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As most of you guys are from America, you don't know about the Renaultsport Clio 200. This is a 2ltr NA 4cylinder making 200hp. In some markets it is priced well below the 86, here in Australia, it is priced basically line ball.
The motor in this runs 11.5:1 compression with 215NM of torque with 95% of that produced from just below 3k rpm. In terms of the way that this car makes power it is far more impressive than the 86 and it does so without direct injection. The power band begins from around 4500RPM and it revs to 7500RPM. My previous car was the older 2001 - 2004 172hp version and even the motor in that was more impressive in the way it made power than the 86.
Don't get me wrong, the 86 is a much better overall car, but the motor in the Renault is more impressive for a 2ltr NA 4cylinder. Part of the reason for this is the longer stroke and smaller bore but even with the longer stroke it feels like it wants to rev to 7500RPM more than the 86.
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