Renault was: V-A-G "future"

[Brett Dikeman]

At 4:20 PM -0700 3/26/04, Zsolt wrote:
>I used to have an R5 and a friend of mine an R4. We both loved them. 
>Now an R5 turbo would be cool!
>http://members.tripod.com/sparksr/r5/index.html

It's the Renault Clio V6:
http://www.renault.com/gb/produits/clio_V6.htm

Same formula, but a very healthy V6 instead of a turbo.  It has a 
fantastic sound, and the same wild looks as the R5.  It is probably 
the coolest looking 2-door hatch I've ever seen in recent years, and 
if they sold it in the US with AWD...

Top Gear's Clarkson reviewed it and loved it("they've taken a 
perfectly sensible, practical car- and stuffed a big engine into it 
leaving room for nothing.  This is SUCH a bloke's car!"), saying it 
had enormous grip which one would be hard-pressed to exceed- except 
he found it twitchy when pushed to the limit, as with most 
mid-engined cars.  He found the front storage area under the hood 
large enough for a baby, and the back storage compartment big enough 
for a kipper.

Choice quote(with French-accent-impression-by-British-Journalist):

"I zo not wants zo enzer zhis cornahr fast!  I want to make luuuv and 
cheese, because I ahm FRENCH!"

(with apologies to any French listers :)

Brett
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