Crown

Board: Other Sports Cars Language: English Region: Worldwide Share/Save/Bookmark Close

Forum - Thread


    New daily driver

    After the usual 3 years the Focus ST had to go - here is my new daily driver:

    Renault Sport Clio 200 RS with cup suspension and  Recaro Bucket seats

    Driving report will follow soon - my wife hates it already, because of the hard suspension... Smiley

    Blueflame Smiley

    2011-03-Clio1.JPG

    2011-03-clio2.JPG


    Re: New daily driver

    I absolutely ADORE this car!

    Congrats!

    Looks awesome in black!

     

     

    Re: New daily driver

    Nice choice


    --


    RT Moderator 
    - 997.1 C2S GT Silver/Cocoa, -20mm sports suspension/LSD, PSE, short shifter, SportDesign rims, Zuffenhausen collection


    Re: New daily driver

    Futch:

    I absolutely ADORE this car!

    Congrats!

    Looks awesome in black!

     

    Wow - these words from YOU mean something for me...Smiley
     
    Report with more pics soon.
     
    BlueflameSmiley

     


    Re: New daily driver

     The best small hot hatch there is! Great choice! 


    --
    FERRARI RULES!!!

    Re: New daily driver

    Sigh....

    We don't get fun small cars like this over in America.

    If anything, we typically get a faux version - just a body kit kit, nice wheels, and some negliable HP bump.

    It's as if they want us to only every aspire to a Camaro or Challenger.


    Re: New daily driver

    ^ Yes, the same geniuses that gave us the PT Cruiser are the same folks who don't think sport hatches will sell in NA.

    Love your new car; it would be a great DD.


    Re: New daily driver

    I absolutely love these cars!! Congrats!


    Re: New daily driver

    Many congrats blueflame


    --


    Re: New daily driver

    Congrats with the new toy Bluefame

    Post some interior pictures, too, please


    --

    ONUR

    11 M3 Coupe AW

    09 Audi TTS Coupe - 07 997 Carrera S - 05 M3 Coupe - 03 M3 Coupe - 96 M3 Coupe EVO (PASS TIME HISTORY)

     


    Re: New daily driver

    blueflame:

    my wife hates it already, because of the hard suspension... Smiley

     

     

    You got one of those too Smiley..
     

     

    Congrats on your dd, very nice and great fun too...


    --

    throt

    "I didn't do it"


    Re: New daily driver

    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


    Re: New daily driver

    I like much this car,really "racing"

    congrats!


    --

    997TT RS Tuning stage II,2011 Cayenne Turbo


    Re: New daily driver

    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

     


    Re: New daily driver

    Here some Iphone pics:

    Start/Finish Noris Ring (former Nazi- Reichsparteitagsgelände)

    2011-03-clio4.JPG

    Brembo Brakes

    2011-03-clio5.JPG

    For gauss:

    2011-03-clio6.JPG

     

    2011-03-clio7.JPG

     

    2011-03-clio8.JPG

    Renault Sport Monitor for : torque, throttle position, use of power, oil temp, g-Force, lap times, 0-100Km/h  =-400 Km/h

    2011-03-clio9.JPG

     

    The great Recaro bucket seats - expensive, but worth the money

     

    2011-03-clio10.JPG


    Re: New daily driver

    I didn't know this car existed. It seems to be a mini-bullet.

    Enjoy!

    BTW, Renault Sport with all this involvement and success in F1 should have something more to show in their road car range, than this small Sport Clio (and perhaps a Megane)? Missing the opportunity, I think.


    --

    "Form follows function"


    Re: New daily driver

    Heist:

    Sigh....

    We don't get fun small cars like this over in America.

    If anything, we typically get a faux version - just a body kit kit, nice wheels, and some negliable HP bump.

    It's as if they want us to only every aspire to a Camaro or Challenger.

     

    Fiat will sell the 500 Abarth is (very)  little fun car IMO

     

    Smiley


    --

    Mini Clubman  S



    Uploaded with ImageShack.us


    Re: New daily driver

     This car is so old school - tiny, light and powerful. I love it 


    Re: New daily driver

     It just looks like its a lot of fun to drive  


    Re: New daily driver

    blueflame:


    For gauss:

    2011-03-clio6.JPG

     

    Smiley Thanks Smiley


    --


    Re: New daily driver

     Very cool.  Great choice.


