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03/07/2008 06:06. “l, in the case of the Renault Clio Cup, it's a case of yes and no. Despite piling on the weight in its latest incarnation, the standard Renaultsport 197” // Muswell Hill Journal

03/07/2008 02:03. The added weight comes in the form of improved safety measures, like the car's six airbags, which have earned the French machine a five-star Euro NCAP crash rating, but in turn have removed some of the fire and fun delivered in ample measures in previous generation models.

In a bid to regain some of the lost whiz Renault has once again turned to its engineers and the revered Cup badging. Cars which have worn the badge in the past have continually raised the hot hatch bar, so the latest version has a lot to live up to.

First to go was £1,000 off the price of the standard £15,995 197. Then in a bid to save a few kilos the design team have removed the car's standard air conditioning system and the soft-touch dashboard, which has been replaced by the lighter, basic version found in the... // Islington Gazette

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First News Article: Tottenham, Wood Green and Edmonton Journal, 03/07/2008 01:02