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  1. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    I think the 200 looks delicious. Especially the back.
  2. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    Oh, so I’m not getting kicked off?
  3. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    I think I’ll give that place a miss!
  4. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    I was told a 197 top speed is 134 for the 200 is 141… but it’s still 197bhp - more tuned?
  5. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    Does that mean I get kicked off here???
  6. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    Ok… so what am I driving?
  7. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    Is there a straight line drag racing bit there like Santa Pod or is it just a track to race around?
  8. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    Mine sounds more like the 200! I’m so confused! When I entered the other car’s reg into the motor app it said 197 but mine says Clio Renaultsport… plus I was told 197s were up to 2009 and mine is a 2010? So I have a 200???
  9. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    Does anyone here go there? By the way, I saw a 2007 197RS last night but it had quite small exhausts pointing downwards whereas mine has a sort of cover with chrome pipes - I guess this is just something Renault added to later models?
  10. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    I never take my Clio past 6500 anyway. Red lining is never the optimum way to get peak performance but I’m sure you guys here all know that anyway. What’s the best place to take it near London? I’ve only been to Santa Pod which is much too far and that was in 2006!
  11. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    Just one point about that… I don’t remember what it was revving at in those days at 70mph because I was a lot better off… but the car red lined at 8000 and VTEC didn’t kick in until 6000 so 3500 wasn’t really high revs for that car anyway. It was good on fuel if you didn’t go to 6000 revs -...
  12. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    I agree and a Honda Civic type R of any age or model cannot belittle a Clio 197RS since they handle like an empty carrier bag in a hurricane and the Clio holds the road amazingly for a FWD car. The only Honda I’ve ever really loved is the S2000 - even today it looks awesome (in a decent...
  13. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    I don’t even remember that, that was in 2012 when fuel was half the price! Best car I ever had.
  14. Blacksmoke197

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    I’m glad. I just find a 6 gear car doing 3500rpm at 70 in 6th offensive - and so does my wallet! I mean the top speed is only 134! Makes zero sense! But anyway, it is what it is. I thought my car might be faulty or modified in a way that may cause that but obviously not. The previous owner...
  15. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    Sorry if I offended you. Maybe get some counselling?
  16. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    Wow, that’s awful.
  17. Blacksmoke197

    What Revs?

    I’ve posted about this on another thread but got no answers… I’ve got a 2010 Clio 197 RS, I’m the fourth owner and know nothing about any modifications it may but suspect a remapping. This is mainly because I find it hard to believe that a 100% stock car like this would have the rev counter...
  18. Blacksmoke197

    Issues

    Peugoets in those days were far worse than today - awful build quality and Citroens were Peugeots that rattled even more… the latest Peugeot I’ve driven is the new 208 which is pretty decent. I hired a top spec one which even had a ‘sports mode’ which just made fake growling engine noises from...
  19. Blacksmoke197

    Issues

    No it was actually the GT with the rally car body kit but same engine as the stock GTI.
  20. Blacksmoke197

    Issues

    Don’t know where you’re getting your stats from but an ep3 civic type R does 1/4 mile in 15.3 and Clio 197 does it in 15.9.