2019 Renault Clio (Generation 5)

Lol VW Audi group has always been in a class of its own when it comes to daylight robbery. It’s just a shame Renault is starting to mimic the Germans. They used to be very generous with spec.

Why is it that Asian manufacturers are very generous with standard specification (see Mazda) compared to their Euro peers?
 
YeLo said:
Lol VW Audi group has always been in a class of its own when it comes to daylight robbery. It’s just a shame Renault is starting to mimic the Germans. They used to be very generous with spec.

Why is it that Asian manufacturers are very generous with standard specification (see Mazda) compared to their Euro peers?
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Was about to say something to the same effect.

This falls under the “piss poor“ category in my books.
 
nazmo said:
yeah. crap one. the only option i wanted was a better speaker setup on my mk4
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Are you not happy with your car’s sound system? Please tell me more. A banging sound system is a non negotiable for my next car.
 
YeLo said:
Are you not happy with your car’s sound system? Please tell me more. A banging sound system is a non negotiable for my next car.
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It's ok. Struggles a bit with low frequencies. Know that 3 of my previous cars had Rockford split systems so that's what I was used to. I just think vw does a factory system better. (We have a tiguan and it's definitely better).

But honesty my exhaust makes me not mind
 
Renault SA should put "Bee-Sting Aerial" on the standard list. :ROFL:
That thing is huge and the first thing I noticed walking around the car.

Dealer was positive about current sales and can't keep up with demand. First shipment received all sold and waiting for new shipment to reach our shores.
 
A3@MBB said:
Renault SA should put "Bee-Sting Aerial" on the standard list. :ROFL:
That thing is huge and the first thing I noticed walking around the car.

Dealer was positive about current sales and can't keep up with demand. First shipment received all sold and waiting for new shipment to reach our shores.
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I think people are tired of the crazy polo prices
 
nazmo said:
I think people are tired of the crazy polo prices
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We'll see when the numbers for the first full month comes in at the end of the month, I still don't think the package is anything to bother the Polo, plus the pricing on the base models that would be bought the most are not too far off, comparing the two entry level models the Polo comes out tops.

But our market is a funny one and a large proportion of buyers don't really care about doing their homework and comparisons so the fact that this is something new might just count in Renault's favour.
 
Renault Clio (2022) Review

FAST FACTS

Model: Renault Clio 1.0 Turbo Intens (with option pack)
Price: R349 000 (R15 000 for the option pack)
Engine: 1.0-litre 3-cylinder turbo petrol
Power/Torque: 74 kW/160 Nm
Transmission: 5-speed manual
Fuel consumption: 5.7 L/100 km (claimed)
Load capacity: 391–1 069 litres

Price and after-sales support

The Renault Clio 1.0 Turbo Intens retails for R349 900 and the option pack (as fitted to the test unit) costs an extra R15 000. All derivatives come with a 5-year/150 000 km mechanical warranty and a 6-year anti-corrosion warranty. The newcomer’s 2-year/30 000 km service plan is a little shorter than those of most of its competitors, however. A service is required once a year/every 15 000 km.

Verdict

As a former owner of a Renault Clio 2, I’ve watched the evolution of the Clio from a humble runabout to an upmarket hatchback with great interest. Typical Renault Clio quirks, such as the audio controls that are located behind the steering wheel have been retained on the 5th-generation model, but it’s the rest of the package – and especially the value offering – that impresses most.

The arrival of the Clio 5 is timely. The lack of a new Clio in this evolving segment was glaring and, besides that, Renault could do with the image enhancement. The popularity of the Kwid, Triber and Kiger has typecast Renault as an entry-level car brand, arguably to the detriment of legacy products like the Clio, Captur and Megane. Megane sadly is done, but there’s an all-new Captur due in SA later this year.

While the revised Polo is still the most accomplished compact hatchback, it’s less than liberally specced (as standard) and pricey on top of that. It would be foolish to suggest that Volkswagen’s perennial segment leader is in danger of being dethroned, but in tough economic times, car buyers will want more, for less and this is where products such as the Renault Clio and Hyundai i20 come into play.

Should you buy a Clio 5? Renault SA has admitted that it has a shortage of stock (an industry-wide problem, to be fair), but the issue is likely to be resolved around mid-year, when the brand will bolster the Clio range with a more powerful engine as well as an automatic. Whether the latter will have a torque-converter, continuously variable- or dual-clutch transmission remains to be seen, however.

