00:00super mini sales in europe are falling but it's still an important segment for some car makers
00:04that's why renault decided to give the clio not just a cosmetic refresh
00:08but also add a full hybrid powertrain as well as a factory lpg option is it worth an upgrade let's
00:16find out
00:46lpg or autogas conversions are usually popular with older cars which are out of warranty
00:52but some car makers including renault offer their customers a factory solution with a warranty
00:56you pay a little more up front but you get a brand new fuel efficient car with a warranty
01:01there aren't many full hybrids in the b segment there's the toyota yaris and the mazda 2 hybrid
01:07which is a badge engineered yaris and then there's the honda jazz however renault also sees the hybrids
01:14potential before the facelift the clio was offered with a mild hybrid but now renault managed to pack
01:20a full hybrid in here the kind we've seen in the renault arcana for example we're talking about a
01:26series parallel solution where the car is powered mainly by an electric motor the internal combustion
01:32engine primarily acts as a generator how does it work in practice more on that in a moment
01:39what else has changed besides the power trains at the front we have new headlights now straight
01:44rather than c-shaped the daytime running lights are now in the form of a column of horizontal lines
01:50on the sides under the headlights there's a new bonnet new grille and a new version of the logo which
01:56is
01:57now flat rather than three-dimensional on the side the main change is getting rid of the buttons on
02:03the door handles to unlock the car when not using the proximity sensor they just couldn't help
02:07themselves and they had to get rid of what was good the rear is smoothed out the tail lamps are
02:13now
02:13different and the exhaust tips disappeared from the bumper it is now hidden behind it the exterior
02:19dimensions remained unchanged 405 centimeters in length 144 centimeters in height and 180 centimeters in
02:27width the wheelbase is still 258 centimeters also unchanged on paper and in reality is the boot
02:35capacity which is officially 391 liters for non-hybrid versions and 300 liters in the hybrid version i still
02:43have no idea how they came up with 391 liters in the pre-facelift model anyway you measure it it
02:49comes out
02:49to about 280 i'll add another 20 for the spare wheel well because of the hybrid drivetrain you can't
02:57drop the boot floor the autogas version kept the double floor but it doesn't get a mini spare because
03:02that's where the lpg tank resides by the way the autogas filler is next to the petrol inlet under the
03:09flap it requires screwing in an adapter which was missing from the press car so i don't have a cutaway
03:14showing it like before the facelift we still have shopping bag hooks in the boot there is still a high
03:20sill there's still a convenient handle for closing the tailgate and there is still a button to open the boot
03:26just above the registration plate in a place where dirt collects especially on rainy days
03:32the rear seat is cramped as it was the door pockets are still small as well there are still
03:37no air vents or usb ports and there is no armrest or ski hatch the backrest splits 40 60.
03:46the clio may be a small city car but it has three isofix anchor points two in the rear and
03:52one on the front
03:53passenger seat many car makers skip the front isofix or charge extra for it so kudos to reno for being
04:00family friendly there are no major changes in the cockpit maybe except for the gauge cluster the seven
04:07inch digital display which used to be optional on the pre-face lift model is now standard while higher
04:12trims get the 10 and a quarter inch display autogas versions even display the lpg consumption here but the
04:18switch and the lpg fuel gauge are still a flimsy button over the driver's left knee is it really
04:25that hard to reprogram the instrument cluster to show an extra fuel level reading like it does in the
04:31hybrid version this being the s pre alpine trim it gets some cloth on the dashboard other than that
04:39it's the same as in the pre-face lift model including buttons and knobs for ac and some basic car
04:44functions we also get the same central display with a slightly modified infotainment interface system
04:51but this is still one of the best if not the best infotainment systems in super minis you can add
04:58favorite shortcuts to the main screen there are a lot of settings but they're logically grouped
05:02everything is easy to access the most important functions are dealt with via physical buttons there's
05:08wireless android auto and apple carplay with directions displayed on the gauge cluster this is how you do
05:15it below a phone cubby with a wireless charger a 12 volt outlet and two usba ports small cup holders
05:22a
05:23small storage compartment under the armrest the glove box on the other hand is quite deep the door
