2004 RenaultSport Clio V6 (Phase 2) - Front 3/4 View - 2023-07-22_03-15-55
What happens when you take a compact front-wheel drive family hatchback, rip out the engine from the front, strip out the back seats, and put a 252 BHP 2,946 cc V6 engine in the back instead, setting it up so that it drives the rear wheels? You get this.
This is the RenaultSport Clio V6. It discards practicality with reckless abandon, eschewing such niceties as fuel economy, seating, luggage capacity, a tight turning circle, and soft ride comfort. This is a sports car, not for getting your weekly shopping. It's for taking to the track, or for driving down twisty back-roads.
At the time this Phase 2 model was launched (in 2003), it was the world's most powerful production hot hatch. It will accelerate to 60 MPH in 5.9 seconds and can attain a top speed of 153 MPH. The V6 engine being situated just a short distance behind the driver, and driving the rear wheels instead of the front wheels, gives this car a much different driving experience than the standard Clio.
There were only 1,309 examples of the Phase 2 model built between 2003 and 2005. This example was registered in 2004. Being as rare as they are, they seem to hold their value very well - as I write this (July 2023), most seem to be selling for between £30,000 and £60,000.
This car was parked in a row of other sports cars, on display, as part of Peterhead Week.
2004 RenaultSport Clio V6 (Phase 2) - Front 3/4 View - 2023-07-22_03-15-55
What happens when you take a compact front-wheel drive family hatchback, rip out the engine from the front, strip out the back seats, and put a 252 BHP 2,946 cc V6 engine in the back instead, setting it up so that it drives the rear wheels? You get this.
This is the RenaultSport Clio V6. It discards practicality with reckless abandon, eschewing such niceties as fuel economy, seating, luggage capacity, a tight turning circle, and soft ride comfort. This is a sports car, not for getting your weekly shopping. It's for taking to the track, or for driving down twisty back-roads.
At the time this Phase 2 model was launched (in 2003), it was the world's most powerful production hot hatch. It will accelerate to 60 MPH in 5.9 seconds and can attain a top speed of 153 MPH. The V6 engine being situated just a short distance behind the driver, and driving the rear wheels instead of the front wheels, gives this car a much different driving experience than the standard Clio.
There were only 1,309 examples of the Phase 2 model built between 2003 and 2005. This example was registered in 2004. Being as rare as they are, they seem to hold their value very well - as I write this (July 2023), most seem to be selling for between £30,000 and £60,000.
This car was parked in a row of other sports cars, on display, as part of Peterhead Week.