The Clio Williams was a motorsport-branded special that became a legend. Its 2.0-litre engine and beautifully judged chassis make it one of the most coveted hot hatchbacks of the 1990s.

The Clio 16V carried Renault’s small hot hatch line into the 1990s with wider arches and a rev-hungry 1.8-litre engine.

The Renault 5 Gordini, sold as the Alpine in some markets, gave Renault’s supermini serious pace before the turbo era arrived. It stands out for combining light weight, a five-speed gearbox, and a genuinely eager engine in a small everyday hatch.

The Renaultsport Clio 200 Raider was another ultra-limited UK Clio 200, and in spirit it sat very close to the Silverstone GP Edition: both were 50-car specials, both used the same fizzy naturally aspirated 2.0-litre Clio 200 base, both leaned heavily on the desirable Cup chassis, and both were essentially Renaultsport raiding the options list…

The 2011 Renaultsport Clio 200 Silverstone GP Edition was special partly because it was properly rare: Renault built just 50 examples for the UK, launched to celebrate the Silverstone British Grand Prix. It was priced at £19,995, making it a very expensive Clio by 2011 standards, but it came loaded with the sort of “best…

The Renaultsport Mégane 250 Cup is one of the defining front-drive hot hatches of the early 2010s. It arrived at a time when the class was splitting in two: cars like the Mk6 Golf GTI were becoming polished, premium and everyday-friendly, while cars like the Ford Focus RS were big, loud and theatrical. The Mégane…

The Clio 197 moved Renaultsport to a larger, heavier platform but retained a high-revving naturally aspirated engine.