunpass too especially in the beginning time to move it how its meant to be and to get downhill without tapping the gas so the oil would be sucked up by the throttle stop nicely.
Everybody his own run in procedure
Bulit Qual is great tho, but the Song skip wheel is rubbish i think, so is the USB Port sometimes.
jenic
ClioSport Club Member
And at 9900 swiss francs its less than £6K! Bargain
Not sure on the b+w, doesn't do much to differentiate itself from a regular clio to be a special edition.
And at 9900 swiss francs its less than £6K! Bargain
Not sure on the b+w, doesn't do much to differentiate itself from a regular clio to be a special edition.
I agree with you, it`s not hugely different from the standard car but you do get a lot of kit for a very atractive price.
I had it confirmed by the dealer though, this is a switzerland only special and there will be 50 examples built.
Looks good, I'd paint the side strips black.
182 clio sport
loving this!!!!! but think its too early for me too start think of getting a new car!!
Nah, there's enough black going on already with the wheels / roof / mirrors / nose / diffusor so the sidestrips are good in white.
Might get the door handles in black though.
Just another 110km to go now until the run-in period is over. Simply can't wait to let the music play in the higher reaches of the rev range. Very impressed with the torque (and the exhaust note) even below 3500rpm though - plenty of pull and some delicious pops and WAARps on upshits and throttle blips. 7800rpm must sound nuts!
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Renaultsport
i like that, very nice
Clio 172 RS2
Looks the part...
So bang for buck again!
Post a outside photo showing the Pearlwhite better.
Get some Black sidestrips like TOON!
So bang for buck again!
Post a outside photo showing the Pearlwhite better.
Get some Black sidestrips like TOON!
Looks the part...
So bang for buck again!
Post a outside photo showing the Pearlwhite better.
Get some Black sidestrips like TOON!
Yeah the value for money is just amazing - I worked out that a similarly specced Golf GTi would come to about 50,000 swiss francs, some 17k more expensive than the Clio. And yet when I compare the quality of the 200 to my colleague's VI GTi, there's not much in it, although the clio's miles more involving to drive.
I'll get some photos up as soon as the weather clears, with the amount of snow, salt and general crud on the ground at the moment it's very difficult to keep it clean long enough to get some good snaps!
Like that quite a lot, shame the Swiss won't let you drive it fast anywhere.
don't feel sorry for us, we have plenty of alpine passes where you can have some fun and there are enough tracks nearby for some decent trackdays.
Oh, and the German autobahn is on our doorstep
Having lived in Bath for 4 years I do miss the North York Moors, North Wales, the Black Mountains and Exmoor National Park. Some epic driving locales for sure!
