Renault Clio

Renault Clio
Overview
Manufacturer	Renault
Production	1990–present
Body and chassis
Class	Supermini (B)
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Chronology
Predecessor	Renault 5

Clio I
Overview
Also called	Renault Lutecia (Japan)
Production	1990–1998 (France) 1996–2001 (Colombia)
Assembly	Flins, France Bursa, Turkey (Oyak-Renault) Córdoba, Argentina (Renault Argentina) Envigado, Colombia (SOFASA) Haren-Vilvoorde, Belgium (RIB)
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback
Powertrain
Engine	1,108 cc C1E I4 (gasoline) 1,149 cc D7F I4 (gasoline) 1,171 cc E5F/E7F I4 (gasoline) 1,390 cc E6J/E7J I4 (gasoline) 1,565 cc C2L I4 (gasoline) 1,721 cc F2N I4 (gasoline) 1,764 cc F7P I4 (gasoline) 1,794 cc F3P I4 (gasoline) 1,998 cc F7R I4 (gasoline) 1,870 cc F8Q I4 (diesel)
Transmission	5-speed manual 3-speed automatic 4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,472 mm (97.3 in)
Length	3,709 mm (146.0 in)
Width	1,616 mm (63.6 in) (1990–1996) 1,625 mm (64.0 in) (1996–1998)
Height	1,360 mm (53.5 in)
Curb weight	930 kg (2,050 lb)

Clio II
Overview
Also called	Renault Clio Campus (UK, France, Germany, Colombia, Spain, Brazil) Renault Clio Grande (United Kingdom) Renault Clio Storia (Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic) Renault Lutecia (Japan) Renault Clio New Basic (Denmark) Renault Symbol (Brazil) Renault Clio Mio (Argentina) Renault Novo Clio (Brazil) Renault Taxi Express (Colombia) Reanult Clio Style (Colombia)
Production	January 1998–2012 (France) 1998–2015 (Slovenia) 2001–2009 (Mexico) 2000–present (Argentina) 2001–present (Colombia)
Assembly	Flins, France Bursa, Turkey (Oyak-Renault) Curitiba, Brazil (Renault Brazil) Novo Mesto, Slovenia (Revoz) Envigado, Colombia (SOFASA) Aguascalientes, Mexico Córdoba, Argentina (Renault Argentina)
Designer	Patrick Le Quement (1993)
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 4-door sedan
Platform	Alliance B platform
Related	Renault Symbol
Powertrain
Engine	1.0 L D7D/D4D I4 (gasoline) 1.2 L D7F/D4F I4 (gasoline) 1.4 L K7J/K4J I4 (gasoline) 1.6 L K7M/K4M I4 (gasoline) 2.0 L F4R I4 (gasoline) 3.0 L L7X V6 (gasoline) 1.5 L K9K I4 (diesel) 1.9 L F9Q I4 (diesel)
Transmission	5-speed manual 4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,472 mm (97.3 in)
Length	3,773 mm (148.5 in) (1998–01) 4,150 mm (163.4 in) (1998–01 sedan) 3,811 mm (150.0 in) (2001–12) 4,171 mm (164.2 in) (2001–08 sedan)
Width	1,639 mm (64.5 in)
Height	1,417 mm (55.8 in) (hatchback) 1,437 mm (56.6 in) (sedan)
Curb weight	990 kg (2,183 lb)

Clio III
Overview
Also called	Renault Euro Clio (Mexico) Renault Lutecia (Japan)
Production	2005–2014
Assembly	Flins, France Bursa, Turkey (Oyak-Renault) Valladolid, Spain (Renault Spain)
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 5-door estate
Platform	Alliance B platform
Related	Nissan Micra Nissan Tiida Renault Modus Dacia Logan Dacia Sandero
Powertrain
Engine	1.2 L D4F/D4FT I4 (gasoline) 1.4 L K4J I4 (gasoline) 1.6 L K4M I4 (gasoline) 2.0 L M4R/F4R I4 (gasoline) 1.5 L K9K I4 (diesel)
Transmission	5-speed manual 6-speed manual 4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,451 mm (96.5 in) 2,575 mm (101.4 in) (estate)
Length	3,986 mm (156.9 in) (2005–09) 4,032 mm (158.7 in) (2009–present) 4,233 mm (166.7 in) (estate)
Width	1,707 mm (67.2 in) (2005–09) 1,720 mm (67.7 in) (2009–present) 1,719 mm (67.7 in) (estate)
Height	1,497 mm (58.9 in)
Curb weight	1,150 kg (2,535 lb)

Clio IV
Overview
Also called	Renault Lutecia (Japan)
Production	2012–present
Assembly	Flins, France Bursa, Turkey (Oyak-Renault)
Body and chassis
Body style	5-door hatchback 5-door estate
Platform	Alliance B platform
Related	Renault Captur
Powertrain
Engine	0.9 L H4Bt turbo I3 (gasoline) 1.2 L D4F I4 (gasoline) 1.2 L H5Ft turbo I4 (gasoline) 1.5 L K9K I4 (diesel)
Transmission	5-speed manual 6-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,589 mm (101.9 in)
Length	4,062 mm (159.9 in) (hatchback) 4,262 mm (167.8 in) (estate)
Width	1,732 mm (68.2 in)
Height	1,448 mm (57.0 in)
Curb weight	980–1,071 kg (2,161–2,361 lb)

The Renault Clio is a supermini car (B-segment), produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. It was launched in 1990, and was in its fourth generation in 2012. The Clio has had substantial critical and commercial success, being consistently one of Europe's top-selling cars since its launch, and it is largely credited with restoring Renault's reputation and stature after a difficult second half of the 1980s. The Clio is one of only three cars, the others being the Volkswagen Golf and Opel Astra, to have been voted European Car of the Year twice, in 1991 and 2006.

The Clio is sold as the Renault Lutecia (ルノー ルーテシア, Runō Rūteshia^?) in Japan because Honda retains the rights to the name Clio after establishing the Honda Clio sales channel in 1984. Lutecia is derived from the word Lutetia, a former Roman city that is now known as Paris. The Renault Lutecia was formerly available through Yanase Co., Ltd., but in 1999 Renault purchased a stake in Japanese automaker Nissan after Nissan faced much hardship following the 1991 collapse of the Japanese asset price bubble. As a result Renault's takeover of Nissan, distribution rights for the Lutecia were handed over to Nissan Red Stage Store locations in 2000.

Renault had replaced its R5 supermini with a completely redesigned model (which had similar styling to the 1972 original) in 1984, but soon afterwards began working on an all-new supermini to take the company into the 1990s. It was eventually decided that the new car would feature a name designation, rather than the numeric model designations which Renault had traditionally used. Cars like the Fuego (launched in 1980) had been an exception to this rule, and the last "numeric" Renault was the 19, launched in 1988.

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