Renault Symbol#First generation (Clio Symbol; 1999)
{{distinguish|Renault Symbioz}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Renault Symbol
| image = Renault Symbol 1.6 Expression 2015.jpg
| manufacturer = Renault
| production = 1999–2021
| related = Dacia Logan
| class = Subcompact car
| body_style = 4-door sedan
| layout = Front-engine, front-wheel drive
| successor = Renault Taliant
}}
The Renault Symbol, Clio or Thalia in some markets, is a subcompact sedan produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault.{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com/en/Vehicules/renault/Pages/symbol-thalia.aspx |title=Renault Symbol / Thalia |publisher=Renault |access-date=2010-11-28}} 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,{{cite web |url=http://www.autoevolution.com/cars/renault-clio-symbolthalia-2000.html |title=Renault Clio Symbol/Thalia 2000 |publisher=Autoevolution |access-date=2011-05-18}} while it was not sold in Western Europe.{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com/fr/produits/clio_symbol.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050205181509/http://www.renault.com/fr/produits/clio_symbol.htm |archive-date=2005-02-05 |title=Clio Tricorps : une petite familiale robuste |publisher=Renault |quote=Clio Tricorps est disponible hors d'Europe occidentale. |language=fr |access-date=2011-07-20}} 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 car. 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Communiqu%C3%A9%20de%20presse/en-EN/Pieces%20jointes/12267_L65_ph4_DP_Ang_diff_complet.pdf#page=6 |page=6 |title=Press release |publisher=Renault |date=2006-09-04 |access-date=2011-06-12}}
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First generation ({{vanchor|Clio Symbol}}; 1999)
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Clio Symbol
| image = Renault Thalia in Krakow.jpg
| aka = Renault Clio Classic (North Africa and Middle East)
Renault Clio 4 Puertas (Argentina, Uruguay, Chile)
Renault Clio Sedan (Brazil, Paraguay)
Renault Citius (Colombia, taxi version){{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCs2gp17dc&t=2s | title=Renault citius | website=YouTube }}
Renault Thalia (Central and Southeastern Europe)
Nissan Platina (Mexico)
| production = 1999–2008 (Renault)
2002–2010 (Nissan)
| assembly = {{ubl |Turkey: Bursa (Oyak-Renault)| Brazil: São José dos Pinhais |Colombia: Envigado |Mexico: Aguascalientes}}
| body_style = 4-door sedan
| platform = Renault A Platform (X65)
| engine = Petrol:
1.2 L D7F/D4F I4
1.4 L K7J/K4J I4
1.6 L K7M/K4M I4
Petrol flex-fuel:
1.0 L D7D/D4D I4
1.6 L K7M/K4M I4
Diesel:
1.5 L K9K I4
1.9 L F8Q I4
1.9 L F9Q I4
| transmission = 5-speed manual
4-speed automatic
| wheelbase = {{convert|2473|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|4150|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (1999–02)
{{convert|4171|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (2002–08)
| width = {{convert|1639|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1437|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|910|-|1090|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| related = Renault Clio II
}}
In late 1999, the Clio Symbol began production in Turkey, as the sedan version of the Clio II.{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com/en/Lists/ArchivesDocuments/Renault%20-%202000%20Annual%20Report%20Summary.pdf#page=19 |page=19 |title=2000 Annual Report Summary |publisher=Renault |quote=Clio Symbol, a three-box model launched in late 1999. |date=2001-04-24 |access-date=2011-07-29}} It was subsequently launched in other countries, under different names, depending on the market: Clio Symbol,"Clio Symbol" in [https://web.archive.org/web/20060721023945/http://www.renault.com.tr/model_sec.php Turkey], [https://web.archive.org/web/20020705190219/http://www.renault.ro/ro/autovehicule/ Romania], Bulgaria, [https://web.archive.org/web/20031011011946/http://www.renault.by/clio_symbol.html Belarus], [https://web.archive.org/web/20011215004451/http://www.renault.ua/clio_symbol.html Ukraine] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20011203062816/http://www.renault.ru/cars/ Russia]. It was marketed as "Symbol" from 2002, after the facelift, in [https://web.archive.org/web/20021015025637/http://www.renault.by/new_symbol.html Belarus], [https://web.archive.org/web/20020609193807/http://www.renault.ru/cars/ Russia] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20020814001637/http://www.renault.ua/new_symbol.html Ukraine]. In [https://web.archive.org/web/20050415060936/http://www.renault.ro/ro/autovehicule/ Romania] the name "Symbol" was adopted in the first half of 2005. In [https://web.archive.org/web/20060927154844/http://www.renault.com.tr/model/default.asp Turkey] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20061113011225/http://www.renault.bg/bg/sitemap/ Bulgaria] the name was adopted in the fall of 2006, after the second restyling. Thalia,[http://www.thalia.renault.com/ "Thalia"] in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Also in [https://web.archive.org/web/20010827084238/http://www.renault.hr/osobna/thalia/ Croatia], [https://web.archive.org/web/20050207082653/http://www.renault.si/RenaultSITe/cars/thalia/home/index.html Slovenia], [http://www.renault.ba/cars/thalia/home.html Bosnia and Herzegovina], [http://www.renault.mk/cars/thalia/home.html Macedonia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006061343/http://renault.mk/cars/thalia/home.html |date=2011-10-06 }}, [http://www.renault.rs/nova-vozila/putnicka-vozila/thalia/thalia/ Serbia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712040321/http://www.renault.rs/nova-vozila/putnicka-vozila/thalia/thalia/ |date=2013-07-12 }}, [http://www.renault.me/cars/thalia/home.html Montenegro] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410191305/http://www.renault.me/cars/thalia/home.html |date=2011-04-10 }}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20010504191723/http://www.renault.hr/osobna/thalia/ Albania], [http://www.renault.gr/teliko/RenaultSITe/cars/vn_selecthomeaa0b.html Greece], [http://www.renault.lv/lv/cars/thalia/home.html Latvia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819040527/http://www.renault.lv/lv/cars/thalia/home.html |date=2012-08-19 }} and [http://www.renault.lt/cars/thalia/home.html Lithuania] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122001539/http://renault.lt/cars/thalia/home.html |date=2012-11-22 }}. Clio Sedan,"Clio Sedan" in [https://web.archive.org/web/20040701015402/http://www.renault.com.br/RenaultSITe/cars/vn_selecthome_sc_br.jsp?f=1 Brazil] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20010810182631/http://www.rieder.com.py/renault/clio2_sedan/clio2_sedan.html Paraguay]. Clio 4 Puertas,"Clio 4 Puertas" in [https://web.archive.org/web/20040611100147/http://www.renault.com.ar/SecVehiculos/VehiculoHome?varcategory=Clio+4+Puertas Argentina], [https://web.archive.org/web/20060411003357/http://www.renault.cl/site/Renault/SecVehiculos/Automoviles/Clio4Puertas/index.html Chile] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20060827050427/http://www.renaulturuguay.com.uy/SecVehiculos/Automoviles/Clio4Puertas/index.html Uruguay]. Symbol,"Symbol" in the rest of [http://www.autocosmos.com/ South America], except Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. or Clio Classic."Clio Classic" in the Middle East ([https://web.archive.org/web/20040210142240/http://www.renault.co.il/catalog/family.asp?catID=1&familyId=10 Israel], [https://web.archive.org/web/20080620045453/http://www.renault.com.sy/commun/site_map.html Syria], [https://web.archive.org/web/20040114045104/http://www.renault-lebanon.com/what.html Lebanon]) and North Africa ([https://web.archive.org/web/20050308111004/http://www.renault.ma/conduire/vehicules/navigation/homepage_vehicule.htm Morocco], [https://web.archive.org/web/20021218095205/http://www.renault.com.eg/vehicle.asp Egypt], [http://autoalgerie.com/on-repoudre-discretement,528 Algeria], [https://web.archive.org/web/20020814092559/http://www.renault.com.tn/gamme/principal_gamme.htm Tunisia]). 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,{{cite web |url=http://www.autocosmos.cl/noticias/8092/en-chile-el-nissan-platina.aspx |title=En Chile el Nissan Platina |publisher=Autocosmos |language=es |date=2004-01-24 |access-date=2011-06-22 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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 {{convert|38|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} than the hatchback and has a larger boot of {{Convert|510|l|cuft}}.{{cite web|title=Rodinný pomocník za rozumnou cenu|url=http://www.autotesty.cz/2001/1Q/auto/thalia.htm|publisher=Autotesty|access-date=2011-09-30|language=cs|date=2001-03-30}}
