Renault Clio E-TECH Hybrid Summary - Should You Buy One in 2021?

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Renault Clio E-TECH Hybrid Summary - Should You Buy One in 2021?

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Until now, hybrid technology has usually been decreed too pricey for the supermini segment but Renault has attempted to democratise it with this car, the Clio Hybrid. It's a little pricier than an ordinary Clio but the French brand hopes you'll be impressed by the key WLTP figures here - 64.2mpg on the combined cycle and 98g/km of CO2, plus there's an 'EV' option that gives limited all-electric driving range.
Market and Model
Prices start at just under £20,000 and there's a choice of four main trim levels - 'Play', 'Iconic', 'S Edition' and 'R.S. Line'. In terms of the price premium over a conventionally-engined Clio, think about £3,600 more than a Clio TCe 100 petrol and around £1,700 more than a Clio dCi 85 diesel. Equipment levels are reasonably generous. Even the base model gets air-conditioning, cruise control with a speed limiter, power-folding mirrors, full-LED auto headlamps and a multimedia system with Bluetooth, DAB and USB connection. Plus there are a range of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) with lane departure warning, lane keep assist, autonomous emergency braking and traffic sign recognition.
You'll probably want to stretch at least as far as mid-range 'Iconic'-spec, which gives you 16-inch diamond cut alloy wheels with black inserts, a 7-inch Easy Link touchscreen with sat-nav, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a hands-free key card, rear parking sensors, front LED fog lights and tinted rear windows. The 'S Edition' adds 17-inch wheels, a 9.3-inch infotainment screen, front parking sensors, a rear view camera, climate control and a 7-inch TFT driver information display. 'R.S.-Line'-spec gets you a body kit, sportier wheels and sporty cabin touches.
Cost of Ownership
The key figures here are some way off what you might expect for a pricier Plug-in hybrid but, Renault reckons (and we concur) that they're more realistic than a PHEV model's claimed readings would be. The WLTP figure for combined cycle fuel economy is 64.2mpg and we reckon around 50mpg should be regularly achievable without too much trouble. The WLTP CO2 reading is 98g/km. There's a 22% BiK taxation rating, which is much better than you'd find with a conventional petrol or diesel-engined supermini.
Summary
It's going to be interesting to see how the Clio Hybrid sells in comparison to the brand's full-electric ZOE model. Right here, right now, we can't help thinking that this Clio's electrified solution might be the better option for the majority of ordinary customers. With the short commuting and school run mileage supermini buyers tend to cover, most of them might rarely need to use the engine anyway.
The elephant in the room here though is up-front price, as usual with a Hybrid. Renault has done what it can to make this car affordable but we venture to suggest that £20,000-£22,000 will still be a little more than you might have expected to spend on your next supermini. Even one with F1 technology and 60mpg economy? If that's enough to make you dig a little deeper into your budget, we think you'll be intrigued by what you'll find here.
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@robertlloyd7493 3 жыл бұрын

Love the factual unbiased reviews 👍

@OsvUkVehicleSupply 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Robert 👍

@diffusion2 Жыл бұрын

Picking up tomorrow , what a lovely motor

@davidsanderson2960 3 жыл бұрын

This basically is the RS Line trim in the non hybrid standard petrol version.

@xeniosaias 3 жыл бұрын

Yaris hybrid starts from 17500 euros, Jazz, corolla and yaris cross from 21000 euros, chr 23500 euros.... this one from 24500 euros. I find NO reason to go for this!

@asymmetrx 3 жыл бұрын

Yaris is 19800 euros, whereas Clio is 17250 in my country though

@F-MK96 Жыл бұрын

they should have made 1.3 tce with this electric motors now that would have been a beast... like this its way too slow for longer runs.

@Listen2Concentr8 3 жыл бұрын

Really cool car but taxation (In DK anyway) makes them outrageously expensive. 30.000£ at least..

@tapen678s6 2 жыл бұрын

Need to protest

@truth.speaker 11 ай бұрын

They depreciate like a rock 🪨😅 I might buy one in 15 years

@tapen678s6 2 жыл бұрын

Why are manufacturers getting DRLs looking so ugly Just look at them on this model too strange

@Tranquilmind89 3 жыл бұрын

I am considering the Clio and the Toyota Corolla, I have the 2018 Yaris hybrid and find it to be a little on the small side and the equipment somewhat lacking

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@Iyana 2 жыл бұрын

How does this car compare to the Toyota Prius (3rd Gen)? I'm not a person who knows much about cars, but we are looking to get one for traveling the city but also outdoors (dirt roads, nothing crazy). I'm stuck between the two.

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@ZedsDeadOK Жыл бұрын

BUYER BEWARE DO NOT BUY THE HYBRID VERSION. I bought one in 2022 expecting for a high mpg after reading Renault's blurb i.e. travelling 80% on electric and driving as long as possible on electric, yes that is total BS. The first few months it appeared to be okay however when the temp drops and you need to use the heating fan the ICE will work nearly continuously you will loose at least 10mpg, at first I thought the car had a fault and returned it to my local dealer, they clearly knew the problem before I turned up because they had a mechanic waiting to speak to me he explained that even the EV battery was fully charged if the electrical load i.e. your fan is on it won't switch to the EV mode until the engine is fully warmed up, so local short trips will just use the ICE, so to get around this I switch the fan off until the windscreen mists up to use the EV mode. I am currently in dispute with Renault after learning other makes of cars don't suffer from this problem.

@saeedkhan-oq5gr 10 ай бұрын

In you’re view which one to pick Toyota Corolla 1.8 hybrid or this ? I’m just too confused to which one go for ! Thank you

@ZedsDeadOK 10 ай бұрын

@@saeedkhan-oq5gr Sorry just seen your reply, I have no knowledge of the Corolla so hard to say all I can go on is that check what is advertised compared to real life situation, perhaps try road testing both cars, but as you see by my first post I only get higher mpg in the summer or warmer months as soon as I have to use the fan I loose the EV option until the engine warms up.

@Dmytro256 10 ай бұрын

But what the problem in that fact that your engine will be working in short trip on the winter? As I understood right, there is no straight connection between gasoline engine and wheels and that engine works like a generator for the battery. If you want use only EV mode in some short trips, probably best solution for you is a Plug-in hybrid. So finally the core problem I think would be that fact that you has chosen incorrect version of hybrid for your cases. Guys in the local shop don't able to say this for you, because client always right. Other cars, which you had mentioned has different hybrid technologies. That kind of stuff is not really wide known right now. I can name only Honda and Nissan with that kind of technology. But there are more higher level of price, e.g. Honda Jazz costs more than 26000 eur

@ZedsDeadOK 9 ай бұрын

@@Dmytro256 Yeah your probably right I tried to educate myself on hybrid's but foolishly I trusted the Renault web site, I don't know what it says now but when I bought the vehicle they were stating that 80% of journeys would be by the EV system, it works okay in the summer months but I loose at least 10-15 mpg in the winter, not just because it's cold but you need the fan to demist the windows, the EV battery can be fully charged but it won't switch until the engine is warm.