The 1.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 111 bhp (113 PS83 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 152 Nm (112 lbft15.5 kgm) at 4200 rpm.

Having a stated kerb weight of 1200 kg, the Renault Mgane II Sport Sedan 1.6 16v covers the 0-100 kmh dash in 11.1 seconds and the standing kilometre in 32.8 seconds.

Top claimed speed is 193 kmh or 120 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 8.85.76.8 l100km urbanextra-urbancombined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 163.0 gkm.

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It was aesthetically very similar, but with the addition of a 110 PS (81 kW) 1.8 L eight-valve engine, side skirts and disc brakes on all wheels.

It was launched in 1990, and entered its fifth generation in 2019.

The Clio has had substantial critical and commercial success, being consistently one of Europes top-selling cars since its launch, 1 and it is largely credited with restoring Renaults reputation and stature after a difficult second half of the 1980s.

The Clio is one of only two cars, the other being the Volkswagen Golf, to have been voted European Car of the Year twice, in 1991 and 2006.

In Japan, it is sold as the Renault Lutecia 2 because Honda retains the rights to the name Clio after establishing the Honda Clio sales channel in 1984.

Lutecia is derived from the name of Lutetia, an ancient Roman city that was the predecessor of Paris.

The Renault Lutecia was formerly available through Yanase Co., Ltd., but in 1999 Renault purchased a stake in Japanese automaker Nissan.

Following Renaults takeover, distribution rights for the Lutecia were handed over to Nissan locations in 2000 and sold at Nissan Red Stage locations.

It was eventually decided that the new car would feature a name designation, rather than the numeric model designations which Renault had traditionally used this would be adopted across the entire Renault range by 1995.

Cars like the Fuego coupe (launched in 1980) had been an exception to this rule, and the last numeric Renault was the 19, launched in 1988, and by the end of 1996, the numeric model designations had completely disappeared from the Renault range.

The Clios suspension and floor pan were largely the same as the R5, which was derived from the R9 saloon of 1981 and R11 hatchback of 1983 not that of the original 1972 Renault 5, despite the later R5 visually resembling the original model.

The engine range available at launch included 1.2 L and 1.4 L E-type Energy petrol inline-four engines (first seen in the Renault 19 ) and 1.7 L and 1.9 L diesel engines, both based on the F-type unit.

A new smooth version of the Renault diamond badge (the previous ribbed badge was being phased out at the time) and a new front seat design were the only changes.

In March 1994 (at the Geneva Motor Show ), the phase two model was launched, with small updates to the exterior and interior of the Clio.

Most noticeable was the change in the front grille from two metal ribs to a single colour-coded slat.

The bump strips were made slightly larger and rounder and had the cars trim level badge incorporated into them.

The badges on the tailgate strip were moved up onto the tailgate itself and the tailgate strip was given a carbon fibre look.

The rear light clusters were given a slightly more rounded bubble shape, giving the Clio a more modern look.

The clusters, however, are physically interchangeable with phase ones.

The cylinder head designs on the 1.4 L E-type was also slightly altered for the phase three models in a bid for better fuel economy.

This resulted in the engines producing slightly less power than their earlier versions.

The phase three has different, more rounded headlights, incorporating the turn signal in the unit with the headlight, and the bonnet curves more around the edges of the lights.

The tailgate incorporates a third brake light and a new script Clio name badge, following the same typeface as contemporary Renaults.

Some mechanical improvements were also made, as well as the introduction of side impact bars and airbags, which were now common features on mainstream cars across Europe.

Manual Renault Megane 2 Sedan