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Another thing you notice about the steering in the 200 is that there appears to be no torque steer. The 172cup merrily tugs at the wheel whenever it's booted in a low gear, not that I mind that all.

///M The steering is nice and precise. Not Lotus Elise level, but very nice nonetheless. The first thing you notice about the car when you drive it for the first time is the incredible thickness of the steering wheel! This is definitely the fattest steering wheel I've driven, it's crazy fat, but...

Ah ok, I don't need photobucket, cool!

Hi guys, thanks for the welcome. Still have my 172cup too. It seems a shame to sell it, would prob only get a grand for it and it's been with me since new as said. I reckon the reason the cup has more straight line speed is simply down to weight. The 200 has something like 15% more power and...

Hi everyone. Thought I'd sign up. We recently took in a Clio sport 200 in px at work, and as my 172 cup was getting a bit tired after 14 years of ownership and 160k miles, I thought I'd have it! There's a forum sticker on the b-post so I guess one of the previous owners may already be on here...