A jury of journalists from fifteen countries picked this budget Renault as their 2009 "Autobest" winner — serious recognition for a car built mainly for emerging markets.
Lead trim: Symbol II 1.2 D4F 16-valve (75 PS) · up to 113 hp
Renault Symbol II L35L35 · 2008–2013
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FactA jury of journalists from fifteen countries picked this budget Renault as their 2009 "Autobest" winner — serious recognition for a car built mainly for emerging markets.
The second generation, codenamed L35 (development took 26 months), dropped the Clio name for just Symbol, or Thalia where that name was used before. It was revealed in August 2008 at the Moscow International Motor Show, went into production the same month and on sale between September and November, uses the running gear of the previous generation with a different design from the third-generation Clio, and is 7 cm longer than its predecessor with a 506-litre boot. It was designed jointly by Renault's engineering teams in France, Turkey and Romania for Eastern and Central Europe, Russia, Turkey, North Africa and the Persian Gulf, built at Oyak-Renault in Bursa (2008–2012), in Argentina from 2009 with only the 1.6-litre 16-valve (2008–2013) and in Colombia (2009–2013), in Authentique, Expression and Privilège trims. Safety equipment includes driver and passenger airbags, two lateral airbags (depending on version), ABS, EBD and rear parking sensors; it won the "Autobest 2009" prize in December 2008, and unusually received no facelift as the Dacia Logan-based Symbol replaced it in 2013. The Turkish police used second and third generation Symbols.
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Trims & Figures
10 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol II 1.2 D4F 16-valve (75 PS) | 2008–2013 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 77 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Symbol II 1.4 K4J 712 16-valve (98 PS) | 2008–2013 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 97 hp | 94 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Symbol II 1.4 K4J 713 16-valve (98 PS) | 2008–2013 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 97 hp | 94 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Symbol II 1.4 K7J 8-valve (75 PS) | 2008–2013 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 84 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Symbol II 1.5 dCi K9K 700 (64 PS) | 2008–2013 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 63 hp | 118 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Symbol II 1.5 dCi K9K 718 (84 PS) | 2008–2013 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 83 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Symbol II 1.5 dCi K9K 740 (65 PS) | 2008–2013 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 64 hp | 118 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Symbol II 1.6 K4M 745 16-valve (105 PS) | 2008–2013 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 109 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Symbol II 1.6 K4M Hi-Flex 16-valve (115 PS) | 2008–2013 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 116 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Symbol II 1.6 K7M Hi-Flex 8-valve (95 PS) | 2008–2013 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 94 hp | 102 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
This 'Symbol' isn't really its own model — it's a rebadged Dacia/Renault Logan, built in Turkey and Algeria as the Symbol and, since 2013, in Brazil as the Renault Logan.
A jury of journalists from fifteen countries picked this budget Renault as their 2009 "Autobest" winner — serious recognition for a car built mainly for emerging markets.
For about two years in the early 2000s, Renault had the Clio Symbol/Thalia built in Russia by Avtoframos — a brief, little-known manufacturing detour for a car marketed worldwide.
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