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Renault Clio Hatchback
1.6 E-TECH Full Hybrid 145 Esprit Alpine 5dr Auto [2025]
Renault Clio Hatchback
Download vehicle brochureThe long-running Renault Clio is one of the UK’s favourite superminis, having been continually reinvented and refreshed since first being launched in the 1990s. The Clio is fun to drive, boasts great exterior styling, has a boot that’s one of the largest in its class, and enjoys a cabin so sophisticated you’d expect to find on a much more expensive vehicle.
Key facts & figures
- Manufacturer OTR: £24,895
- Fuel consumption: 65.7 mpg
- Gearbox: Automatic
- Fuel Type: Hybrid
- Engine size: 1598 cc
- 0-62mph: 9.3 seconds
- No. of seats: 5
- CO2 emissions: 97 g/km
- Engine power: 143 bhp
- Boot size: 254 cm³
With the Ford Fiesta now discontinued, the fight is on to become the top dog in the small hatchback market. So it’s the perfect time for Renault to update its popular little Clio with some fresh styling and some extra tech, consolidating all the more minor updates that have taken place in recent years.
It’s a story of continuous evolution, rather than wholesale changes, but that doesn’t mean nothing has changed.
Over the past year or so, the Clio has been refreshed to include a new-look engine range that combines an updated hybrid powertrain with a small, turbocharged petrol engine, and tweaks that have ensured the Clio remains fun to drive. But now the ante has been well and truly upped with a new nose and a new Esprit Alpine trim level that leverages sister brand Alpine’s F1 know-how. The question is, will that be enough to see it rise to the top?