Renault Clio v6?

[seanule]

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  ! going from about 40 to higher speeds I definetly pulled a good few car lengths on him  all on a track of course 

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!

[barrym381]

[andygo]

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.

[mkviken]

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

[seanule]

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  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

[Jamesd1263]

They made a 225 version (227 really) 1355 kg
And a 255 (257) 1400kg

[bobbarley]

The other day on the motorway I overtook a DB9.  Is that the same thing?

[Carl!]

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!

[Thom89]

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

[tweed]

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.