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whilethetrackhasbeenwidenedforincreased
stability. Youcanthrowthislittlerocketinto
cornerssafeintheknowledgethatthefantastic
gripwillseeyouthroughtheotherside.
Theperfectdrivingpositionmakesevery
journeyapleasure,whilenicetouchesincludea
blackfasciaandyellowinstruments.
Fewcarscanmakeyouwanttogetouton
trackasmuchasthis,butthat'sjustameasureof
howhotthishatchreallyis.
I
F you thought Clios were cute
runarounds for girls � think
again. I've just test driven
Renaultsport's take on the
French filly and it's a beast.
Fromitsaggressivelookstotherumblethat
emitsfromitstwinexhausts,there'snothing
cuddlyabouttheClioRenaultsport200Cup.
Astheformerownerofa1.2-litreClio,Iwas
expectingthistobea"warm"versionwithabit
moreoomphandamassivelyhikedpricetag.
Icouldn'thavebeenanymorewrongifItried.
AutoExpressrecentlynamedtheClio
Williamsthebesthot-hatchofalltime,butthe
new200Cupscoredwellwithathirdplace.
TheFrenchsuperminihasalwayswon
admirersforitslooksandthelatestthird
generationmodelisnoexception.
Butwhilethe�16,459Cupisbasedonthe
samechassis,thatisabouttheonlythingithas
incommonwiththestandardcar.
The200Cupcomesinfourstrikingcolours,
buttheAlienGreenofthetestcarhadGlasgow
folkstrainingtheirneckstogetalookinside.
TheF1-inspiredbodykitconsistsofflared
frontandrearwingsplusnewbumpers.
Thelargeextractorventsonthefrontwings
drawcoolingairintotheenginebayandpass
theheatedby-productthroughthesideventsto
keepthecarstable.
The200bhpnormallyaspiratedtwo-litre
engineisahigh-revvingperformerthathas
impressivestatstomatch.
Itwillacceleratefrom0-62mphinlessthan
sevensecondsandhasatopspeedof141mph,
whilestillmanagingmorethan34mpgonthe
combinedcycle.
Renaultsporthavestiffenedthespringsand
damperstoprovidea10percentmorerigid
structureandmoresteeringprecision.
Thesuspensionhasbeenloweredby15mm
Life in the Clio fast lane
The200Cuphasblisteringpaceand
performance and really is a hot
hatch,discoversGRAEMELENNOX
Factfile
Model:ClioRenaultsport200Cup
Engine:Two-litrepetrol
Power: 200bhp
Topspeed:141mph
0-62mph:6.9seconds
Fueleconomy:34.4mpg
CO2 emissions:195g/km
Warranty:Threeyears/
60,000miles
Price:�16,459
On sale:Now
The official fuel consumption figures in mpg (l/100km) for the Clio Renaultsport 200 are: Urban 25.0 (11.3), Extra Urban
44.1 (6.4), Combined 34.4 (8.2). The official CO2 emission figure is 195g/km.
You might expect us to say
the New Clio Renaultsport 200 is
`high on thrills' and `great value'.
But we didn't, Autocar did.
To find out why it is called `200'
book a test-drive today
For details of your nearest Renault Dealer
visit www.renault.co.uk

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