Hi,
I posted here ages ago when I first put in an order for my Clio GT back in May. Its been a long wait but it's finally arrived. Driving a brand new car again is nice as I flipped my MG ZR the day after I put the order in for my gt, and I had that since new.
Here's what I have: -
Clio GT dci 106
Malta Blue
TomTom
Bluetooth + USB
ESP
Last Saturday Renault held an event at Beaulie where you can drive there various models so I took the petrol Clio GT out for a spin the day before I picked mine up. The diesel engine does feel a lot more powerful than the 128 petrol and smoother too, especially on the motorway and it's a lot quieter. Just started running it in so I'm not pushing it too hard and I'm getting 55mpg right now, but hopefully that will go up to 60mpg. Suspension isn't as stiff as my ZR which will be a bonus for long journeys but it still corners well.
The exterier is exactly the same as the petrol version and I think it looks great. The only thing I had to change was adding a renault sport badge on the bottom right of the boot, as I don't know why renault didn't put a GT badge on there apart from the seats.
I love the interior and I think the seats are the most comfortable I've ever sat in. My favourite thing though has to be the integration of the TomTom, Bluetooth, and iPod connection. The phone book and iTunes playlists are all displayed on the tomtom screen which is easy to navigate using the buttons on the right of the steering wheel. There is also a button for voice dialing numbers saved in the clio's phone book. The satnav gets a fix on my position instantly and also calculates routes dead fast. Warns me of speed cameras and traffic as well. Being able to take out the SD card, stick it in my computer and update maps and add routes etc is a cool feature too.
So all in all I'm loving my 59 plate Clio! Will post some pictures soon. Not having a car of my own for the last few months also made me apreciate this soo much more. And it doesn't feel like a small car.
I posted here ages ago when I first put in an order for my Clio GT back in May. Its been a long wait but it's finally arrived. Driving a brand new car again is nice as I flipped my MG ZR the day after I put the order in for my gt, and I had that since new.
Here's what I have: -
Clio GT dci 106
Malta Blue
TomTom
Bluetooth + USB
ESP
Last Saturday Renault held an event at Beaulie where you can drive there various models so I took the petrol Clio GT out for a spin the day before I picked mine up. The diesel engine does feel a lot more powerful than the 128 petrol and smoother too, especially on the motorway and it's a lot quieter. Just started running it in so I'm not pushing it too hard and I'm getting 55mpg right now, but hopefully that will go up to 60mpg. Suspension isn't as stiff as my ZR which will be a bonus for long journeys but it still corners well.
The exterier is exactly the same as the petrol version and I think it looks great. The only thing I had to change was adding a renault sport badge on the bottom right of the boot, as I don't know why renault didn't put a GT badge on there apart from the seats.
I love the interior and I think the seats are the most comfortable I've ever sat in. My favourite thing though has to be the integration of the TomTom, Bluetooth, and iPod connection. The phone book and iTunes playlists are all displayed on the tomtom screen which is easy to navigate using the buttons on the right of the steering wheel. There is also a button for voice dialing numbers saved in the clio's phone book. The satnav gets a fix on my position instantly and also calculates routes dead fast. Warns me of speed cameras and traffic as well. Being able to take out the SD card, stick it in my computer and update maps and add routes etc is a cool feature too.
So all in all I'm loving my 59 plate Clio! Will post some pictures soon. Not having a car of my own for the last few months also made me apreciate this soo much more. And it doesn't feel like a small car.
