Start Your Engines: Renault Clio takes on Fighter Jet
Posted on 03.4.2010 14:30 by kirbygarlitos Filed under: Renault | compact cars | funny | video | hatchback | Renault Clio | Cars | Car News When it comes to idiotically mismatched races, you can’t get any more one-sided than the race that you’re about to see in this promo video. The Renault Clio is a pretty nice compact car and all, but, to be honest, it’s not really the type of car you’d want to be driving if you’re thinking of racing with other cars. The thought of a Clio going up against a Ferrari or a Lamborghini already has ‘massacre’ written all over it. Continued after the jump. Start Your Engines: Renault Clio takes on Fighter Jet originally appeared on topspeed.

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