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Renault Announces Clio Specification Changes


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MAPLE CROSS, UNITED KINGDOM – August 18, 2008: Who needs Summer sunshine to brighten up your life when you have a new enhanced range line-up for Renault’s ever-popular supermini, Clio three and five-door!

Still as competitively priced as ever, the Clio range has been made even more accessible and focused on our customers, with the addition of some impressive standard equipment to some versions.

New Clio range line-up
The Clio three-door range now consists of four trims - Extreme, Rip Curl, Dynamique and Dynamique S.

Clio five-door range now has five trim levels available – Expression, Rip Curl, Dynamique, Dynamique S and Initiale.

Customers can now benefit from the following trim revisions:

Extreme - three-door
The Extreme is now the entry-level point for Clio three-door. It gains front fog lights and extra-tinted windows as standard.

Extreme is available with a choice of two engines, the 1.2 16V 75 and dCi 86, priced at £9,495 and £11,145 respectively.

Expression - five-door
The new entry-level point for the Clio five-door, Expression now benefits from cruise control, speed limiter and automatic headlights and wipers.

Expression is available in a choice of four engines, the 1.2 16V 75, 1.2 TCe Turbo 100, 1.6 VVT Automatic and the dCi 86. Prices start from £10,365, rising to £12,565 for the five-door whilst the Sport Tourer starts from £11,215

Rip Curl
The funky and stylish Rip Curl version already comes packed with a huge list of standard equipment and is available with two engine choices, 1.2 16V 75 and dCi 86. Prices range from £10,195 to £11,845 for the three-door, and £10,795 to £12,445 for the five-door.

Dynamique
Dynamique has been significantly enhanced to include 16” ‘Canasta’ alloy wheels, extended front wings, air conditioning, automatic headlights, automatic wipers and a 4x15w RDS radio CD.

Dynamique is available in three engine choices, 1.2 16V 75, 1.2 TCe Turbo 100 and the dCi 86. Prices range from £10,695 to £12,345 for the three-door and £11,295 to £12,945 for the five-door.

Dynamique S
The core version of the Clio range is the Dynamique S which incorporates a revised interior with stunning features which reflect its sporty exterior.

A stylish zinc grey centre console, dashboard inserts and air vent surrounds, white instrument dials, 16” ‘Lyria’ alloy wheels, part leather upholstery and carpet mats are now additional standard features to an already long list of equipment.

Dynamique S has a choice of four engines, 1.2 TCe Turbo 100, 2.0 VVT 138 six-speed, dCi 86 and dCi 106 six-speed. Prices range from £11,980 to £13,680 for the three-door and £12,580 to £14,280 for the five-door.

Initiale
The Initiale is available in five-door only and already includes an impressive list of standard equipment including leather upholstery. Clio Initiale is priced at £15,700 for the 1.6 VVT 111 Automatic and £16,050 for the dCi 106 six-speed.

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