Road Test
Renault Clio
Test date 08 November 2005
Price as tested £10,640
For Space, refinement, quality
Against Artificial steering, driver engagement
How much ?
- Price as tested £10,640
- Price as tested £10,250
How fast
- 0-30mph 4 sec
- 0-60mph 11.5 sec
- 0-100mph 43.9 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
9.2 sec
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
6.9 / 9.4
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
9.5 / 13.7 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
14.6 sec
- 60-0mph
2.9 sec
- Top speed
109 mph
- Noise at 70mph
69 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
35.4 mpg
- Test best/worst
46.4 / 14.2
Government figures
- Combined/urban
42.8 / 32.5 mpg
- CO2 emissions
158 g/km
How big?
- Length
3986 mm
- Width
1707 mm
- Height
1496 mm
- Wheelbase
2575 mm
- Weight
1135 kg
- Fuel tank
55.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls Inline , 1390 cc
- Max power 97 bhp at 5700 rpm
- Max torque 94 ft at 4250 rpm
- Specific output 71bhp per tonne bhp per litre
- Power to weight 86bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 79.5x70.0 mm
- Compression ratio 10.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel Multi-point fuel injection , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 5-speed Manual
- 1st 3.27 / 4.5
- 2nd 2.05 / 8.2
- 3rd 1.39 / 12
- 4th 1.1 / 15.3
- 5th 0.89 / 18.8
- 6th no data
- Final drive 4.07
Suspension
- Front MacPherson type with rectangular shaped lower arm and anti-roll bar
- Rear Torsion beam with programmed deflection - coil springs
Steering
- Type power assisted rack and pinion
- Lock to lock 2.90
Brakes
- Front 260mm ventilated discs
- Rear 260mm drum
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of no data
- Tyres front no data
- Tyres rear no data
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