Cup vs 172 Sport MK2

[furry_cup]

Funny, EVO mag have timed the 182cup and the 172 cup as:

182 cup 0-60: 6.6, 0-100 17.5 max 139
172 cup 0-60: 6.5, 0-100 17.7 max 138

that tells me theres nowt in it. they could of course by lying and the 172cup would beat them all easy! :S

lol was joking anyway matey, i love all of them no matter which is faster.. i just like the car for what it is and the performance of them all. not really a competition is it who has the faster car etc..

 

[Ibanezman]

I went for the 172 FF over the cup because I loved the Monaco blue colour, which I have. For me I didn't think the minor differences in speed\handling outweighed the fact I got Aircon and lovely seats. The cup just looked cheaper.

Both amazing cars anyway, you would love either

 

[sh33n]

Didn't they say you couldn't go faster for under £20,000 at one point?

Yer that's right.

Either car is good, it just depends what you want. I think this is why Renault did the 182 with Cup packs, to kind of give the best of both worlds.

To me a Standard Cup stands out far more than a Standard 172, due to the colour, alloys, slightly wider track, and spoiler.

You are gonna love either car which ever way you go!

 

[Mondial172]

The air con in my mums scenic is crap compared to my Dad's A3. Thats why I didn't pay £800 for the CC in the Cup.

Although I've never been in a 172/182 FF to comment. It's was crap in the Scenic so I just went by that when it came to ticking the list of options.

Don't think much of the Auto lights or wipers either in other clio's i've been in.

I think the average Joe wouldn't notice any difference as regards performance.

 

[stokedRich]

I went for the Cup becasue it is a slightly more focused track day car.

Scenario A:
Stig drives a Cup & and a Sport around a track - the cup will obviously be quicker...

Scenario B:
13 stone driver in a Cup vs 9 stone driver in a Sport racing from a standing start, the Sport driver would be quicker...

So much emphasis was put on saving weight in the Cup that a few extra KG's completely negates the power to weight advantage.

Neither car is 'better' than the other.

All Cliosports are very competent & practical Hothatches that probably don't get the respect that they deserve in performance terms; most people opting for CTR's etc.

I personally think that the Cup & Trophy are seriously underated track day cars given their cost/running costs and practicality especially when compared to 'better' cars ALA Lotus Elise/Westfields etc...

 

[Neil82]

Scenario B:
13 stone driver in a Cup vs 9 stone driver in a Sport racing from a standing start, the Sport driver would be quicker...

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Don't you mean if the 172 Cup had a 23 stone driver and the 172 Full Fat had a 9 stone driver then the P/W/R would be the same... LOVE it!

89 KG = 14 stone!!!

 

[Rich-D]

89 KG = 14 stone!!!

When I got my Cup that was exactly how much I weighed, which was ammusing! :clown:

Sadly I don't any more... it's a tad more...

 

[stokedRich]

Scenario B:
13 stone driver in a Cup vs 9 stone driver in a Sport racing from a standing start, the Sport driver would be quicker...

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Don't you mean if the 172 Cup had a 23 stone driver and the 172 Full Fat had a 9 stone driver then the P/W/R would be the same... LOVE it!

89 KG = 14 stone!!!

Yep sorry - but you see my point, maybe I should have just added a passenger or two in the 172 Cup

 

[Phill1978]

ive had the pleasure of owning both. i got pissed off with the automatic everything on the 172, so i opted for the cup this time around. performance aint much different really but it is cheap on the inside. i do preffer the cup though, 172 is too common

same here m8 sold my MKII172 for a 172cup peeps thought i was mad but until you drive the cup its hard to understand.

 

[Fred@BTM]

unless you drive a cup, you won't understand the difference

 

[furry_cup]

^^^ agreed