Within the UK, Clio has offered over 1.3 million models since its introduction, making it a well-recognized sight on our roads, and the brand new mannequin will arrive within the UK subsequent 12 months.
On this instalment of John Murdoch’s Drive Time, John examines the brand new Renault Clio supermini, which can arrive within the UK subsequent 12 months, and discovers that Skoda will launch a brand new electrical metropolis SUV mannequin in the course of subsequent 12 months.
French big Renault has revealed an all-new Clio – and it includes a radical new look and two powertrains which supply greater than 70mpg.
Because it first arrived again in 1990, the supermini has twice earned the title of European Automobile of the Yr, in 1991 and 2006, and has offered almost 17 million models throughout 120 nations world wide, making it the best-selling French automotive of all time.
Within the UK, Clio has offered over 1.3 million models since its introduction, making it a well-recognized sight on our roads, and the brand new mannequin will arrive within the UK subsequent 12 months.
Adopting a brand new full hybrid E-Tech 160hp powertrain, which is each extra highly effective and environment friendly, the brand new Clio now boasts a record-low 89g/km of CO2 and mixed gas consumption of 72.4 mpg.
It delivers gas financial savings of as much as 40 per cent in comparison with a traditional petrol engine and may use the electrical motor as much as 80 per cent of the time in metropolis driving.
The brand new Clio design is bigger than the earlier era, rising from 4.05m to 4.12m a further 67mm in size, with prolonged overhangs, and from 1.73m to 1.77m, a further 39mm, in width. The peak is 1.45m which is 11mm extra.
Probably the most placing function is a brand new nostril design with a bigger mesh grille flanked by mild strips within the air dam.
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The dashboard includes a twin 10.1-inch display screen set-up organized in a V-shape with a compact steering wheel from larger phase fashions within the Renault vary.
The variety of steering wheel turns from lock to lock has been decreased for a extra agile driving expertise with buttons to decide on between driving modes.
In all, there are 29 superior driver-assistance programs plus the OpenR Hyperlink multimedia system with Google built-in as normal.
Boot area is 391 litres with the sill peak decreased by 40mm to assist loading.
In addition to the 1.8-litre full hybrid E-Tech powertrain creating 160hp, Renault can be providing the brand new Clio with a 1.2 litre three cylinder TCe engine with 115 hp and guide gearbox which leads to a ten.1 second 0 to 62mph time and gas economic system of 56.5mpg.
Fabrice Cambolive, CEO Renault model, mentioned: “We’ve all the time seen Clio as a cultural marker, a significant a part of the Renault identification.
“If you assume Clio, you assume Renault, and whenever you assume Renault you assume Clio! Having offered almost 17 million models, Clio is our best-seller.
“With every new era, Clio redefines the requirements for its class.
“We’ve utilized the identical strategy to this sixth era, revamping its design, its vary of powertrains and its options, with the arrival of Google on board.
“New Clio completely represents the extent of excellence of our hybrid vary, alongside our absolutely electrical fashions.”
In additional motoring developments, Skoda has unveiled its new Epiq present automotive, which gives a preview of its forthcoming all-electric metropolis SUV crossover.
The mannequin includes a minimalist design and progressive components that spotlight sensible options and it represents an necessary step in Skoda’s electrification technique, and displays the model’s dedication to delivering interesting, progressive, and reasonably priced electrical autos.
The present automotive presents the Epiq as a compact metropolis SUV crossover measuring 4.1 metres in size.
It seats 5 passengers comfortably, gives a formidable 475-litre boot and has a spread of as much as 264 miles.
The beginning value of the longer term manufacturing mannequin is predicted to be comparable with its ICE counterpart, the Kamiq, in lots of markets – positioning it as probably the most reasonably priced electrical car in Skoda’s increasing portfolio.
The Epiq is the primary Skoda mannequin to completely undertake the model’s new Fashionable Stable design language, utilized each inside and outside.
The Epiq gives beneficiant storage choices and intelligent baggage options, together with bag hooks, fasteners, and hidden underfloor compartments.
The inside is minimalist and purposeful, that includes wi-fi telephone charging, Merely Intelligent compartments, in addition to bodily buttons and haptic scroll wheels.
The Epiq can be constructed on the Volkswagen Navarra plant in Spain as a part of a joint improvement and manufacturing undertaking inside Volkswagen’s BGC.
The manufacturing model of the Skoda Epiq is scheduled to make its world premiere in the course of subsequent 12 months.
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