We can but hope. For now, the new Clio 200 is unquestionably faster, more refined and easier to drive to its limit in Sport specification, and genuinely expressive and exuberant on track with the ...

Best of all, though, is that the Renaultsport Clio 182 represents the last of the genuinely supermini-sized, genuinely hard-edged hot hatches. Cars with this degree of driving purity, this degree ...

Inside, the dashboard was standard Renault Clio save for the 'Sport' dials, although the figure-hugging part-leather, part-Alcantara seats were both unique to the model and an ergonomic delight.

What really sends shivers up the spine is that the six-speed DCT in the Clio Sport is closely related to the unit Ford used in its Fiestas and Focusses. And that transmission, known as the Powershift, ...

Note: The dimensions shown above are for the Renault Sport 197, 2.0L, Premium Unleaded Petrol, 6 SPEED MANUAL. To display dimensions about another variant, click on one of the rows in the table below.