Fifth Gear Renault Clio 200 vs 182

The French are very good at performance hot hatches. Jason Plato, the man, gave his informative feedback whether this 200 will live up to it's name and will be better than its daddy.

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[johnjackson12]

the 182 lost simply because the handling is nowhere near as good as the new clios plain and simple.

I own a 182 and love it to bits but while it is a fraction quicker in a straight line due to better power/weight ratio the chassis improvements on the newer clio make it better for the track ;)

[HENRYHOBBS1]

if ya into cars buy EVO magazine,they rated the 182 as the best hot hatch of all time when it came out,the 200 is the current fav hot hatch so both are mega drivers cars,the time around the track doesnt mean half as much as the amount of fun n driver involvement u had on the way round

[deano871]

I agree with robcat I have a 182 an love it I still think it looks and sounds better and on a road that we drive everyday I reckon a 182 would pull through

[Mrfiveism]

Shame they fall apart

[HENRYHOBBS1]

179bhp,182 ps ; )

[sax0joe]

@mada88 Yes Renault decided to make their new rs slower than the old one. You chat pure krap

[mangaloveFTW]

im sorry, i saw an ad for a special edition corsa VXR today, it was 22,000 pounds, with 204bhp. why would anyone buy it over this?

[Robcatist]

Ive got a 182 cup and love it, Renault seem to have lost there way abit on what a hot hatch is about, the 200 is just to big and heavy. A hot hatch should be a small 3 door shopping car with stiff suspention and large engine. Now Renault go put the 200 engine into the Twingo......job done!

[MrCityBug]

Bung on some different suspension and uprated brakes and i think the 182 would just have it.

[IkaraColt]

I've driven 3 hot clio's now in my short driving experience, first was a ph2 172, second was a 197 and now I drive a ph1 172. Out of all of these the 197 had the most adjustable chassis on the limit for me, It was more neutral than the other two for my driving style. however the ph1 172 has been by far and away the most entertaining. I know it was never the fastest but it's definitely the most entertaining and predictable of the bunch. The ph2 was good but lacked a little spark that the ph1 had.

[santclause1]

@greggy50. afraid not m8. as good as the trophy is. it just don,t generate the grip the 200cup does.

[greggy50]

Put it up against a 182 trophy and suspect the result would be different...