There’s a formula for a good hot hatchback. It starts with the engine, which should give the sense that it’s slightly too big for the car. All the best fast French hatchbacks feel like this. Some fast ...

Arriving in June 2000, the Clio 172 Renaultsport instantly made a mockery of the competition with a price from £15,995. It was light, fast, affordable and slapped an indelible grin on its driver's ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Since lockdown kicked in, the Clio has covered only five miles. Its use for the fortnightly ‘big shop’ has just about kept the battery topped up, but aside from the 20 or so minutes of urban road use, ...

Despite the fact that the Nurburgring Nurdschleife is pummeled into submission by some of the fastest and most powerful cars in the world, that doesn’t mean that these are the best ones to choose for ...

Grab the candles and matches: the excellent Renault Clio 182 Trophy is celebrating its 20th birthday this month, and hasn’t it aged well? Based on the second generation Clio Phase 3, the Trophy is a ...

Driving On twisty roads, the Cup is a thoroughbred hot hatch. There’s a hard-edged, race-inspired accuracy to it. Body roll is virtually eliminated and there’s masses of grip, which makes it very ...