New
Renault Clio's interior styling: perceived quality
and user friendly
New
Renault Clio's interior styling was guided by a desire
to provide a sense of well-being and perceived quality.
The dashboard is available with a soft-touch finish and
incorporates clear, easy-to-read instruments. New Renault
Clio is a car in which drivers feel immediately at home.
The practical controls have been made even more user-friendly,
including the short steering wheel-mounted stalks. The
switch for the cruise control and speed limiter has been
moved to the centre console, alongside the parking brake,
and the dashboard display permits drivers to check whether
the cruise control/speed limiter is activated or not.
Meanwhile, special care has gone into the interior trim,
with a range of elegant new ambiences depending on equipment
level.
Benchmark
cabin space and comfort
New
Renault Clio boasts a class-leading overall cabin space
index, with rear shoudler-room of 1,362mm in the case
of three-door versions and 1,343mm for five-door and
estate versions. The sensation of space is further
accentuated by the generous headroom which is 866mm
at the rear, while rear occupants benefit from kneeroom
of 162mm, too. Indeed, New Renault Clio comfortably
sits passengers who are more than 1.88m tall (95th
percentile of the European population).
Grand
tourer quality acoustic performance
New
Renault Clio claims soundproofing performance from
the next segment up. Its architecture has been carefully
engineered to filter out engine and transmission-generated
noise, as well as road noise. Care has also been taken
with the sound damping between the cabin and the engine,
while wind noise has been reduced thanks notably to
the use of inflatable inserts in the structure's hollow
sections.
Responsive,
environmentally-friendly engines
The
range of engines and transmissions has been carefully
selected to bring out the best in New Renault Clio's
dynamic performance. The versions of New Renault Clio
powered by the 1.2 16V 75, TCe and dCi 70/85/105 engines
meet all three of the criteria necessary to qualify
for the Renault eco² signature. |
