Renault have been busy in the run up to the Geneva Motor Show, giving us a new Megane RS, a facelift to the Clio range and now two new versions of their fantastic hot hatch – enter the Renaultsport Clio 200 and Clio 200 Cup. The new 200 is slightly more refined than the old 197, with more standard equipment and a longer list of optional extras. While that...

Many people complain that front-wheel drive is all wrong for performance cars and that rear-wheel drive is the only way to go for oversteer antics. Well, they’re wrong. Allow Chris Harris to show you how to do it in a Renaultsport Clio 197...

The Renaultsport Clio 197 has been around for a couple of years now and it’s still widely regarded as one of the best small hatches available, despite putting on a few pounds over the old Clio 182. However, the Renaultsport team haven’t been resting on their laurels and have been hard at work on chassis tweaks and removing excess weight, resulting in...

Renault have announced that a Clio 197 Cup will be available later this year. The chassis setup will be the same as that on the current limited edition F1 Team R27, but 5th and 6th gears will be given longer ratios to improve refinement at cruising speeds. Prices have yet to be confirmed, but Renault say it will be approximately £1000 cheaper than the...