05:28pockets are just the right size the seats at least in the s pre alpine trim have good lateral support
05:34i wish there was lumber support adjustment as far as i recall the pre-face lift model had seats mounted
05:40slightly higher so i would bang my knee on where the two elements of the center console were joined
05:46none of that here fortunately
06:05the powertrain range depending on the market may or may not include the least powerful 65 horsepower
06:12petrol version or a 100 horsepower diesel other engine choices include a three cylinder 90 horsepower
06:19petrol and a 100 horsepower petrol lpg as well as the 145 horsepower e-tech hybrid with a 1.6
06:28liter petrol
06:28engine the lpg model achieves full power on autogas and makes 90 horsepower on petrol alone the
06:34claimed fuel economy should be around seven liters per 100 kilometers combined it's probably achievable
06:40during the summer but i drove it in the winter with sub-zero temperatures and i got close to nine
06:45liters the full hybrid should use 4.3 liters per 100 kilometers combined i managed to get below six liters
06:53but there wasn't much potential for improvement at least not in the winter when i'm recording
07:01the 145 horsepower hybrid is not only the most fuel efficient clio at least on paper but also the
07:07quickest at 9.3 seconds from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour i got 9.4 seconds in sport mode
07:13but on winter
07:15tires so i think 9.3 is achievable on summer tires like in the hybrid arcana also in the clio
07:22during
07:22acceleration runs there's a brief hesitation around 120 kilometers per hour probably there is a handover
07:28from electric to internal combustion engine or something of that sort you can feel it and you can
07:33hear it you can also hear the engine noise when the engine acts as a generator this is quite common
07:44in
07:45hybrids which are pleasant to drive around town when the internal combustion engine has little to do but
07:52on the motorway or under strong acceleration it gets unpleasant with that said the pre-facelift clio
08:00was also poorly soundproofed so not much has changed in this department on a more pleasant note the hybrid
08:10clio is able to take off from the lights in electric mode fairly swiftly and the combustion engine
08:17kicks in around 50 kilometers per hour if i don't let off the gas renault boasts a recalibrated steering
08:24system that is more precise and gives more feedback indeed the pre-facelift version wasn't
08:30particularly communicative communicative and now i can feel this car really isn't suitable for more
08:38spirited driving six out of ten it'll pass but at eight out of ten it feels like something i mentioned
08:45in toyota hybrids the chassis is tuned for more than the power train characteristics allow because
08:52of how the electric motor and petrol engine work together it's hard to maintain balance and fast
08:57corners you're never sure if the car will go into understeer or oversteer oh and by the way
09:05the multi-sense individual mode settings allow you to choose one of the three steering modes and i
09:10recommend using dynamic the suspension is decent and handles the extra weight well the hybrid weighs
09:19more than 1200 kilograms and is about 200 kilograms heavier than the petrol version and about 100 kilograms
09:25heavier than the lpg version all powertrain versions can tow up to 900 kilograms visibility is average
09:32like in the pre-facelift model visibility in the rearview mirror is limited by the falling roof line
09:38you can't see cars further back this can be dangerous on a highway when a vehicle is approaching at a
09:44much
09:44higher speed the driver assistance systems work well enough especially considering the segment but the
09:51automatic parking feature is so clumsy you'd be better off taking extra driving lessons to learn how to park
09:57properly
11:01I like how Renault displays distance from the car in front, expressed in seconds.
11:07The faster you're driving, the bigger the distance you need to keep to maintain the
11:11same time from the car in front, and it sort of makes you realize how little time you have
11:16to react.
11:27Prices of the refreshed Renault Clio start at 18,350 Euro for the 65hp variant, 19,550
11:35for the 90hp petrol, and 20,350 for the LPG.
11:40The full hybrid will set you back at least 23,300 Euro.
11:44This is the Esprit Alpine E-Tech Hybrid for 26,700 plus options, which adds up to 29,150 Euro.
11:54Yes, you have to pay extra for the paint, the 360 camera, LED headlights, better audio system,
12:00heated steering wheel, and heated seats, and that's how you arrive at 2,500 worth of options.
12:08The refreshed Renault Clio looks more interesting, but if you have the pre-facelift model, I don't
12:14think it's worth the upgrade.
12:15I wish there was an automatic option without the hybrid, which would make this a more attractive
12:20proposition for the city.
12:22And what do you think about the Renault Clio?
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