Peugeot RCZ - Great style and handling for ridiculously low prices! - BEARDS n CARS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- The RCZ was a ballsy move from Peugeot, taking on the established sports coupe market, and especially the Audi TT quattro at their own game. But with its Zagato inspired double bubble rear window, outstandingly fun chassis and super economical engines even in its most potent 270 bhp form, the Peugeot RCZ is a seriously impressive entry from the marque in this segment of the market.
Nowadays though, years after its production ended, and with used prices reaching almost literal rock bottom, the question arises of 'why?' - and is this a deal as good as it looks? Let's take it to the streets and find out...
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The handling of the RCZ is so ahead of the TT.
How true is that comment !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this car to bits so so under rated
my first car was an rcz 10 years ago and it still is the best handling car i have had to this day it's unreal, had it for 7 years it was amazing, 220hp diesel with 450nm of torque every mod you can do to it 60-100mpg i am going to buy an rcz r for a daily
I've never driven a TT but I've have 5 other different cars including 407 coupe 3.0l V6 ,and the Rcz is the best ,but...the 407 coupe I had did have electronic adjustable suspension at the push of a button and I think was only available on the coupe V6 manual ,soft or stiff was actually pretty good on corners
Delighted to see your review. I owned a 2012 RCZ THP Auto from new until replacing it with a 2016 BMW 328i Sport because we needed more room. It was pretty much trouble free, and despite fears to the contrary it had no electronic glitches at all. Engine idle was so smooth that I felt let down when the new 328i replacing it had a less that smooth idle. Loved the looks of the RCZ and that rear visibility was outstanding for a sporty coupe. But park on a slope, and those long doors can get really heavy! Build quality was surprisingly good and sold. No squeaks or rattles ever developed. I even loved the novel wiper pattern too! Definitely would recommend the RCZ to anyone.
had mine for 8 years now. great winter snow ice car.living in cold Norway iwe been owning many car brands . lotus elise or citroen c6 was more ore less useless in deep snow. discovery great. peugeot rcz is in fact a great wintercar. afther a remap bigger intercoler new exos bigger turbo bigger oilcoler bigger breakes this is now the best and fastest motor iwe ever owned. driving on curvy mountainroads or on german autobahn i been inpressed by my small pug. what to say? i juzt love her.
Forget the R Model.. for the best alround performance
Value for money is the 200THP GT
The rear seats are absolutely fine for children under 12
Larger than the audi TT. Plus the boot is massive
You Can buy a Nice GT with low miles & full service history
For 2k.. i know this ive done it.
We own two RCZ 's in our family couldnt be happier cheap as chips to buy economical spares are cheap absolute fantastic drivers Car.. a great all rounder.
At todays prices there is nothing ..& i do mean nothing !
That even comes close to value for money or smiles per miles.. one of Motorings Best kept secrets
I bought the Diesel HDI GT at 163 BHP and had it chipped ( re-mapped) to 200 BHP. Insurance will increase. I absolutely love this car and look after it. Check the oil regularly, keep your air pressures spot on. Avoid pot holes (or break springs). Its a great car... and goes like a train. I will keep this for years ..
Coming up to owning my model for a year now and I love it. I've got a 2011 GT model with 200bhp and it's such a fun car to drive. Bought it with 27k miles and looked after very well, absolutely over the moon with this car.
With the steering wheel, the GT models have smaller steering wheels with a flat bottom, much sportier feeling than the base models. Fantastic video!
Is there any issues whatsoever? Wanting to get one for first car, had a look and people are saying engine issues are common, don’t want to splash out and then splash more out for issues!!
110% agree just love mine so so many comments asking what the hell is it ????????????
@@aarona5351 sorry for the late reply! The engines are notoriously unreliable, but that's only going to be the case if you have one that's not been well looked after. As long as the car has been well serviced and looked after you shouldn't have an issue. I've done lots of journies in mine and still no issues to report!
I bought one from a dealer. Within a month i had engine lights and then it stopped working. Major ecu faults, no local mechanic would touch it. Its beautiful but christ is it unreliable @liamwestlake3071
My dad daily drove one of those for two years and absolutely adored it.
this car can keep up with pretty much everyone on highway, i was on a german highway today with my dad, had a duel with a bmw on a part of a highway without speed limit, pretty much pushing his rear bumper forward. +200kmh
The road-going RCZ is a minter but I like the racing version that won class victories at Bathurst and at the Nordschleife between 2010 and 2013.
