What is it?
At last, the Renault Clio RS 220 Trophy has become part of the furniture. The Trophy was the beefiest version of the Clio RS range, but only available as a special edition. Now, accompanying a mild facelift of the Clio in general, it’s a regular part of the line-up. And, following a brief sojourn on a track in France, this is the first time we’ve had a steer in the UK.
Mild facelifts don’t get much milder than this one. There’s a new front bumper, which gets some signature RS driving lights, as well as a new design of alloy wheel and a titanium Akrapovic exhaust system on the options list.
Otherwise, mechanically things are as they were. With 217bhp, the Trophy makes 20bhp more than the regular Clio RS, while it sits 20mm lower at the front and 10mm lower at the rear. Our first go in this car was on a dry, smooth, small circuit in France a couple of months ago. Well, now it’s getting the autumnal roads of the home counties.
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i dont know why this is
Good point
Good Points about the Auto/Manual options. Better than the Polo, I'm not so sure especially as in basic form (which is what these cars are about) the VW is quite a bit cheaper than the Renault(and the VW has a less stressed bigger engine)