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.{{cite web|access-date=26 June 2023|author=Renault|date=2000|language=fr|title=Synthèse du rapport annuel 1999|url=https://www.renaultgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/renault_-_synthese_du_rapport_annuel_1999.pdf|website=renaultgroup.com}} Worldwide, it was also built in Brazil at the Ayrton Senna complex in Sao José dos Pinhais, near Curitiba,{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com/en/Lists/ArchivesDocuments/Renault%20-%202006%20Registration%20Document.pdf#page=9 |page=9 |title=2006 Registration Document |publisher=Renault |quote=Outside Europe, Clio is also assembled [...] in Mercosur countries in [...] Curitiba in Brazil, Envigado in Colombia (the Clio Symbol sedan). |date=2007-04-24 |access-date=2011-05-19}} since 2000, and since 2001 in Colombia by Sofasa.{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com/en/Groupe/developpement-durable/fiches-sites/Pages/envigado.aspx |title=Envigado - Renault-Sofasa |publisher=Renault |quote=Renault-Sofasa produces the [...] Symbol [...] and sells [...] the new Symbol II. |access-date=2011-05-07}} In 2002, it began assembly in Mexico, rebadged as Nissan Platina, at the Nissan Mexicana plant in Aguascalientes.{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com/en/Lists/ArchivesDocuments/Renault%20-%20Alliance%20facts%20and%20figures%20-%20en%20-%20oct08.pdf#page=7 |page=7 |title=Alliance facts and figures |publisher=Renault |quote=2002/03.4: Production of the Nissan Platina, derived from the Clio sedan, begins at the Nissan Aguascalientes plant in Mexico. |date=2008-09-17 |access-date=2011-06-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904162251/http://www.renault.com/en/Lists/ArchivesDocuments/Renault%20-%20Alliance%20facts%20and%20figures%20-%20en%20-%20oct08.pdf#page=7 |archive-date=2012-09-04 }} For a short time, between the end of 2002 and 2004, it was also assembled in Russia by Avtoframos.{{cite web|title=Moscow - Avtoframos|url=http://www.renault.com/en/groupe/developpement-durable/fiches-sites/pages/moscou.aspx|publisher=Renault|access-date=2011-09-29|quote=Avtoframos is a commercial and industrial company selling the Renault range in Russia. Its plant in Moscow started assembling Clio three-box at the end of 2002.}}{{cite web|title=Renault Clio Simbol: Никакой символики|url=http://www.autocentre.ua/ac/Service/Used-Cars/14117.html|publisher=AutoCentre|language=ru|access-date=2011-09-29|date=2009-01-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723123415/http://www.autocentre.ua/ac/Service/Used-Cars/14117.html|archive-date=2012-07-23}} The Platina was dropped following the 2010 model year,{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com/en/Lists/ArchivesDocuments/Renault%20-%202010%20Registration%20Document.pdf#page=232 |page=230 |title=2010 Registration Document |publisher=Renault |quote=Production of the dual-badged Clio/Platina at Nissan’s Aguascalientes plant in Mexico [...] has been suspended. |date=2011-04-18 |access-date=2011-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405083127/http://www.renault.com/en/Lists/ArchivesDocuments/Renault%20-%202010%20Registration%20Document.pdf#page=232 |archive-date=2012-04-05 }} 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.{{cite web|title=Clio Symbol Özelikler|url=http://www.renault.com.tr/2001/clio_symbol_ozellik.htm|publisher=Renault Türkiye|access-date=2011-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417030552/http://www.renault.com.tr/2001/clio_symbol_ozellik.htm|archive-date=2001-04-17 |language=tr}} 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),{{cite web|title=Renault : Clio2 : Ficha Técnica|url=http://www.rieder.com.py/renault/nuevo_clio_sedan/nuevo_clio_sedan.html|publisher=Rieder & CIA S.A.C.I.|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020323200527/http://www.rieder.com.py/renault/clio2_sedan/tecnico.html|archive-date=2002-03-23}} in Colombia with the 1.4-litre, 8-valve,{{cite web|title=Symbol - ficha técnica|url=http://www.sofasa.com.co/renault/symbol/sym-ficha.htm|publisher=Sofasa S.A.|access-date=2011-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020328131758/http://www.sofasa.com.co/renault/symbol/sym-ficha.htm|archive-date=2002-03-28|language=es}} and in Brazil either with the 1.6-litre, 16-valve or with a 1.0-L, 16-valve petrol (70 hp; 52 kW).{{cite web|title=Renault Clio Sedan|url=http://www.renault.com.br/cars/vn_tec_cliosedan.asp|publisher=Renault Brazil|access-date=2011-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010807153155/http://www.renault.com.br/cars/vn_tec_cliosedan.asp|archive-date=2001-08-07|language=pt}} Initial trim designations were RN (RNA, RND) and RT (RTE, RTD), but later they received designated names: Authentique, Expression, Dynamique, Alizé, Privilège etc.
