Renault Symbol
| Renault Symbol | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Renault |
| Production | 1999–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Supermini |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Clio Symbol | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Renault Clio Classic (North Africa) Renault Clio Sedan (Brazil, Paraguay) Renault Citius (Colombia, taxi version) Renault Symbol (South America) Renault Thalia (Central Europe) Nissan Platina (Mexico) |
| Production | 1999–2008 (Renault) 2002–2010 (Nissan) |
| Assembly |
Bursa, Turkey Santa Isabel, Argentina São José dos Pinhais, Brazil Envigado, Colombia Aguascalientes, Mexico |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Platform | Alliance B platform |
| Related | Dacia Logan |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.0 L I4 (flex-fuel) 1.2 L I4 (gasoline) 1.4 L I4 (gasoline) 1.6 L I4 (gasoline) 1.6 L I4 (flex-fuel) 1.5 L I4 (diesel) 1.9 L I4 (diesel) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,473 mm (97.4 in) |
| Length | 4,150 mm (163.4 in) (1999–02) 4,171 mm (164.2 in) (2002–08) |
| Width | 1,639 mm (64.5 in) |
| Height | 1,437 mm (56.6 in) |
| Curb weight | 910–1,090 kg (2,010–2,400 lb) |
| Symbol II | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Renault Thalia |
| Production | 2008–2012 (Turkey) 2008–2013 (Argentina) 2009-2013 (Colombia) |
| Assembly |
Bursa, Turkey Santa Isabel, Argentina Envigado, Colombia |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Platform | Alliance B platform |
| Related | Renault Clio II |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.2 L I4 (gasoline) 1.4 L I4 (gasoline) 1.6 L I4 (gasoline) 1.6 L I4 (flex-fuel) 1.5 L I4 (diesel) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,473 mm (97.4 in) |
| Length | 4,261 mm (167.8 in) |
| Width | 1,639 mm (64.5 in) |
| Height | 1,439 mm (56.7 in) |
| Curb weight | 904–1,045 kg (1,993–2,304 lb) |
The Renault Symbol, or Thalia in some markets, is a supermini car produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. It was introduced in late 1999, under the Clio Symbol name, as the saloon version of the second generation Renault Clio, and unlike the hatchback it was marketed only in those countries where saloons were traditionally preferred over hatchbacks, while it was not available in Western Europe.
The second generation has a different design than the third generation Clio and is built on the platform of the first generation car. A third generation has been introduced in late 2012, as a rebadged version of the second generation Dacia Logan.
Its key markets are Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Maghreb and the Persian Gulf states, most notably countries like Turkey, Brazil, Romania, Russia, Algeria, Colombia and Tunisia.
In late 1999, the Clio Symbol began production in Turkey, as the saloon version of the Clio II. It was subsequently launched in other countries, under different names, depending of the market: Clio Symbol,Thalia,Clio Sedan,Clio 4 Puertas,Symbol, or Clio Classic. The car was intended for sale in developing countries, where saloons were traditionally preferred over hatchbacks, most notably in Eastern Europe. In some Latin American markets, like Chile and Mexico, the facelifted model was offered as Nissan Platina, with slight changes at the front of the car to make it resemble the Nissan Altima. It is longer by 38 cm (15.0 in) than the hatchback and has a larger boot of 510 litres (18 cu ft).
The main production site of the model has been the Oyak-Renault plant in Bursa, Turkey, where manufacturing started in 1999. Worldwide, it was also built since 2000 in Argentina at the plant in Santa Isabel, Córdoba, in Brazil at the Ayrton Senna complex in Sao José dos Pinhais, near Curitiba, and since 2001 in Colombia by Sofasa. In 2002, it began assembly in Mexico, rebadged as Nissan Platina, at the Nissan Mexicana plant in Aguascalientes. For a short time, between the end of 2002 and 2004, it was also assembled in Russia by Avtoframos. The Platina was dropped following the 2010 model year, and was replaced by the March in its Mexican assembly plant and the line-up.
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