Renault launches limited edition Clio to celebrate Constructors Crown

Many factory stock cars are getting extreme makeovers that enter the market these days as special- and limited-edition models. The Renault Clio R.S. Red Bull Racing RB7 is one such car. The French auto-maker has built this road-going car to celebrate its victory in the Formula 1 Constructors crown.

“Clio R.S. Red Bull Racing RB7 is a hot hatch combining stunning looks with the very latest features to have been developed by the wizards at Renault Sport Technologies,” says Jean-Maxime Boulanger, Clio Renault Sport Product Manager. “It is a dynamic car which will definitely turn heads. It is a tribute to the very close ties that exist between Renault Sport Technologies and Renault Sport F1!”

Its high-quality black body colour provides a striking contrast with its Sirius Yellow F1-style front skirt blade, door mirror housings and rear diffuser. These sporty credentials are echoed by the Renault Sport chequered-pattern roof decal, which combines with the Red Bull Racing badging on the doors. These exterior features merely serve to highlight Clio R.S. Red Bull Racing RB7’s powerful two-litre 203PS engine.

Clio R.S. Red Bull Racing RB7’s excellence and aggressive, sporty looks are mirrored by an interior equipment package to match. The list includes automatic climate control, automatic headlight activation, a hands-free card, yellow fabric Recaro bucket seats, a Renault Sport-badged gear lever knob, a personalised numbered plaque and an audio connection box. It also features R.S. Monitor, an electronic on-board driving coach which displays performance-related data such as 0-100km/h times and other information aimed at fine-tuning driving styles – in real time.

The car eloquently showcases the transfer of skills between Renault’s expertise in Formula 1 (Red Bull Racing, Lotus F1 Team, Caterham F1 Team and Williams F1 Team will all benefit from Renault power in 2012) and the brand’s road cars. Clio R.S. Red Bull Racing RB7 badge is the first limited-edition in a series which go on to include Twingo R.S. and Mégane R.S.

The Clio R.S. Red Bull Racing RB7 will be marketed in five countries namely France, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium and Austria.