Renault Clio III (2009 - ) - 1.2 Turbo 100 experiences, opinions?

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Sun 29 Nov 2009 14:35
1.2 Turbo 100 experiences, opinions? - cheddar
Anyone driven one? Does the turbo make it feel nice and flexible?

Any experiences?


Thanks.
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Mon 30 Nov 2009 22:56
1.2 Turbo 100 experiences, opinions? - cheddar
Anyone?
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Mon 30 Nov 2009 23:11
1.2 Turbo 100 experiences, opinions? - frazerjp
One would thought engine longevity would be compromised with all that power in a small engine.
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Mon 7 Dec 2009 23:12
1.2 Turbo 100 experiences, opinions? - cheddar
Anyone else?
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Mon 7 Dec 2009 23:54
1.2 Turbo 100 experiences, opinions? - Lygonos
Engine longevity is likely to be related to how well it is engineered.

My Civic had 170bhp from 1.8 litres and was still singing past 8k rpm at over 100k miles.

I think you'll find a 1.2 petrol with 100bhp will drive like a 1.6 8v engine - pull through the range but not too 'peaky'.

No personal experience of that particular engine tho :-(
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Tue 25 Jan 2011 21:49
1.2 Turbo 100 experiences, opinions? - R2-CMax
Anyone else?

My brother had a 1.2L turbo Clio as a hire car last year and was impressed with it. He is very tall and usual transport is an S60 or A6. I was surprised.

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Tue 25 Jan 2011 17:05
1.2 Turbo 100 experiences, opinions? - Viz
I have a '57' plate Clio 1.2 TCE,
It feels like the turbo gets going later in the revs.
One thing that annoys me though is the accelerator / clutch pull away in first gear. It takes some getting used to, seems to bunny hop a bit.
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