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ClioSports are slow?



  tiTTy & SV650
150 brake in a car which weighs 800kg 900 tops = 167bhp/ton
160 brake at 800kg = 200bhp/ton

has proper confidence inspiring handling and much more feedback than a 172 / 182
 
  BMW E46 330i Touring
taylor said:
well tbf its got some truth they are 172 at the fly not at the wheels, bit missleading but you lose vital bhp through transmision, alternator , AC, ABS etc

But every car's power rating is quoted at the fly, it is how much power the car actually has, not how much makes it's way to the wheels.
 
  FF 182, K5 GSX-R1000
rory182 said:
150 brake in a car which weighs 800kg 900 tops = 167bhp/ton
160 brake at 800kg = 200bhp/ton

has proper confidence inspiring handling and much more feedback than a 172 / 182

A 1.9 weights 910kg as standard let alone with a bigger lump. Weight distribution also changes, adversly affecting the handling.

205s dont have as much grip as a 1*2 but are more fun imo

lol at Days statue/Pigeon post :clown:
 
  SLK 350
Will you geeks stop talking about cars dammit, Rex post some more pictures up lad!! I've got a dry mouth...
 
  tiTTy & SV650
but transmission losses matter, as does the air con etc, take a subaru wrx with 240brake and 4wd transmission losses, the clio will be all over it.

the power which makes it to the wheels is whats important
 
  133/225/CLS AMG
With regard to the original post, people always underestimate the RenaultSport Clios, IMO thats part of the appeal!! :D

When I had my 172 I had all sorts of comments from people I worked with, one guy in his Audo A3 just wouldn't accept the performance figures of a 172 compared to his 1.8T.

Had a mate in an FTO try it off the lights and it was like he was going backwards against my Megane 225, people just don't seem to expect Renaults to be as fast. Just have to prove it I guess haha
 
  133/225/CLS AMG
Thing is a RenaultSport is gonna seem slow compared to some cars such as an Evo or Supercar but for the average car driver they are gonna be rapid motors!!

Steve2004 - why is yours slow?
 
  from Trophy 2 work van :(
portal172 said:
I would eat Kate's poo without any salt.

Hahahaha!! Excellent!! So would I!!

I owned a 1.9 GTi a while back and it was truly a little beast of a car. BUT, when i purchased my Trophy I was blown away with the way it just sticks and goes!! Don't think a little pug would have a hope in hells chance of keeping up with it unless it was seriously enhanced!!
 
  133/225/CLS AMG
Steve2004 said:
Heh, there's nothing wrong with the car, it's me.

Need considerably more power :D

Get a Megane 225 and re-map it!! That would probably satisfy the power urge hahaha
 
  Renault Clio1.2Versailles
and some other dick kept saying his 205 gti leaves them standing,
me step bro pulled up against a 205gti in his ford escort 1.6 turbo diesel and smoked his as5 at the next traffic lights from standin!!!
the 205gti's are slower i think, cos of the weight on the bodywork...
i prefer the shape to the clios tho, jus my opinion.
 
  cock mobile.
In it's day the 206 GTi 1.9 was the hot hatch to have, the game has now moved on.

3 years ago the 172 Cup was the "hard" hot hatch of it's time, then the Trophy came along and supercedded it!

It's evolution, simple as.
 
  Clio 172 mk2
taylor said:
well tbf its got some truth they are 172 at the fly not at the wheels, bit missleading but you lose vital bhp through transmision, alternator , AC, ABS etc

Yeah but that's splitting hairs....172 sounds better than ATW figures.:D
 
  172
DefunkT said:
Sorry for not using proper punctuation ill try better next time.
Sorry for not using proper punctuation, I'll try better next time.
:D LOL. How pedantic am I?

Sorry, couldn't resist.
 

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  yep.
Guy said:
''ClioSports are slow? ''

only cos the majority of the ''sports'' dont actually have a 2.0 16v under there..


amen brother.

still, more cannon fodder for the real ones!
 
  M2 Competition
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J

jamesy

simple really so someone has told you a clio 172 only has 130bhp standard well unless his referring to power at the wheels of which they are more than that anyway he obviously does'nt have a clue what does the 172 mean limited run of:rolleyes:
 
  GDI ???BHP Cliosport172
defunkt- Whereabouts you from?
Think i need to visit your town to settle the problems your mates are having understanding the power of a clio sport :)
 
  Engles Mummy
DefunkT said:
was jus down me local meet up point in me lil 1.2 and i said i wanna get a 172 cup or of the likes in a few years, and they laughed saying there sh*t and slow and only have about 130 brake standard, i was like mate u dont know wot ur talking about, but my m8 is 23 and im 17 dont think he'll listen to me, but yea wot a load of bollox and some other dick kept saying his 205 gti leaves them standing, it was totally standard 1.9 n i was thinking bullsh*t mate, but goes to show theres some idiots out there, i just better get saving n watch there jaws drop, lol. just thought id have a lil rant lol

Mate. I’d happily come over there and s**t on all of them.
 
no std 1.9 205 gti has ever done 0-100 in 16-17 secs they do not do sub 7 to 60 they are around 20-22 to the ton.

yes they handle well , BUT they game has moved on std for std maybe on a really really tight snaking b road where the 16v engine might struggle to keep on the boil, the 8v peugeot could probably keep with it,

its down to drivers in that situation, but on give and take roads, a good b road, or a road the clio would be into the distance.
 
  Clio 182 FF 2005
I live in kettering in northamptonshire, come to focus and audi etc car park at night, loads of cars there usually, and there a dually with 2 roundabouts right next to it where everyone races, so feel free to come along :) would be awesome if some1 would come to show them all up.
 
  BMW E46 330i Touring
I was in Kettering not so long ago I think, met up with some Fiesta-owning friends at Sixfields and I think then moved on down to that car park.

Lots of boy racers around!
 


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