Mini Review - Mk3 Clio 1.2 Turbo Dynamique!

The second one I tried was a chunk looser than the first, but it had just over three thousand miles on the clock.

That's the same engine as the "hot" Twingo2 isn't it? Supposed to be nice but I'm holding out for the Twingo192 Cup.

I'm not sure: the Twingo doesn't interest me. That said the new Clio doesn't either, but it could serve a purpose. Dan's right: the car has good composure, it's quiet and refined.

But like: it's huge for a "supermini."

I also can't help but ask myself, "what else does £9,000 buy me" and the answer is invariably, "one nicely specified TDCi / TiD / TDI / CDI machine."

The Twingo RenaultSport is gonna be a 1.6 NA with 145ishbhp :-) Which is disappointing considering it just uses the old Clio2 chassis - and that had a 182...

Must be to avoid knackering sales of the Clio 19x...

Undoubtedly. The general consensus on ClioSport seems to be the 197 is no quicker in a straight line, is significantly better built, has brakes in a different league (100-0 in 4 seconds), handles better with more grip and has a nicer cabin. That said, a lot of punters will only look at the paper performance figures I guess - which are pretty similar.

But, as you know, some people only like buying new cars heh. She's one of those types - 3 years of worry free motoring re: it dying expensively, then get another. Worked out quite nicely for her last time cos she only paid some £7k for the Clio2 it's replacing and then got £4k trade for it - so a grand a year for depreciation on a new car struck me as pretty good. Although the Clio3 isn't technically new I guess, it was a 57 plate pre-reg with 50 miles on it hehe :-)

Christ, it will hardly move! That is until its 6months old and has shed most of its interior trim and is alot lighter..

tim..

I was close enough :-)

You're right. I've never driven one of those.

I'll be having a go in one of those Golf TSi things in a couple of days though, should be interesting.

Is that the one with the supposedly rough as a cement mixed donk? Turbo, supercharged?

Yeah. I doubt it'll be like a Delta S4.