2006 Renault Thalia

2006 Renault Thalia

2006 Renault Thalia The Renault Clio is a supermini produced by means of the French automaker Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it's far currently in its 0.33 generation. The Clio has seen great vital and business achievement, being constantly one in every of Europe's pinnacle-selling motors given that its release, and it is basically credited with restoring Renault's recognition and stature after a difficult second half of of the Nineteen Eighties.

The Clio has been bought because the Renault Lutecia in Japan. A 4-door sedan become developed for sure markets where sedans are historically favored over hatchbacks and become offered under names Renault Clio Symbol, Renault Clio Sedan and Renault Thalia. It is also bought under the Nissan nameplate in a few Latin American markets because the Nissan Platina.

Clio (1990-1998)

The Clio become brought on the Paris Motor Show within the autumn of 1990 and started out income in France soon after, although income inside the rest of Europe did now not begin until March 1991. The Clio largely changed the Renault five (which continued to be built until 1996 as a budget alternative). The engine variety available at release covered 1.2 L and 1.Four L E-kind "Energy" fuel I4 engines (first visible within the R19) and 1.7 L and a 1.Nine L diesel (both primarily based at the F-kind unit) engines. The gasoline engines all acquired a gasoline injection gadget in location of carburettors in 1992, so as to agree to new pollutant emission guidelines.

A minor trim facelift happened after only a 12 months of being on sale. A new "clean" version of the Renault diamond badge (the previous "ribbed" badge become being phased out at the time) and a brand new the front seat layout were the simplest changes. The altered layout did not constitute a brand new 'phase'. In March 1994 the Phase 2 version turned into launched, with small updates to the outside and indoors of the Clio. Most substantive turned into the change in the front grille from two metal ribs to a unmarried colour-coded slat grille. The bump strips were made barely larger and rounder, and the automobile's trim degree badge was incorporated into the bump strips. The badges at the tailgate strip have been moved up onto the tailgate itself and the tailgate strip was given a carbon fibre appearance. The rear mild clusters have been given a barely greater rounded 'bubble' shape to them, giving the Clio a more modern appearance. The clusters, but, are physically interchangeable with Phase 1 clusters.

In 1996, with the advent of the Phase three 'facelift' Clio, the 1.2 L Energy engine became changed by using the 1149 cc D7F MPi (Multi Point Injection) 'DiET' engine, first used within the Renault Twingo; for some time also, variations were to be had with the older 1239 cc "Cléon" unit from the authentic Twingo. The cylinder head layout on the 1.4 L E-Types turned into additionally barely altered for the Phase three models in a bid for better fuel economic system. This resulted inside the engines generating slightly less energy than their earlier versions.

The Phase three Clios had a barely more substantive replace than the Phase 2's. The Phase 3 has one of a kind, extra rounded headlights, incorporating the turn sign within the unit with the headlight. The bonnet curved greater around the edges of the lighting. The tailgate included a third brake light and a new script "Clio" name badge, following the identical typeface as contemporary Renaults. Some mechanical improvements have been also made.

During 1991 a 1.8 L sixteen-valve engine generating 137 hp (also first visible inside the R19) capable of propelling the automobile to 125 mph turned into brought to the Clio engine variety. This was honestly known as 'Clio 16v'. As properly as having higher performance than a ordinary Clio, the 16v sported wider plastic the front bumpers, an offset bonnet vent, wider rear bumpers and uprated suspension and brakes, and coloration-coded the front mirrors and bumpers.

Renault additionally released a "heat-hatch" model of the Clio. It was aesthetically very much like the Clio RT, however with the addition of a a hundred and ten hp 1.Eight L eight-valve engine, side skirts and disc brakes on all wheels. This became badged as the 'RSi'.

The Clio turned into voted 1991 European Car of the Year, and the Clio right now have become certainly one of Europe's excellent-selling cars, as well as the first Renault to be always a few of the top-10 quality sellers in the United Kingdom. UK income have been helped by a famous tv advertising campaign by using Publicis shot in France, offering the two predominant characters of Nicole (played by means of Estelle Skornik, who mockingly was no longer French nor did she have a driving licence on the time) and Papa.