Most of the time automakers prefer to play it safe, but once in a while someone takes a risk and launches something out of the ordinary. One of them was Renault, with the Clio V6. Previewed by a ...

Renault has built a name for itself as a manufacturer of great hot hatches and while the current Clio RS has drawn some criticism, mainly for its dual-clutch transmission, it is still a force to be ...

The Renault Sport Clio V6 was meant to be a nod to the old (not that the Clio V6 isn't old as well now) Renault 5 Turbo. Still, because it was such an insane build at a time when cars, particularly ...

About a year ago I was doing research on cars Porsche helped design on a consultancy basis, and I came across the Renault Clio V6 Renault Sport. I've always loved that Clio, but never before had I ...

Europe gets all sorts of cars that America never will. Some, such as the Fiat Multipla are interesting but not particularly desirable. But then there's the Renault Clio V6: a rear-wheel-drive, ...

Because of the Ford Focus RS, hot hatchbacks have slowly but steadily adopted fancy all-wheel-drive systems with selectable rear-wheel drive. The Blue Oval had the audacity of calling this feature ...

Every time you see a Clio V6 on the road you can’t help but stop and stare. Whether it’s the curvy original or the taut mk2, it makes no difference; the sheer, squat aggressiveness of the thing, the ...

More recently it was the Clio V6, originally built in conjunction with Tom Walkinshaw Racing. It first arrived in 2001, wearing a steroidal body kit to hide wider arches and bigger wheels, and was ...

Renault suffers from something of a jinx when it comes to introducing Clio V6s. On the first occasion, back in 2000, the launch of the one-make race version was tarnished when the expert racing driver ...

It was inevitable, really. My love affair with the Renault Clio dates back to 2011, when I bought a 2005 1.2 16V ‘Extreme’ as a fresh-faced 17-year-old after passing my driving test. Three years later ...

You must buy this stunning Renault Clio V6, for no other reason than that it’s a Clio V6. Seriously, what more do we need to say? The mid-mounted, Laguna-sourced 3.0-litre engine sends 252bhp to the ...

The Renault Sport Clio V6 is one of those cars that just seemed to slip through the net. Little other explanation could be given for a major manufacturer letting such a remarkable creation reach the ...