    --

    "We all love the music. What we hope is that the music loves us." -- Tom Waits


    Re: New daily driver

    This car looks fast and very fun to drive. Congrats


     
    Edit

    Forum

    Board Subject Last post Rating Views Replies
    Porsche Sticky SUN'S LAST RUN TO WILSON, WY - 991 C2S CAB LIFE, END OF AN ERA (Part II) 3/29/24 1:47 PM
    Enmanuel
    691109 1781
    Porsche Sticky Welcome to Rennteam: Cars and Coffee... (photos) 2/19/24 11:51 PM
    Wonderbar
    410199 564
    Porsche Sticky OFFICIAL: Cayman GT4 RS (2021) 5/12/23 12:11 PM
    W8MM
    256254 288
    Porsche Sticky OFFICIAL: Porsche 911 (992) GT3 RS - 2022 3/12/24 8:28 AM
    DJM48
    235423 323
    Porsche Sticky The new Macan: the first all-electric SUV from Porsche 1/30/24 9:18 AM
    RCA
    65750 45
    Porsche Sticky OFFICIAL: Taycan 2024 Facelift 3/15/24 1:23 PM
    CGX car nut
    4746 50
    Porsche The moment I've been waiting for... 2/1/24 7:01 PM
    Pilot
     
     
     
     
     
    858850 1364
    Porsche 992 GT3 7/23/23 7:01 PM
    Grant
    775144 3868
    Porsche OFFICIAL: New Porsche 911 Turbo S (2020) 4/6/23 7:43 AM
    crayphile
    448649 1276
    Porsche Welcome to the new Taycan Forum! 2/10/24 4:43 PM
    nberry
    379743 1526
    Porsche GT4RS 2/22/24 5:16 AM
    tso
    366281 1424
    Porsche Donor vehicle for Singer Vehicle Design 7/3/23 12:30 PM
    Porker
    361372 797
    Others Tesla 2 the new thread 12/13/23 2:48 PM
    CGX car nut
    355348 2401
    Lambo Aventador and SV 3/30/23 1:59 PM
    CGX car nut
    279991 724
    Ferrari Ferrari 812 Superfast 4/21/23 8:09 AM
    the-missile
    276355 550
    Porsche Red Nipples 991.2 GT3 Touring on tour 3/14/24 8:55 PM
    blueflame
    273031 658
    Porsche Collected my 997 GTS today 10/19/23 7:06 PM
    CGX car nut
     
     
     
     
     
    248454 812
    Lambo Huracán EVO STO 7/30/23 6:59 PM
    mcdelaug
    225488 346
    Others Corvette C8 10/16/23 3:24 PM
    Enmanuel
    218287 488
    Lotus Lotus Emira 6/25/23 2:53 PM
    Enmanuel
    197257 101
    Others Gordon Murray - T.50 11/22/23 10:27 AM
    mcdelaug
    155592 387
    Porsche Back to basics - 996 GT3 RS 6/11/23 5:13 PM
    CGX car nut
    127148 144
    Ferrari [2022] Ferrari Purosangue (SUV) 4/15/23 5:20 AM
    watt
    120721 141
    BMW M 2024 BMW M3 CS Official Now 12/29/23 9:04 AM
    RCA
    106167 303
    Motor Sp. 2023 Formula One 12/19/23 5:38 AM
    WhoopsyM
    102640 685
    Others Valkyrie final design? 4/28/23 2:45 AM
    Rossi
    97783 219
    Porsche 2022 992 Safari Model 3/7/24 4:22 PM
    WhoopsyM
    81186 239
    AMG Mercedes-Benz W124 500E aka Porsche typ 2758 2/23/24 10:03 PM
    blueflame
    74462 297
    Porsche 992 GT3 RS 3/3/24 7:22 PM
    WhoopsyM
    52271 314
    Motor Sp. Porsche 963 3/16/24 9:27 PM
    WhoopsyM
    23118 237
    132 items found, displaying 1 to 30.