=Facelifts=
File:Renault Clio Sedan 2006 silver.jpg
It was facelifted in March 2002,{{cite web |url=http://www.otoalsat.com/haber/yenilik/yeni-clio-symbol-yeni-tasarimla-geliyor.html |title=Yeni Clio Symbol, yeni tasarımla geliyor |publisher=Otoalsat |language=tr |date=2002-03-15 |access-date=2011-07-31}} gaining the new front end of the hatchback Clio, black moldings on the bumpers, slightly revised interior (electric window buttons moved from the central console onto the doors, the steering wheel got a new design) and improved safety levels. New engines were also added:{{cite web|title=Renault - Autószalon - Új Thalia|url=http://www.renault.hu/autoszalon/szemely_felsz.php?param=39|publisher=Renault Hungary|access-date=4 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020818072733/http://www.renault.hu/autoszalon/szemely_felsz.php?param=39|archive-date=18 August 2002}}{{cite web|title=Brozura Thalia|url=http://www.renault.cz/download/brozury/brozura_thalia.pdf|publisher=Renault Czech Republic|access-date=4 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030407162832/http://www.renault.cz/download/brozury/brozura_thalia.pdf|archive-date=7 April 2003}} a 1.5-litre diesel (65 hp, 160 Nm),{{cite web|title=Renault Új Thalia Alizé 1.5 dCi 65 LE|url=http://www.renault.hu/autoszalon/szemely_verzio.php?param=418|publisher=Renault Hungary|access-date=4 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020614055948/http://www.renault.hu/autoszalon/szemely_verzio.php?param=418|archive-date=14 June 2002}} and the 1.6-litre, 16-valve petrol (105 hp, 148 Nm) in Europe,{{cite web|title=Renault Új Thalia Dynamique 1.6 16V 105 LE|url=http://www.renault.hu/autoszalon/szemely_verzio.php?param=390|publisher=Renault Hungary|access-date=4 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020614064228/http://www.renault.hu/autoszalon/szemely_verzio.php?param=390|archive-date=14 June 2002}} which was only available with the Dynamique trim level. Throughout the following years, two other versions of the dCi engine were featured in the range: the 65 hp version was upgraded to 70 hp (following the introduction of the Euro IV emission standards from January 2005) and a more powerful version of 80 hp and 185 Nm (in the second half of 2004).{{cite web|title=Renault ÚJ THALIA Status 1.5 dCi 80LE limitált széria|url=http://www.renault.hu/autoszalon/szemely_verzio.php?param=2521|publisher=Renault Hungary|access-date=4 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040912115745/http://www.renault.hu/autoszalon/szemely_verzio.php?param=2521|archive-date=12 September 2004}}{{cite web |url=http://www.carfolio.com/search/results/?makematch=c&make=Renault&modelmatch=c&model=Clio%20II%20Symbol&num=10&offset=0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118175121/http://www.carfolio.com/search/results/?makematch=c&make=Renault&modelmatch=c&model=Clio%20II%20Symbol&num=10&offset=0 |archive-date=18 January 2013 |title=Renault Symbol I specifications |publisher=Carfolio.com |access-date=2011-05-07 |url-status=dead }} A new 1.2-litre, 16-valve engine (75 hp, 105 Nm) was introduced the first half of 2006.{{cite web|title=Cenik Thalia 04_06 CB|url=http://www.renault.cz/ceniky/cenik_thalia.pdf|publisher=Renault Czech Republic|access-date=4 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505064508/http://www.renault.cz/ceniky/cenik_thalia.pdf|archive-date=5 May 2006}} An automatic transmission version was available, but only with the 1.4 16-valve petrol engine.{{cite web|title=Renault - Autószalon - Thalia|url=http://www.renault.hu/autoszalon/szemely_felsz.php?param=39|publisher=Renault|access-date=2011-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021205042454/http://www.renault.hu/autoszalon/szemely_felsz.php?param=39|language=hu|archive-date=2002-12-05}}
The new front end was adopted in South America from 2003. In Brazil two engines were adapted to run with flexible-fuel: the 1.0-litre, 16-valve (76 hp on petrol, 77 hp on alcohol) and the 1.6-litre 16-valve (110 hp on petrol, 115 hp on alcohol);{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com.br/downloads/meu/catalogos/folheto_cliosedan.pdf#page=3 |page=3 |title=Renault Clio Sedan |publisher=Renault Brazil |language=pt |date=2008-06-11 |access-date=2011-06-02}} while in Argentina a CNG version was introduced towards the end of the year.{{cite web|title=Renault Clio CNG|url=http://www.renault.com.ar/SecVehiculos/VehiculoHome?varcategory=Clio+GNC|publisher=Renault Argentina|access-date=2011-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031205153013/http://www.renault.com.ar/SecVehiculos/VehiculoHome?varcategory=Clio+GNC|archive-date=2003-12-05|language=es}} The interior of the pre-facelifted model was kept in the South American facelift version. In Colombia, automatic transmission was added in 2004 to the Symbol Expression, and the new interior of the facelift model was added in 2008, with some differences from the European version, including the location of the electric window controls, the seats and the radio, and it kept the exterior of the phase II Symbol. The Alizé model electric front windows and a driver's airbag; the Expression included electric mirrors, a digital clock, a passenger airbag, ABS and foglights. The 2008 model also included a 1.6-litre petrol engine, replacing the 1.4-litre one.
The Nissan Platina was available only with the 1.6-litre 16-valve petrol engine (110 hp; 82 kW). It had four trim levels, named Grado Q, Grado K, Grado K plus and Grado A, the same as the top cards in a playing deck.{{cite web|title=Catálogo Nissan Platina|url=http://www.nissanplatina.com.mx/platina.pdf|publisher=Nissan Mexicana|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030315030330/http://www.nissanplatina.com.mx/platina.pdf|archive-date=2003-03-15|access-date=2011-10-04|language=es}} From the 2008 model year, they changed to Custom, Emotion, Premium and Premium A.{{cite web|title=Nissan Platina|url=http://www.nissanplatina.com.mx/index.php|publisher=Nissan Mexicana|access-date=2011-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215071925/http://www.nissanplatina.com.mx/index.php|archive-date=2007-12-15|language=es}} It was sold either with a manual gearbox or with an automatic one with an overdrive system.
In the first half of 2005, minor changes were made to the models. These included clear tail light lenses and side repeaters, a slightly modified grille and some of the display units changing from analogue to digital.
