Renault is a long-time specialist in the art of the hot hatch and its latest device is the Clio Renault Sport Gordini 200 Special Edition, named after Italian-born motor racing mechanic and driver Amedee Gordini, who joined forces with Renault in the mid-1950s and developed a range of historic Renault performance cars. Priced from $39,140 (plus statutory and dealer delivery charges), the new Clio hot hatch is based on the Renault Sport (RS) 200 series, with a raft of mostly cosmetic features that distinguish it from others in the performance RS stable.