As some of you know I recently traded in my R27 for a GW200. Since owning the car I've done quite a few miles so I thought I'd write a little review of my first month of ownership...
The car has now done around 5k miles and had an oil and filter change as soon as I bought it at 4.1k miles. Oil used was Elf Evolution SXR. An ITG panel filter was fitted on receipt of the car and I have been running it on Shell V Power with an average MPG of around 24.
Firstly about the torque and power delivery...In essence it's phenomenal. Since changing to decent fuel and oil the card feels soooo fast, much faster than my 197 ever was and without flat spots or cold start issues. I used to own 172 Cup and the 200 is easily as quick as that (people are blown away by the responsiveness and power of this little beast).
The chassis as you can expect is sublime, it cuts through corners like scissors through paper. The damping is very good although I will say the cup suspension can be annoying as it's rock hard and is not for the faint hearted!
The build quality feels solid, no rattles or creaks. I'm confident things will stay this way and I love the standard digital climate control (something I didn't have on the 197). The recaro seats are now made of a slightly softer fabric which appears to be more resistant to fading (time will tell on this though).
The gear ratios and exhaust note make a big difference coming from the 197. No longer do I get that buzzing noise above 50. It's suttle and quiet when you need it to be and raving mad when you feel like putting some power down!
To conclude I am very happy with the 200 and think for the money it's an absolute winner! This is the fourth RS Clio I've owned and technically by far the best. I've definately fallen for the looks aswell, it has a the stealthy minimalistic stance.
Thanks for reading!
The car has now done around 5k miles and had an oil and filter change as soon as I bought it at 4.1k miles. Oil used was Elf Evolution SXR. An ITG panel filter was fitted on receipt of the car and I have been running it on Shell V Power with an average MPG of around 24.
Firstly about the torque and power delivery...In essence it's phenomenal. Since changing to decent fuel and oil the card feels soooo fast, much faster than my 197 ever was and without flat spots or cold start issues. I used to own 172 Cup and the 200 is easily as quick as that (people are blown away by the responsiveness and power of this little beast).
The chassis as you can expect is sublime, it cuts through corners like scissors through paper. The damping is very good although I will say the cup suspension can be annoying as it's rock hard and is not for the faint hearted!
The build quality feels solid, no rattles or creaks. I'm confident things will stay this way and I love the standard digital climate control (something I didn't have on the 197). The recaro seats are now made of a slightly softer fabric which appears to be more resistant to fading (time will tell on this though).
The gear ratios and exhaust note make a big difference coming from the 197. No longer do I get that buzzing noise above 50. It's suttle and quiet when you need it to be and raving mad when you feel like putting some power down!
To conclude I am very happy with the 200 and think for the money it's an absolute winner! This is the fourth RS Clio I've owned and technically by far the best. I've definately fallen for the looks aswell, it has a the stealthy minimalistic stance.
Thanks for reading!
