Sports car news: Renault previews a CLIO R.S. 16 Concept car - This one gets the Megane R.S 275 engine and gearbox.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
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The Renault Clio RS 16 - Renault has come up with a Concept car as part of its Renault Sport’s 40th anniversary and their return to Formula 1. The Renault Sport Clio R.S.16 Concept grafts the Renault passenger car range’s highest-performing engine (found in the Renault Megane R.S 275) into a Renault Clio R.S.
Out comes the 1.6liter turbocharged original and in comes a 2.0liter turbocharged engine. 275-horsepower AND 360Nm will make this a truly extreme road car. One more manic and obviously faster than the Megane R.S. which is already a stupendous car to say the least. It also puts in a manual transmission in the Clio R.S which was only available with a dual clutch gearbox. Why? Because the manual was what was found in the Magane R.S. and a lot of Renault Sport purists always had a dream of a Clio R.S. with a manual transmission. If the demand is there, I would not be surprised that this car could be built.
The Clio R.S.16 is to be unveiled at the celebrated Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix. Monaco’s famous Grand Prix road circuit was chosen for a first look at a new concept car. It will be driven by Renault Sport Formula One Team’s Kevin Magnussen. By choosing Monaco, Renault Sport makes the link between Clio R.S.16 both around circuits and on ordinary roads.
PRESS RELEASE
THE CLIO R.S.16: A NEW CONCEPT CAR TO SHOWCASE RENAULT SPORT’S EXPERTISE
Concept car celebrates Renault Sport’s 40 th anniversary and return to
Formula 1.
The Clio R.S.16 grafts the Renault range’s highest-performing engine into a
Renault Clio and features the colours of the R.S.16 F1 single-seater.
The Clio R.S.16 to be unveiled at the celebrated Monaco Formula 1 Grand
Prix.
Monte Carlo, 27 May 2016 – Monaco’s famous Grand Prix circuit is the site for a first look
at a new concept car driven by Renault Sport Formula One Team’s Kevin Magnussen
today. By choosing Monaco, Renault Sport makes the link between Clio R.S.16 both
around circuits and on ordinary roads.
Developed in record time
“Our aim was to produce a concept car with genuinely outstanding performance
credentials,” notes Patrice Ratti, Managing Director of Renault Sport Cars, leader of the
project which particularly inspired the development team’s specialists. “On paper,
producing a Clio R.S. powered by our most potent engine – namely the 275-horsepower
two-litre power unit which delivers peak torque of 360Nm – was an extremely appealing
idea, but we had to make sure it was feasible.”
Thanks to new working procedures involving teams from the worlds of motorsport and
road cars, the incubation of the highest-performance road-going Renault Sport car ever
took just five months.
A variety of technical challenges
Finding the ideal way to house the engine, transmission and cooling system of the Mégane
R.S. 275 Trophy-R into the Clio R.S.16 was a significant challenge. The exhaust system
was also revised as a function of the engine’s potential, while the suspension was
engineered to match the car’s outstanding performance characteristics. Careful attention
was paid to the sound produced by the car, too, and an Akrapovič twin exhaust system
was selected.
Performance-led design
The design and development team dealt successfully with the constraints inherent in the
Clio R.S.16 project (body widened by 60mm, 19-inch wheels and optimisation of the
engine cooling system) to produce an expressive, sporty stance. The result is enhanced
by an LED R.S. VISION chequered-pattern lighting signature featuring exclusive multi-
faceted reflector technology.
Renault Sport’s trademark Sirius yellow has been combined with gloss black details to
mirror the livery of Renault Sport Formula One Team’s R.S.16 F1 single-seaters.
After today’s first public airing in the streets of Monaco, the car’s next official appearance
will be the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, United Kingdom, on June 23-26.
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