Fiat 600e 156 vs Renault Clio 5 1.3 TCe 140 : which one is faster?
0-100 km/h, 400 m, 1000 m, top speed — physics simulation calibrated on 7 measures.
400 m
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CONFIDENCE 96%Reading the duel
At 400 m, Fiat 600e 156 leads by 0.13 s. At 1 000 m, Renault Clio 5 1.3 TCe 140 takes the lead by 1.29 s.
Calibrated physics simulation: SCx via VMax, power curves, Crr via WLTP, drivetrain losses. Manufacturer 0-100 is the calibration target. Confidence 96 %.
600e 156 vs Clio 5 1.3 TCe 140: chronicle of a drag race at 210 km/h
The launch: 0 to 100 km/h
Off the line, the 600e 156 hits 100 km/h in 8.92 s versus 9.17 s for the Clio 5 1.3 TCe 140. The instant torque of 260 Nm from the electric motor makes the difference. At this point, the 600e 156 leads by 0.25 s and sits roughly 6 m ahead.
From 100 km/h to 400 metres
At 200 metres, the 600e 156 is doing 115 km/h against 115 km/h for the Clio 5 1.3 TCe 140. The gap is 0.20 s. The gap remains stable from the start.
At 400 metres standing start, the 600e 156 crosses the line in 16.73 s versus 16.85 s. The 0.12 s gap represents roughly 5 m of track — barely a car length.
Beyond 400 metres: top speed comes into play
Past 400 metres, the situation changes. The 600e 156 maxes out at 150 km/h while the Clio 5 1.3 TCe 140 keeps accelerating towards 210 km/h. At 600 metres, the gap has dropped to 0.06 s.
Around 555 metres, both vehicles are level. This is the inversion point: the Clio 5 1.3 TCe 140 overcomes its launch deficit thanks to a 60 km/h higher top speed.
At 1,000 metres, the Clio 5 1.3 TCe 140 finishes in 29.94 s versus 31.23 s. The 1.29 s delta in favour of the Clio 5 1.3 TCe 140 shows that top speed makes a clear difference.
What the numbers don’t tell you
Both rivals are electronically governed, but not at the same level: the 600e 156 is capped at 150 km/h, the Clio 5 1.3 TCe 140 at 210 km/h. This isn’t a physical engine limit — it’s a manufacturer choice, usually for tyre safety or homologation reasons. Neither car reaches its true aerodynamic top speed.
Instant electric torque gives an advantage off the line. The higher top speed of the combustion engine gives an advantage over longer distances. The distance at which one catches the other depends on the top speed differential.
In European road use (130 km/h max), both vehicles reach the legal speed limit in under 14.15 seconds. The 0.25 s difference in 0 to 100 km/h is mostly felt in motorway merging and overtaking.
Fiat 600e 156 and Renault Clio 5 1.3 TCe 140 are virtually tied to 100 km/h. The gap is under a tenth of a second — only the physics engine can settle it step by step.