Over its 35-year history, Clio has always set the benchmark in its category in Europe and has remained the best seller for Renault throughout its five previous generations. The first model, launched in 1990, represented a conscious step up in quality and a complete revolution in its segment, reflected in the adoption of an actual name, rather than a number, to follow on from the Super-5 era.
Entirely redesigned, the new sixth generation Renault Clio is above all peppy, boasting a completely new distinctive style that reflects the brand’s modern approach to design and tech. All the dials have been cranked up on this extremely technical, high-precision, new-generation hatchback sporting an especially sculpted, sensual silhouette and a strong look.
New Renault Clio has been boosted in every way, including its powertrain range. It asserts itself more than ever as the most efficient model in the Renault hybrid line-up. Adopting a new full hybrid E-Tech 160hp powertrain, which is both more powerful and as efficient as can be, Clio now boasts a record-low 89g/km of CO2 and combined fuel consumption of just 72.4 mpg. It delivers fuel savings of up to 40% compared to a conventional petrol engine and can use the electric motor up to 80% of the time in city driving.
Inside the vehicle, special focus was given to the quality of the interior, using recycled materials, a double V-shaped screen with OpenR Link multimedia system with Google built-in, as well as a variety of technological features and up to 29 cutting-edge advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).
With the sixth generation Clio, Renault’s design teams have embarked upon a new chapter, literally cranking up all the dials to create a new generation of extremely technical, high-precision machines for the brand. Following on from the Embleme concept car, they have produced an especially sculpted, sensual silhouette and a strong LED look, developing a more desirable, more expressive car with very Latin roots.
One glance at Clio is enough to appreciate the considerable work carried out in the very early stages to remodel the proportions, with a longer bonnet, the wheelbase increased to 2.59m (extended 8mm) and a highly dynamic roof line similar to that of an ultra-compact coupé, rewriting the rules of the segment. It is accentuated by a shark fin antenna and finished with an integrated spoiler. The New Clio design is larger than the previous generation, rising from 4.05m to 4.12m (an additional 67mm) in length, with extended overhangs, and from 1.73m to 1.77m (an additional 39mm) in width. The height is 1.45m (an additional 11mm).
A range of seven body colours are available on New Renault Clio, two of which are new – Absolute Red (including a coloured clearcoat) and Absolute Green. The other colours include Glacier White, Ceramic Grey, Shadow Grey, Diamond Black, and Iron Blue.
The full hybrid E-Tech 160hp powertrain’s gearbox is supercharged with Formula 1 technology and combines two ratios for the electric motor and four ratios for the combustion engine. The 15 possible pairings between the motor and engine optimise driving pleasure, consumption and CO2 emissions. The system automatically selects the full hybrid E-Tech powertrain’s mode:
- All-electric (the motor drives the wheels)
- Dynamic hybrid (the engine and motor work together to drive the wheels)
- E-drive (the motor drives the wheels, the engine charges the battery)
- Combustion (the engine drives the wheels and/or charges the battery)
- Energy recovery (the wheels drive the motor, which charges the battery)
GR Snippets
- New Renault Clio delivers a sculpted, sensual silhouette with strong Latin roots
- C-segment technology on a B-segment car; up to 29 cutting-edge advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) available, plus OpenR Link multimedia system with Google built-in as standard
- UK line-up set to feature two new powertrains; a full hybrid 1.8-litre engine averaging more than 72mpg and delivering 0-62mph in 8.5 seconds, and a 1.2-litre petrol unit linked to a manual gearbox
