The highly regarded Renaultsport Clio 197 is set to go on sale in the first week of August. The 197, based on the Clio III platform, is the only model in the current Clio range that will be coming to Australia and is expected to be priced in the mid-late $30K bracket. While we wait for more information from Renault have a read of this article from the Courier-Mail. AUSmotive.com will be sure to test this French masterpiece which now has beauty to go with its razor sharp brawn. In the meantime enjoy these images and be sure to click on each pic for a 2000px wide image. The cutaway image at the end is very cool!
10 replies on “Renaultsport Clio 197 image gallery”
I am sure this car will killer to drive but the interior looks S-H-I-T-E.
Haha, I actually don’t mind the interior, I think it looks okay. Let’s just hope it is put together well!
I agree with benough – the french should stay away from cars and stick to pastries and hairy arm-pits…
Normally, I would agree. But I reckon this Clio is begging to be spanked, haha.
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I own a clio 182 and have just brought a clio 197 to sit along side my pride and joy @ 0 to 60 mph I have just under 7 seconds to spank my new 197 and just over 7 seconds to spank my 182!!
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