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New Clio Coupe-Cabriolet!



  Renault Laguna Coupe


From Autoexpress:

There may have been a tide of new models from Renault in recent months, but the floodgates havent shut yet. The all-new Clio is getting ready to make waves, and exclusive pictures in the current issue of Auto Express magazine show that not only will there be a conventional hatchback, but a rival to Peugeots successful 206 CC, too. The new range will debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 2004, but thanks to our contacts in France we can bring you the details of the newcomer right now.

The Clio will feature angular styling with a number of similarities to the distinctive Vel Satis executive car launched last year. The concave mesh grille and triangular headlights are the most obvious influences, while the steeply raked windscreen and abrupt rear-end design are also like those of its larger brother. Based on the platform of the new Nissan Micra, the Clio will be slightly longer than the current model, at 3.8 metres, but will still be smaller than Fords Fiesta and Volkswagens Polo.
The three-door model will have distinctly different styling to the five-door. The latter will sport a curved roof and low back lights, while the former will have a blunter tailgate with the lenses stacked either side of the rear screen. The Coupé Cabriolet, which is expected to debut at the same time as the hatchbacks, looks like a scaled-down version of the Mégane CC - due in 2004 and revealed in issue 716 - with trapezoid tail-lights and a distinctive wedge-shaped profile. Later next year the quirky Cliospace MPV, based on last years Ellypse concept, will appear, and bosses havent ruled out estate and saloon Clios, either.
Engine choices will be based on current Renault and Nissan motors, and will start with a 65bhp 1.0-litre four-cylinder unit taken from the Micra. Tweaked versions of the current Clios 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6-litre engines will also appear. Diesel fans will be catered for by 65bhp and 80bhp 1.5-litre dCi common-rail powerplants.
A Renaultsport variant is also on the cards, following the success of the current Clio 172. This will use an all-new 200bhp motor, which is due to make its first appearance later this year in the hot Mégane RS.
 


cant be that hard :D

You could go find a 206cc with the roof down then.. and imagine it with 172 alloys. :D
 

Tom

ClioSport Club Member
  EV (s)


Nope save up and get a:

Clio renaultsport 220t 6spd hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm lovely!!
 


Im not sure if i can wait however many years for it though

how long did it take for the 172 variant to come out in the mk2 clios?
 


Depends. The engine is going in the Megane RS later this year, so itll be at least another year I would think until it comes out in the Clio.

Daz.
 

Tom

ClioSport Club Member
  EV (s)


You better stop buying renaults in 5 years time because they will all be the same story

Micra\twingo

clio\micra

megane\almera

laguna\primera

etc.................

tip: look at the nissan grille now turn it upside down- renault!!

dont knock the micra mate its a great car for its class
 


Agreed the new micra looks good (bit feminine admittedly) and from what ive seen, handles well and has good engines. Just because it has the name micra doesnt mean its the same car as before.
 


Just looking at the pics... the 5 door looks like a Fiesta, the CC like a pug and the Micra cc is the same, whatever happened to indeviduality (spelling)?? Think theyre just cloneing em and sticking on whatever badge is nearest!!!:p
 


Rest assured, the pics are not even remotely close to the truth. The CC pic theyve mocked up is the New Megane Coupe Cabriolet due out at the Geneva Show next month
 


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