Renault Clio

The latest in a long line of advertisments that portrays women in a poor light..The Renault Clio TV ad makes me as mad as a hornet.. What is with the smashing of glass and piano's? Just what does it tell us about the motor car they are trying to sell? Nothing thats what.. Thin women, with bad tempers are NOT going to tempt me into even considering the Renault Clio as my next car.. In point of fact it would put me off..In the same way the sickly sweet advertisments depicting the perfect little housewife keeping her hands soft with Fairy liquid put me off buying the product, even before I found out about Procter and Gamble's animal testing policies.. ...  Read the complete review

This ad for the Renault Clio tells us that "size matters" and says that 6 centimetres make a lot of differene etc. Nicole's French accent is cool, and the ads are quite unusual in that they have a woman advertising a car, although the Renualt Clio is a small car so this could explain it. These ads have been very successful, and I can see why as the Nicole is very attractive! You see the car going around, etc. with Nicole driving it, so it isn't the most exciting ad in the world, but it's OK. ...  Read the complete review

Yep, it's about a car... vaguely! A bit like the Gold Blend adverts were about Coffee! Who can forget the entire "Papa!", "Nicole!" thing, and of course all the sneaking around behinf each other's backs, visiting boyfriends or girlfriends.. like they didn't know! Of course, the last advert saw Nicole getting married, and starred none other than Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, in a blatant copy of ... errr... some film (aha Wayne's World 2!), with Bob turning up and shouting "Nicole" in the middle of the wedding, and then the two of them driving off, leaving Vic to jump up and down on a bouquet of flowers.. ...  Read the complete review

We have all heard the sounds of the purring engine and then "Nicole" and "Papa". I admit to knowing nothing about cars...I wouldn't know a Renault Clio if it drove past me in the street, but I know "Nicole" and "Papa". Something so simple has captured the watcher's mind when it comes to this advert. I can't say I'd buy the car because of the advert, but I don't think you could ever forget it. The two charcters have become icons and it's easier to relate to an advert when you have been following the "characters". Like the Gold Blend advert, if you've got something worth remembering, ...  Read the complete review

Am I loosing the plot or did I just read in the brief description that sales of the Clio hit the roof because of this ad? Why?? Okay, the ads were fun and told a continuing story of Nicole and her father (Papa) creeping around the French countryside in the Renault Clio's. Showing us that they are just the car for nipping around in? Fine, that sells for me but I want to know more. I want to know what you get inside, what the interior is like and how good is it on petrol? Can we have a peek inside the engine while we are at as well please? I understand that adverts only last 30 seconds and that they have to squeeze as much into it as possible ...  Read the complete review