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23rd Feb 08 at 21:08

was reading the new performance car earlier (tis very good btw) and they have a feature on the new clio 197 cup as well as a brief spec on the old cups, in the spec it says that the clio 172 cup is 1011kg and the 182 and trophy are 1090kg

dont know if its just me, but thats fucking loads, meaning dhdevs nova for example is 450kg lighter than a clio cup

Butler

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:09

Its not that light really is it, cars seem to get heavier as time goes by. S1 Rallye was 825kg as standard

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:10

i know , seems silly to call it a lightweight version really, as its only a bit lighter than a really heavy hatchback

[Edited on 23-02-2008 by jr]

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:10

My big lardy Golf is supposedly only about 1200kg, so 1011 for a 172 'cup' is shocking

Colin

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:10

All new cars are generally bigger & heavier.

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:11

yeah i know colin, but its a clio cup, therefore should be light

Adam_B

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:12

yes but if you crash in a crappy old nova, 106 or golf you generally die.

Robin

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:13

It's more fun on the last spirited journey though Adam

Butler

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:14

Compromise with a roll cage

Robbo

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:15

god knows how much my old gti weighed

a ton probably lol

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:16

well technically its going to be well over a tonne isnt it rob

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:22

My Clio dci was 1000kg

My Ibiza is 1250kg I think

Robbo

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:26

quote:
Originally posted by jr
well technically its going to be well over a tonne isnt it rob

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:29

its all the new safety laws that make them so heavy

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23rd Feb 08 at 21:36

fully loaded?

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23rd Feb 08 at 23:05

also the doors and panels in general are not made from doubled up tin foil

Robin

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23rd Feb 08 at 23:14

No, they're made from cling film on the Clio

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23rd Feb 08 at 23:18

on the new ones its an old spiders web actually robin.

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24th Feb 08 at 01:32

quote:
Originally posted by jr
was reading the new performance car earlier (tis very good btw) and they have a feature on the new clio 197 cup as well as a brief spec on the old cups, in the spec it says that the clio 172 cup is 1011kg and the 182 and trophy are 1090kg

dont know if its just me, but thats fucking loads, meaning dhdevs nova for example is 450kg lighter than a clio cup

You WOULD say this James. Your car weighs less than a Bueno bar.

Steve X16XE

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24th Feb 08 at 01:36

So what does yours weigh then jim?

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24th Feb 08 at 01:40

My old cupra weighed in at 1119kg standard so all this talk of the clio 182s bein the "light" hot hatch is a load of shoite lol

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24th Feb 08 at 11:19

quote:
Originally posted by jr
dont know if its just me, but thats fucking loads, meaning dhdevs nova for example is 450kg lighter than a clio cup

Its called compromise. They've made it lighter but they still need to keep some sound deadening as most people don't want rattles, squeeks, too much engine noise. Then theres all the safety requirements a car has to have now.

I know which I'd rather be in a crash in if it was between the Clio and a Nova

Clio 172 Cup 1011kg regular 172 1080kg.

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24th Feb 08 at 11:22

there still lighter than all there rivals tho aint they?

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24th Feb 08 at 14:21

quote:
Originally posted by Marc

quote:
Originally posted by jr
dont know if its just me, but thats fucking loads, meaning dhdevs nova for example is 450kg lighter than a clio cup

Its called compromise. They've made it lighter but they still need to keep some sound deadening as most people don't want rattles, squeeks, too much engine noise. Then theres all the safety requirements a car has to have now.

I know which I'd rather be in a crash in if it was between the Clio and a Nova

Clio 172 Cup 1011kg regular 172 1080kg.

im noy saying everyone should have a nova, its just a example that they weigh loads

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24th Feb 08 at 16:35

quote:
Originally posted by jr

quote:
Originally posted by Marc

quote:
Originally posted by jr
dont know if its just me, but thats fucking loads, meaning dhdevs nova for example is 450kg lighter than a clio cup

Its called compromise. They've made it lighter but they still need to keep some sound deadening as most people don't want rattles, squeeks, too much engine noise. Then theres all the safety requirements a car has to have now.

I know which I'd rather be in a crash in if it was between the Clio and a Nova

Clio 172 Cup 1011kg regular 172 1080kg.

im noy saying everyone should have a nova, its just a example that they weigh loads

your right they do weigh more, but you look at the extras it comes with, air bags, even the cup has twin air bags, 2ltr engine, mine has climate control (in a cup!) power steering....... this is where the weight is, then compare the weight of a clio cup to a corsa vxr..... 200kg is alot of weight, so compared to most cars the cup is lightweight

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