It is hard to fathom just how many sophisticated hatch backs have inundated the market in recent times. Outside of the handful of legitimate “hot hatch” contenders the rest make do with milk bottle capacity engines, with moderate to surprising performance results. This week in The EFTM Garage is one of the surprise packets, the Renault Clio TCe120 Dynamique.
Make: Renault
Variant: Clio TCe120
Engine / Transmission: 1.2-litre four-cylinder 16 valve Petrol Turbo
Vital Stats: Power 88kW @ 4,900 rpm / 190Nm @ 2,000 rpm
Renault Claimed Fuel Economy: 5.2l / 100km
EFTM Claimed Fuel Economy: 7.1l / 100km
MRRP Price: $23,990 (Plus on roads)
Options fitted
Exterior Features Highlights
Interior Features Highlights
Safety Highlights
Wow Factor : Head turning, ritzy looks. Decent quality interior work with impressive isolation from the outside world. The highly gimmicky R-Sound Effect engine SFX system is no more than a novelty, but will impress mates. It’s cool for a day or two.
Most Impressive : Balanced handling, excellent R-link multimedia interface. Convincing “zing” considering only 88kW are on tap.
Not So Impressive : Not sure the optional colour coded dash and wheels look the goods. We found it hard to near the claimed fuel figure. But honesty, there’s very little to complain about here!
Chris was EFTM’s Motoring Editor for many years, driving everything from your entry level hatch to the latest Luxury cars through to the Rolls Royce.
He has been in the media for 20 years, produced three Olympic games broadcasts, attending Beijing 2008 & London 2012.
Strangely he owns a Toyota Camry Hybrid, he defiantly rejects the knockers.
Chris is married to Gillian and resides in Sydney’s North West. They have Sam the English Springer Spaniel and Felix the Burmese cat to keep them company, and recently welcomed baby Henry to the family.
He has now left EFTM, and writes freelance and runs his own Facebook Page “Bowen’s Garage”
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