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Renault Clio coming to Australia mid-year

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Renault Australia boss Justin Hocevar has told CarAdvice he expects the all-new Renault Clio to be on sale in Australia from the middle of 2013.

The fourth-generation Clio will be the first new Renault to be designed under the guidance of new design director Laurens van den Acker who joined Renault from Mazda in 2009.

It will also be the first Renault to feature the French company’s new corporate face, as well as a range of new petrol and diesel engines.

While Hocevar reaffirmed Australia would get a full range of new Clio models with petrol and diesel engines, the details of those remain unconfirmed.

New to the fourth-generation Clio’s global powertrain range is a 0.9-litre three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine known as the Energy TCe 90, which features stop/start technology and is said to have the performance of a normally aspirated 1.4-litre petrol engine with an output of 67kW of power and 135Nm of torque.

There’s also new 1.5-litre diesel engine that will develop 67kW and 220Nm, while a 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol powerplant mated to a six-speed dual-clutch transmission will also be offered. This engine will generate around 89kW and 190Nm of torque.

The all-new Clio RS will follow and is expected to get a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine developing 149kW of power and will also be mated to the six-speed dual-clutch transmission.


 

  • Lachy

    It’s about time Renault sold an affordable Clio in Australia. No wonder their recent sales have been abysmal.

    Such a shame that the Renaultsport will likely be DSG only :(

    • filippo

      I doubt Renault would make the same mistake that VW made with the Polo GTi. Europe - 
      where small automatic cars are only really bought by the elderly and disabled - is the biggest market for Renault.

  • Aus_poppa

    Have you noticed how many Meganes there are around? It looks like Renault, after so many false starts, has finally tepped into the buyers in the all important “Golf class” segment. Maybe we will at last see it going head to head here with its home market rival, Peugeot.

    The Clio would be for the next segment down – the superminis and at this stage it looks fairly competitive with Fiesta and Polo, but maybe priced too high to compete with Kia Rio and Mazda 2.

     

  • Adam

    Looks fantastic

  • RSC200

    RIP Clio RS.

  • Thommo

    Too red for my liking…
    oh…& never buy a car with a girls name.

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=737660467 Kit Ho

      so you’ll never buy a Mercedes Benz?

      • Chow Wow

        OK ur right that Mercedes is a Spanish girl’s name. But Mercedes Benz doesn’t sound as feminine as Clio. Just sayin.

    • tiddy

      Or a Porsche

      • Andrew

         Porsche is a girls name?

      • Simon

        I think you mean Portia.

        • tiddy

          Porsche meaning and name origin
          Porsche p(o)-rs-
          che,
          por-s
          che as a girl’s name is a variant of Porsha. See Porsha for more on origin and meaning of Porsche.
          The baby name Porsche sounds like Porscha, Porschia and Porcha. Other similar baby names are Pascha and Psyche.

          Popularity of Porsche
          Porsche is a somewhat popular first name for women (#3776 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census)
          Displayed below is the baby names popularity of the name Porsche for girls.

    • Legnab

      Nissan cedric might suit you better .

  • Golfschwein

    Interior looks fantastic. Most un-Yaris, and all the better for it.

  • qikturbo

    The interior looks funky;obviously it’s aimed at young women in the 18 -23 yr bracket.

    • Golfschwein

      Could it not be aimed at blokes who are tired of grey, grey and more grey? Anyway, in Australia, grey, grey and more grey is probably what we’re going to get, so it’s a moot point.

      In its native France and Europe, I doubt it’s seen as a girl’s car. It will be an everyday car for everyone, like the previous Clios and 5 from long ago.

  • GIG

    Where is the NISSAN version?

    • Chow Wow

      You are looking for the Tiida?

      • Simon

        Micra

    • tiddy

      who cares !!