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Renault dont fit this as standard for a few reasons.
1- They can charge us another £200 or whatever for a car.
2- It will help lower the amount of imports as imports dont have it installed.
Personally Id question the value of it, most of the mods were added to the normal car at the last minute, a few owners are going to update as the suspension still ist to there taste or low enough so why spend the extra on just some different coloured wheels.
Im still not convinved about the colour I like the old 172 ones more.
When i bought my 182 i opted for the spoilers only i hadnt seen the dark alloys in the flesh my main concern was that coz i was buying a black car i didnt want it all dark...... Now i really feel i may be missing out and if had the chance to buy again i would definatly go for the upgrade , has anyone compared the too is there much of a noticable difference in the ride quality?
Rob.
Sod waiting for a 182 with cup pack - just get one of the last remaining, faster
172 Cups for about 10 biggies and youre laughing.*Itll be more saleable in a few years anyway, due to the fact that the whole range will be rattly old sheds, but the Cup will at least have the x factor, exclusivity and trackday appeal on its side.
*Unless of course you have to have your creature comforts.
Ducks.
Quack.
I have 182 with cup spoiler not the suspension pack, havent driven one with suspension pack but to look at the only difference is the dark wheels, is there really any real difference between the two? or are they just after more money. The suspension pack suppose to have stiffer side walls on tyres, but aint they the same tyres as the non suspension pack.
Lotus Elise Cup250FE
I can only compare my 182 with cup suspension to my 172 (normal) and can honestly say that its a vast improvement. It holds steady and level through roundabouts and round bends etc.
So if the 182 (non cupd suspension) is the same setup as a 172, then yes Id say the cup suspension is definitely worth it.
I kinda wish i had gone for the cup suspension with mine (Got the spoiler pac) but when i bought it i did not really think it would make much difference and i thought that the silver wheels would match the car colour better (Silver), but having heard the opions on this fine forum i really wish i had gone for it. Ah well, you live and learn, its still a cracking little motor tho!!
Well, I have to say that patience got the better of me as well... I was given the option of a Black 182 with spoilers, but no susp. or a Silver 182 with both. I had driven both cup and non-cup cars at Milbrook and in all reality the difference is small enough to not make me worry too much about what I was missing out on. IMHO Black 182s look better with silver wheels anyways - and I couldnt be bothered with messing around with the insurance for a modified car. Also, I am sure that the cup tyres are more expensive.
This will 99% of the time be my daily commute car, so stiff suspension and high running costs were not my priority. If I want a proper sports car experience, I will spend £200 on an Elise track day at Truxton (as I did last week...).
Dont worry about what you are missing out on. Its mostly bragging rights... ;-)
I saw a non-cupped 182 today, no spoilers, no cup suspension or alloys. It looked strange, like a regular clio almost. I think the darker alloys and definitely the spoilers add character that you dont usually get from a Clio (except the 172 Cup - that looks the ticket with those alloys)
But as you say, performance wise, I am not sure how really large the gap is...
