The Renault Clio Rally4 is a rally car developed and built by

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for the

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regulation of the Rally4 category. It is based upon the

Renault Clio The Renault Clio () is a supermini (B-segment) car, produced by French automobile manufacturer Renault. It was launched in 1990, and entered its fifth generation in 2019. The Clio has had substantial critical and commercial success, being consi ...

road car and used by the crews competing the European Rally Championship-3.

Development

The Renault Clio Rally4 weighs and features a five-speed

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and a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which is more powerful than that in the Rally5 variant. It features adjustable

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, using slightly wider tyres at tarmac events than the Rally5 car. The Rally4 car is largely based upon the Rally5 version in most aspects, which itself is derived from the standard road-going ''R.S. Line'' model of the mark five Clio.

Competition history

The car made its debut at the Targa Florio – Rally Internazionale di Sicilia, driven by

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Rally victories

European Rally Championship-3

European Rally Championship-4

Junior European Rally Championship

Notes

References

External links

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Renault Clio Rally4
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