My love affair with the Renault Clio dates back to 2011 ... Inside the rear seats and boot were gone (sorry kids), replaced by a 3.0-litre V6 sending all 227bhp to the rear wheels.

It was a classic and you could still see the links back to the epoch-making Renault Clio Williams, that blue and gold Mk 1 Clio we never saw in Australia that redefined the genre. The current Clio has ...

Renault hopes the facelifted Clio will nobble two key niches in the ... output to 143bhp and drops its 0–62mph time down to 9.3 seconds. The hybrid model also has a healthy increase in torque ...

The 1.3 TCe on the other hand is far more urgent ... Interested in buying a used Renault Clio? Visit our Used Cars For Sale pages to find lots of cars listed at great prices.

That's not as good as a Toyota Yaris hybrid (3.3L/100km) but the trade-off is way ... points along with three top-tether anchors. The Clio was awarded a five-star ANCAP rating in November 2013.

Most examples of this generation of Clio will still be within the Renault franchised dealer network and should have been refurbished to look like new, so your walk-around looking for damage ...