MY00 1.2 Grande - 8v or 16v?

[nickwrxstiv2]

My GF has a MY00 Clio Grande 1.2.

Is it 8v or 16v? It's pathetically slow, but good on economy.

Also, why is it called a 1.2 when the capacity is nearer 1.1?

Thanks!

 

[kic]

open the bonnet and look on the engine cover

 

[Sargara]

Grande's were always 8v to my knowledge.

Its the other models such as "Alize" which featured the newer 16v engines.

 

[Hazza]

Yup Grandes are 8v's.

 

[nickwrxstiv2]

Thanks! I thought it was pretty slow! I'm not too sure that it says 8v or 16v on the rocker cover?

 

[Hazza]

There isn't much in it between the 1.2 8v and the 1.2 16v tho.

 

[nickwrxstiv2]

I thought there would have been about 15bhp between them?

I'm used to a 237bhp S2000, so it's rather slow to me!!!

 

[Ben.]

there is 15bhp between them but it hardly makes any difference

 

[Daniel]

8v has 60hp.

16v has 75hp.

You drive carefully now!!

 

[nickwrxstiv2]

8v has 60hp.

16v has 75hp.

You drive carefully now!!

I'll try, although controlling all of that power is a bit of a struggle, especially in the wet, it spins thw wheels in all 5 gears! I may have to purchase traction control!!

 

[DrR]

MY00?

 

[nickwrxstiv2]

MY00?

Manufacturing Year 00 (2000)

 

[jesus]

ignore this post

 

[Brett]

I'd say there is a big difference between the 8V and 16V. The 16V is utterly gutless and the 8V is dangerously gutless.