Category: Superminis 
Price Range: £10,485 to £17,385
Diesel engine is refined and punchy, sensible kit levels, comfortable cabin.
Petrol GT is underpowered and noisy, handling a little woolly and soft, too many variants.
A timely update for the Clio, but it's nothing special in a category full of classy performers.
Renault has an exemplary record in Euro NCAP crash tests and the 2005 Clio, on which this car is based, is no exception. It scored five stars out of five for adult occupancy protection, four stars out of five for child protection and one star out of four for pedestrian protection.
The entry level models come with front and side airbags (Dynamique and higher trims offer curtain airbags), ABS with electronic brake distribution, and Isofix child seat mounting points on outer rear seats.
A Thatcham category 2 alarm system and immobiliser are standard-fit items.
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