sunrunner_pei
02-11-2008, 07:20 PM
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/cliorendering.jpg (http://thehollywoodextra.blogspot.com/2008/02/renault-clio-facelift.html)
The third-generation Renault Clio has only been on the market for about two years, but this artist's rendering of a facelifted version is already floating around cyberspace. The conceptual drawing shows a front end with an all but completely eliminated grille and taller headlights, which more closely resemble the face of its kid brother Twingo (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/07/geneva-motor-show-renault-new-twingo/).
More likely, though, is that this rendering resurfaced from before 2005, as it seems to bear more in common with the second-generation Clio than the current one. Besides, Renault has had its hands full enough with an electric car project (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/22/ghosn-on-middle-east-tour-electric-cars-in-israel-factory-in-m/), its dual-clutch transmission (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/05/next-in-line-renault-developing-dual-clutch-transmission/), new Koleos crossover (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/11/geneva-08-preview-renault-koleos-crossover/), Twingo RS (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/31/twingo-renault-sport-debuts-alongside-new-f1-car/) and bringing its F1 team back up to form (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/31/renault-f1-launches-r28-in-paris/).
[Source: The Hollywood Extra]
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/cliorendering.jpg (http://thehollywoodextra.blogspot.com/2008/02/renault-clio-facelift.html)
The third-generation Renault Clio has only been on the market for about two years, but this artist's rendering of a facelifted version is already floating around cyberspace. The conceptual drawing shows a front end with an all but completely eliminated grille and taller headlights, which more closely resemble the face of its kid brother Twingo (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/07/geneva-motor-show-renault-new-twingo/).
More likely, though, is that this rendering resurfaced from before 2005, as it seems to bear more in common with the second-generation Clio than the current one. Besides, Renault has had its hands full enough with an electric car project (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/22/ghosn-on-middle-east-tour-electric-cars-in-israel-factory-in-m/), its dual-clutch transmission (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/05/next-in-line-renault-developing-dual-clutch-transmission/), new Koleos crossover (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/11/geneva-08-preview-renault-koleos-crossover/), Twingo RS (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/31/twingo-renault-sport-debuts-alongside-new-f1-car/) and bringing its F1 team back up to form (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/31/renault-f1-launches-r28-in-paris/).
[Source: The Hollywood Extra]
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