Renault Clio 182 Road Test & Review | Top Gear 

14 years later: One of the best cars ever made.

200 for tyres ,alloys and suspension Nowadays that would be in the thousands

Plastic? weight reduction bro!

Crazy that this did 0-60 in 7 seconds and 10 years later fords Mk7 ST only does it in 6.9

I'm still driving mine 14 years later :)

This is what you call a "fast slow car." Love these little guys.

Had a race with one of these in my MK7 ST (I’m not a chav I promise) and the Clio really isn’t to be messed with, was nearly keeping up with the much newer ST. Unbelievable car the Clio

Still one of if not the best hot hatch ever made. Most enjoyable car I've had.

Had two of the Clio RenaultSports .. Original 172 in Iceburg Silver and a 182 in the Racing Blue. Definitely a car to own for track days.

2:17 Oh yeah, but can you do this?!

'MURICA. Where 8.0ltrs of V10 power only make's 400bhp. Good job.

The best old school hot hatch ever made, really lovable right now!! The cup pack gets better than traditional!! Clio forever!!

I passed my test and then bought one of these with the cup pack in 2004. Great fun for a first car. I loved it. Then I traded it in for a Megane 225 Cup in 2006. I loved that even more. Great cars.

He goes from calling it uncomfortable to “amazingly comfortable” in 2 minutes.

Someone who spent that extra £200 back then will be enjoying it now because it definitely adds more than that to the resale value.

2litre engine packed into a sardine can, what u expect? 180hp..

I’ve got a 14 year old Collie - he still jumps up at visitors, digs holes, and bombs around the park like a 182 on the Nurburgring ☺️

This era had some great hatchbacks, Clio 182, Cupra R, Focus RS and the EP3 Type R

2022 and I’m still driving mine, chipped, lowered 40mm and a scorpion exhaust system. The little beast still goes quick, handles great and sounds awesome just a shame it’s suffering some electrical issues right now. UCH needs replacing I reckon. 😵

"The raw processing power of The Stigs' foot" Love it.

Took another sip of the potion *hit the 3 wheel motion*

I'm not sure which has progressed more in the ~10 years since this episode, car interior plastics or TopGear's editing...

Best quote: "And it would go and bury its instruction manual in the garden!"

My parents got one before I was born. Still to this day working in our teens.

I've always preferred the vtec unit civic r but no credit can be taken away from the amazing clio 180 perhaps the most affordable 4 wheel performance ever made they are brilliant

I remember first seeing this episode when I was younger and I still want one

one of the best reviews ever

Ma faforite car of all time next to the clio v6 im glad i own a clio myself having fun whit it everyday ✌🏻

I had two 182s - great cars! I have a 172 cup now, that’s even more loud in the car

Loved this car, have a fiesta St now after years of having a family far and its good but, id go back to the old Clio sport 2ltrs anyday

Best Clio ever made!

Still got mine :) saves thousands by keeping it going

Had a 182 and a 172. Had loads more fun and less problems with the 172 and now my misses owns it

One of the best hot hatches ever made

I came from a 145 bhp 950 kg suzuki baleno gsx 1.8. That was a really fun car to drive. This might be an excellent successor.

Still driving a 2003 172, electronics bit wonky at times, it's a Renault, but the drive is still great fun!

Thanks a bunch for the video. 🧡

"which actually is pretty good" he says, as he places the time tape lower than richard's knees.

2:16 hahahahahahahHAHAHAHAHAHHA I bought it 3 days ago and in the middle of the road I thought " why is this seat so upright, pulled the lever and fall back :D ''

best old school hot hatch ever made ... RiP jer boyo

The Clio Williams in Dark Blue Metallic and Gold alloys was a proper looking car. Never had the opportunity to drive one but I bet it was a right goer and not cheaply assembled like this.

I wish Top Gear was still like this.

I owned a 172 Cup for 5 years with no issues.

I have the 1.2 Clio 2004 and it just won’t ever break. Already traveled 10 hours in a day trips on it and it never complains. Can’t break those cars even if you want to 😂

love this type of clio

Nice to see a reviewer actually telling it like it is.....

I find myself wanting one of these

I love Clarksons reviews.. he's truthful and entertaining..

