Well the Ibiza went a while ago now and i've since got something new. The Ibiza was very hard to replace as the new car had to meet a few requirements:
So after ALOT of reading up on various cars i came up with this.....
2002 Renault Sport Clio 172 Cup
For those that dont know the 'Cup' is a limited edition version of the standard 172 which has a few performance (weight loss) oriented changes that include:
Performance:
Revised lower stuffer suspension with adjustments to toe and camber
Wider track
Speedline Turini light weight alloys with larger offset
Strengthened hubs
200cell CAT
ABS Removed
Front splitter added
Larger rear spoiler added
Weight Loss:
Aircon & Climate control removed
ABS removed and rear brakes fitted with a brake pressure valve
Xenons removed
Spare wheel replaced with tyre foam
Leather seats replaced with cloth
Rear 60/40 split bench replaced with non split version
Rear headrests removed
Thinner non tinted windows all round
Engine cover removed
Side airbags removed
Some sound proofing removed
All that pretty much adds to to a cheaper poverty spec version! But also being lower, wider, stiffer and 90kg lighter means faster with better handeling
Anyway, enough trying to justify buying a renault heres some pics...
Only mods so far are stripping out the rear, to see what life is like without rear seats in view of a cage. And de restricting the air intake by removing the acoustic valve. If the car pleases me it may get coilovers, exhaust, brake ducts etc.
Had it a while now and am very impresses so far, with a weight of a smidge over a ton and with 172bhp it has an impressive power to weight ratio. It also handels very very well (tripoding on sharp covers), so is a very fun car to drive. Also loving the sound of the N/A 2.0 16v revving to 7250rpm, when 5k comes the cam timing comes in to its own and the revs increase alot quicker plus the noise is fantastic (known as the 5k kick)
Performance is very good, can out do remapped 1.8Ts, CTRs, Cooper S's, Focus RS's etc off the line. Top end is good too The only performance downside is lack of mid range torque but you can have everything.
Overal great fun, quick and cheap to run.... winner!
- Had to be new ish
- Had to have good performance as standard
- Had to be cheaper to run for the time being (which meant no turbo)
- Had to be mint
- Had to be easy to sell on
So after ALOT of reading up on various cars i came up with this.....
2002 Renault Sport Clio 172 Cup
For those that dont know the 'Cup' is a limited edition version of the standard 172 which has a few performance (weight loss) oriented changes that include:
Performance:
Revised lower stuffer suspension with adjustments to toe and camber
Wider track
Speedline Turini light weight alloys with larger offset
Strengthened hubs
200cell CAT
ABS Removed
Front splitter added
Larger rear spoiler added
Weight Loss:
Aircon & Climate control removed
ABS removed and rear brakes fitted with a brake pressure valve
Xenons removed
Spare wheel replaced with tyre foam
Leather seats replaced with cloth
Rear 60/40 split bench replaced with non split version
Rear headrests removed
Thinner non tinted windows all round
Engine cover removed
Side airbags removed
Some sound proofing removed
All that pretty much adds to to a cheaper poverty spec version! But also being lower, wider, stiffer and 90kg lighter means faster with better handeling
Anyway, enough trying to justify buying a renault heres some pics...
Only mods so far are stripping out the rear, to see what life is like without rear seats in view of a cage. And de restricting the air intake by removing the acoustic valve. If the car pleases me it may get coilovers, exhaust, brake ducts etc.
Had it a while now and am very impresses so far, with a weight of a smidge over a ton and with 172bhp it has an impressive power to weight ratio. It also handels very very well (tripoding on sharp covers), so is a very fun car to drive. Also loving the sound of the N/A 2.0 16v revving to 7250rpm, when 5k comes the cam timing comes in to its own and the revs increase alot quicker plus the noise is fantastic (known as the 5k kick)
Performance is very good, can out do remapped 1.8Ts, CTRs, Cooper S's, Focus RS's etc off the line. Top end is good too The only performance downside is lack of mid range torque but you can have everything.
Overal great fun, quick and cheap to run.... winner!
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