By Classic Yorkshire correspondent, Tony Lofthouse
An 18 year-old Renault Clio with just 1,872 miles on the clock is expected to sell for a six-figure sum at auction next month.
The Clio Sport V6 255 has rarely been seen on a UK road since rolling off the production line in France in 2005.
The lliad blue Clio has a 3-litre engine which produces, you’ve guessed it, 255 bhp and comes with the original log book and series manual.
The model was based on the Clio Mk2, though it shares few parts with that car.
At the time of its launch in 2003, the upgraded ‘phase 2’ V6 model was a step up in power from the earlier ‘phase 1’ version built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) in Sweden.
The car came from racing heritage, borne out of the Clio V6 Trophy competition series.
Only 1,309 phase 2 Clio’s were built between 2003 and 2005.
This particular pristine version was off the road between 2013 and 2021 and new it would have cost £25,995.
The car will go under the hammer at Anglia Car Auctions in Norfolk on the weekend of 1st – 2nd April and is expected to break the previous record for a Clio which is £92,000.
Auctioneer Guy Snelling said: “This Clio is an absolutely fabulous car with just one registered owner and has been stored in the vendor’s garage for much of its life.
“They made a phase one and two, but it is the phase two which is most desirable.”
Today, good condition V6s are attracting spiralling prices for what is a ‘time warp’ performance classic!
For more details on the car and auction click https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auctions/