In the beginning of 2006, an improved version of the sedan was offered in Argentina and Brazil, and from Autumn in Europe.{{cite web|title=Clio 4 Puertas|url=http://www.renault.com.ar/opencms/SecVehiculos/Automoviles/Clio4Puertas/index.html|publisher=Renault Argentina|access-date=2011-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206192411/http://www.renault.com.ar/opencms/SecVehiculos/Automoviles/Clio4Puertas/index.html|archive-date=2006-02-06}} The exterior now had body-coloured bumpers, without mouldings, regardless of the trim level. The shape of the grille was revised and the boot got a new handle with the Renault logo integrated, similar to the one used on the Laguna, as well as the new styling of the Renault nameplate. Four new colours were made available and two distinctive new rim designs. For the European model and the Platina,{{cite web|title=Platina - Nuevo interior|url=http://www.nissanplatina.com.mx/catalogo.pdf|publisher=Nissan Mexicana|access-date=2011-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208023953/http://www.nissanplatina.com.mx/catalogo.pdf|archive-date=2006-12-08|language=es}} the interior was upgraded to the one used in the facelifted Clio II, with very minor parts commonality with Mégane II, as well as new standard and optional equipment, such as automatic air conditioning and a CD player.{{cite web|title=Renault Clio - Pentru cei alergici|url=http://www.autoshow.ro/article--x-Prezentari-Renault_Clio_-_Pentru_cei_alergici--2001.html|publisher=Autoshow|access-date=2011-10-04|language=ro|date=2006-08-29}}
This model was offered in three equipment levels: Authentique, Expression and Dynamique.
Expression included driver airbag, air conditioning, trip computer, electric mirrors, electric front windows, CD-player and height-adjustable steering wheel. Dynamique added passenger airbag, ABS, electric rear windows, body-coloured door handles and alloy rims, although the ABS and passenger airbag were options that could be added to lower levels too. Automatic air conditioning was available as an extra feature.
It scored 12 points out of 16 in a frontal crash test conducted by the Russian magazine Autoreview in 2002, which was considered equivalent to the result scored by the hatchback version in the Euro NCAP testing.{{cite web |url=http://www.autoreview.ru/_archive/section/detail.php?ELEMENT_ID=75208&SECTION_ID=2248 |title=Dve bol'shie raznitsy |publisher=Autoreview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206200734/http://www.autoreview.ru/_archive/section/detail.php?ELEMENT_ID=75208&SECTION_ID=2248 |archive-date=6 February 2015 |language=ru |issue=No 7, 2002 |access-date=2011-07-15}} Over 600,000 units were sold worldwide since the release of this model.{{cite web |url=http://www.leconomiste.com/article/renault-lance-la-berline-symbol |title=Renault lance la berline Symbol |publisher=L'Economiste |quote=depuis son lancement en 2000, la Clio Symbol a été vendue à plus de 600.000 exemplaires dans le monde. |language=fr |date=2008-08-22 |access-date=2011-06-02}}
=Marketing=
Renault quietly stopped sales of Thalia in Croatia during 2005 in favour of the Dacia Logan and from early 2006, it has no longer been present on their websites.{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.hr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060105051847/http://www.renault.hr:80/RenaultSITe/cars/home/index.html |archive-date=2006-01-05 |title=Renault of Croatia |language=hr |access-date=2019-02-11}}{{Clear}}
{{Anchor|2}}Second generation (2008)
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Symbol II
| image = Renault Symbol front wdebut Moscow autoshow 2008 27 08.jpg
| aka = Renault Thalia
| production = 2008–2012 (Turkey)
2008–2013 (Argentina)
2009–2013 (Colombia)
| assembly = {{ubl |Turkey: Bursa (Oyak-Renault)|Argentina: Santa Isabel |Colombia: Envigado}}
| body_style = 4-door sedan
| platform = Renault A Platform (X65)
| engine = Petrol:
1.2 L D4F/D4FT I4
1.4 L K4J I4
1.6 L K4M I4
Petrol flex-fuel:
1.6 L K4M I4
Diesel:
1.5 L K9K I4
| transmission = 5-speed manual
4-speed automatic
| wheelbase = {{convert|2473|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|4261|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1639|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1439|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|904|-|1045|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| related = Renault Clio II
}}
File:Renault Symbol rear wdebut Moscow autoshow 2008 27 08.jpg
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,{{cite web|title=TURKEY: Production of new Renault Symbol starts|url=https://www.just-auto.com/news/turkey-production-of-new-renault-symbol-starts/|website=Just Auto|language=en-US|date=2008-08-19|access-date=2022-09-05|publication-date=}} and it went on sale between September and November. The second generation car is longer than the previous by {{convert|7|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} and has a boot capacity of {{Convert|506|L|cuft}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Communiqu%C3%A9%20de%20presse/en-EN/Pieces%20jointes/17545_PR_Reveal_SYMBOL_GB.pdf |title=New Renault Symbol, an elegant three-box saloon with seductive appeal |publisher=Renault |date=2008-08-26 |access-date=2011-06-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323000531/http://www.renault.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Communiqu%C3%A9%20de%20presse/en-EN/Pieces%20jointes/17545_PR_Reveal_SYMBOL_GB.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-23 }}
