Renault Small / City car reviews

Renault Small / City car reviews

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• Renault 5 E-Tech Hatchback (2025 onwards) Review

  Affordable style and substance

  

  Parkers rating: 4.5 out of 5 4.5

  New price: £22,995 - £29,995

  PROS

  • Classy interior
  • Tidy handling
  • From £23,000

  CONS

  • Real-world range around 175 miles, 140 in winter
  • Too many steering column stalks
  • Cramped rear

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• Renault Captur (2020 onwards) Review

  Good looking and strong on value

  

  Parkers rating: 4.1 out of 5 4.1

  New price: £22,195 - £28,395

  PROS

  • Spacious, flexible interior
  • Quality materials, plenty of tech available
  • Great value for money

  CONS

  • Limited powertrain choice
  • Hybrid system isn't the most refined
  • Slightly unsettled ride on top-spec models

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• Renault Twingo (2014 - 2019) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4.5 out of 5 4.5

  Used price: £1,470 - £6,625

  PROS

  • Good looks and spacious interior
  • Wide range of customisation packs
  • Exceptionally manoeuvrable
  • Handles well out of the city

  CONS

  • Rear-engine layout may put off buyers
  • Boot space in four-seat mode is tight
  • Servicing costs likely to be higher
  • May disappoint enthusiastic drivers

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• Renault Captur (2013 - 2019) Review

  Personalisation drives Captur’s attraction and popularity

  

  Parkers rating: 3.8 out of 5 3.8

  Used price: £2,150 - £12,830

  PROS

  • Easy to drive
  • Eye-catching looks
  • Low running costs
  • Plenty of kit

  CONS

  • Relatively small boot
  • Slightly bland engine choices
  • Interior lagging behind
    
  • Not engaging to drive

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• Renault Clio Renaultsport (2013 - 2016) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £4,023 - £9,775

  PROS

  • Faster to 62mph
  • More Torque
  • CO2 emissions reduced by 25%
  • Special edition version quicker

  CONS

  • 1.6-litre turbocharged engine not exactly the purist's choice

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• Renault Clio Hatchback (2012 - 2019) Review

  Stylish, cheap to run and good to drive

  

  Parkers rating: 3.9 out of 5 3.9

  Used price: £1,891 - £11,638

  PROS

  • Stylish and modern to look at
  • Plenty of kit and tech for the money
  • A comfortable ride and fine handling
  • A wide span of model variations
  • Engines are efficient and punchy

  CONS

  • Interior plastics are disappointing
  • Not as practical as newer rivals
  • Numb steering robs it of fun factor
  • Add options, and things can get expensive
  • Renaultsport models aren’t sharp enough

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• Renault Twizy (2012 - 2021) Review

  If you're looking to stand out, nothing does it better

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £0 - £0

  PROS

  • Costs a pittance to run
  • So simple to park and manoeuvre
  • Guaranteed grins with every drive

  CONS

  • Small batteries mean imited range
  • Ride feels unnecessarily firm
  • Lacks practicality - even the doors are extras

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• Renault Zoe Hatchback (2012 onwards) Review

  A good electric car, now tainted by a zero-rated safety score

  

  Parkers rating: 2.3 out of 5 2.3

  New price: £18,443 - £34,495

  PROS

  • Long driving range
  • Zero tailpipe emissions
  • Super quiet around town

  CONS

  • EuroNCAP safety rating of zero
  • Firm ride, with bodyroll too
    
  • Oddly high seating position

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• Renault Clio Sport Tourer (2008 - 2012) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £611 - £2,576

  PROS

  Smooth refined diesel, practical, light and easy to drive

  CONS

  Overly light steering, ESP only optional, sluggish petrol engines

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• Renault Twingo Renaultsport (2008 - 2013) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 3.5 out of 5 3.5

  Used price: £844 - £2,537

  PROS

  Good fun to drive, peppy engine, funky hot hatch styling, good value

  CONS

  Noisy at motorway speeds, not especially refined, cramped rear seats

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