Renault Clio 182 Trophy | evo DIARIES 

Theres no denying that the Trophy was and still is an absolute beast; but the 172 Cup will always be the last one true greatest hot hatch. I currently own a 172 and its the best thing Ive ever driven. And my previous car was an ST220.

3 wheels huh? Thought of yourself rather clever don’t ya?

@@supercooled I somehow never got a notification for your comment. In all honesty when I got the Cup on to 3 wheels I wasn't thinking I was clever - I was shitting myself. Only after I got back on to 4 wheels was I grinning like an idiot. The thing with the 2003 172 Cup was that it was a stripped down track car compared to the luxury 172 - there was no ABS, no traction control (and no air-con), but it was lowered, had stiffer suspension, had a cute little rear spoiler, competition disc brakes (which you could lock up in the rain just by thinking about using them) and really nice lightweight wheels. However, it was incredibly light so you could throw it anywhere, and the mechanical grip is insane hence why you could get it on to 3 wheels. It'll go around corners like the bikes from Tron ! The 2003 172 Cup weighed 1080KG without my fat arse in it, but the normal 172 was closer to 1200 I think. My car is still alive and well in Tunbridge Wells - my buddy lives there and still sees it around town.

@@supercooled Thats call a tight proper front wheel drive chassis....car into corner turn in stiff chassis lifts rear wheel....i would not say he is clever i would say he is driving correctly.....exactly how renault wanted the car to handle.

@@davemellor4697 not hating. I drove a rathe anemic Toyota echo before they became a Yaris hit not was powered on sports springs and truth be told they were a barrel of laughs around a corner. The suspensions were so stiff it didn’t have any travel at all and it’s light as a feather. With only 106hp hit weighing less than 2500lbs they were fun around a corner. I have a 200hp turbocharged k3 now may be you guys get the pro ceed gt in the uk and they are quite a competent car from the factory but with a little mods they are fun as well.

Probably.. its trophys owners hobby..😅

Mabye you miskate buying a vw... You had a 172, the next is the Megane RS !

luminor007 Doesnt work for Evo anymore

Hayden Gray where is he working now?

I think he is working for Jaguar now.

Worked for Evo? He owned and founded Evo..

YouwhatNow he sold it. Made lots of money.

Would you recommend it as a second car ?

+Sam Cooper absolutely, they are just really fun cars and now classed as race classic. Love mine!

It's a Renault so build quality will be an issue, and by that I mean that wear and tear will take it's toll. Mechanically it's solid, and corrosion will be less than usual for you because no snow=no salt. I don't know what your roads are like so that's also something to think about - twisty roads will mean you'll be grinning like an idiot for as long as you own it. Straight roads will bore you and deafen you because of the whining engine. Bumpy roads aren't that much fun for passengers, but then that's their problem :)

+MrMacaroni13 Get a 172 and strip it out. Just as much fun, easier to find and cheaper.

He sold Evo. Made a pretty penny.

+Haziiyama Whats it like to work on? I want to get one this year :)

u will notice straight away everything is packed tightly in the engine bay, so it is a pain to get to certain things... but so far i've done stainless steel exhaust decat and put on a K&N airfilter, easy enough i suppose, im quite new to cars myself, they are actually really reliable as long as u take care of them, like most cars nowadays i suppose :)

How about those special Sachs shocks Harry preached about? Are they really that good, what abut the daily drive-ability of it? (please and thanks)

A Jovial RU-vid commenter I have the Cup pack Clio 182 (Not the Trophy), so mine has the standard shocks. According to most people there isn't a massive difference. As a daily driver it's fine, usually get 35mpg~. But if you take it for a blast on a country road like most sports cars it will guzzle petrol. I drive it to work everyday (only a few miles) and its fine. It doesn't belong on motorways or long journeys tho, my exhaust is a lot louder than stock so any longer than 2 hours on a motorway gets tiresome because the cabin isn't good at cancelling noise

Old comment but you and your dad are spot on. Nothing beats the fun of a well sorted hot hatch if you value driving