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.{{cite web |url=http://renaultconcepts.online.fr/news/symbol.htm |title=Nouvelle Symbol : fer de lance des pays émergents |publisher=Renault Concepts |language=fr |date=2008-09-15 |access-date=2011-07-21 |archive-date=2011-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819082308/http://renaultconcepts.online.fr/news/symbol.htm |url-status=dead }} 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.[https://noticias.autocosmos.com.ar/2008/12/23/renault-symbol-el-nuevo-sedan-argentino Renault Symbol: el nuevo sedán argentino] on Autocosmos, 23 Dec 2008[https://ar.motor1.com/news/470914/adios-al-renault-symbol/ Adiós al Renault Symbol] on Motor1, 6 Nov 2013{{cite web |url=http://www.media.renault.com/download/media/specialfile/8149_1_5.aspx |title=Renault launches new Renault Symbol in South America |publisher=Renault |quote=New Renault Symbol will be manufactured for the argentine and brazilian market at the Santa Isabel (Cordoba) plant in Argentina. |date=2008-12-23 |access-date=2011-05-18 |archive-date=2011-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721203106/http://www.media.renault.com/download/media/specialfile/8149_1_5.aspx |url-status=dead }}
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) and electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD), anti-intrusion strengthening in front and rear doors, height-adjustable front seatbelts, power steering and rear parking sensors.
In December 2008, the second generation of the Renault Symbol was awarded the "Autobest 2009" prize, by a jury made up of journalists from fifteen countries, mainly emerging markets in Eastern and Central Europe.{{cite news|title=The 'Autobest 2009' award goes to new Renault Symbol/Thalia|url=http://www.daciagroup.com/en/news/dacia-in-the-news/the-autobest-2009-award-goes-to-new-renault-symbolthalia|publisher=Dacia|access-date=2014-10-01|date=2008-12-09}}
The Turkish police forces use second generation Renault Symbol cars.{{cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/21532948@N04/3997861994/ |title=Renault Clio Symbol "Türk Polis Teşkilatı" |publisher=Flickr |language=tr |date=2009-10-01 |access-date=2010-11-03}}
=Engines=
According to Renault, the engines used on this model are of the latest generation at the date of release.{{cite web |url=http://www.carfolio.com/search/results/?makematch=c&make=renault&modelmatch=c&model=symbol&y1=2008&num=10&offset=0 |title=Renault Symbol II specifications |publisher=Carfolio |date=2010-11-17 |access-date=2010-11-28}}{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com.br/downloads/meu/catalogos/manual_symbol.pdf#page=138 |page=138 |title=Symbol - Manual de utilização |language=pt |publisher=Renault Brazil |date=2008-10-21 |access-date=2011-06-02}}{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Communiqu%C3%A9%20de%20presse/en-EN/Pieces%20jointes/17807_SYMBOL_GB_D7813E87.pdf |title=New Renault Symbol, elegant, versatile and inexpensive to run |publisher=Renault |date=2008-09-11 |access-date=2011-06-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323000546/http://www.renault.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Communiqu%C3%A9%20de%20presse/en-EN/Pieces%20jointes/17807_SYMBOL_GB_D7813E87.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-23 }}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:91%;" |
| Engine
! Code ! Type ! Power ! Torque ! Top speed ! 0–100 km/h (0-62 mph) ! Consumption ! CO2 emissions |
|---|
| 1.2 L (1149 cc)
| D4F 728 | 16-valve I4 | {{convert|75|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|105|Nm|lbft mkgf|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|167|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} | 13.0 s | 5.9 L/100 km | 140 g/km |
| 1.4 L (1390 cc)
| K7J 700 | 8-valve I4 |{{convert|75|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} |{{convert|114|Nm|lbft mkgf|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|170|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} | 12.5 s | 7.1 L/100 km | 168 g/km |
| 1.4 L (1390 cc)
| K4J 712 | 16-valve I4 |{{convert|98|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} |{{convert|127|Nm|lbft mkgf|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|185|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} | 11.5 s | 7.0 L/100 km | 165 g/km |
| 1.4 L (1390 cc)
| K4J 713 | 16-valve I4 |{{convert|98|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} |{{convert|127|Nm|lbft mkgf|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|180|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} | 13.9 s | 7.3 L/100 km | 174 g/km |
| 1.5 L (1461 cc)
| K9K 700 | 8-valve dCi I4 |{{convert|64|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} |{{convert|160|Nm|lbft mkgf|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} | 15.2 s | 4.7 L/100 km | 126 g/km |
| 1.5 L (1461 cc)
| K9K 740 | 8-valve dCi I4 |{{convert|65|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} |{{convert|160|Nm|lbft mkgf|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} | 16.5 s | 4.5 L/100 km | 118 g/km |
