{"id":389263,"date":"2010-03-04T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T18:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/04\/geneva-2010-renault-clio-and-twingo-get-the-gordini-treatment\/"},"modified":"2010-03-04T13:31:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-04T18:31:00","slug":"geneva-2010-renault-clio-and-twingo-get-the-gordini-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/389263","title":{"rendered":"Geneva 2010: Renault Clio and Twingo get the Gordini treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Performance<\/a>, Geneva Motor Show<\/a>, Hatchback<\/a>, Renault<\/a><\/p>\n

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Renault Clio Gordini R.S. – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n

\nIt’s amazing what a little paint and a few stickers can do for a small car. To illustrate that point, take a gander at the special Gordini edition Renault<\/a> Clio and Twingo in the gallery below. Granted, the improvements reach much deeper than just those stickers, but the matte blue paint, white accents and white decals give these little runabouts a purposeful look and signal to the world that they are the top-of-the-performance-heap Gordini<\/a> editions.<\/p>\n

For those who need a refresher, Gordini is the name of a legendary Renault racing engineer. Amédée Gordini brought Renault some rally racing glory in the mid-’60s with the iconic R8 Gordini. Renault recently revived the name<\/a>, reestablishing it as the top rung trim level on its already racy Renault Sport (R.S.) editions. Mechanically similar to their R.S. counterparts, they are mainly distinguished by retro styling touches (like the classic French racing blue paint scheme with white stripes) and an extra dose of exclusivity. Plus, they just look badass.<\/p>\n

The first product in the new range, the Twingo Gordini R.S<\/a>. had already debuted last November, but here at the Geneva Motor Show<\/a>, the company unveiled their Gordini edition Clio as well. We have galleries of both cars for you below, the Mini-sized Twingo and the slightly larger Clio. Both cars have the performance upgrades found on R.S. models, with larger wheels, Brembo brakes, Conti SportContact3 tires, diffusers, heat extractors and that great livery. Check out the little “G” confetti in the stripes – classic.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: Geneva 2010: Renault Twingo Gordini R.S.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gallery: Geneva 2010: Renault Clio Gordini R.S.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nPhotos by Drew Phillips<\/a> \/ <\/small><\/strong><\/em>Copyright (C)2010<\/small><\/strong><\/em> Weblogs, Inc.<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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