Can't compare the Vee to a FWD hatch. The Vee was a massive departure, totally different chassis, drive train (including orientation!), body etc.
Pretty sure the vee engine is transversely mounted (same as an fwd car)Funny you mention the orientation.
I was scratching my head for a while trying to piece together a vee exhaust the other day before I realised the engine was longitudinally mounted (that is the one where the cylinders face forwards and back rather than side to side right?)
Funny you mention the orientation.
I was scratching my head for a while trying to piece together a vee exhaust the other day before I realised the engine was longitudinally mounted (that is the one where the cylinders face forwards and back rather than side to side right?)
Wasn't the v6 £28ish grand when new?
I bet people at the time said similar things to you.
That's not an F4RT?
Around 30k people seem to thinkSo this won't be cheap then. If it's even for sale!
If its a ltd edition tho its going to be £££How much was a meg 275?
I reckon about 28k this will be maybe less
If it was just a promo thing it would be like the twin run or espace f1. This will be on sale for sure, just at what price? If it comes with 275bhp is going to be a class above everything in its segment, but woukd yiu really want it over a focus rs, type r or golf r for same money?Have they said they will actually sell some, or is it just a promotional thing?
It would be cool, a massive improvement over the base car, but I can see it being an expensive machine if they are only making a handful of them. Fitting the 2.0 turbo engine, manual box and new body work is going to mean an awful lot of work like new crash tests etc. If they only make 500-1000, they would need to charge silly money to get any of their costs back, unless they are willing to sell them at a huge loss just for the marketing kudos.
I shall reserve judgement for now.
I'm not sure tbh. Clio is a lot more discreet than any of those- not to mention lighter... If they genuinely sell a Clio with a 2.0T 275hp it'll be the fastest Clio ever and probably be a limited run £35k. And if it comes with Recaros/Brembos/Akra etc they all add their individual brand taxes so I wouldn't be surprised if the number started with a 3 or a 4 sadly.If it was just a promo thing it would be like the twin run or espace f1. This will be on sale for sure, just at what price? If it comes with 275bhp is going to be a class above everything in its segment, but woukd yiu really want it over a focus rs, type r or golf r for same money?
There's no way this will be more than £25k-£26k, the 220 Trophy is 22 with recaros. Essentially you adding a manual gearbox (usually a cheaper option) and an engine which has already been developed. The new focus RS is £30k and that's 350bhp with 4 wheel drive. So unless they make major chassis changes or make it 4 wheel drive this won't be that much more pricey than the Trophy.
However if its got the 275 engine then it would be faster than the civic round the ring? Would be nice to have a Clio listed as the fastest front wheel drive car round the ring.
I wonder what their justification for this having a manual 'box will be? Too many torques? It's what the keen driver wants?
It will be interesting to see what the actual announcement is. I might be wrong, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if they don't stick the body mods onto a 220 Trophy, up the power a bit, stick a manual box in and call it a Trophy R that was "inspired" by this creation. Or, if they make this, it could be a ludicrously expensive, short-run special. Or, they could surprise us all and make thousands of them at sub-£25k. Or it could just be a show piece that never gets sold. Who knows, but I wouldn't be getting too excited just yet.
I wonder what their justification for this having a manual 'box will be? Too many torques? It's what the keen driver wants?
There's no way this will be more than £25k-£26k, the 220 Trophy is 22 with recaros. .
the one in the 200T is a turd
They'll sell it whatever number they put on it.
but if it's stupid expensive most people are going to point to the Focus RS as the better car, the Clio will just be known as an overly expensive halo car.
Agreed, if they make a limited run and they are mega money, they'll all sell, but a lot of people seem to be thinking this is going to be a proper production car for reasonable money. I remain sceptical about that, but we shall see.