| 1.5 L (1461 cc)
| K9K 718 | 8-valve dCi I4 |{{convert|84|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} |{{convert|200|Nm|lbft mkgf|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|177|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} | 12.3 s | 4.3 L/100 km | 116 g/km |
| 1.6 L (1598 cc)
| K7M Hi-Flex | 8-valve I4 |{{convert|95|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} |{{convert|138|Nm|lbft mkgf|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|174|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} | 11.5 s | | |
| 1.6 L (1598 cc)
| K4M 745 | 16-valve I4 |{{convert|105|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} |{{convert|148|Nm|lbft mkgf|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|185|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} | 11.9 s | 7.6 L/100 km | 180 g/km |
| 1.6 L (1598 cc)
| K4M Hi-Flex | 16-valve I4 |{{convert|115|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} |{{convert|157|Nm|lbft mkgf|0|abbr=on}} | | | | |
{{Anchor|3}}Third generation (2013)
{{Main|Dacia Logan}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Symbol III
| image = Renault Symbol 1.6 Dynamique 2015 (36337325512).jpg
| aka = Dacia Logan
Renault Logan
| production = 2013–2021
| assembly = Bursa, Turkey (Oyak-Renault){{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}
Oran, Algeria
| body_style = 4-door saloon
5-door station wagon
| platform = Dacia M0 platform{{cite web|title=European Malaise Not Slowing Down Renault's Dacia|url=http://wardsauto.com/europe/european-malaise-not-slowing-down-renault-s-dacia|publisher=WardsAuto|date=27 November 2012}}
| engine = Petrol:
0.9L TCe "M281" turbo I3
1.0 L TCe M281 I3 turbo
1.0 L SCe I3
1.0 L TCe I3 turbo
1.2 L D4F I4
1.6 L SCe H4M I4
Diesel:
1.5 L dCi K9K I4
| transmission = 5-speed manual
5-speed automated manual
| wheelbase = {{convert|2634|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|4346|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1733|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1517|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|1049|-|1268|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| related = Renault Sandero II
| designer = Renault Design Central Europe
| successor = Renault Taliant
}}
File:Renault Symbol 1.6 Expression 2014 (15096285939).jpg
The third generation was revealed at the 2012 Istanbul Motor Show,{{cite web|title=New Renault Symbol: a status-enhancing yet affordable family saloon|url=http://media.renault.com/global/en-gb/Media/PressRelease.aspx?mediaid=39236|publisher=Renault|access-date=2012-11-07|date=2012-11-01|archive-date=2014-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201191402/http://media.renault.com/global/en-gb/Media/PressRelease.aspx?mediaid=39236|url-status=dead}} and it is a rebadged version of the second generation Dacia/Renault Logan.{{cite web|title=2013 Renault Symbol revealed - rebadged Dacia Logan for Turkey|url=http://www.worldcarfans.com/112110150070/2013-renault-symbol-revealed---rebadged-dacia-logan-for|publisher=Worldcarfans|access-date=2012-11-07|date=2012-11-01|archive-date=2015-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212141636/http://www.worldcarfans.com/112110150070/2013-renault-symbol-revealed---rebadged-dacia-logan-for|url-status=dead}} It is manufactured in Bursa, Turkey,{{cite web|title=Renault Symbol / Thalia|url=http://www.renault.com/en/vehicules/aujourd-hui/renault-vehicules-particuliers/pages/symbol-thalia.aspx|publisher=Renault|quote=New Renault Symbol is manufactured in Bursa (Turkey) while its previous version is still built in Cordoba (Argentina).|access-date=2012-11-22}} 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.{{cite web|title=Agora bonito, novo Logan parte de R$ 28990|url=http://revistaautoesporte.globo.com/Analises/noticia/2013/11/agora-bonito-novo-renault-logan-parte-de-r-28990.html|publisher=Revista Autoesporte|access-date=2014-01-12|date=2013-11-04|archive-date=2014-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112104835/http://revistaautoesporte.globo.com/Analises/noticia/2013/11/agora-bonito-novo-renault-logan-parte-de-r-28990.html|url-status=dead}} In Chile it is marketed as the Renault Symbol.{{cite web|url=http://www.renault.cl/cars/Symbol/home.html|title=Renault - Car Home|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-date=19 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419095757/http://www.renault.cl/cars/Symbol/home.html|url-status=dead}}
In November 2014, the Renault Symbol began assembly from CKD kits in a new plant in Oran, Algeria.{{Cite web |url=http://media.renault.com/download/media/specialfile/63217_1_5.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-03-02 |archive-date=2016-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307201626/http://media.renault.com/download/media/specialfile/63217_1_5.aspx |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dacia.ro/modele-si-preturi/logan/|title=Logan - Dacia|access-date=15 July 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.renault.com.tr/araclar/binek-araclar/symbol/ozellikler.html|title=Araçlar - Binek Araçlar - Renault Symbol - Özellikler - Renault Türkiye|work=Renault|access-date=15 July 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.renault.cl/cars/Symbol/galeria.html|title=Renault - accessories|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-date=6 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006201537/http://www.renault.cl/cars/Symbol/galeria.html|url-status=dead}}
