Compared to Renault's first Clio Williams from the mid-1990s, the modern Clio RS feels like a posh luxury car compared to its illustrious predecessor, and while it may be faster on paper, keen drivers would still prefer the experience of driving the former, especially if they have done so before, and can compare the experience.
Nevertheless, the Williams wasn’t Renault’s best effort at making a small hot hatch, and they got much better with the next-gen car, which after its final facelift and revamp was pushing out 176 hp. To my knowledge (and after some quick thinking/calculating), the Clio 182 as it was known, still has the best power to weight ratio of any hot Clio to date, being rated at just under 162 hp/ton.
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