About a year ago I was doing research on cars Porsche helped design on a consultancy basis, and I came across the Renault Clio V6 Renault Sport. I've always loved that Clio, but never before had I ...

On paper the Renault Clio V6 sounds like a dream recipe. A hot hatch that’s rear-wheel drive and powered by a yowly naturally-aspirated 252 hp V6, it’s a supermini that thinks it’s a 911. And even now ...

Because of the Ford Focus RS, hot hatchbacks have slowly but steadily adopted fancy all-wheel-drive systems with selectable rear-wheel drive. The Blue Oval had the audacity of calling this feature ...

Most of us North Americans probably only witnessed this car in video games. For many, the Renault Sport Clio V6 never actually existed outside of Gran Turismo. I mean, why would a dorky little compact ...

The 1978 Alpine Renault A442B returned to action, filling the air with the unmistakable roar of its V6 turbo engine. Famous for its overall victory at Le Mans in 1978, this prototype remains one of ...

Renault has built a name for itself as a manufacturer of great hot hatches and while the current Clio RS has drawn some criticism, mainly for its dual-clutch transmission, it is still a force to be ...

When the concept car was unveiled at the 1998 Paris Motor Show, car enthusiasts were astonished by the audacity of placing a V6 in the middle of a beefed-up Clio. It looked great and performed even ...

Renault suffers from something of a jinx when it comes to introducing Clio V6s. On the first occasion, back in 2000, the launch of the one-make race version was tarnished when the expert racing driver ...