Love the video. I feel like I have heard this intro like over 15 times since yesterday but I love the final product baba 😘
Haha yeah, thanks lil baba :P x
Why in UK you snob Peugeot that much?These years they are becoming a premium brand. Their cars are some of the prettiest on the market, with amazing and very well built interiors and turn many heads too
You just answered your own question. They are *becoming* a better brand. For many, many years they have not been making good cars.
@@HSGAutomotive Many many years?They never did bad cars just some of them were ugly. First gen 3008,307,1007 and 107
@@pap_chr5063 Plenty of their cars are bad, and I’m not getting into a lengthy list of them in a comment thread, just look up any number of owners reviews and common problems, there are plenty
@@HSGAutomotive Bad in which way?
Funny you reviewed this cause Salvage Rebuilds UK just bought one that was knocking. I like these RCZ's they look cool.
A current classic. Have owned an RCZ R for 5 years. It hasn't lost a penny in value. A totally reliable and awesome car to drive and looks stunning. Makes me smile from ear to ear. Audi TT is boring. The only other similar styled car I can think that is like the RCZ is the much more track focused Lotus Elise or much newer recent Emira. I easily get 45mpg out my RCZ-R.
Great video.
Got a rcz r for some years now. Great car no issues at all. Just love my little puggy knowing prices going skyhigh no iam keeping my small lovebly mistress.
I see RCZ or Racing Concept Zagato (RCZ) and i hit like!
I wonder if they’re going to do a successor of the RCZ alongside their Le Mans Hypercar
Would be nice if they did. There are some renders online of a new RCZ with their newer Peugeot face, and it does look pretty nice
This is a great project car, with various body kits & other accessories available. Imo it looks more unique than the TT , and much less commonly seen around.
Great thanks
I've just brought the CRZ 2l diesel, picking it up in 2 weeks and let me tell you i've got some plans with tuning body kits and android auto in the cabin.
Nice, enjoy!
@@HSGAutomotive I'm looking forward to it I'm just trying to find a decent front splitter and side skirts.
Mines havin its 21k mile engine rebuilt :( oil sump failed goin down the motorway but i still love it, its my 3rd rcz.. i just keep goin bk to them.. has the interior of a top end too so where u spend most of the time is great. Just needs the entertainment system updating so it has DAB, android/apple car play etc which i did xD
Also the negatives with how the steering wheel looks/size, the hand controls are not attatched to the wheel, there seperate so u could fit an aftermarket wheel i imagine xD
Oil changes every 7,500 km, not 15,000 km like in the service manual. Cooling system: water pump, thermo go every 40,000 km or so. Parts are cheap, access to fix parts horendous.
This car is a car of cars kid you not !!! 1 it will be a classic 2 it is without doubt as good if not better than the German T T!! 3 As already pointed out it is cheap at the moment "watch this space" 4 If you like being different its for you 5 All reviews to date in my humble opinion have been delicate in their approach 6 I am 70 years old have driven more cars than I can recall I love this car its worth every penny that i spent buying it 7 I am not an old git I have had 911's I still have a T.V.R. and ride fast motorcycles. This car is worth buying and driving I just love it 8 If you get a decent one now drive it for a few years "and look after it" you will not lose a penny infact a good one will be worth quite a few pennys in the next 10 years 9 All the German cars again in my humble opinion are living on history not impresed with any of the recent models so again due to numbers made you can not go wrong 10 The style is without doubt a work of art 11 put the back seats down and you can tour Europe with ease 12 how many sports /Gt cars can give you this much space 13 Take the badge of and you have what most folk think as a super car and to be honest thats what this car is !!!!! GO AND TRY ONE IF YOU DONT HAVE 6 KIDS AND YOU WANT A GREAT CAR GO AND HAVE A GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. If you have 6 kids go for a jap 4x4 it just makes sense !!!
😂 i can't believe you left in the finger thing
Hah, course I did xD
What do the diesels drive like with the heavier lump up front? I’m scared of the 1.6…..
Excellent through corners, the weight balance is pretty spot on and suits the FF layout
@@HSGAutomotive cheers 🍻
Amazing car
For a long time, I've wondered what your face looks like and let me say, I was no where close. Love the video and I'd love to see more like this. Lastly, I love the look of these cars and I'm sad I have to wait before being able to import one of these, makes me sad. Love the sleeve too.
Cheers Chris, and yeah I get that a lot 😂 sound like a model train collector, look more like member of Amon Amarth. There are also plenty more of these real car reviews on the channel. Anything with Beards ‘n Cars in the thumbnail 🤙
Hey bro great to se you
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Do you think the car would've been a lot more successful if they had a rwd variant?
