Renault Clio

Can new platform, new engine and step up in cabin quality put French hatch top of the class?

Sam Naylor

Running costs 44.0mpg (on test) £54 fill-up/£145 or 23% tax Practicality Boot (seats up/down) 391/1,069 litres Performance 0-60mph/top speed 11.2 seconds/116mph Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 50.5/37.0/9.4m MODEL TESTED: Renault Clio Tce 100 Iconic PRICE: £16,295 ENGINE: 1.0-litre 3cyl turbo, 99bhp IN Iconic trim with Renault’s TCe 100 engine, this new Clio comes in at an affordable £16,295, undercutting its rivals. But is it short on ability? Design & engineering THERE’S a lot that’s fresh with this fifth-generation Clio. The CMF-B platform is all-new for Renault’s supermini (the last three versions were based on the older Renault-Nissan Alliance B platform), which uses MacPherson-strut front suspension and a torsion beam at the rear. It’s a standard layout for a car of this type at this price point. The platform has improved packaging, as we’ll…

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