market for an RS clio diesel?

[Rich-VT]

was thinkin about this the other day,

would there be a market for them like there is for the RS megane diesel? and to a lesser degree the c2 vts diesel, or is a petrol one economical enough as am gettin about 36mpg atm.

RS clio with bags of torque would be interesting thing.

 

[Rich-VT]

just too add,

i think its fundamentally wrong and an affront, just wondered if there was a place for it

 

[scott1205]

this has been done b4 i think

 

[Russy B]

There is an RS Megane diesel, the DCi175

 

[StevenMc29]

There is an RS Megane diesel, the DCi175

Read OP

 

[Scottydog]

I'd buy it.

 

[Rich-VT]

Read OP

indeed

 

[daydotz]

i would closest thing currently is the clio gt dci106

 

[Russy B]

i do know, wot i trying to get at is that renault have done a RS diesel, dunno how well that lump would fit into a clio

 

[andyhunt]

Those DCI 1.5 106's are really nippy, great on the motorway, we had one as at demo when I worked at Renault in Wigan.

 

[Macester]

there is a vincent dci sport running 126hp and 276nm torque

 

[winko]

They should stick a 130bhp unit in it, it would fly then. If Seat can put a 160bhp derv in a Ibiza then I'm sure the Clio could handle something bigger. They have given the Megane and Laguna high performance diesel engines but not the Clio, catch up Renault.

 

[Gobsheene]

Seems like there would be in N.Ireland the amount of remapped VAG PD powered cars around midulster is savage, also still kicking around in their 306 D-Turbo, with the pump and turbo "screwed out bai" with the reek flying out the back of the car...

Please observe:

I'm allergic to DERV's

 

[towlie]

Got a dci 106 myself, lovely car to drive, very smooth...and slow it ain't.

 

[Brett]

I think there would be a market yes. If they put the dci 175 in it, got the emmisions down to band C or even B if they did stop start and all that stuff.

It would then make the RS Clio appealing to company car drivers, and after all the 2.0 N/A hot hatches are going, this is probably the last phase of them because the of the 2015 emmisions targets.

However a 1.6T would be a better option than a derv. BMW's M cars will be turbo'd from now on due to emmisions.

N/A is dieing unfortunately

 

[Rich-VT]

I think there would be a market yes. If they put the dci 175 in it, got the emmisions down to band C or even B if they did stop start and all that stuff.

It would then make the RS Clio appealing to company car drivers, and after all the 2.0 N/A hot hatches are going, this is probably the last phase of them because the of the 2015 emmisions targets.

However a 1.6T would be a better option than a derv. BMW's M cars will be turbo'd from now on due to emmisions.

N/A is dieing unfortunately

aye, i work for BMW and all the big things are goin the way of BOOST, which is a pitty as high revving V8 in the M3 and the M5/6's V10 are just amazing