Renault Clio (2012-2019) interior
The Renault Clio interior is good to look at and quite stylish, but newer models have simpler designs, bigger screens and better infotainment systems
Style
Hailing from chic France, it’s surprising to find the Renault Clio’s interior is a relatively sombre affair. Plastics are, for the most part, black – and so’s the upholstery. The centre console gets shiny black plastics but Renault has resisted the temptation to add a splash of colour in an attempt to make the Clio feel more premium.
It works up to a point, but you don’t need to be a detective to unearth some cheaper feeling plastics and the Renault Clio doesn’t have the fresh, clean designs you’ll find in the Ford Fiesta and SEAT Ibiza – as a result the Clio’s controls are all a bit trickier to fathom and use on the move.
Clios have Dark carbon upholstery with mesh inserts and some, er, flamboyant grey piping to the edges of the seats. Top spec GT Line cars get leather inserts instead of the mesh ones.
Sitting in the Clio’s dark interior is a bit like staring into a black hole – the £600 panoramic glass sunroof is a worthwhile option that lets in lots of light
- Used
- £6,997
Infotainment
All Clio cars get sat-nav as standard and it’s operated via a seven-inch colour screen. It’s not great though, with fuzzy graphics and processing speeds that fall on the wrong side of slow. By contrast, a SEAT Ibiza’s screen is an inch bigger, bursting with colours and slick to use.
The standard stereo is tinny and really uncompetitive and you can get an upgraded Bose sound system. It has six speakers, plus a subwoofer, so it has a fuller sound than the basic system and is worth paying for, but the 675W B&O stereo offered in the Ford Fiesta is in a totally different league.
- Used
- £6,997