1994 Renault Clio Williams 2 Review - The Greatest Hatch Of All? 

That's what these hot Reno's do to a person😂

You are so lucky

That is sooo cheap 😮😮 I have been looking around in Europe for a Williams but they cost around 15-30k € 🤷‍♂️

22 years with one, selled about 5 y ago to a collector with 375 000km, now the price is the triple....😭 The BEST car ever had ❤️

@@skumgadden Between 15k and 30k there is a big gap

Agreed. Original Suzuki Swift Sport was the last car like this IMO. Enough power for fun without having to go silly speeds to enjoy. They killed that with a turbo too.

@Dogs Bollocks The Williams has good low down torque and low weight. It certainly doesn't hang about.

@@_TheElMan the swift gti before was even better

chappy2121 agreed mate! The mk1 ignis sport was too bad either, cheap and cheerful and mostly placstic but nice wee 1.4 engine it lol

Thanks Luke

My dream hatch too

Haha same!

There's been 2 phases of Clio Williams ?

Three actually

Factory spec.

I’ve had both and to be honest I preferred the Clio, the 205 in Miami blue looked better tho....

The Clio Williams were the better cars for me other than throttle response - nothing beats a 1.9 205 for that in this era! I'd rate the 205 more against the R5 GT Turbo as the Clio is a huge step forwards in so many ways due to it being 8 years (...ish) or so newer. The Clio 16v may have been a slightly less sharp car pitched against a 205 and also a fair 2nd to a 205, but for me, the Williams was enough to surpass the 205. Would be excellent to see the 205 featured - reignite the 1.6 sweet-spot on handling vs the 1.9 comparative brute performance debate all over again!

@@andrewradford1334 I have no qualms that a Clio Williams is a better car but the 205 GTi is the ultimate hot hatch.

@@Brickhazard It's a close call, but for me it was still the Williams that was the ultimate (possibly surpassed itself by the later 182 Trophy, but I've never had/driven one of those so couldn't comment for sure). Now, a 205 with the Mi16 conversion - there is something that I'd love to have a proper go in as potential to tip the scales! Either way, both great great iconic cars that need to be kept going.

Me to.🤘

Unfortunately not for obvious reasons

@@JayEmmOnCars surely pixels can be your friend or even slightly off centre shots?

Get another one or you'll regret it!! I have had mine since 2001. Such a lovely drive and I regret to say it's in the garage having a complete rebuild. Really really miss driving it🥺

@@markwalton8644, hey that's a long time to have kept it. Sounds like you'll be keeping that forever! That's going to be fantastic once it's rebuilt; you should make your own RU-vid video of it. I moved to California about 15 years ago and it's possibly the most strict state in the US for imports. So even if I could afford to import one, I wouldn't be able to legally drive it here. My current car is a '17 Camaro 2SS, just like JayEmm reviewed in one of his very recent videos. With 455hp and 455lbs. ft. of torque, it's incredibly quick, but I still miss the Clio.

It's definitely a keeper, my wife has been told!! I'm not sure doing the You Tube channel would be the idea. It's a long term project, maybe it could be one where people take photos and speed it up so it looks like its being rebuilt really quickly. Shame you couldn't have a Williams clio. Could you have a more modern Renault Sport, the Californian hills look really fun.

Mark Walton, nah, modern or old, California doesn’t really care. They’re just pretty much against anything that wasn’t originally sold in the US market. It’s next to impossible to register an import here. Probably emissions related. Other states are more lax. I was supposed to be moving to Michigan earlier this year, before the virus ruined my plans. Where California is mountainous, Michigan is flat with just straight roads. It’s where the big US manufacturers are based, so when you look at their roads, it’s easy to understand why America really didn’t care about producing cars that went around corners until fairly recently. My previous car was a 2012 WRX, so I wanted something that would still be fun on the mountain roads here. The Camaro was the lightest of the three “muscle” cars (Mustang and Challenger, being the others), and according to reviews was the best drivers’ car of the three. Until you got to the much more expensive Shelby versions of the Mustang anyway. So I’m not sure there’s any point in me finding something fun in the corners for Michigan. I’m going to have to deal with 4 or 5 months of snow, so I’m going to have to look at something with ground clearance and AWD/4WD. Boring really.

@@ListingViews oh well mate. You'll have to take a new hobby up. Maybe shooting, seems to be the hobby of choice over there😄🤣🤣

The 19 16v had a 1.8 engine, the same one they put in the Clio 16v, both put out around 137bhp. The Williams had a 2.0 16v lump producing 147bhp.

Yes the 19 had the 1.8 version of the engine, however, when you swap in the Williams powertrain, it really is extremly close to the Williams as they actually used 19 16v front subframe, suspension design, steering rack and seats in a Williams.

That’s what I thought

Probably has a body kit on it if he finds one

They are deceptively quick little cars. Been in a cammed and stripped out one round cadwell park very quick. The 106gtis are basically the same but carry a premium

Haha, yes! Was the Espace F1 a one-off?

he did a video on the 182

@@FenderUsa I'll check it out

That's shit bit of a downgrade low

Same! Had a go in a phase 1 172 amd the Williams was in another universe for me as a driver's car..

The Williams is a great drive 👍

MANANAAAA

Hi Lew, I may do - drop me a line on talk@jayemm.com- I have a few potential 205s to drive

Patrick Bateman I’ve looked at a selection of some of the greats from that era over the last 12 months, Clio, 205GTI, 325 sport and a few others, so expensive now unfortunately.

@@markhendry1 Yeah decent Williams go for 18-20k...

They weren’t *yet* running the BTCC programme when this Clio was made, this connection was from the Renault-Williams cooperation in F1 at the time.

Yes it’s for a suit. I think it was standard

pour unappart it’s not in my Williams bud

1.8 16V vs 2.0 16V the main difference is the longer stroke and therefore higher torque especially in lower rpm. I used to own R19 16V (F7P) and Megane I 2.0 16V (F7R) and Megane was only nicer because of the engine. Now I own Clio 172 ph1 and that F4R engine is just miles above the old but nice F7P/R engine.

It's a really nice place to be. Jay spot on with those seats, they truly are the most comfortable and supportive seats ever!!

@@markwalton8644 Big boi seats...

Those seats are from Renault 19 16V and many other front suspension parts too.

Yes saxo 1.6 16v had that too