Because from what I've seen the biggest reason people ignore it is because is that it's fwd as well as it being a pugeot. I could have seen it doing well as something like an mx5 competitor as well as an Audi TT competitor if it had a rwd variant at the time.
Yeah would have been a nice addition, especially on the R
Not sure about that one this car is for drivers and not drivers if you get my drift I drive ours and enjoy it by god I do but as its our only car it also suits my wife style of driving "not wishing to sound like a male you know what" She likes how it performs in town etc I like it on the open road My T.V.R. which is only used in summer is an animal so this car does both jobs and with the rear seats down it can carry what ever you want GREAT CAR GREAT SPACE GREAT LOOKS AND IS GOING TO BE A CLASSIC SO IF YOU LOOK AFTER YOURS YOU WILL NOT LOSE A PENNY/DOLLAR !! When I said only car I meant our only true usable car ??
Just signed the deal to buy a RCZ 1.6 200bhp :D
Have had a sweet 407 coupe as a daily for a year now but felt that I wanted something newer.
Allways loved the less mainstream cars, might have to thank my Yellow Opel Calibra for that. Sure nothing wrong with BMW, Audi and others but allways liked when people question your choice beacuse its a rare one :D
Im glad tho that I know a specialist on French cars for when it starts to fail.
Nice one, and yeah France does little specialized cars pretty well
ive lost many cars tailgating me in corners ,to were theve nearly gone off the road,it corners like its on rails,
Like the review of the base 156hp model, they also do 175, 200 and 267 in petrols, 267 being the R model, ( the first production Peugeot to have 155 mph speed limiter, the 163 hp diesel is beast, it has so much torque it pulls like a train even at high speed and fantastic economy, all cars have 6 speed manual gearboxes, 156 is only one available with auto option
I hope to feature the R in a future episode
The diesel is also the only reliable engine in the RCZ...
A 175 bhp petrol RCZ ?
Not so .
Love the styling on these, they really stand out from traffic if you know what you are looking for.
These cars start at 5 grand in Germany, which is a bummer.
Same in France, start around 5...
Finland cheapest is 8k unfortunately
well am I the happy camper 28k /miles on the clock full service history 5k in the U.K. !!! lucky me !!!!!!!!!love this car to bits !!!!!
Would you recommend as a first car?
Yeah would certainly be an interesting one. A diesel especially shouldn't be too bad on insurance prices
@@HSGAutomotive all I’m seeing are petrol, 1.6 thp gt, car about 5k and insurance 2.5 🫣😂
@@aarona5351 Yikes lol
why not ????????
Am I dumb I can't see the difference between the 30 frame rate and 60 frame rate
Hah, well that’s good baba 😂
Fun fact.....I believe the touring car version of the RCZ was a Mid ranged 4x4....I not sure how true that is.
I've the rcz 200hp gt and love it and on my bumper I've got a sticker saying " my other car is Audi r8" and funny anough that is my other car Audi r8 v10 spyder lol. But I love them both, ok the r8 is a rocket compared to the rcz, but in style I think they both beautiful.
Cheapest model in Australia around 15000.00 Aud with high ks
Damn
The cheapest I could find was around $20K… I think now is the time to buy one as I think that these Will actually go up in value.
It's a 2 seat car with a huuuuge trunk
A lot of generalisations but little detail.
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Avoid as hell 156hp and HDI version.
Worst engines EVER
Why
Thp 200 is just as bad. Mine leaked oil. Leaked coolant. Had problems with the ecu and eventually died.
@@bright9187 got the 270hp one on my RCZ-R , tuned at 305hp / 400nm, with an upgraded high pressure fuel pump , shielded red racing coils , Iridium sparks , ECU Remapped on 100 octane fuel only. The engine is fully forged stock , with Mahle Pistons & Rods , reinforced camshafts / crankshaft , twin scroll turbo. Got 102k km's atm , car is a BEAST due the very good power per weight ratio ( 1285 Kg's ) , it just goes to 260 flawlessy , imo Prince engine code EP6CDTR is the best 1.6 liter sport engine ever produced. SO GOOD
If you can find one in decent nick lol. There's only 200 of them on autotrader
Low prices yeah sure, untill something brakes, replacing the brakes will set you back 4k.
Where do you get your figures from? Just done my rears.
200 quid all in.
@@skippy187ful yeah at some ratchet garage with second hand non original parts.