Top Gear article published on 20th July 2015 - excerpt below:
"Renault Clio V6
Similarites with the car above were very, very few. The V6 swapped front- for rear-wheel drive, traded a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine for a 3.0-litre V6 with as much as 255bhp, and plonked it inside the cabin, in place of the rear seats.
This ensured a) a very involving soundtrack and b) exceedingly frisky handling characteristics requiring gumption and gritted teeth. So wide it’s almost square, the V6 could (and possibly still can) out-exotic many a supercar.
Given how beaten up Renault was by the recession, such bonkers bravery is, we suspect, a thing of the past. And that’s sad."
Couldn't be further from the truth. :approve:
"Renault Clio V6
Similarites with the car above were very, very few. The V6 swapped front- for rear-wheel drive, traded a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine for a 3.0-litre V6 with as much as 255bhp, and plonked it inside the cabin, in place of the rear seats.
This ensured a) a very involving soundtrack and b) exceedingly frisky handling characteristics requiring gumption and gritted teeth. So wide it’s almost square, the V6 could (and possibly still can) out-exotic many a supercar.
Given how beaten up Renault was by the recession, such bonkers bravery is, we suspect, a thing of the past. And that’s sad."
Couldn't be further from the truth. :approve:
