Gutless 1.2 Clio!

[Salamura]

I had a 07 plate 1.2 16v Clio for over 3 years in which I did almost 30k miles. Yes, it's not a fast car, but it's by no means dangerous. A 0-60 time of 14 seconds won't set your trousers on fire, but is more than adequate for pulling out of junctions and roundabouts. Peak torque is at 4750 rpm, so you need to be revving it to make any progress. I found that if it's kept above 3500 rpm generally the throttle response is good and you can easily overtake. However, if the engine is cold, the engine mapping is such that you really don't get anywhere near the same power as when the engine is warm, so you do need to keep that in mind.

Even on the motorway it performed well, and you can cruise at 80 without much issues, apart from the noise. I drove from Brighton to Amsterdam and back, boot full of luggage, and I had no issues keeping up with traffic or overtaking lorries etc.

The Fiat 500 1.2 is a dangerously slow car, not the Clio.

[bungz]

Butter Face said:

And peak power is at 5500rpm so get it singing

This tbh.

have driven a new clio as a courtesy car and all the power is towards the top of the range, needed its neck wringing to get any pace out of it.

Not a quick car at all but driven hard it went when needed.