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182, 6r GTi
yep had a clio mk2 1.216v went to a 200sx s13 modded to around 300bhp got fed up of that because it was always breaking so got a clio 182 ff loved my nissan was just to much hastle and rinced all my money. love the clio wouldnt go back
Went from a 172 cup, mk1 V6 and 182 Trophy to a (280bhp) Focus RS - boost is awesome and torque is different league to the clios but I sold that and came back to RenaultSport ownership and now have a 197 GW cup - love the car, just wish i had more time to drive it.
If I could have found one with nothing miles and in mint condition, I would have gone back to a 172 cup without hesitation though as it is the most involved car I have ever driven alongside my old Ford Racing Puma
If I could have found one with nothing miles and in mint condition, I would have gone back to a 172 cup without hesitation though as it is the most involved car I have ever driven alongside my old Ford Racing Puma
Yup.
Ph1 > Impreza > ph2
Now back on boost. ~172HP is just dangerously slow !!
Ph1 > Impreza > ph2
Now back on boost. ~172HP is just dangerously slow !!
Matt - I have to be honest, my Focus RS was not much more expensive to run than my 197 - mpg is shocking for what the Clio is in relation to power, my 172 cup would run 40+mpg easily on a run and always mid 30s around town - my FRS always averaged 26-28mpg whatever way I drove it - only difference is that the FRS had to have super unleaded.
The 197 is ok on a run (34ish mpg) but is always low 20's around town - thats the one criticism i have for the 197/200s - fuel consumption is poor when you consider its only 190/200 bhp and fwd - guess the mpg in the 172 cup made it so special.
The 197 is ok on a run (34ish mpg) but is always low 20's around town - thats the one criticism i have for the 197/200s - fuel consumption is poor when you consider its only 190/200 bhp and fwd - guess the mpg in the 172 cup made it so special.
yeah me 182 cup > 225cup > 182
Clio 200 Cup
200 fuel consumption is a little better than the 197.
ITB'd MK1
i've been back and forth between french hot hatches and jap turbo motors for 10 years. Been 2 years since i had any boost in my life and i'm missing it a bit
Yes, i had a Celica GT4 running around 300bhp. Didn't have it long due to averaging 15mpg due to only ever doing short journeys.
The power was superb though, and the grip was in a different league to the Clio with it having 4WD and good tyres.
In the end though the Clio is just the better all rounder with having good power, handling and the fun factor is massive for the money!
Would recommend boost at some point but you can't beat a fun little hot hatch.
The power was superb though, and the grip was in a different league to the Clio with it having 4WD and good tyres.
In the end though the Clio is just the better all rounder with having good power, handling and the fun factor is massive for the money!
Would recommend boost at some point but you can't beat a fun little hot hatch.
Gman
ClioSport Club Member
Mt10 Zx6r golf tdi
Me too, I went from a 182 Trophy to a Megane R26 and now back in a 172 Cup.
Loved everyone of them and do miss the Megane but I do love the feeling of a relatively well powered light hatch.
Ideally I'd have a R26 as my daily and the 172 Cup as my track toy.
Loved everyone of them and do miss the Megane but I do love the feeling of a relatively well powered light hatch.
Ideally I'd have a R26 as my daily and the 172 Cup as my track toy.
Went from a ph2 172 to a Megane R26 to Leon Cupra 2.0TFSi running 300bhp and now i'm going back to a 182 to cut running cost down as just cant afford to run the turbo stuff no more. Especially when i'm only 22 ha. Insurance is half on the 182 to what the Cupra was costing.
I've gone from a 172 to a R26. I don't think I'll go back to a 172 unless it was just a toy for weekends and trackdays.
You've got a 200sx sat around doing nothing. Sort it.
Just come out of a 300 BHP mr2 turbo 0 to 100 in 12 seconds and in to a clio trophy am amazed buy the way the clio covers the ground on B roads, the Mr2 would have Killed me if I went that fast around corners. It was much faster on the straights thou but over all the clio is more useable.
Clio T 314hp c43 AMG
Clio 172 > Clio 172 turbo :evil: no going back
I'll go back to NA but it'll be a V8!
clio 182
I had a 300bhp Seat Leon Cupa R before the Clio
The Leon was just effortless in getting to silly speeds where the Clio feels like you have to work hard to get it there :race:
But do love the Clio to drive just as much
The Leon was just effortless in getting to silly speeds where the Clio feels like you have to work hard to get it there :race:
But do love the Clio to drive just as much
RX7 FD
Depends on circumstance and desire I suppose.
I went 1.6 Fiesta --> Focus RS ---> Nissan 350Z ---> 182 Trophy. Only the fiesta and the trophy are similar really and I only sold the Nissan to reduce my costs but still have some fun. Turbo hot hatchery is fun but was more expensive. My 350Z was just in a different league in driving experience and build quality to all my cars.
I think a car is just a car. I get bored after a while and want to experience something else. No car so far has kept me gripped and made me think....."I will never sell" or "I feel like going back" The trophy is trying though.
I went 1.6 Fiesta --> Focus RS ---> Nissan 350Z ---> 182 Trophy. Only the fiesta and the trophy are similar really and I only sold the Nissan to reduce my costs but still have some fun. Turbo hot hatchery is fun but was more expensive. My 350Z was just in a different league in driving experience and build quality to all my cars.
I think a car is just a car. I get bored after a while and want to experience something else. No car so far has kept me gripped and made me think....."I will never sell" or "I feel like going back" The trophy is trying though.
I couldnt have no boost in my life! i got a zafira gsi running 250bhp that the mrs uses every day, my 172 cup for the track and a 1.2 corsa to drive to work in! As much as the zafira drinks fuel (20mpg) i couldnt get rid of it!
I went 172 Cup > Hawkeye Impreza WRX > Lancer EVO VIII > 200 Cup. The WRX was little quicker than the 172 Cup and I do miss the boost of the EVO, but the servicing and thought of something horrifically expensive going wrong with it eventually made me sell. The 200 Cup is brilliant, though..I'm going to keep it, like I should have kept the 172 Cup. It's the only car I've patted the steering wheel of and said 'That'll do, Cup'
It's the only car I've patted the steering wheel of and said 'That'll do, Cup'
I just tasted a little bit of sick :dead:
Rusty Cup
^^^ note to self must use inside voice
david hodson
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172 to megane r26 .........then more boost
kind of like boost now
kind of like boost now
Yeah, but you don't know what it did...
well i still own my impreza STI and bought the clio as a reliable spare car for getting to work and using on trackdays when the impreza is broken (most days ending in a Y)
2 totally different cars but my clio is a childish toy and the impreza you have to be a bit carefull due to the speeds you get to quite quick,,,,, oh and the fuel economy for the impreza will HONESTLY bring a grown man to tears ( 200 miles to a tank off boost,,,, 120 miles if having fun or,,,,,,,, 4 laps of the nurburgring on top of the lap ticket price !!!
2 totally different cars but my clio is a childish toy and the impreza you have to be a bit carefull due to the speeds you get to quite quick,,,,, oh and the fuel economy for the impreza will HONESTLY bring a grown man to tears ( 200 miles to a tank off boost,,,, 120 miles if having fun or,,,,,,,, 4 laps of the nurburgring on top of the lap ticket price !!!
Go on then. What did it do?
