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An old pro-car, anti-motorcycle maxim says "Four wheels good, two wheels bad." However, if you've still got two extra wheels that aren't on the ground, it's more like "Four wheels good, two wheels awesome." Here's four awesome two-wheels-in-the-air videos. More »
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Semi truck driver John Tomlinson became an internet video sensation after cruising along Britain's A1 with a Renault Clio stuck to his bumper in February. Now a traffic commissioner's absolved him of fault and letting him keep his license. More »
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This UK eBay auction for a craptastic used 2005 Renault Clio has drawn more than 148,380 viewers and even has its own multi-thousand-fan Facebook page, yet the highest bid is less than $3,000. Why? More »
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Geneva Motor Show is coming up in March and there will be plenty of new cars from European makers, many of which will be compact and rather blah. Here's four we're probably not going to be going ga-ga over. More »
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Even though Renault never had a big presence here in North America, we can still admire the TV commercials for their cars. Spanning the spectrum from salacious to surreal, Renault ads rarely fail to entertain. More »
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Renault's freshens things up with the 2009 Clio and 2009 Clio Sport with a mid-cycle change to keep styling and options up-to-date with the competition. Both debut next month at the Geneva Motor Show. More »
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The 2009 Geneva Auto Show will see the reveal of a trio of refreshed vehicles from Renault, but the 2009 Renault Clio's already been spotted early by an Autoweek.nl forumite lurking in a parking structure. More »
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Entry-level rallying...now there's a concept we can get behind, and Renault's provided a new toy with the introduction of its Renault Sport Clio R3 Maxi Access hot hatch. The French automaker says the R3 Access is designed for folks interested in tarmac rallying, containing a full roll cage, six-speed sequential gearbox and limited-slip differential. The suspension is suitably beefed-up, and the little 2-liter engine screams out 200 HP thanks to cam and breathing tweaks. If you're in France and interested in a Maxi Access setup in kit form, expect to pay the equivalent of just under $45,000. More »
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With auto show season officially, mercilessly and thankfully over, the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage stands to be full in just six weeks. A short time by any standard, but especially so when distilling over a hundred years of automotive excellence into just 50 vehicles. Two weeks ago saw the induction of the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, a car so finely crafted only a communist would disapprove. In this week's edition, we switch gears entirely. Compact, lightweight automobile construction, responsive suspension, spicy engine and a slick manual transmission. It's a simple formula which, if done properly, not only results in a car with character, but one which transcends the bottom-of-the-barrel genre and becomes something of legend, something which can ascend to the level of fantasy. This week, we examine the hot hatch. More »
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So you're a young Argentinian dude and you find your Renault in a bit of a pickle, road-safety-wise. Señor Prince of Darkness offers you what sounds like a pretty sweet deal. Do you take it? The Clio isn't anywhere near as cool as the '65 Rambler Rogue-based Renault Torino, so maybe the Evil One will throw in a couple of them in on the deal! More »
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If ever there was a French specialty in the car market, it's this particular construct of hot hatchback: a taut, track-ready sort with a squat comportment and naturally aspirated four that pulls like a mid-80s Mustang GT. Renault's unveiled yet another version of its rapidly expanding Clio RS line; this one based on its damped-and-tamped Cup chassis. The 'World Series by Renault' Clio Renault Sport Edition small hatchback was officially presented to the public last weekend at France's Magny-Cours track. It's got a 200-horsepower 16-valve four displacing two liters, linked to a TL4 six-speed box — both products of the Renault-Nissan alliance. Top speed is a sprightly 138 miles per hour. Look for it now in a UK forecourt near you. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=304916&view=rss&microfeed=true A few years ago, Sweet Peet D. congratulated General Motors for using James Brown's "Sex Machine" in an advertisement. What Mr. DeLorenzo failed to mention is that Renault, apparently, had done it first and done it better. Ladies and gentlemen, may we present to you the Renault Clio MTV. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=280451&view=rss&microfeed=true We were watching a Tivo'd episode of On The Lot last night and thinking about how genuinely bad the short films were. Kudos, however, to the guy who cast Reginald VelJohnson. Poor Reginald. On the other hand, this little gem of a clip for the Renault Clio RS features danger, ingenuity and panache. And it's pretty to look at, as well. Why must American car commercials insist on being so unfortunate? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=276943&view=rss&microfeed=true This afternoon I semi-intentionally opened up a can o'worms concerning Jalopnik and Global Warming. I also just finished Jezzo's latest book, The World According to Clarkson: And Another Thing in which my favorite British auto-journo states, "I don't believe in global warming." Point blank, just like that. And I was thinking about the tongue-lashing my English cousins gave me over the holidays when I admitted to absolutely loving the man. Is he a wrongheaded bag of hot air? Did they have a point? No, they didn't, as Jeremy is simply the best in the business. Watch the above clip and trip out on the man's use of metaphor. Spot on, perfect. Admire the roller-coaster analysis of the Clio 182; It's fast, it's rubbish, it's fantastic, it's cheap, it's epic. He likes it, he hates it, he absolutely loves it. As we do him. Never mind the bollocks, long live Clarkson! – Jonny LIeberman More »
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What would owning a championship Formula One team be without synergistic marketing tie ins? Not much, of course. And so, Renault's unveiled a special edition Clio, the Renaultsport 197 F1 Team on the unveiling occasion of the Renault F1 team's new R27 car for the 2007 season. Like the M gane Renaultsport 230 F1 Team R26 before it, the little Clio gets sport-tuned underpinnings the company calls its "Cup" chassis (an upcoming option on the Clio Renaultsport 197), which includes stiffer springs and dampers and a lowered ride height. Visually, it's yellow like Renault's racing livery, and sports red brake calipers, alloy wheels in anthracite and various identifying stick-ons. The interior's marked by Recaro seats and a numbered plaque. Expect a more substantial coming-out f te at the Geneva show in March. – Mike Spinelli More »
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Renault's Clio hatchback beat out the VW Passat, Alfa Romeo 159 and BMW 3-Series to become the European car of the year for 2005. The 58 journalists from 22 countries who judged the award deemed the new Clio just more worthy than more expensive sedans, and its close competitor the Toyota Yaris, due to its refinements and road presence. It's good news for Americans, who will see the Clio appear next year in the form of its platform-mate Nissan Versa economy hatchback. Its rivalry with Toyota will continue when the Toyota Yaris arrives close behind. More »
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The new Renault Clio, aka "Son of LeCar," just got the boy-racer treatment as a teaser of what's to come from Renaultsport, the French automaker's performance division. We like the treatment, and although an underbody diffuser, supposedly "derived directly from Formula 1 racing cars," seems like a wee bit of overkill on a hatchback powered by a naturally-aspirated four, it does add a manly element to an otherwise cute little econobox. More »
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