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General => General discussion => Topic started by: seanule on 25 January 2014, 20:09
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Just how fast are these things? managed to have a ping with one the other day as I tried to pass, he did the standard foot to the floor you're not getting past technique :grin:! going from about 40 to higher speeds I definetly pulled a good few car lengths on him :evil: all on a track of course :cool:
Question is are these beasts not as fast as on paper, 255 brake although maybe quite a weight to them?
My cars running revo stage 1 with a carbonio induction
Thoughts/opinions/discussions?
Ps I used to own a 182 and it was no match for even a standard mk6 gti!
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A lot of it will depend on who is driving it..
Clio182 weighs nothing - it has plastic wings, thinner glass etc. V6 clio isn't as light AFAIK, but sounds fab. A close friend of mine who has had a 182 and now a v6 reckons the 182 is faster round a track as its more nimble.
But whatever the car, if a stump is driving its never going to be faster than a slower car driven well.
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255bhp/300nm torque in 1400kg (175bhp/ton) would beat a GTI (156bhp per ton) i would guess. obviously if yours is stage 1 its probably 30 or 40 bhp more than standard.
if he's booted it from a constant speed while you were already accelerating past he's at a disadvantage straight away so not really an accurate comparison
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255bhp/300nm torque in 1400kg (175bhp/ton) would beat a GTI (156bhp per ton) i would guess. obviously if yours is stage 1 its probably 30 or 40 bhp more than standard.
if he's booted it from a constant speed while you were already accelerating past he's at a disadvantage straight away so not really an accurate comparison
He accelerated as I tried to pass so we were tied on speeds around 40/50 maybe he let off but the things still sounded nuts! Just because of the look of these things I thought he would of blew me away haha :grin: most likely he wasn't interested in any sort of race so not a fair comparison I suppose was just curious on people's thoughts of these beasts
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They made a 225 version (227 really) 1355 kg
And a 255 (257) 1400kg
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The other day on the motorway I overtook a DB9. Is that the same thing?
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I can remember when these first came out and I was in the paddock at one of the race track whilst watching my brother race motorbikes; there were ferraris and alsort dotted about yet a clio v6 was getting easily the most attention, they do look mean!
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Clio V6's are actually quite crap, lardy, but boringly torquey, which is its downfall! It would take someone brave/stupid to drive one on public roads at a pace faster than a decent FWD car
Had they made it with a 2ltr 16v turbo with some grunt, then it would have bees a far better car imo
Thom
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I guy near me had one about 5 years ago. I never spoke to him while he owned it but always admired it. He then sold it and got a red evo 8. I then asked why he sold it as it would surely be a classic? He replied "its a rubbish car to be honest with you"
I guess for what it is and the hype they have, they must be a let down.
He said he bought the evo for the same money and its 1000x more fun.
I dont know if they are had to drive on the limit or a bit rear end happy but seams a lot better choices out there for the money.
But as I already said, these will be a classic and will only go up in money. It will be a investment.
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My neighbour has had two, both of which ended the same way... spinning out in the dry and flying backwards through things, the first a hedge and the second a big roadsign (it didn't quite make it all the way through, and got stuck between the two poles). Silly little things
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They have more power in reverse than forward gears, French and Italian Cars are all the same made to go backwards at high speed when the Germans cross the border.