Renault · 1999–2021

Renault Symbol

The Renault Symbol, Clio or Thalia in some markets, is a subcompact sedan produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. It was introduced in late 1999, under the Clio Symbol name, as the derivative version of the second generation Renault Clio, and unlike the hatchback it was marketed only in those countries where saloons were traditionally preferred over hatchbacks, while it was not sold in Western Europe. It was actually sold in France, but only in overseas departments/regions. The second generation had a different design from the third generation Clio and was built on the platform of the first generation, which is in turn based on the second generation Clio. A third generation was introduced in late 2012, as a derivative version of the second generation Dacia Logan. Its key markets are Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Maghreb and the Persian Gulf states, most notably countries like Turkey, Brazil, Romania, Russia, Algeria, Colombia and Tunisia.

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Predecessor: Renault 7

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First generation (Clio Symbol; 1999)

In late 1999, the Clio Symbol began production in Turkey, as the sedan version of the Clio II. It was subsequently launched in other countries, under different names, depending on the market: Clio Symbol, Thalia, Clio Sedan, Clio 4 Puertas, Symbol, or Clio Classic. The car was intended for sale in developing countries, where saloons were traditionally preferred over hatchbacks, most notably in Eastern Europe. In some Latin American markets, like Chile and Mexico, the facelifted model was offered as Nissan Platina, with slight changes at the front of the car to make it resemble the Nissan Altima. It is longer by 38 cm (15.0 in) than the hatchback and has a larger boot of 510 litres (18 cu ft). The main production site of the model has been the Oyak-Renault plant in Bursa, Turkey, where manufacturing started in 1999 and sales in November of the same year. Worldwide, it was also built in Brazil at the Ayrton Senna complex in Sao José dos Pinhais, near Curitiba, since 2000, and since 2001 in Colombia by Sofasa. In 2002, it began assembly in Mexico, rebadged as Nissan Platina, at the Nissan Mexicana plant in Aguascalientes. For a short time, between the end of 2002 and 2004, it was also assembled in Russia by Avtoframos. The Platina was dropped following the 2010 model year, and was replaced by the March in its Mexican assembly plant and the line-up. At the beginning it was available with only two engine options in Europe: a 1.4-litre, 8-valve (75 hp, 114 Nm) and a 1.4-litre, 16-valve (98 hp, 127 Nm), both of them with multi-point fuel injection. In Argentina it was manufactured with a 1.6-litre, 16-valve petrol (100 hp; 74 kW) engine and a 1.9-litre diesel (65 hp; non-turbo), in Colombia with the 1.4-litre, 8-valve, and in Brazil either with the 1.6-litre, 16-valve or with

Second generation (2008)

The second generation uses the running gear of the previous generation car and has a different design than the third generation Clio. The name Clio was dropped in favour to just Symbol, or Thalia in those markets where this name was used on the previous generation. It was revealed for the first time in August 2008 at the Moscow International Motor Show, production started the same month, and it went on sale between September and November. The second generation car is longer than the previous by 7 cm (2.8 in) and has a boot capacity of 506 litres (17.9 cu ft). The new Symbol was designed jointly by Renault's engineering teams in France, Turkey and Romania, for countries in the Eastern and Central Europe, Russia, Turkey, North Africa and as well the Persian Gulf States. Development of the project (codenamed L35) took 26 months. The main production site remains the Oyak-Renault plant in Bursa, Turkey, and from 2009 it was also manufactured in the Santa Isabel factory in Córdoba, Argentina, for the South American market and only with the 1.6-litre, 16-valve engine. It is available in three equipment levels: Authentique, Expression and Privilège. Features included by Authentique are driver airbag, rev-counter or body-coloured front and rear bumpers. Expression adds hydraulic power steering, trip computer, electric front windows, height adjustable steering wheel and front seats, folding rear bench seat, rear headrests and body-coloured mirrors and electric central locking with remote control. Privilège adds electric mirrors, leather-trimmed steering wheel, foglamps, rear electric windows and radio-CD player with MP3 playback. In terms of safety, the new Symbol offers driver airbag, passenger airbag, two lateral airbags (depending on version), anti-lock braking system (ABS) an

Third generation (2013)

The third generation was revealed at the 2012 Istanbul Motor Show, and it is a rebadged version of the second generation Dacia/Renault Logan. It is manufactured in Bursa, Turkey, and went sale on the Turkish market at the beginning of 2013, also being released in Algeria and Tunisia. It is also manufactured and sold in Brazil since November 2013, as the Renault Logan. In Chile it is marketed as the Renault Symbol. In November 2014, the Renault Symbol began assembly from CKD kits in a new plant in Oran, Algeria. Its production capacity is 25,000 units per year, which may eventually be increased to 75,000 vehicles per year. The model produced for South America (where it is marketed mainly as the Renault Logan) and Turkey and Algeria retains small design differences, both at the exterior and the interior. The interior differs mainly at the central part of the dashboard, whereas the exterior has a different front end design, incorporating the new large Renault badge, a different headlamp configuration and mirror-mounted indicators. In Turkey, it is offered with a 1.2-litre 16-valve petrol engine, developing 55 kW (75 PS) and 107 N⋅m (10.9 m⋅kgf), or a 1.5-litre diesel engine, developing 66 kW (90 PS) and 220 N⋅m (22.4 m⋅kgf). In both cases, they are coupled either to a 5-speed manual transmission, or after the 2017 facelift, the 5-speed Easy-R automated manual transmission. It is available in seven colours and two trim levels, which are Joy and Touch. In Chile, it is equipped with a 1.6-litre petrol engine, capable of developing 61 kW (83 PS) and 131 N⋅m (13.4 m⋅kgf). It comes in three trim levels: Expression, Dynamique and Privilege. Facelift. In the first quarter of 2017, it was facelifted, receiving design modifications to the front with LED daytime running lights and mo

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== See also == Renault Clio, the base model for the first two generations Dacia Logan, the base model for the third generation, in turn based on the Renault Clio platform Nissan B platform, the platform that forms the basis for several related models

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