Identical to that of New Clio, the New Clio Cup bodyshell is reinforced by a bolted roll cage designed to comply with the standards of the FIA Super 2000 regulations. The decision to include a bolted roll cage means that the body-roll cage assembly does not need to be replaced every time the car is involved in a crash. The roll cage has been officially approved by the FIA, having easily exceeded the current standards.
Designed specifically by Sabelt, an official partner of Renaultsport for the New Clio Cup project, the bucket seat with built-in head restraint and six-point safety harness are compatible with the HANS® system. A wider version and a passenger seat are available optionally. In order to optimise the driving position, the height of the steering wheel may be adjusted.
Located right next to the steering wheel, the gearshift allows you to change gears while keeping both hands on the wheel. On the right, a specifically designed console allows you to easily enable all the controls, including the starter, the lights, the windscreen wipers, the fire extinguisher and the pit lane speed limiter.
The dashboard is fitted with a 24:9 format flat panel TFT screen by Magneti-Marelli. Ergonomic and user-friendly, it displays two pages to be used by the driver while out on the track and five pages for team use, once the car is back in the pits.
The “driver” pages display the engine revs, gear, car speed, water temperature, oil pressure and lap time.
The “team” pages display the engine and gearbox parameters, electrical diagnostics and the brake distribution settings.
Above the screen, six LEDs light up between 6,350 and 7,400rpm to help the driver decide when to change gear. Two further LEDs light up to signal an alarm and an explanatory message is displayed on the dashboard.
Various switches are organized according to their function on a console located to the right of the driver: circuit breaker, starter, headlights, rain light, windscreen wipers, fire extinguisher, etc. In addition, New Clio Cup is fitted with a pit lane speed limiter.
The battery master switch, derived from the one fitted on the Formula Renault 3.5 and located on the central transmission tunnel, is completely electronic and incorporates almost all critical fuses and relays
New Clio Cup comes with two software applications to make things easy for both teams and drivers. Now common in top-level motorsport, data acquisition is being taken to the masses by New Clio Cup, which is fitted with such a system as standard.
Wintax 3 is used to analyse the data collected. With a storage capacity of 16MB, the system can record around fifty parameters, including engine revs, gear selected, steering wheel angle, speed, etc. over a period of 62 minutes.
An optional kit containing extra sensors enables the team to view the track on the PC screen, display the lap time on the dashboard, measure brake pressure, etc.
Vision 4 relays information from the vehicle sensors in real time. In the event of a problem, all parameters can be checked immediately, making diagnosis easier than ever before.
The extinguisher system can be triggered using three electrical controls located at the base of the windscreen, on the dashboard and on the unit located to the right of the driver. Three jets are located in the interior and engine compartment (intake and exhaust manifold).
New Clio Cup can be supplied with a wider driver’s seat and/or a passenger bucket seat as optional extras.
