Every year, Echappement french magazine, well known by all french-speaking
sport car enthusiasts in Europe, chooses the 'Sportive de l'Année',
the sportcar of the Year.
For 2000, among many interesting sport cars like Toyota
MR, Audi RS4, Renault Clio Sport 2.0 16V, Renault Clio Sport V6 24V,
BMW 330 Ci, Seat Léon 20VT4, Opel Astra OPC, VW Golf V6 4Modtion,
Alfa 147 Slespeed et Mercedes SLK 320, Renault Clio Sport 2.0 16V won.
Qualified to be a real ball of nerve, to be a funny car to drive, Renault
Clio won this challenge. Meanwhile, vigilance would be followed on wet
tracks.
The readers of Echappement magazine has voted too. They has voted for
Renault Clio Sport V6 24V. So, two Renault Sport won.
All people like the look of this car, but many people don't like the
problem with the gearbox commands and a chassis setup that isn't a the
level we wait.
Sure, Renault Sport works around these problems. The tested model come
from a pre-serie.
Since 20 years, Echappement magazine has voted three times for a Renault
model for this challenge. :
- Renault 5 GT Turbo in 1985
- Renault Clio 16V in 1991
- Renault Sport Spider in 1996