RENAULT Clio · RN 1.6 · Hatchback · 1998 ‐ 2000

Renault started manufacture from 1998 of automobiles type Clio, modification RN 1.6 and finished it in 2000. The weight of the car is 1 tons and a length of 3.8 m, It is formed as hatchback with five doors, and may be fit in 5 people with a driver.

«Clio RN 1.6» is a front wheel drive auto with a 4-speed automatic transmission. This car can be accelerated for 12.9 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 175 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max output of 90 hp at 5250 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this car is 50 l of petrol, therefore when intermediate fuel consumption is 7.6 l per 100 km (6 liters on the suburban, 10.5 liters in the city), what let you to go nearly 658 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have drums brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «Transverse arms, independent, » and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 175/65R14.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Renault Clio gained the many number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe car. This vehicle does not have active safety features, however there is passive safety (passenger, driver airbags).