The Renault Clio has been an unbroken success since its market launch in 1990: with 16 million units sold worldwide in 120 countries, it is the best-selling French car of all time. If all the cars were lined up, they would circle the earth 1.6 times - or stacked on top of each other, they would be 75,000 times higher than the Eiffel Tower.
The successor to the Renault 5 took the concept of the compact city car to a new level: the Clio combined excellent driving characteristics and lavish equipment with solid quality at an extremely competitive price. "It's not expensive enough, son" was one of the advertising messages.
The compact model has not only won over customers worldwide, but also renowned automotive experts: the international jury of experts has twice voted the Clio Car of the Year in Europe in the past.
Even today, the Clio is still one of the most popular models in the Renault portfolio: At the plants in Bursa, Turkey, and Novo Mesto, Slovenia, more than 1,400 vehicles of the model roll off the production line every day.
Reason enough to review the most important stages of the Renault 5 successor with the photos for the upcoming facelift.
And the saga is not over yet! On Tuesday, April 18, the Clio will show us its new face. To be continued...































