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......until today!!! There is a guy at work with an MR2 turbo and he challenged me to a 'lunch time play' and i absolutely annihilated him! I had to wait until i got into second to get the power down (in which time he was in front) but as soon as i was in second he became a black dot in my mirror! How can you guys rave on about them so much?"Renaultsport 172 Cup (172bhp): 138mph, 0-60 6.8 sec, 34.9mpg" If it was a rev 3 standard it would be a walk in the park. An early rev 1 should still be running approx 170 ATW against 172 FWHP of the clio. The MR2 tubby is in a different league.C Reedit wrote:At the moment i have a Clio 172 and have been looking for MR2's for a while.
This as you can imagine has put me off the slow japanese tractors!
Most of the MR2 turbo's run a 0-60 time of 5.2 - 5.7 seconds off the factory floor, let alone any modifications.(that is naturally aspirated) in which case he'd have the same amount of power as you roughly and more weight, so it is likely that you would defeat him on a race to 60.C Reedit wrote:At the moment i have a Clio 172 and have been looking for MR2's for a while.
This as you can imagine has put me off the slow japanese tractors!
172bhp thats for children. 
''french tractor'' 
- its likely to be an N/A."toblerones" near the front inthe rubbing strip - it is likely to be an N/A.- it is likely to be an N/A.
If the engine lid is completely flat
If the car has side repeaters on the wing and not
If it has a UK style rectangle plate on the rear and not the square one
Either that or get him to open the engine lid and check the engine yourself.
Something not right with that. An MR2 turbo WILL beat a Clio 172 quite comfortably whatever the revision. Fact. ](./images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall"){kind=small}
.... im sure the williams clio was and still would have a 172 round a track .. 
C Reedit wrote:Honestly it was a turbo, i could hear it dumping through my open window when i went passed it! He has had it rolling roaded at 228bhp at the wheels.
Trust me these clios are top banana, the best hot hatch ever made!
These STANDARD turbo mr2s do quarter miles into the 13seconds. The clio doesn't stand a chance in hell. To 60 they aren't bad but they're not even in the same league as an mr2 turbo. It's either an n/a with a fake dump valve or it's a bag of spanners with a knackered turbo. Top banana....a banana on wheels would be quicker.C Reedit wrote:
Trust me these clios are top banana, the best hot hatch ever made!
The race has seriously put me off having a MR2 so im thinking of getting a tubo on my clio and then see what other rice waggons will wimper off in the hands of their defeat!
Dont feed the trollC Reedit wrote:A williams would never have a 172 round a track, it only has 145bhp!
Honestly i am no amateur at motoring i know what a turbo sounds like.
a mechanic for repairs the scrap yard due to rust My friend bought a clio 172 after he sold his audi tt (225). He had it for 2 months before he was bored of the power and got a scooby.(full system) there virtually in the same league as a clio!!!!! 