Renault Clio 3 RS 200: 0-100 and simulated times
Caralogy physics simulation - lap times, acceleration curve, segment positioning.
Result
Full-throttle acceleration curve
Accelerations · standing start
- 0 → 30 km/h
- 2,0 s
- 0 → 40 km/h
- 2,6 s
- 0 → 50 km/h
- 3,1 s
- 0 → 60 km/h
- 3,7 s
- 0 → 70 km/h
- 4,7 s
- 0 → 80 km/h
- 5,4 s
- 0 → 90 km/h
- 6,2 s
- 0 → 100 km/h
- 7,0 s
- 0 → 110 km/h
- 8,3 s
- 0 → 120 km/h
- 9,5 s
- 0 → 130 km/h
- 10,8 s
- 0 → 140 km/h
- 12,2 s
- 0 → 150 km/h
- 13,6 s
- 0 → 160 km/h
- 16,0 s
- 0 → 180 km/h
- 21,1 s
- 0 → 200 km/h
- 27,8 s
Distances · top speed
- 400 m (1/4 mile)
- 15,2 s
- Trap speed 400 m
- 156 km/h
- 1,000 m
- 27,2 s
- Top speed reached
- 223 km/h
Detailed performance measurements
All measurements produced by the Caralogy simulation engine for this vehicle.
- Power
- 200 ch · 147 kW
- Torque
- 215 Nm
- Drivetrain
- Traction
- Kerb weight
- 1 240 kg
- Weight / Power
- 6,2 kg/ch
How Caralogy calculates these lap times
All values are produced by the Caralogy physics simulation engine from mass, SCx, power curve, max wheel torque, transmission ratio and traction. They may differ from published measurements as lap times vary by test protocol, specimen and conditions. Our goal is to provide comparable lap times across vehicles.
Front-wheel drive: weight transfer at launch lightens the driven wheels, limiting available traction.
Analysis
Renault Clio 3 RS 200 performance analysis
+0,1 s vs the manufacturer figure
The Renault Clio 3 RS 200 reaches 100 km/h in 7,0 s in our simulation, i.e. +0,1 s against the 6,9 s quoted by the manufacturer. Performance times vary with many factors: test conditions (temperature, road surface, wind, tyres), the specific car tested (press vehicles are often in optimal trim), the measurement protocol of each tester, and the driver. That is why Autocar, Car and Driver or MotorTrend can quote different times for the same model. Caralogy does not try to reproduce those conditions — they are not reproducible at scale — but to provide times that are comparable between vehicles, computed under identical simulation conditions.
Front-wheel drive — weight transfer at launch
With front-wheel drive, weight transfer at launch unloads the driven wheels. On a powerful car, this can limit available traction in the first few metres.
0–200 km/h and high speeds
The Renault Clio 3 RS 200 reaches 200 km/h in 27,8 s. At high speed, aerodynamic drag grows with the square of velocity. On the Renault Clio 3 RS 200, going from 100 to 200 km/h takes 2,9× longer than 0 to 100 — 20,7 s against 7,0 s. CdA (frontal area × drag coefficient) and peak power become the deciding factors.
Position within the {0} segment
Where does the {0} stand against the other cars in its segment? Renault Clio 3 RS 200 sits among the cars of its segment. Times are compared under identical simulation conditions, so the ranking is fair.
Against its rivals: 0-100 km/h
Compare with a rival
- Ford Focus ST 250 Gen3 vs Renault Clio 3 RS 200 duel250 ch · 6,8 L/100 km6,5 s · 0,5 s faster
- Peugeot 208 GTi 30th 208 vs Renault Clio 3 RS 200 duel208 ch · 6,8 L/100 km6,5 s · 0,5 s faster
- Kia Ceed GT 1.6 T-GDi 204 FWD vs Renault Clio 3 RS 200 duel204 ch · 7,5 L/100 km6,5 s · 0,5 s faster
Continue with the Renault Clio 3 RS 200
The same car, from other angles.