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Prices: £15,895-£22,495
Engines: Petrol - SCe 75, TCe 90, TCe 100, TCe 130. Diesel - dCi 85. E-TECH Hybrid.
Trims: Play, Iconic, S Edition, R.S. Line, E-TECH Launch Edition
Economy: 48.7-67.2mpg
CO2: 110-132g/km
0-62mph: 9.0-16.4 secs
Renault turned the supermini class upside down with its all-new fifth-generation Clio. It came out on top in one of the UK's toughest new car segments, despite worthy challenges from the likes of the Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsa and Toyota Yaris.
The Clio's practicality is superb, with a good level of legroom and a 391-litre boot (that’s larger than a Volkswagen Golf’s) highlighting its flexibility.
Superminis have to score highly in so many other areas, too, and with useful technology – especially in our favourite Iconic spec – there’s plenty of connectivity and features to keep you entertained on the move, with a slick-enough touchscreen fitted to most trim levels.
The Clio’s refinement belies its size and affordability, because its engine is smooth and quiet on the move. Only really at higher revs does it start to become apparent, and even then it’s not too loud.
It takes a big bump to upset the chassis, and even then the Renault supermini deals with it adeptly, smoothing out even the harshest inputs so that it keeps things nice and calm inside a cabin that is quiet, spacious, of high quality and well equipped.
That’s why the Clio is our favourite supermini, for the way it combines all these attributes so convincingly at such an affordable price.
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Engines: Petrol - SCe 75, TCe 90, TCe 100, TCe 130. Diesel - dCi 85. E-TECH Hybrid.
Trims: Play, Iconic, S Edition, R.S. Line, E-TECH Launch Edition
Economy: 48.7-67.2mpg
CO2: 110-132g/km
0-62mph: 9.0-16.4 secs
Renault turned the supermini class upside down with its all-new fifth-generation Clio. It came out on top in one of the UK's toughest new car segments, despite worthy challenges from the likes of the Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsa and Toyota Yaris.
The Clio's practicality is superb, with a good level of legroom and a 391-litre boot (that’s larger than a Volkswagen Golf’s) highlighting its flexibility.
Superminis have to score highly in so many other areas, too, and with useful technology – especially in our favourite Iconic spec – there’s plenty of connectivity and features to keep you entertained on the move, with a slick-enough touchscreen fitted to most trim levels.
The Clio’s refinement belies its size and affordability, because its engine is smooth and quiet on the move. Only really at higher revs does it start to become apparent, and even then it’s not too loud.
It takes a big bump to upset the chassis, and even then the Renault supermini deals with it adeptly, smoothing out even the harshest inputs so that it keeps things nice and calm inside a cabin that is quiet, spacious, of high quality and well equipped.
That’s why the Clio is our favourite supermini, for the way it combines all these attributes so convincingly at such an affordable price.
Best superminis to buy now
- Renault Clio
- Ford Fiesta
- Toyota Yaris
- Vauxhall Corsa
- Peugeot 208
- MINI 5-door
- Skoda Fabia
- Volkswagen Polo
- Mazda 2
- Citroen C3
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