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2017. - 2021.
B - City car
hatchback, 5 door
front
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Wheel drive
Safety
2019. -
B - City car
hatchback, 5 door
front

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Dimensons & Outlines

4053 mm
1751 mm
1461 mm
355 liters
1125 liters
40 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
4050 mm
1798 mm
1440 mm
391 liters
1069 liters
42 liters
2017 Volkswagen Polo
2019 Renault Clio

Engine

Volkswagen
1.0 R3 CHYB
Petrol
3 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
999 cc
75 hp
95 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Renault
1.0 B4D 411
Petrol
3 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
999 cc
73 hp
97 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

manual gearbox - 5 gears
1030 kg
14.9 s
170 km/h
5.9 l/100km
4.1 l/100km
4.7 l/100km
108 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
manual gearbox - 5 gears
1148 kg
14.2 s
168 km/h
l/100km
l/100km
4.7 l/100km
112 g/km

Performance (automatic gearbox)

 
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CO2 emissions
 
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Expenses

11300 EUR
Price from
9900 EUR

Virtual Adviser's™ opinion

Overview

Well, these are two pretty similar cars we have here! It's only details that could potentially make the difference. Considering they both belong to the city car segment and utilize the same 5-door hatchback body style and the front wheel drive system, it all comes up to the specific petrol engine choice they offer. The first one has a Volkswagen-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 3-cylinder, 12-valves 75hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 3-cylinder, 12-valves 73hp engine designed by Renault.

Safety

Both vehicles got tested by European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), with the same number of safety stars gained in the process. Moving further on, let's take a closer look at some additional safety-related facts. Both vehicles belong to the city car segment, which is generally not a very good thing safety-wise, but that fact doesn't break the tie between the two cars. On the other hand, when it comes to weight, a factor that most people underestimate, the French car offers a considerable difference of 11% more metal.

Reliability

Reliability is not the best thing to consider on the make level, but it is worth mentioning that Renault does have a slight advantage, when all the models are taken into account. These are the official statistics, while our visitors describe reliability of Volkswagen, as well as Renault, with the same average rating of 4.2 out of 5. Independent research findings rank Polo as average reliability-wise, and Clio is more or less at the same level.Above it all, drivers of cars with the same engine as the German car rank it on average as 5.0, while the one under the competitor's bonnet gets 3.7 out of 5.

Performance & Fuel economy

Renault is a bit more agile, reaching 100km/h in 0.7 seconds less than its competitor. Still, it lacks the power to win the top speed competition, topping at 168 kilometers per hour, 2km/h less than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy things look pretty much the same for both cars, averaging around 4.7 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (60 mpg), in combined cycle.


Verdict

Volkswagen appears just a bit more reliable, although the difference is truly marginal. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, the French car offers significantly better overall protection, taking the lead here. It all continues in the same direction, with Renault offering somewhat better performance, just enough to call it quicker. Fuel consumption is more or less the same. I believe that, when we take all into account, we have only one winner here - the Renault. Nevertheless, let's not forget that people have different preferences and needs, so what really counts is your personal feel. I'm only here to help. In case you have two minutes to spare I invite you to define your needs, desires and budget and see which car would be chosen by the virtual adviser, among more than 12.000 different ones in our database.

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