I had a head on collision with a Suzuki swift and my clio literarly plowed through it with just a little piece of the headlight missing

"no car company wants to make safe cars" Volvo: "Am I a joke to you?"

still have mine. 182 with both cup packs in arctic blue. bought it in 2006. So after 14 years ow ownership, some minor mods, an accident in 2009 and a recent engine build I can say it's a reliable car if it's mantained properly. Why have I kept it? because "it makes you feel ... happy" and that sums it up pretty good :). It's the last hot hatch from renault built to the "small car big engine" recipe and that's why it's so special. It's like an updated 205 GTI and what's not to like about a car as big, but more powerful, more dynamic and still spartan?

note to self: never skip the rest of the video. I take it back, It's a good car!

i have a 2004 clio initiale paris (you know, automatic transmision) and 2 owners before me. one day in the autumn of 2015, i select drive and pushed the pedal to the bottom. in about 100 meters AND 7 seconds later, i reached a little more than 100 km/h (110km/h, maybe). not so impressive? well, that was before giving it a service, 11 years after their best condition, no good tyres, no 100% suspension condition, AND it has an 1.6L 16v engine (k4m), did i mention that it is automatic (dp0, yeah! that gearbox), yet? other day, next year, in a highway, i pushed that little car up to 160 km/h. yes, 12 years later from their best condition. and my clio was hungry, he needed more asphalt, but... traffic, you know. the last week, in other haighway, i finaly pushed as far as i can push it. well, that tiny blue automatic machine with about 16 years of life, passes the barrier (my barrier) of 160km/h, reaching 178 km/h (more or less, the odo is analog), almost the original speed specification for a new condition clio initiale paris. i'm thinking that this guys and the show should be made by mexicans (i am), we love to push to the limit our little engines witout any modification and most of the times, witout any service made je je. this guys are clearly afraid of the dead jajajajajaja in my opinion. cheers everyone!

Just bought a Clio 172 Cup and I completely agree with everything clarkson says.

6:35 animated gif please

3:16 its uncomfortable and at 4:14 its suddenly comfortable

bought mine on 2005, still got it and often leaves many new cars behind, got a few mods though, and still only done 74k miles

It definitely makes me happy, that's right!

This should be the next reasonably priced car.

The best Renault ever made. Interior looks comfy and the design is cute

clarkson is for chav`s n joe public n laughed at by specialist press who regarded the 182 as the greatest hot hatch at the time,it has one of the greatest chassis ever

I had one and it was epic

Still driving my Clio II and love it.

Top Gear FTW!

"Badly made". Bullsh1t ! I owned one for 8 years and nothing, nothing, went wrong with it.

Seems like the perfect car to strip out the interior and put in a Momo wheel plus Recarro seats etc.

Just to add to the many positive owner comments. Mine (172cup) is 19 in 2021. Best value for money car I ever had.

I miss mine so much 😭

good lap time for a power circuit too. If it were a go kart track im sure it would be in the top quarter at least.

Yeah Topgear rock`s

@grathouse54 Considering the GT 500 was only 3 seconds faster around the track than the Clio, while costing more than twice as much, I think you get the point. With the little Clio you don't expect it to be fast, but in a 500 horsepower beast (almost) you expect it to be FAST ! There were reasons why they ragged so much on the GT 500.

I always love French cars like this, it's cheap, fun, thrilling and very safe because of its 5 star safety rating which is good news!!!

I would love one of these in mint condition to sit next to my Mk6 ST150 in the garage. This was an awesome era in motoring, where things were still allowed to be a little bit naughty. Unlike now... sigh.

3:15 you just described my old girlfreind :)

I love my little 172 wouldn't trade it for anything!

Not all renault cars are unreliable my dad own's a 21 years old renault 19 chamade it still is in pretty good shape and it never gives any problems

Awesome little thing. Regret "upgrading" mine to a 208 GTi.

Yeah the 8c, as demonstrated on TG, is 14ft of art...

7:40 handles better than a reliant robin despite also being on 3 wheels

We miss this show so much..

The best Renault ever made IMO.

I love my 182

incorecct this is the mk2 we comming to the mk4 nxt few weeks

Renault clio RS, prachtig correct mooi deze clio prachtig wat een mooie auto 🎉🎉

I had one. Stunning car with an amazing chassis. Still miss it after moving on to a Megane R26 and then a Megane RS.

that one wheel in the air is funny

I have one to, but it´s fun!

I love the comparison to a puppy. That's funny.

"Safe as humanly possible" *laughs in Volvo*

3:20 Uncomfortable 4:16 Amazingly comfortable Jeremy make up your mind

I´ve driven this car and it as cool as it looks

The song at the beginning sounds like one you'd hear in a need for speed game from the late 90s. Does anyone know what it's called?

only got a 75hp clio but still its a fun car to go fast in the bends with.

i dont think jeremy understands that in non electronic seats, that lever still has ratchets for varying degrees of seating angle

then do it please! this car is good

only .5 second behind a Golf R32? that's quite good!

Can't get one in the States, but I want one.

my love car

The Stig didn't get a proper introduction! "Some say he can kill two stones with one bird, and that he thinks Deliverance is a documentary. All we know is; he's called The Stig!"

just something i read in Evo magazine.. they are usually a pretty reputable source.