{"id":80667,"date":"2024-01-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/new-cars\/radical-new-renault-clio-hybrid-keep-costs-down"},"modified":"2024-01-23T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:00:00","slug":"radical-new-renault-clio-hybrid-to-keep-costs-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/23\/radical-new-renault-clio-hybrid-to-keep-costs-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Radical new Renault Clio hybrid to keep costs down"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Renault<\/a><\/p>\n

\n The new Clio is set to be sold with an evolved version of the hybrid E-Tech powertrain<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Accessibility to remain key as long-running small car enters its sixth generation<\/p>\n

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The Renault Clio<\/a> is poised to return for a sixth generation alongside a new Captur crossover \u2013 as well as the electric 4<\/a> and 5<\/a> \u2013 as part of a renewed assault on the critical B-segment market in Europe.<\/p>\n

The Clio was updated in 2023 with a new look, revised trim structure and improved technology, and Autocar understands that Renault<\/a> is likely to heavily update the current, fifth-generation car again in around two years\u2019 time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beyond that, plans are taking shape to introduce a completely new model in the second half of the decade that will take the Clio name into its fifth decade with a bold new look and highly advanced interior technology, but it will have a rigid focus on affordability \u2013 and still be powered by petrol.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Renault product performance boss Bruno Vanel outlined to Autocar the brand\u2019s plan to renew its line-up of entry-level cars, now that it has fleshed out an expanded range of larger, C-segment models, comprising the M\u00e9gane<\/a>, Scenic<\/a>, Austral<\/a>, Rafale<\/a> and Espace<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those models are important, he said, because of the huge popularity of such cars in Europe and the higher margins they can command, but \u201cit doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019ll forget about the B-segment\u201d.<\/p>\n

He pointed to the upcoming 4 crossover and 5 supermini<\/a> as evidence of Renault\u2019s commitment to small cars but he was quick to suggest that neither is intended as a replacement for the brand\u2019s 34-year-old hatchback.<\/p>\n

\"Renault<\/p>\n

\u201cClio is a brand in itself,\u201d said Vanel. \u201cIn the UK, it is probably as well known as Renault \u2013 or even more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Renault\u2019s recognition of the importance of the Clio name ties into its decision to also retain the M\u00e9gane, Scenic and Twingo<\/a> monikers as it electrifies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Clio\u2019s future had looked uncertain beyond the current generation, given the upcoming arrival of the similarly sized 4 and 5 EVs in 2024, and the electric Twingo is planned to roughly match the Clio for price when it comes in 2026.<\/p>\n

But Vanel said keeping the small petrol hatchback \u2013 currently priced at just under \u00a318,000 \u2013 is important because it provides customers with choice, while ensuring Renault does not abandon a large proportion of its customer base as it introduces a range of more costly EVs. The M\u00e9gane E-Tech hatchback, for example, is double that price.<\/p>\n

\"Renault<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not moving directly towards 100% electric,\u201d said Vanel. \u201cWe are doing it step by step, to have this transition with hybrid cars so that we remain an affordable brand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Facilitating this push for affordability is the fact that Renault is able to sell combustion cars until 2035 in the European Union and \u2013 in accordance with the government\u2019s recently relaxed decarbonisation timeline<\/a> \u2013 the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a result, the new Clio is set to be sold with an evolved version of the petrol-electric E-Tech powertrain used in the current car, combining a naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine with an electric motor, a starter-generator and a small-capacity battery for low combined emissions and the ability to drive small distances with the engine off. No doubt the need to reduce emissions across its line-up will mean Renault phases out the cheapest, pure-petrol variant of the Clio for the next generation.<\/p>\n

Logically, the fact that Renault\u2019s CMF-BEV platform for small electric cars is so closely related to the Clio\u2019s CMF-B architecture means there is potential for an electric derivative down the line, but Autocar understands it is not yet planned.<\/p>\n

The brand will need to carefully consider the Clio\u2019s positioning if it is to become part of its EV range alongside the 4 and 5. Vanel said the firm ultimately wants customers to decide whether to make the switch from the Clio to the 5.<\/p>\n

\"Renault<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe want to make it an easy decision, but we want them to make the decision when they are mature for that and when the market is mature \u2013 when there are enough charging stations and it\u2019s reasonable to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n

Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo is a vocal advocate of small, affordable cars. Speaking recently in his role as chairman of European motor industry body ACEA, he rallied against the increasing difficulty of selling such cars profitably, because safety and emissions regulations have driven up production and development costs to unprecedented levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cA- and B-segment cars are not profitable any more because auto makers have to produce cars dressed up like Christmas trees,\u201d he said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make a difference if it\u2019s a Clio or a big limo.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Clio\u2019s cause will have been helped in this regard by two significant regulatory developments: the EU\u2019s and the UK\u2019s decision to allow new combustion car sales for another 11 years and, just as importantly, the slackening of impending Euro 7 emissions rules<\/a>. It has already been suggested that the fate of two of the Clio\u2019s biggest rivals, the Skoda Fabia<\/a> and Volkswagen Polo<\/a>, was contingent on Euro 7 requirements being relaxed. Initial proposals for the rule set would have imposed such heavy production costs on the cars that the margins would have made them unviable.<\/p>\n

\"Renault<\/p>\n

No doubt Renault bosses also see an opportunity to carve out a bigger share of the supermini market now that the once-dominant Ford Fiesta has been retired<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Crucial to the success of the Clio will be Renault’s ability to maintain competitive structures \u2013 an endeavour that, said Vanel, will focus less on outright total cost and more on monthly payments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will try to keep the affordability of the monthly rentals,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you compare the rentals in 2018\/2019 to last year [2022], with the improvement of residual values and even with some price increases, I think we experienced quite a good performance there, which kept the affordability safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is something which we are looking at a lot, so that for the customers, the monthly rentals \u2013 leasing, PCP or whatever \u2013 remains quite stable, or in the same region.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Renault<\/p>\n

Vanel also suggested that avoiding discounting \u2013 in line with Renault\u2019s \u2018value over volume\u2019 ethos \u2013 is also playing a role in supporting strong residuals, thereby keeping monthly payments stable.<\/p>\n

Vanel hinted at plans to introduce much more flexible payment schemes \u2013 potentially on a per-use basis \u2013 for the Clio and other future Renault models, via new mobility brand Mobilize.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThat\u2019s what people expect. Mobilize has acquired a company [Lease&Co] which is exclusively focused on subscription schemes, so that\u2019s something which we are definitely in. We try to give more flexibility to our customers going forward \u2013 leasing solutions for the moment, but exploring with this subsidiary the way we could go for more flexible schemes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Opinion: Keeping the Clio small is a win for common sense<\/h2>\n

\"Renault<\/p>\n

Once right at the heart of arguably the most crowded, competitive segment of all, the Renault Clio increasingly feels like an anachronistic outsider: a family-friendly, comparatively affordable and petrol-powered supermini.<\/p>\n

Surely, then, it\u2019s time to reinvent the Clio as an EV and\/or a crossover?<\/p>\n

Thankfully not: while Renault isn\u2019t exactly shy about turning classic models into EVs, the Clio is set to remain a bastion of cost-effective ICE-based motoring for buyers who want a little more premium sheen than Renault sibling brand Dacia can offer.<\/p>\n

At a time of much change, it will ensure welcome options for car buyers in a time of transition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opinion by<\/em>\u00a0James Attwood<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Accessibility to remain key as long-running small car enters its sixth generation<\/p>\n

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