Renault Sport Gordini Announced.

[seb]

just getting old mate tbh. there'll be some charver creaming his topman underwear over that.

 

[Munson]

True, although I can honestly say I have never actually laughed at a steering wheel before now.

 

[seb]

plus for me blue and black just don't go either. just clashes imo. maybe i am colour blind but i think blue on black is rank.

i just dispair at the seemingly abuse of ''heritage''... if you are going to use a name like that with the history it has:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordini

not exactly that of legends, but still has heritage to the name.

then don't do some pikey edition that imo just makes a mockery of what it used to be about...

For example, a 172 cup has a lot more heritage now imo to it than these s**tbox slags with the twingo and 200 gordini monsters renault are doing... the cup was done to make a true lightweight hot hatch wiht thinner glass etc. i test drove one and it was ACE! never driven a trophy but with the trick suspension etc you could argue the same.

these new ''editions'' (LOL) just have no soul and reek of using a name just to try and sell cars off it when there should be some actual engineering going into it.

:`/

 

[Gaz_]

Thats grim tbf Notice the 197 Raider alloys have made a comeback.

At what market is this aimed at? Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder? Who?

 

[VeinAST]

Looks good. Play on the Gordini name but I like the look of it. Much better than a standard 200.

 

[Gaz_]

You looking at the same pics as me?! LOL

I don't mind the interior, but exterior is grim!

 

[DNP182]

Honestly...do the designers / marketing people at Renault, not listen to what people are saying??? The 200 looks sh*te (IMO)...why not just go back to the drawing board, start again and do the job right.

Don't think some blue paint with white stripes, a belt across the front grill and some mixed up design of wheels is gonna cut it!

Opportunity missed to do something special I think!

 

[Vicky.]

Thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt and wait til I saw one, then saw those photos...why's it so bland? And that steering wheel, have a word.

Shame its used with the gordini name as the original is awesome.

 

[Gaz_]

Gordini (for me) would be light weight RB with stripes, black Speedlines Cup chassis. Recaro's, numbered plaque, done. No spangly stuff dripping off it

 

[KMB]

Looks like a chavved 200, I see no reason to buy a named special edition that is anything but special

 

[Tom 46]

its not too bad, coilovers and some better white wheels and i think it'd look good

 

[Joshua.J]

Does this mean the next 'special' will be the "trophy"

 

[Needster]

Not keen on stripes.

 

[Jamie]

I like it all.

 

[Gaz_]

Chav

Now sell me that Trophy, i've now decided i like them.

 

[Jamie]

Ha, I would sell it actually.

 

[p@blo]

About as exciting as the clio gt :sleepy:

 

[SBV116]

FFS, is that my car's brother?:dead:

 

[Jordi17]

i like very much, do we know how much £ it is.

 

[Gaz_]

FFS, is that my car's brother?:dead:

Looks like Sarah Mmmkays brothers offering

 

[Jasey]

slightly better from this angle

 

[Jasey]

And something to scare the kids with

 

[Gaz_]

Yup, needs a bag, or should only be out in the dark

 

[Gally]

Lols at the glitzy lights trying to help it look good.

 

[pritchard182]

lush

 

[Gumby]

I quite like it tbh, although I wouldn't get it in blue.

 

[Melissa]

I actually like it.

 

[Munson]

SRS, what has Renaultsport become? It was always about tasteful, muscular, alternative performance cars with no frills. Then they gave the 197 a gimp mask and fake tailpipes. Now we have this glitzy bulls**t with a steering wheel wearing bandaids, and wheels that will corrode within 24 months (promised).

I know that sales are more important, but I reckon this s**t will appeal to even less buyers. Someone at Renaultsport wants sacking off. More to the point, I get the impression that they have little or no say in anything anymore, and that some sales prick in the main division is controlling the RS product development.

The ethos of Renaultsport is being slowly destroyed.

 

[Gaz_]

Its a crying shame tbh, as beneath it all, its properly sorted.

 

[Naith]

SRS, what has Renaultsport become? It was always about tasteful, muscular, alternative performance cars with no frills. Then they gave the 197 a gimp mask and fake tailpipes. Now we have this glitzy bulls**t with a steering wheel wearing bandaids, and wheels that will corrode within 24 months (promised).

I know that sales are more important, but I reckon this s**t will appeal to even less buyers. Someone at Renaultsport wants sacking off. More to the point, I get the impression that they have little or no say in anything anymore, and that some sales prick in the main division is controlling the RS product development.

The ethos of Renaultsport is being slowly destroyed.

Renault UK pass this to HO in France please, seconded.

regards, a disappointed and upset RS enthusiast

 

[Jimmybs]

wheels are awful, actually may go blind looking at them!

 

[badgerbite]

its not too bad, coilovers and some better white wheels and i think it'd look good

The wheels soooo need to be white! - all the other accent pieces are, why not the wheels???

the only thing I hate on the 200 is that strange headlight shape, at the bottom half it looks like the designer's hand has slipped lol Although I can see he/she was trying to follow the lines of the F1 grill thingy and just failed.

btw - the steering wheel is a pap after-thought...

 

[JCS_182]

I really hate the new Clio's tbh.

 

[nick.]

meh, looks better, slightly, in the photos above. Would just rather buy a 200 will cost less than the Gordini and look a hundred times better

 

[looch]

SRS, what has Renaultsport become? It was always about tasteful, muscular, alternative performance cars with no frills. Then they gave the 197 a gimp mask and fake tailpipes. Now we have this glitzy bulls**t with a steering wheel wearing bandaids, and wheels that will corrode within 24 months (promised).

I know that sales are more important, but I reckon this s**t will appeal to even less buyers. Someone at Renaultsport wants sacking off. More to the point, I get the impression that they have little or no say in anything anymore, and that some sales prick in the main division is controlling the RS product development.

The ethos of Renaultsport is being slowly destroyed.

they have a new director and head designer, Dutch guy, laurens van den acker... He's calling the shots not a group of salesmen.

 

[cander08]

i think its better than the 200

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

Ghey...

 

[SammyT]

Not a fan tbh.

 

[Gorms]

Not a fan either. Was just reading a car mag and it had a big feature about Renault Sport and i was wondering what the new gordini would look like and its nothing like i imagined.

The feature mentioned that Renault has a new designer and he has come over from Mazda i think.

Its a shame as i was a little worried they might have made the 200 look a little nicer from the front and i would have wanted to trade in my uglier 200.

Gorms

 

[marinemackay2003]

wankosaurus

renault fail all round