Automakers like Seat, Opel and Citroën (to name just a few) all offer hot hatches American buyers can only admire from afar. Few of them, however, can hold a candle to Renault.

The new Renault Clio 200 Turbo uses a 1.6-litre turbo engine with 197bhp and 177lb ft of torque. Those figures aren’t dissimilar to the car it replaces, but thanks to its new forced induction ...

This Clio was a big change from the cars that went before - slimmer-hipped, less aggressive-looking and with a 1.6-litre turbo engine, five-door-only body and (gasp!) no manual, just Renault's ...

This Clio was a big change from the cars that went before - slimmer-hipped, less aggressive-looking and with a 1.6-litre turbo engine, five-door-only body and (gasp!) no manual, just Renault's ...

To start at around £21,000, the new Clio will be offered with just one engine option in the UK, with the 1.0-litre petrol engine dropped in favour of Renault's 1.6-litre "full hybrid" E-Tech system.

Renault has confirmed technical details and equipment levels of the new Renaultsport Clio 200 Turbo ... an RS-tuned chassis but mated to a 1.2-litre turbo petrol engine with around 120bhp.