Clio Williams Review!

[Daz]

Anyone know of any online?

Reviews of any 1, 2 or 3..

Ive found the ones on Top Gear (http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgearwww.bbc.co.uk/topgear).

Evo dont seem to have any online for the Williams..

Thanks.

 

[007]

Hi Daz there is a good one on here when its back up and running:

http://www.warrender.co.uk/test0013.htmhttp://www.warrender.co.uk/test0013.htm

This artical is from Perfomance Car 1998 between the following cars for the Ultimate Hot Hatch Champion:





Civic Type-R
205 GTI 1.9
306 GTI 6
R5 GT Turbo
Clio Williams
Golf GTI 16V

"The Williams feels like it was born on the B660; it’s got an answer for every one of its corners, be it bumpy or smooth, fast or slow. The owner of the Clio here hadn’t driven the road before, but at one stage he was glued to my back bumper, and at the time I was wringing the neck of the Civic Type-R, we stopped and I suggested to our Williams owner, Warren, that he ought to experience the 9000rpm frenzy of the Civic. The last five miles before the A1 are my favourite; fast and tricky, a great test. The Golf and 306 are pretty good here, though they are not so keen and pointy in the slow stuff. The Williams is both. Its high-speed poise and body control have a confident, big car feel, and the Civic is soon a white speck in the mirror."

&

"The Clio Williams wins. No surprise, really. It has the looks, the POWER and quite simply the most inspiring handling of any hot hatch; there isn’t another on the planet that makes such light work of tricky corners. It combines the R5’s compliance with the 205’s crispness, and throws in the Golf’s high-speed poise for good measure. It really is the complete item, the Clio: great steering, fine ride, excellent seats, good brakes and handling to die for. It’s a great hot hatch and, best of all; it makes its driver feel great too."

 

[Rajk]

daz did you see the one in this months top gear mag?

 

[Cuppy 172]

makes you want to cry then buy one!

 

[Daz]

Quote: Originally posted by Rajk on 13 February 2004

daz did you see the one in this months top gear mag?

not yet - its a buyers guide yea?

 

[Dno194]

The Williams 3 top gear mag review was a bit hit and miss really. They went on about it being a great car and all that, but stated that the bonnet bulge reminds you of the fact it is a williams (when really the alloys do that, as the 16v also has the vent). Also said the willies come on 16s. Mine is on 15s, so I assume they also got that wrong. All in all a pretty good review though. Shame I havent got a scanner, or I would have posted the review. Arent Evo doing a review in a couple of months time?