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crude 1980s solution to solving issues of engine efficiency. Back in the bad old days,
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insurers would double pre miums as soon as they heard the word turbo, and most turbocharged cars had all the subtlety of a TGI Fridays cocktail menu. Spool forward to today
and turbocharging is retiuning to vogue, albeit in a different form. Yes, there are still the
performance fans who want the adrenaline hit of a big turbo, but nowadays there are also light pressure tur bochargers that can mas sage a small capacity petrol engine's power figures up modestly without unduly affecting fuel economy and emissions. That is the logic behind
the 1.2-litre Turbo Control Efficiency (TOE) engine as fitted to the Renault Clio.
t first glance, turbocharging seems a rather
Then swap it and bag £3k off
By ANDY ENRIGHT
The promise behind the 1.2 Turbo 100 is that it offers the torque of a 1.6-litre engine, the power of a 1.4 and the running costs of a 1.2-litre lump. That is quite • some requirement for one engine to fulfil but the little 1.2 Turbo 100 just about manages it. Serving up some 145Nm
of torque at 3,000 r.p.m., this is an engine that>needs a few revs on the bo^d to give its best, and when the turbo cornes on stream there is an almost diesel-like sense of midrange urge. Best of all, this power- plant's CO2 figme is down to just 129g/km. The latest, facelifted Clip
is a big car, even by modem supermini standards. It weighs^in at well over a tonne and while progress can be sluggish with the noiinally-aspirated 1.2-litre powerplant doing the leg-.
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run its course, butVauxhall is offering customers an even mOre generous pack age, available on three of
its most popnlau" ranges. Vauxhall Swappage moves
work, the turbocharged ver sion gives it a welcome shot in the arm. This engine does its best
work in the midrange and can become noisy when pressed, but otherwise, the refinement in the cabin is very impressive with mini mal wind and road noise. As with all Clio I l ls ,
there's tenacious grip and taut body control that invites swift cornering. The
ride quality also would hot
■ seem out of place in a car a class higher. The Clio 1.2 Tinbo 100 is
offered in either three or five-door hatchback forms, or as a five-door Sport Tourer estate with around 50% more luggage space, offered at a premium of around £900 over the stan dard five-door hatch. Where the Renault Clio 1.2 Turbo 100 really scores
is in the field of cost of own ership. The combined fuel economy figure of 48.7
m.p.gr will come as a wel come sight to drivers who want to keep fuel bills down, but do not want to drive a diesel. Likewise, improved emissions are now pegged at just 129g/km, which will mean cheap road fund licence. The inevitable upshot of this is that residual values
will be good. The Clio range as a whole already enjoys some of the healthiest used prices of any supermini models and once word gets out that this 1.2-litre Turbo 100 is the engine to have in the petrol Clio range, pence per mile figures will inevitably reduce. Insur ance is also very reasonable, tinbocharger notwithstand ing.
While the engine is unde
niably effective at what it sets out to do, it is impor tant to remember the rest of the car's qualities. Bigger than the average
supermini and better riding to boot, the Clio is also one of the more cost-effective, with the range opening at a highly affordable level. Aside from the rather conservative styling, there's not a lot to gripe about here.
the game on still further from the Government-backed scrap- page scheme, with at least £3,000 off all new Astras, Astra Sport Hatches and most new Corsa models, in exchange for any roadworthy car the buyer owns which is at least seven years old. But unlike some rival manu
facturers, Vauxhall is imposing no upper age limit on the car customers trade in. Better still, unlike the cur
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rent scrappag'e scheme, even buyers who have a 10-year-old car (or one older) to swap only need to have owned it for 90 days - and dealers will also allow a husband/wife to trade in their p^ n e r ’s car, as long as they live at^he same address. That means that any seven-
year-old UK registered car with insurance, road tax and MOT - no niatter what its value or condition - can be used as currency to reduce the cost of the 2010 Corsa 1.0
a new Vauxhaii! T
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Energy three-door to just £8,925 and the recently- launched Astra five-door to as little as £12,995 for the Exclu- siv 1.4 model. Even bigger savings can be
made by swapping your old car for the latest Astra Sport Hatch Sport 1.4, with its stan dard VTffi styling pack, sports suspension and air condition ing. Swappage brings the cost of this model down by a remarkable £3,885 to just £12,995. “We’re determined that our
customers will continue to enjoy excellent offers as the Government’s scrappage scheme comes to an end,” said Rory Harvey, VauxhalTs Retail Sales Director. “Vauxhall Swappage not
only increases the amount of discount off selected Vauxhalls from £2,000 to at least £3,000, , but it also widens the net to cars over seven years old, com pared with 10 years plus in the old, Government-backed scheme.” Vauxhall Swappage is avail
able on all Corsa (excluding S and Exclusiv), new Astra and Astra Sport Hatch models ordered or registered between February 5th and March 31st, 2010, at participating dealers, and cannot be used in conjunc tion with any other offers.
Vduxhall Swappage examples Model
Corsa Energy 1.0 3dr, Corsa SXi 1.2 3-dr Corsa SRi 1.4 3dr ■
£11,925 £8,925 £3,000 £13,005 £9,995 £15,030 £11,995
Astra Sport HatchSport 1.4 £16,880 £12,995 New Astra Exclusiv’1.4 5dr £16,015 £12,995
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