Rate Your Car - Page 8
Right, Renault Clio 1.6 16V Styling-------------------------- 9 Engine: Starting------------------- 10 (starts faster than the blink of an eye) Response/acceleration----- 8 Fuel mileage--------------- 8 Noise---------------------- 8 (gets noisy at +140 km/h; otherwise silent) Vibration------------------- 9 Drivetrain: Shift smoothness----------- 8 Transmission controls------- 7 Brakes: Response------------------- 8 Pedal pressure-------------- 8 Smoothness---------------- 9 Directional stability---------- 8 Fade resistance------------- 7 Steering: Response------------------- 10 Accuracy------------------- 10 Feedback------------------- 9 Road feel------------------- 9 Suspension: Ride comfort---------------- 5 (16" low profile tyres suck) Harshness control----------- 5 Roll stiffness---------------- 8 Tracking-------------------- 8 Pitch control---------------- 7 Shock damping-------------- 6 Controls: Location-------------------- 9 Relationship----------------- 9 Small controls--------------- 9 Instrument comprehensiveness-- 9 Instrument legibility---------- 7 (white instrument cluster is sometimes hard to read when driving with the lights on when it's not dark yet. Otherwise perfect) Interior: Visibility--------------------- 7 Instrumentation-------------- 9 Lighting---------------------- 7 Entry/exit-------------------- 9 Storage space---------------- 9 Wind noise-------------------- 8 Road noise-------------------- 4 (Dunlop SP9000's are very noisy) Weather protection: Ventilation-------------------- 9 Weather sealing--------------- 10 Windshield wiper action-------- 8 Heater/defroster/air cond.----- 9 Quality control: Materials, exterior-------------- 9 Interior------------------------ 6 Exterior finish------------------- 9 Interior finish------------------- 6 Hardware and trim-------------- 6 Sheet metal-------------------- 10 Paint--------------------------- 8 Chrome------------------------- n/a Upholstery---------------------- 10 Padding------------------------- 10 General: Service accessibility------------ 6 (the engine bay is pretty full and the oil filter is a bitch to replace) Bumper protection-------------- No idea what this is supposed to mean, bumpers protect you, you don't need to protect them. Exterior lighting----------------- 9 (would be 10 with Xenons) Resistance to crosswinds-------- 9 (much better than my parent's E and S-classes, especially the E-class) Luggage space------------------ 8 (hey, not bad for a small car) Comfort: Steering wheel position---------- 4 (seating position is dated and my biggest problem with the car) Shoulder room, front------------- 10 Rear---------------------------- 7 Hip room, front------------------- 10 Rear---------------------------- 8 Leg room, front------------------ 9 Rear---------------------------- 3 Headroom front/rear-------------- 9 Seat design---------------------- 10