Anyone had or driven one of these little gems...........Comments Please

I know the earlier version had a few handling problems, but the later ones had a revised rear subframe and suspension.

They seem an awful lot of enthusiast car for the money (Relatively Speaking)

 

I've been looking at these recently, I remember my ex was going to buy one & I was trying to get her to buy one in yellow as they look awesome.

 

A friend of mine stuffed his yellow one at a track day, was less than 1 year old,, but someone filmed it on there phone,, It cost him a fortune to mend to

 

they do look awesome, at first when it drives past you just think clio but then you do a double take and think "oooooooooh v6"

 

Stunning looking things....i think you'd be bored of the power though, they are pretty slow.

But that said i'm sure a twin turbo/supercharger conversion could be done

 

Hardly a standard looking clio isit


Cool cars imo

 

I have also heard that these are way way under power.

Last time i was at Goodwood though there was a turbo'd one but unfortuanlty it could not get through sound testing.

It is a bulky weighty car though needs more power

 

there was one of them crashed and left parked up near my house a couple of years back! Have seen it back on the road since tho

 

i like the look of them as there unique and will be a good classic in the future

unsure of the handling on the mk2s but yes the mk1s were shocking ive heard, and there not even as quick as a stage 1 saf, so very down on power

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgPwGL1ebv0


Check out the vid you have to double take at 1.10

 

my brother bought one yesterday.... awesome car.... really nice to drive and makes all the right noises....

 

they have the Laguna V6 engine - bah, i've better things to spend my money on

 

underpowered? 230bhp in a clio doesn't sound too shabby to me?

 

@ 1340kg

Its underpowered

 

I've driven one, not very exciting to drive mate, all show no go (all IMHO of course)

 

I heard that they are very poor once driven hard........dont know how true it is as i have never driven one

 

You could always supercharge it...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sNvWtlESSC0

 

Not driven the later ones, but a Clio 172 would easily outpace an early V6 on a country road . Properly twitchy handling, and a back end that steps out... and doesn't like coming back!

Drove one from Bath to Crail and nearly lost it in Bath town centre... then again going on to the M4.. then coming out of the service station... etc

Funny car though, great presence and there's definitely something cool about them.

 

They are hugely difficult to drive fast,even the later cars with the revised suspension are still a huge handful and will bite an inexperienced driver very hard......

I personally love them as a hoon around idiot car,but unless you have lots of rwd experience and razor sharp reactions,steer well clear

 

That's the same weight as a shonkey Saph!

 

If that handles as well as it goes I'd imagine its awesome

 

had a mk.1 in 2005, whoever says a 172 is as fast is a just wrong lol, the v6 would welly it!

Lots of torque, not very fast but not slow, felt unstable at 140'ish, LOADS od road presence do not bother if you are the shy retiring type. Will never forget a fucking ferrari (duno what model) slowing down on the a55 to get a good look at mine lol!!!

Coilpacks go on them for fun, turning circle awful, but you will snap 15 year old knicker elastic at 30 yards lol!! A unique experience, i liked owning mine and the lad who bought it (local) still has it 3 years later.

 

They look nicer than how they drive. Its not the first time Renault haven't put the right engine in of their cars

 

I had a phase 1 and it was a great experience owning it. It felt special to drive and it's one of my favourite cars I've ever owned. They sound superb, drive nicely, handle great and look awesome in the flesh. Everywhere I went in it people just wanted to chat about it and have a look. Did get quite warm in there with the engine behind you though.

They aren't fast and I find it hard to believe they have the power they do, drive a 3L V6 Alfa GTV and they feel quick, the clio doesn't.

Handling is great, I took mine in px for an evo 6 and the guy seemed underwhelmed by the evo 6's cornering compared to the v6.

 

awesome car, but whats with the screching just before upshifting? I've never been in a supercharged car

 

And just to add..

When you go on the clio forums and menaces are saying "get a 172 they are just as quick" they are totally missing the point. The V6 is more than just a buzzy hot hatch, it's a future classic and an ownership experience you will not regret getting into. I'm not dissing the 172 but the V6 is a totally different car.

Only thing I despised about mine was the look of the standard steering wheel, crap!

 

they also like setting fire to them selves

a mate of mine has one and the boot carpet caught alight

 

iv had the plesure of crashing one

best thing for them

you can buy a lot of better cars for the ŁŁŁŁŁŁ

 

172 v V6.......Agree, it's a totally different idea on the fast hatch theme. Just love the mid engined design, and no doubt it will one day become a practical classic. Power to weight ratio isn't fantastic for a performance car, but as an enthusiast car it ticks all the right boxes. Just needs another 100bhp.

 

The fwd version handles so much better..

 

i was talking to a guy at a trackday at snetterton last month that loved his, and his wife liked driving it on track, so it can't be that difficult to handle













he was 69 and she was 71

 

drove one, it handled well but was pretty slow.

 

Jim if you want some good info log onto www.v6clio.net & register for the forum - loads of useful info on there regarding both mk1 & mk2 cars

I used to own one & loved it - brilliant fun car & an uprated exhaust, decent enclosed air filter & a simple ecu re-map improves the car a lot

As said before though they are expensive to run petrol wise & if you happen to prang one (even very lightly) dont expect it to be cheap to fix - the rear bumper alone on the mk2 is Ł1200 (unpainted) the plastic vent that goes into the rear bumper pushes close to Ł400 & also insurers like to try & write cars off with a simple side pod damage as "too expensive to repair"

This one was mine but i sold it to buy a Lotus Exige

 

Damned fine looking car sir..................... Shame the Focus didn't look this good. Oooops, that's going to cause some comments.......Only Joking.

Great looking car though, you have to admit.

 

They don't have a boot as theres an engine stuck in there, so which bit set on fire?

 

they do have a boot its very small but they do have one

 

Then I stand corrected!

 

Yeah very small storage space behind the engine - put your shopping in the passenger footwell However the space there is just big enough to fit 2 amps & cooling though