Renault Clio Trophy

[Luke89]

Afternoon all,

Thought after finally signing up I'd share some pictures of my Trophy:















I've owned #433 for a good, relatively hassle-free nine months or so now, and it still makes me grin from ear to ear every time I take it out for a blast! Would recommend one for anyone who is remotely enthusiastic about driving (which I'm sure you all are ).

Cheers,
Luke

[Brabus Jord]

Love it.

I have a Full Fat 182!

the 3/4 plate on the front looks awesome too. i need to invest in one!

[Lets Torque]

These are growing on me...

Very Nice.

Edit: Photo's are ace aswell..

Edited by Lets Torque on Monday 20th June 20:43

[Another Fluffer]

Looks great!
Some good Photography aswell

[Flanders.]

Now that is lovely.

[John D.]

Love it. Great shots. I want one

[minimatt1967]

Very nice, loving the sporty Clio's right now and the Trophy is one of the best. Great pictures too.

[Arthur Daley]

Stunning. I want one at some point.

[Stoatman]

OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH , Shiny !!.

Nice car and nice camera skills. Does it always look like that ??!! :-)

[wackojacko]

Very nice indeed !

The pic infront of Lynk Engineerings building is just of off the A327 isn't it ?



If so you're not far from me...... take a look at the Thames Valley Forum on here and come along to some gatherings ....... Fresh meat is always welcome

[Jw Vw]

Great pics OP. Like these Clio's a lot guess there a lot of fun to chuck about in the twisties?

[kik1.6se]

That looks great, really nice condition, and nice photos as well. The Trophys do seem like great cars, I kind of wish I has up'ed my budget and brought one, though the 172 is fun anyway.

Kirk

Edited by kik1.6se on Monday 20th June 21:35

[Stedman]

Very nice! My mate has a 172 cup which i did a track day in round Bedford a few weeks ago-awesome little cars. Are you planning on modifying it at all? Maybe a yozza exhaust...

[irish boy]

Absolutely love these and really want another after seeing those pics......

[em177]

lovely clio!

What type of camera are you using if you dont mind me asking?

[Marcus R]

Lovely car. Looks a very clean one aswell!

[Gandi69]

Lovely example there, what is the exhaust?
As a full fat 182 owner I'm rather jealous of your Recaros!

[Luke89]

Cheers for the comments guys - feels weird to be a n00b to a forum! Good to see a few other clio owners on here too.

Stoatman said:

OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH , Shiny !!.

Nice car and nice camera skills. Does it always look like that ??!! :-)

Cheers. Ha, well I try to keep it as mint as possible, but make no mistake in thinking it doesn't get driven!

wackojacko said:

Very nice indeed !

The pic infront of Lynk Engineerings building is just of off the A327 isn't it ?



If so you're not far from me...... take a look at the Thames Valley Forum on here and come along to some gatherings ....... Fresh meat is always welcome

It is indeed mate, good spot - I live over in Shinfield. I'll take a look now!

Jw Vw said:

Great pics OP. Like these Clio's a lot guess there a lot of fun to chuck about in the twisties?

Thanks. Absolutely, chuck is a great word to use actually, as they're so predictable when driving hard!

Stedman said:

Very nice! My mate has a 172 cup which i did a track day in round Bedford a few weeks ago-awesome little cars. Are you planning on modifying it at all? Maybe a yozza exhaust...

Excellent stuff mate, ashamed to say I haven't tracked it (yet!). Modification wise, it's already got a ktec system (although a Yozza would be nice!), panel filter, remap as well as uprated disks/pads/hoses. Thing is, with these cars it's very difficult to get power out of the the engine without spending big bucks! ITB's would be lovely though, and I'd be lying if I said I haven't been tempted to raid the piggy bank!

Suspension wise, it's seriously good as it is! A new rear ARB may be in the pipeline in the near future, just to make the back end more playful - but otherwise it's staying as it is! Wouldn't want to upset the purist's, after all

em177 said:

lovely clio!

What type of camera are you using if you dont mind me asking?

No worries Em. It's nothing special, just a Nikon d40 with a combo of a 50mm f/1.8 lens and 55-200mm. The 50mm's a pain to use with my camera though, as it doesn't autofocus!

Gandi69 said:

Lovely example there, what is the exhaust?
As a full fat 182 owner I'm rather jealous of your Recaros!

Cheers mate. It's a Ktec silenced system IIRC (the previous owner put it on). It's ok, bit on the heavy side though and has started sagging in the middle! As said above, I'd like a yozza, they're bloody loud though!

[RichyBoy]

Very nice. I've got 207, I used to own 496 I think (never looked at the number) and my brother owned 006.

[Stedman]

Luke89 said:

Stedman said:

Very nice! My mate has a 172 cup which i did a track day in round Bedford a few weeks ago-awesome little cars. Are you planning on modifying it at all? Maybe a yozza exhaust...

Excellent stuff mate, ashamed to say I haven't tracked it (yet!). Modification wise, it's already got a ktec system (although a Yozza would be nice!), panel filter, remap as well as uprated disks/pads/hoses. Thing is, with these cars it's very difficult to get power out of the the engine without spending big bucks! ITB's would be lovely though, and I'd be lying if I said I haven't been tempted to raid the piggy bank!

Suspension wise, it's seriously good as it is! A new rear ARB may be in the pipeline in the near future, just to make the back end more playful - but otherwise it's staying as it is! Wouldn't want to upset the purist's, after all

Said mate swapped his Ktec for a Yozza yesterday, first impressions were that it's a LOT nicer. His Ktec had awful drone (as does another mates 172 avec ktec) and it really did smash your head to pieces after an hour or so. We followed a mod from the cliosport forums up to Bedford who had a decat'd Yozza. I really wasn't impressed with it's stupidly loud exhaust on tick over, it just shouted chav, although i must say it sounded great once actually going!

The 172 i drove round Bedford kept up with (and passed) more 'suspension' fettled 17/182s than both of us were expecting, so no real need for the ARB or suspension i'd guess....that said, i haven't driven a car with either!