Whats the difference

[Fatherted]

Ok, i wanna know.........whats the difference between clio 172 cups & clio sports ???................my friend has a clio 2.0L sport......& renualt have told her that it has the same performance as a cup...........is the cup just a more sporty looking version of the sport ? .............also ive read a few different write-up specs on cups & some of them say that the cup does not have 172 bhp......& some of the say it does......anyone had their standard cup RR tested ??..........i only wanna know.......no braggin please.

cheers

mark

 

[172man]

dont start this sh*t pleeeeas

 

[Fred@BTM]

*flame suit on*

From what ive seen the Cup actually has MORE bhp than a 172

At the Midlands RR day a modified 172 pulled mailto:156bhp@wheels i ve"> 156bhp @ wheels i ve seen this ame car pull mailto:184bhp@fly"> 184bhp @ fly on different rollers) and a std cup pulled mailto:166bhp@wheels"> 166bhp @ wheels

Cup hasnt got "the toys" its 3mm lower, and the car is lighter plus it has a wider track

Oh yeah and its a bit cheaper too

 

[RobFenn]

The Cup is bench tested, the normal 172 isnt. This would mean the Cup will have more reliable figures from car to car.

Im not sure of all the details but the suspension and brakes have minor differences (it also has no abs). The cup also weighs 80kg less and has different seats with no airbags in them and standard equipment is also less.


From driving the Cup it has quite a bit more straighline shove, its faster round the corners too but no more enjoyable.

-Rob

 

[paddymph]

Cup= 87 Kg less, no ABS, no CD Changer, no leather/alcantra, no spare, thinner glass, no heat reflective windscreen, no air con, no xenon headlights, no headlight washers.

does have-Blue paint, different alloys, different rear spoiler, front lip spoiler, 3 mm lower, slightly wider track.

think thats everything! Depsite some stuff u may hear both enginers are the same with just a ? over the ECU.

 

[Dash]

Quote: Originally posted by paddymph on 10 April 2003


Cup= 87 Kg less, no ABS, no CD Changer, no leather/alcantra, no spare, thinner glass, no heat reflective windscreen, no air con, no xenon headlights, no headlight washers.

does have-Blue paint, different alloys, different rear spoiler, front lip spoiler, 3 mm lower, slightly wider track.

think thats everything! Depsite some stuff u may hear both enginers are the same with just a ? over the ECU.

But you forgot to mention the most important factor.

The CUP is far better, almost better than a VTS

 

[paddymph]

i agree!

 

[Viv172]

Both fantastic cars..depends what you want... paddymph said it perfectly. The cup hasnt got the extras and is cheaper, the 172 has the lot.

Would have loved a cup, for the nice colour/wheels but, given the chioce, much pefer the extras on the 172 IMO

 

[swelch]

Im keeping quiet, done this one a few times before.............