Renault Clio Gordini 200 Priced at £19,650, Limited to 500 Examples in Britain

The new Clio Gordini RS 200 Gordini is available to order now in the UK with pricing set at £19,650, or £1,940 more than the standard RS 200. Production will be limited to 500 examples for Britain with first deliveries expected in July.

Instead of thoroughly re-engineering the Gordini-badged model, the French company has simply tweaked the Renaultsport Clio's appearance. Aside from the twin white racing stripes on the bonnet, roof and tailgate, the Gordini treatment includes glossy black bumper parts, white mirrors and unique 17-inch alloy wheels with a polished face and black inner rim.

Buyers can choose from two exterior colors, Pearl Black with white Gordini stripes or Glacier white with anthracite Gordini stripes and anthracite for the door mirrors and front blade.

Inside the Clio RS gets dark grey leather seats with blue details and Gordini-embossed logos, while blue detailing is also found the gearlever gaiter and Gordini-badged gearknob. The steering wheel is finished in blue and dark grey leather with two white stripes.

The white rev counter, black gloss finish to the centre console, fascia inserts and air vent surrounds and a plate that shows the build number complete the cosmetic upgrades.

The Gordini Clio RS' standard features include climate control, radio-CD with Bluetooth hands free system with fingertip remote control and multifunctional TunePoint with USB connection, and double optic headlamps with additional cornering lights.

As we pointed out before, there are no mechanical changes with power coming from the same rev-happy 2.0-liter four-pot with 200 ponies.

Renault Clio Gordini RS 200HP Storms into Geneva Show

Following last year's presentation of the Twingo Gordini 133, Renault shook the covers off it latest Gordini-badged-painted product at the 2010 Geneva Salon, this time based on the RenaultSport Clio.

To the disappointment of Gordini fans, the treatment is essentially a styling package. On the outside, the Clio Gordini RS features a Malta Blue bodywork embellished by two hallmark white stripes, black 17-inch alloys, gloss black highlights on the front bumper and rear diffuser plus mirror housings and F1-style front bib finished in white.

Inside, the Gordini spirit translates to sport seats and steering wheel trimmed in black and blue leather, gearlever with blue gaiter and metallic, a Gordini-branded gear knob, rev-counter dial with white background, decorative stitching for the upper dashboard, specific floor mats and numbered plaque on the gear-lever console.

There are no changes under the bonnet, meaning the the Gordini-badged model is powered by the same rev-hungry 2.0-liter naturally aspirated four with 200 horsepower and 215Nm of torque as the standard Clio RS.

The Clio Gordini RS will hit European showrooms in June 2010.