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a cup is a race bred 172 which has been stripped of a few luxuries to lower the weight. this makes it a better handling car and lso fast and cheaper
ABS, climate control, leather seats, (its got firmer racing seats), lighter body, lighter alloys, lighter bench rear seat. stil has cd payer, electics and 2 airbags. also comes in a stunning unique blue and slightly bigger rear spoiler.
no-the 172 does not come in that blue, nor does any other renualt car. its a mad beast tho which is b fun 2 drive
more racing type, still hold u in place just not plush leather. the rear seats dont have head rests and are lighter
same as the 172 but with no alcantara on them. ......
the mor important diffs apart form the loss of weight which is only half the storey, is the increase in castor which accounts for the 3mm reduction in ride height, the increae in front track by 20mm and rear by 10mm is achieved through simple decrease in offset. But it does increase the front scrub radius which will in theory lead to a more torque sensitive, thats the steering torque, not engine.
still, its only a 1cm increase on both sides, so thats nothing.
Here ya go - 1 cup interior http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/picture_library/dir_12/car_portal_pic_6255.jpg
The cup is "an homologation special" - not my words - the words from renault, EVO and CCC and all the other mags - produced so the cup can be homologated for Grp n competition. The seats are the same as in all the clios except they dont have leather or alcantara, but they are the same basic seat. No airbags, no Air con, no climate control, no zenon lights, thinner glass, no spare wheel, no side airbags, 3mm lower, 20mm/10mm wider, differnt alloys, different spoiler, front splitter, special paint (also on the new megane though now) No rear headrests, no split folding rear seats - just a bench which should be ditched anyway! No engine rocker cover, sound deadening removed, castor angle adjusted by 3 degrees for better turn in and responsive steering. No mats or flaps and if Ive missed anything please forgive me in advance! lol
Audi TT Stronic
I forgive you..
No Heat reflective, sound dampening front windscreen
Seats in the Cup and lower models dont have exactly the same seats as there is no lumbar adjustment in the Cup and the 1.2 dynamique i had..
I would say the Cup is a cheaper option to the 172 but its not really if you get an import you can get them for 11,900 maybe even less ..
In my view I think the 172 cup looks cheap. once you have got used to the increased performance which isnt exactly mind blowly more (0.3 sec faster over 1/4 of mile - cup-14.8sec , 172-15.1sec) what have you got to fall back on. you got no luxuries that make the car stand out. what they should have done is give you more bhp and kept all the luxuries. thats what people want.
