For those who find the hilarious but rather under-equipped Renaultsport Clio Cup a little too hair-shirted, Renault has the answer - The Clio Gordini R.S.
Much as the recently released Twingo Gordini is based on the Renaultsport Twingo, the Clio Gordini is based on the full-on Renaultsport version of the Clio, but with an added dose of luxury.
Therefore, while you get the same 197bhp 2.0-litre motor (that gets the car from rest to 62mph in 6.9secs) and the same chassis (both Sport or more hardcore Cup versions are available), you get a plethora of goodies and gadgets.
These include blue and black leather seats, a blue and black leather-trimmed steering wheel, a metallic Gordini-branded gear knob (and a sprinkling of Gordini badges around the cabin), TomTom sat-nav, climate control, cruise control, heated seats, automatic lights and wipers, and plenty of other trinkets too numerous to mention.
On the outside there's a choice of four body colours (Malte Blue, Pearlescent Black, Glacier White and Pearlescent Givre), black diamond-effect alloys, signature Gordini white stripes, and a bumper and rear diffuser finished in gloss black.