Test drove a trophy on saturday at ware garages, was so much better than my 172 Cup. Picking it up on saturday. I cant wait.
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Fletcher
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Good choice what was better about it apart from the seats and the suspension?
ive seen the trophy at ware garages..its mint! where u based?
172cup
i bought my 172 cup at ware garages.... they are sh1t hot! Talk to the mechanics at the mitsy garage, one races Evo's the other is in the clio cup championship. The rest are on the pit crew
They rule.... and know exactly what they are talking about.
They rule.... and know exactly what they are talking about.
the number is 278. I know the guys are good as I read on lancerregister that they got voted in the top ten evo dealers in the uk. But that is very interesting.
will also register the trophy soon.
By the way i'm based in Hemel Hempstead.
Compared to the cup, the springs seemed quite a bit stiffer, but could be just regular 182cup items which I have not tried. At the same time, the ride felt very smooth without the crashing, jarring nature of the 172cup. I personaly feel the 172 cup was too under damped and it was the springs doing most of the work.
The exhaust is a big improvement from the 172. The sound is only slightly deeper, but noticable. But most people say 10bhp is hard to tell. It definitely picks up revs a bit quicker. There were alot less rattles in the
Another big improvement is the tyres. I was going to put the exhalto's on the cup at 20K when all four would need changing, but didn't get the chance. They make the car feel so balanced and grippy, this could also be partly down to quality suspension tracking the road better.
car, but it only has 2,800 miles on it.
I was planning to get an Integra DC2, but this has got to handle better than that, and its new.
will also register the trophy soon.
By the way i'm based in Hemel Hempstead.
Compared to the cup, the springs seemed quite a bit stiffer, but could be just regular 182cup items which I have not tried. At the same time, the ride felt very smooth without the crashing, jarring nature of the 172cup. I personaly feel the 172 cup was too under damped and it was the springs doing most of the work.
The exhaust is a big improvement from the 172. The sound is only slightly deeper, but noticable. But most people say 10bhp is hard to tell. It definitely picks up revs a bit quicker. There were alot less rattles in the
Another big improvement is the tyres. I was going to put the exhalto's on the cup at 20K when all four would need changing, but didn't get the chance. They make the car feel so balanced and grippy, this could also be partly down to quality suspension tracking the road better.
car, but it only has 2,800 miles on it.
I was planning to get an Integra DC2, but this has got to handle better than that, and its new.
Just seen this, says it better than I could:
In conjunction with Sachs Race Engineering, Renault has fitted the Clio with what are effectively race dampers. They have a remote reservoir holding nearly half of the oil and gas that fills them, and which allows a thicker and stiffer damper rod to be used. The front suspension is 10mm lower than on the Cup and with uprated front hubs and a set of Speedline rims that save 1.3kg per corner, this amounts to a large investment on a car that will only be sold in the UK and Switzerland. We get 500 units, the Swiss just 25. Each damper is roughly 10 times more expensive than the equivalent item fitted to a basic Cup car, and the list price is £15,500. Handling genius has never been so affordable.
Lowered and stiffened are not words you would normally associate with improved handling on UK roads, but the Clio Trophy is a car with so much damping sophistication that it achieves the impossible. It rolls less than the Cup, has less suspension travel at the front, and yet it rides fully 30 per cent better than that car. To drive it fast over virtually disintegrating asphalt and feel just how well controlled each wheel is for bump and rebound is eye-opening. And disappointing. Because it confirms that a small amount of damper investment would turn many cars that simply can’t cope with UK roads into great steers. Hydraulic bump-stops play a significant role alongside the dampers. Put simply, they are out of a Tarmac rally car and allow much more progressive damping behaviour once the stop is hit. Anyone who has felt how violent a Clio Cup can be under the same circumstances won’t believe the difference.
Taken from http://www.autocarmag.com/FirstDrive_Summary.asp?RT=216093
In conjunction with Sachs Race Engineering, Renault has fitted the Clio with what are effectively race dampers. They have a remote reservoir holding nearly half of the oil and gas that fills them, and which allows a thicker and stiffer damper rod to be used. The front suspension is 10mm lower than on the Cup and with uprated front hubs and a set of Speedline rims that save 1.3kg per corner, this amounts to a large investment on a car that will only be sold in the UK and Switzerland. We get 500 units, the Swiss just 25. Each damper is roughly 10 times more expensive than the equivalent item fitted to a basic Cup car, and the list price is £15,500. Handling genius has never been so affordable.
Lowered and stiffened are not words you would normally associate with improved handling on UK roads, but the Clio Trophy is a car with so much damping sophistication that it achieves the impossible. It rolls less than the Cup, has less suspension travel at the front, and yet it rides fully 30 per cent better than that car. To drive it fast over virtually disintegrating asphalt and feel just how well controlled each wheel is for bump and rebound is eye-opening. And disappointing. Because it confirms that a small amount of damper investment would turn many cars that simply can’t cope with UK roads into great steers. Hydraulic bump-stops play a significant role alongside the dampers. Put simply, they are out of a Tarmac rally car and allow much more progressive damping behaviour once the stop is hit. Anyone who has felt how violent a Clio Cup can be under the same circumstances won’t believe the difference.
Taken from http://www.autocarmag.com/FirstDrive_Summary.asp?RT=216093