If you’re happy to accept this powertrain combination, then the 2022 Renault Clio should be on your shortlist.

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Renault Clio (2022) Review

With a keen price tag and an upmarket cabin, the Renault Clio 5 has aspirations of stealing a few sales from the Volkswagen Polo. We test it.
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Renault Clio review

WHAT'S THE VERDICT?

“Neither revolutionary in style nor the most exciting to drive, but a very mature car”

The Renault Clio gets a lot right: the interior is great, the ride is very comfortable and fuel economy is excellent. And given that the base model gives you most of what you need, it’s competitively priced too. Until, that is, you remember that the Dacia Sandero is some £6,000 cheaper. And given the sheer number of superminis on sale, where exactly does the Clio excel where the others don’t? Interior aside, there’s precious little else that really stands out. Considering the uninspiring drive - and the absence of an RS model to really explore the abilities of the chassis - it’s hard to see many mainstream buyers pivoting away from the usual suspects like the Fiesta and the Polo.

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Renault Clio Review 2023 | Top Gear

Neither revolutionary in style nor the most exciting to drive, but a very mature car
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MITSUBISHI

The Revival of the Mitsubishi Colt will begin with a Rebadged Renault Clio -​

This is sort of the best possible outcome for Mitsubishi, if you think about it.​

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Mitsubishi is having a moment, and for once, it’s actually a good one. While it’d probably be too strong to label it a “renaissance,” the new Outlander has made the three-diamond badge a respectable choice for the first time in two decades. But the Outlander is still an SUV, and Mitsubishi’s golden era was associated with vaguely sporty passenger cars. Clearly, there’s still work to do.
The automaker’s next move is to revive the Colt — a subcompact that’s been out of commission since 2013 — as a badge-engineered electrified Renault Clio. And that’s actually not a terrible idea. Mitsubishi needs a spark of novelty wherever it can get it these days. If it happens to come from one or both of its Renault-Nissan Alliance partners, so be it.

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Mitsubishi released a teaser of the new Colt on Tuesday. It’s shadowy as you’d expect, all to draw attention to the brand’s new corporate face. Amongst the scores of mugs in the auto industry, I reckon this one’s pretty good. It’s unique enough, and, in carving out an empty space in the center for the badge, refreshingly accepts the reality that functional grilles aren’t necessary anymore.

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The new Colt will quite literally be a Clio or a Nissan Micra under the skin — two other upcoming Alliance cars built on the CMF-B platform. As disappointing as that will sound to those who pine for the brand’s high-flying rally days, this is kind of the best possible outcome for Mitsubishi. It obviously doesn’t have the resources to make things itself anymore, but Nissan and Renault have made plenty of progress across their portfolios in recent years — especially Nissan.
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This will be a net gain for a brand with a vacant identity like Mitsubishi, sort of like when GM started importing Opels as Buicks a decade ago. A Clio-based Colt may also provide the perfect platform for a warmed-up Ralli Art version, if Mitsubishi is actually honest about its vision for that name. The new Colt is due in 2023, around which time the brand will also launch a Renault Captur-based ASX small crossover.

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Mitsubishi is having a moment, and for once, it’s actually a good one. While it’d probably be too strong to label it a “renaissance,” the new Outlander has made the three-diamond badge a respectable choice for the first time in two decades. But the Outlander is still an SUV, and Mitsubishi’s...
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TheChamp said:
Are they ever going to decide the type of car they want to stick the name to?
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nope, "Colt" seems to be their 'left over' model name since time immemorial


Dodge Colt (various Mitsubishi's rebadged for the USA through the years - and even Hyundai Accents and Fiat Palio / Strada rebadged for Mexico)

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Plymouth Colt (ditto)

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to the Colt Galant distributed by Sigma and later MMI in SA in the late 1970's (which slotted in above the Tredia here)

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.... Colt Bakkie (the version of the L200 and Triton pickup that was sold in SA)

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the 2004-6 Smart ForFour which was based on the Mitsubishi Colt hatchback of that era (during the time of the Mercedes-Benz Mitsubishi joint venture)

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....all the way to the more modern hatchback versions of the Mitsubishi Mirage and Lancer

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