RenaultySport Diesel ... would you buy it?

[GordonD]

Renault has an announced a diesel RenaultSport Megane, the dCI 175. You can even have the Cup suspension.

http://www.autocarmagazine.com/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/224493/

Its got the grunt, and its got better fuel consumption that the petrol version. And since the front end of the mk3 Clio is based on the Megane, the engine and gearbox should fit.

Would you buy one?

If not, why not?

 

[Christopher]

i'd rather pay the extra money to buy and run the 225.

that's just me. a diesel's power delivery isn't my bad at all...

 

[BatFastard]

I onnly buy Diesel cars so yes I would get it, and I can see it being a purchase in he future

 

[W17GLE]

i wouldn't mind one as an everyday car it would be better on the motorways with the torque. deffinately not as a weekend car though

 

[Josh@Renparts]

bet the torque is immense

 

[MarkCup]

I've always fancied a Clio dci 100 set up the same as my Cup. Would make a great commuter IMO.

Here Renault have done the job already.

 

[Day]

I'd buy a Renaultsport Clio 150 d

 

[ScottRC182]

imagine what it may be able to do re-mapped

 

[Fletcher]

I'd buy one, as a second car.

 

[alexbleubolt]

old news

 

[Graham Gooch]

imagine what it may be able to do re-mapped

Blow its box lol.

 

[jayxx83]

imagine what it may be able to do re-mapped

Blow its box lol.

Diesel boxes are designed to handle big torque though. Although if its a Renault box it could be anyones guess.

 

[TomTom]

imagine what it may be able to do re-mapped

Blow its box lol.

Same gearbox as the proper 225 so don't see a problem.

Its quicker accelerating in 5th and 6th than the 225 aswell from 50mph+

 

[matt__f]

Diesel? No way...

 

[TomTom]

Lol, only a matter of time. Wonder if they're gonna do the 2.0 DCI 175 in the Clio 3

197 Owners wouldn't like getting pushed off the side of the road by an oil burner :lolup:

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Lol, only a matter of time. Wonder if they're gonna do the 2.0 DCI 175 in the Clio 3

197 Owners wouldn't like getting pushed off the side of the road by an oil burner :lolup:

And that's probably why they won't..

Torque steer won't be nice in any FWD 2.0 diesel.

 

[crazycup]

changing up at 4k everytime .... no way!

 

[gazcaddy]

Id say no, but would def consider one if I was doing loads of miles

 

[lemonnobby]

Lol, only a matter of time. Wonder if they're gonna do the 2.0 DCI 175 in the Clio 3

197 Owners wouldn't like getting pushed off the side of the road by an oil burner :lolup:

I would buy one for that, and also because it would be nice as well. A megane 1.9 DCI remapped makes 20Nm less torque then a remapped 225 i think.

 

[len_beach]

I hate the way you need to drive a diesel. Nothing, nothing, everything, change gear, nothing, nothing.....

Not my bag.

 

[lemonnobby]

unless you get it just right, there aint much lag plus 3 gear onwards seem longer gears on the renaults now.

 

[polarbert]

I'd never buy one as its a diesel, and diesels are shite.

 

[Harry_manback]

renaultsport diesel.
is that a mistake?

i didnt think sport and diesel would ever been in the same sentence.

lol


its a revolution

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Not really.

Quite boring now seeing as it's just the people that live in caves that don't know it

 

[TomTom]

I'd never buy one as its a diesel, and diesels are s**te.

10 Years ago yeah

 

[ryansanderson172]

they should put this diesel engine in the new clio! then you could get a remap and it would murder the 197

 

[DebV6]

Only if I was particularly after a diesel car, but I would buy the petrol version personally.

 

[Gareth]

i'd still buy my 225 i think, if it wasn't a weekend only / fun car then I'd go for a dci.

 

[TheCake]

Not really.

Quite boring now seeing as it's just the people that live in caves that don't know it

Just won the Sebring 12 hour race by 6 laps!

 

[polarbert]

I'd never buy one as its a diesel, and diesels are s**te.

10 Years ago yeah

Still shite. Sound like a tractor at idle, don't have any soul to them.



I f**king hate diesels. They belong in tractors and vans, not cars.

 

[polarbert]

Whats the point in getting a performance car if you're bothered about economy? I mean seriously why bother. From the looks of it the standard 225 costs a bit less, and it only does 10 or so less to the galon. I really don't get it.

 

[Steve2004]

Not really.

Quite boring now seeing as it's just the people that live in caves that don't know it

What people forget is that Audi had won that race every year for the last 6years (with a petrol). So Audi winning it again, whether they used another petrol or switched to diesel, looked odds on anyway. Audi plough so much more money into it than any other company.

So that's not the best example to use.

Although Polarbert is being a little primative with his views lol.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Whats the point in getting a performance car if you're bothered about economy? I mean seriously why bother. From the looks of it the standard 225 costs a bit less, and it only does 10 or so less to the galon. I really don't get it.

If you're after the performance, surely buy the diesel as it'll be quicker than an equivalent 225:quiet:

If I was getting a megane I'd buy that one with the LSD as there's some pretty good deals, and without it, it'd torque steer too much.

Can't wait for the first 225 vs 220(remapped 175) video on youtube.

 

[172.com]

No. It will be noisy and have loads of shitty black smoke coming out the back when booted. I don't like people laughing at me

 

[Ryan]

I would consider a Sport Diesel as I really struggle to run my Coupe as I do quite a bit of miles to and from work, but I dont want anything less as its not fun as a weekend car...I would defo consider one!

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

No. It will be noisy and have loads of s**tty black smoke coming out the back when booted. I don't like people laughing at me

Why drive a Clio

 

[DynamiqueDebz]

I wouldn't buy one, but that's purely because I'm not into diesels. They smell BIG time. I hate following diesels of any discription, make me cough. YUK!

Personally speaking, I am waiting to see what they do with the Twingo. That's more up my street.

 

[Josh@Renparts]

renaultsport diesel.
is that a mistake?

i didnt think sport and diesel would ever been in the same sentence.

lol


its a revolution

u can get the leon cupra diesel...

 

[Hawk]

Id rather suck diaorhea through a sweaty sock then drive a diesel!

 

[Brasseye]

yea id get one for an everyday runner if it didnt cost the earth..

I am looking at the bmw 330d and 335d which are wicked cars