J.Seven:

Congrats on your new toy. Was there any other option on the table?

This car reminds me my beloved 205 GTI 1.9 back in 1988, what a great car it was, this RS has the same "spirit", there´s not many nowadays.

J.Seven

@ all: thanks for your nice words - I ´m surprised that so many of you like that little car...Smiley

@ J. Seven: The options were:

Ford Focus RS - sold out in Germany

Ford Focus ST 2012 - comes too late for me

VW Golf GTi VI - imo a little bit too boring after the test drive

VW Golf R - too expensive for my dd

So I took the Clio RS -  in 1988 we had a Renault R5 with 100 HP - this car was so much fun, I said to myself someday I want one of these crazy Renault Sport Cars...Smiley

It´s tough not rev over 4.500 rpm for the first 1.000 Km, but just 500 more Km and the fun will start.

After the Mini Cooper S (supercharged) and the Focus ST (Turbo) the first drive was a shock, because the cars feels far from strong at low rpms - I thinks I have to adjust again my driving style...pedal to the metal!Smiley

But the handling is really a dream, the cars feels so light an agile - the steering is perfect.

Hard braking from high speeds needs more concentration because of the short wheel base.

More pics from today, taken at the NorisRing/Nürnberg to follow.

Blueflame Smiley