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Clio 2.0 History
Phase 1 172
The first Mk2 2.0 liter cars were on a 2000 W plate there aren’t many though many were demonstration or car used as journalists test cars.
The Spec was as below
F4R 730 engine although there are some cars with a different code number (they are all the same power wise and there all F4R in the 172/182 range)
172 DIN HP (which is different than a UK HP, in UK HP it would be 166.6) throttle by wire cable engine
Sports body kit
ABS
Normal headlights (Zeons were never fitted even to foreign cars aftermarket kits are available though
They came in
Yellow (very rare)
Black (again quite rare)
Odyssey Blue
Mars red
Two shades of silver Titanian and icebear silver
No normal cars were ever made in green (see below),
Some cars have aluminium bonnet leading to the cars weight a few Kg's less.
Exclusive
At the end of the production run there was a special edition car made call the Exclusive there were only 172 made all sold in the Uk. The different features were as follows
Different alloys (multispoke)
Metallic green paint (this should be the giveaway since the normal cars never came in green)
Grey full leather interier.
Plaque in the car showing its number in the series. The rumours of extra cars having been made are false
Phase 2 172
The phase 2 cars first came out on a Y plate many were dealership or test cars on this plate though.
Differences were the use of the phase 2 body shell, interior etc also engine was changed to a drive by electric cable type (engine code F7R 732). Later versions of the engine used the turbo head casting which isn't as good but the engine code and power output officially didn't chnage. UCH computer to control all the cars electrics was also added and the gearbox was also changed. Reduced gearbox ratios were used to help keep the 0-60 speeds etc the same since the phase 2 172 weighted a fair bit more but had no more hp.
Also the front suspension was change different redesigned driveshafts etc were used but the spec is similar. (see here for the details of spec changes????????????????????????????????)
The CD changer was changed to an optional for £300 then added as stock spec then later removed again (when crusie became stock spec). In the phase 1 it was standard. Most people took this option up but if they didn't the CD changer cable won't be there if it is there then the last owner has taken the changer out but not the wire. However the wire is £86 from Renault and they are the only stockist.
About mid 2001 though the gearbox was changed the speedo sensor was removed and the speedo input comes from the ABS system. The ratios remained the same.
On about mid 2003 models ESP was added. On later cars a button apeeared to turn it off it appears on the drivers ride hand side near the traction control button. It can be switched off and if it is a little triangle appears on the dashboard with a car sliding about inside it. If its left switched on (it always defaults to being on) if it is operating then the triangular light with a picture of a car sliding about appears. Some people like the system others don't. For track work most people switch it off. Some switch it off all the time.
On later 2003 models also cruise control and speed limiter was added. Its easy to tell if a car has it as there the extra buttons on the steering wheel itself.
Also clear side repeaters were put into production about 2003. (from orange)
There were foreign special edition cars made notiable the PS2 version although I've no more information on spec so its unlikly to be any serious changes.
At about 53 plate a cost saving measure to remove the door locks was done. SInce the cars are French and legally you only need one lock on the doors they remove there passenger side door. In the Uk we had to live with the fact we drive on the other side of the road they weren't going to go make cars with locks missing on our drivers side.
The cars came in unique colours only seen on the RS Clios.
Flame red paint code B76
Monaco blue paint code 432 pearlescent
Iceburg silver paint code 640 metalic
Pearl black paint code 676 pearlescent
Options on it were
Sat nav
CD changer
Telephone preparation.
The wheel style is known as Alyum
Interier is known as Dark Grey Perforated Leather / Alcantara TC3
. when did all the toys get added to the 172 ie. traction control, esp or whatever its called. do they all have the auto wipers and lights or just the 51 reg onwards. rather have the phase 2 over the phase 1 as the bumpers look better.
