The Clio Renault Sport (or Clio RS for short) is a hot hatch produced by Renault Sport since 1998, the high-performance division of French automaker, Renault. It is based on the Clio supermini. The engine has remained throughout most generations of the vehicle, a 2.0-litre straight-4 petrol engine with an FF layout and a three-door hatchback body style. However, the latest generation has changed to a 1.6-litre engine with a five-door hatchback body style. Clio II RS (172 Gen 1) In 1999 Renault presented the first officially branded RenaultSport Clio, the third Clio produced by the RenaultSport division succeeding the Clio 16V and Clio Williams. This new Clio, the 172, was based on the 3 door Clio II shell however had numerous features over the standard car, including wider arches, restyled bumpers, side skirts and 15-inch OZ F1 alloy wheels. Power was delivered by the F4R 730 engine, a 2.0-liter 16-valve Inline 4 engine with a Variable valve timing (VVT) system via a dephaser on the intake camshaft pulley. The engine was a modified version of the F4R used in models such as the Laguna and Espace and was modified by Mecachrome to deliver a power output of . Power was delivered to the wheels via a JC5-089 five-speed manual gearbox. The 172 also featured interior changes over the standard car, including Half Leather, Half Alcantara seats embossed with the RenaultSport logo and the car also came standard with manually controlled Air Conditioning. A limited edition of the Phase 1 172 was produced and known as the Clio 172 Exclusive. It was limited to 172 units, all 172 of this "Exclusive" edition were 296 Scarab Green, featured BBS alloy wheels and a full-leather interior as opposed to the half-leather half Alcantara seats featured in the standard car. Clio II RS (172 Gen 2) In 2001 the interior and exterior of the Clio II were face-lifted, the Clio RS followed suit shortly after. This facelift of the Clio 172 included redesigned front and rear bumpers, the front bumper falling in line with the style of the face-lifted Clio II. The rear bumper was now less rounded and featured a strip of ABS plastic effectively splitting the bumper into two. The lights, bonnet and boot lid were also matched to the face-lifted Clio II. The interior was also changed to closer match that of the face-lifted Clio II, the seats were slightly