RENAULT CLIO
Dry January? Don’t know about that, but it certainly is warm
MILEAGE 4152
WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To see if the Clio is the heir apparent to the Ford Fiesta’s ‘default buy’ throne
Oh, am I glad to have an Esprit Alpine version of the Clio. Not because it means I can enjoy back roads to a higher degree, though. Actually, the ‘sporty’ one handles no more sharply than the others, and nor does it have a more powerful engine. Instead, I’m rosy-cheeked as this trim adds heated seats and a heated steering wheel (which aren’t even options lower down the range).