{"id":430,"date":"2025-04-23T11:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T11:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wesuki.com\/?p=430"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:26:26","slug":"new-renault-clio-goes-electric-for-those-who-find-the-retro-5-too-funky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wesuki.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/new-renault-clio-goes-electric-for-those-who-find-the-retro-5-too-funky\/","title":{"rendered":"New Renault Clio Goes Electric For Those Who Find The Retro 5 Too Funky"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wesuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB30231werwerwerwer-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Renault is getting ready to introduce an all-new Clio for 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Its Peugeot 208 rival already offers an electric option in the range.<\/li>\n<li>Hybrid engines will also be available for sixth-generation car.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Superminis, subcompacts, call them what you will, those little hatchbacks that dominated the European landscape for decades are dying out. Ford killed off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/ford-fiesta\/\">Fiesta <\/a>and VW axed the Polo, but Renault\u2019s Clio is bucking that trend. It\u2019s not going anywhere yet and is about to launch in sixth-generation form, bringing an EV option to the line for the first time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Clio\u2019s been cast lately as the sort of frumpy sister to the new 5, a retro-electric reimagining of the 1970s and \u201980s 5 supermini the Clio replaced in 1992. It\u2019s the reborn Renault 5 that\u2019s had all the media attention and been showered with awards, including the coveted European Car of the Year title, something the Clio hasn\u2019t won since 2006.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/04\/2026-renault-clio-coming-in-ev-and-hybrid-forms-will-coexist-with-the-r5\/\">R5 Too Retro? A New Electrified Renault Clio Is Coming In 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But the sales figures tell a different story, reminding us just how important the Clio is to Renault. Because while the 5 EV has racked up\u00a0a big bank of orders, the Clio was Europe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/02\/dacia-sandero-tops-europes-2024-best-sellers-list-as-byd-beats-alfa-romeo-and-subaru\/\">second most popular car<\/a> in 2024, moving ahead of the once-mighty Tesla Model Y and beaten to the top spot only by the Dacia Sandero (another Renault Group product).<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>So it makes sense that Renault would want to keep investing in its smallest car, and updating the design to fit in with the new family face already seen on models like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/renault-rafale\/\">Rafale<\/a>, Espace and Austral.<\/p>\n<p>The R&amp;D department certainly didn\u2019t skimp on the camouflage before sending this prototype out on the road, but the extensive wrap can\u2019t hide the fact that the Clio has had major surgery in the jump from Gen 5 to Gen 6. Compared with the current car, the new model has an entirely different nose, comprising a new hood and grille as well as new lights and bumpers.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Renault-Clio-scoop-00017.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" New Renault Clio Goes Electric For Those Who Find The Retro 5 Too Funky\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1602\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Renault-Clio-scoop-00017-1024x684.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Instead of the Renault diamond badge poking up into a cutout in the hood as on the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/renault-clio\/page\/3\/\">Clio<\/a>, the revised car gets a straight-edged hood and a diamond badge positioned lower in the grille. The rear door handles are still mounted in the upper door frame to give the impression of there being only two doors, but the waistline doesn\u2019t rise so dramatically as it reaches the C pillar.<\/p>\n<p>Powertrain options will continue to include a mix of hybrid and PHEV engines, but the big news is that, for the first time ever, there will also be an all-electric variant. The single-motor setups will give buyers some of the EV technology they get in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/renault-5\/\">5<\/a> E-Tech, but in a more conservative-looking package. Battery options in the 5 range from 40-52 kWh and there are three motors available with 94 hp (70 kW \/ 95 PS), 121 hp (90 kW \/ 122 PS) or 148 hp (110 kW \/ 150 PS).<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"type:slideshow\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/section>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Images: Baldauf<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renault is getting ready to introduce an all-new Clio for 2026. 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