In Turkey, it is offered with a 1.2-litre 16-valve petrol engine, developing {{convert|55|kW|PS|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|107|Nm|mkgf|1|abbr=on}}, or a 1.5-litre diesel engine, developing {{convert|66|kW|PS|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|220|Nm|mkgf|1|abbr=on}}. In both cases, they are coupled to a 5-speed manual transmission. It is available in seven colours and two trim levels.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cdn.renault.com/content/dam/Renault/TR/global-brochures/SYMBOL-4.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-03-28 |archive-date=2016-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314224457/https://www.cdn.renault.com/content/dam/Renault/TR/global-brochures/SYMBOL-4.pdf |url-status=dead }}
In Chile, it is equipped with a 1.6-litre petrol engine, capable of developing {{convert|83|PS|kW|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} and {{convert|13.4|mkgf|Nm|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}. It comes in three trim levels: Expression, Dynamique and Privilege.{{Cite web |url=http://www.renault.cl/pdf/ficha_Symbol.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-03-28 |archive-date=2016-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416231336/http://www.renault.cl/pdf/ficha_Symbol.pdf |url-status=dead }}
=Facelift=
File:2021 Renault Symbol 1.6 Zen.jpg
In the first quarter of 2017, it was facelifted, receiving design modifications to the front with LED daytime running lights and more significantly to the rear design with a new trunk and new taillights, but also to the interior including a new 3-spoke steering wheel with the horn, in Turkey{{cite web |title=İşte 2017 model yeni Renault Symbol |url=https://www.automagg.com/iste-2017-model-yeni-renault-symbol/ |publisher=automagg |access-date=5 November 2018 |language=tr |date=30 December 2016}} (and nearby export markets) and, as well, in Chile.{{cite web |title=Renault Symbol Fase II en Chile, correcta remodelación |url=https://noticias.autocosmos.cl/2017/01/25/renault-symbol-fase-ii-en-chile-correcta-remodelacion |publisher=Autocosmos Chile |access-date=5 November 2018 |language=es |date=25 January 2017}} An important addition is the Dacia Easy-R automated manual transmission.
The facelifted model is slightly different in terms of design and even equipment from the Renault Logan offered in the rest of Latin America.{{cite web| url = https://www.renault.cl/modelos/pasajeros/symbol/dise%C3%B1o.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181106092824/https://www.renault.cl/modelos/pasajeros/symbol/dise%C3%B1o.html| archive-date = 2018-11-06| title = Diseño}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.renault.com.ar/automoviles/logan/diseno.html|title=Renault Logan | Diseño, Comodidad y gran espacio|website=www.renault.com.ar}}
The facelifted Symbol is not sold in Mexico, leaving Renault without a saloon in the Mexican market until its reintroduction in 2024.
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=Other markets=
Sales in Iran starts on August 2015.{{Cite web |title=رونمایی از خودروی جدید رنو سیمبل در ایران / تصاویر + قیمت |url=https://www.iranjib.ir/shownews/14403/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AE%D9%88 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=ایران جیب |language=fa}} Also in the first quarter of 2017, the updated version was launched in several Persian Gulf states,{{Cite web|url=https://www.cartrade.com/news/renault-symbol-launched-for-gulf-countries-india-bound-by-2021-133927.html|title=Renault Symbol launched for Gulf countries; India-bound by 2021 | CarTrade|website=www.cartrade.com}} such as Saudi Arabia,{{Cite web|url=https://www.renault.com.sa/cars/symbol/symbol.html|title=Renault Symbol | Comfortable Sedan | Renault Saudi Arabia|website=www.renault.com.sa}} the United Arab Emirates,{{Cite web|url=https://www.dubai.renault.ae/cars/symbol/symbol.html|title=Renault Symbol | Comfortable Sedan | Renault Dubai UAE|website=www.dubai.renault.ae}} and Qatar.{{Cite web|url=https://www.renault.qa/cars/symbol/symbol.html|title=Renault Symbol | Comfortable Sedan | Renault Qatar|website=www.renault.qa}}
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Sales
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! colspan="2" |Brazil sales |
| Clio Sedan
!Symbol |
|---|
| 2003
| {{n/a}} |
| 2004
|{{n/a}} |
| 2005
|{{n/a}} |
| 2006
|{{n/a}} |
| 2007
|{{n/a}} |
| 2008
|{{n/a}} |
| 2009 |
| 2010
|{{n/a}} |
| 2011
|{{n/a}} |
| 2012
|{{n/a}} |
| 2013
|{{n/a}} |
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
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Renault Symbol}}
- [http://www.renault.com/en/vehicules/renault/pages/symbol-thalia.aspx Official Renault Symbol website]
- [http://thalia.sda1.eu/ Renault Thalia/Symbol Downloads]
{{Renault vehicles timeline 1980 to date, Western European and North American market}}
{{Renault vehicles timeline, Latin American market, 1980–present}}
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