Renault Clio Mk5 - Mods
Inside, he kept it subtle. A leather steering wheel retrofit from a higher-spec Clio, aluminium pedal covers, and a short-shifter kit from Forge Motorsport that made gear changes click home like a bolt-action rifle.
So when Alex picked up his second-hand Renault Clio Mk5 for a steal, he wasn’t complaining. The little TCE 90 engine hummed nicely, the honeycomb grille looked sharp, and the C-shaped LED lights gave it a fierce little stare. But after three months of commuting, the car felt… polite. Too polite. renault clio mk5 mods
He didn’t win. But he stayed close enough to see the driver’s confused look in his rear-view mirror. That’s the thing about Clio Mk5 mods: done right, they don’t make the car faster than a hot hatch. They just make your Clio feel like it was always meant to be this way. Playful, poised, and just a little bit naughty. Inside, he kept it subtle
The listing said “one lady owner, full service history.” What it didn’t say was that the lady in question viewed speed bumps as a personal challenge and considered “clutch control” an optional extra. The little TCE 90 engine hummed nicely, the
On a damp Tuesday evening, Alex lined up at a traffic light next to a Fiesta ST. The kid in the Fiesta revved. Alex just smiled, clicked the shifter into first, and waited for the light to go green.
Inside, he kept it subtle. A leather steering wheel retrofit from a higher-spec Clio, aluminium pedal covers, and a short-shifter kit from Forge Motorsport that made gear changes click home like a bolt-action rifle.
So when Alex picked up his second-hand Renault Clio Mk5 for a steal, he wasn’t complaining. The little TCE 90 engine hummed nicely, the honeycomb grille looked sharp, and the C-shaped LED lights gave it a fierce little stare. But after three months of commuting, the car felt… polite. Too polite.
He didn’t win. But he stayed close enough to see the driver’s confused look in his rear-view mirror. That’s the thing about Clio Mk5 mods: done right, they don’t make the car faster than a hot hatch. They just make your Clio feel like it was always meant to be this way. Playful, poised, and just a little bit naughty.
The listing said “one lady owner, full service history.” What it didn’t say was that the lady in question viewed speed bumps as a personal challenge and considered “clutch control” an optional extra.
On a damp Tuesday evening, Alex lined up at a traffic light next to a Fiesta ST. The kid in the Fiesta revved. Alex just smiled, clicked the shifter into first, and waited for the light to go green.
Special Thanks
Supriya Sahu IAS, Srinivas Reddy IFS & Rakesh Dogra IFS
Original Music by
Ricky Kej
Photography
Sanjeevi Raja, Rahul Demello, Dhanu Paran, Jude Degal, Siva Kumar Murugan, Suman Raju, Ganesh Raghunathan, Pradeep Hegde, Pooja Rathod
Additional Photography
Kalyan Varma, Rohit Varma, Umeed Mistry, Varun Alagar, Harsha J, Payal Mehta, Dheeraj Aithal, Sriram Murali, Avinash Chintalapudi
Archive
Rakesh Kiran Pulapa, Dhritiman Mukherjee, Sukesh Viswanath, Imran Samad, Surya Ramchandran, Adarsh Raju, Sara, Pravin Shanmughanandam, Rana Bellur, Sugandhi Gadadhar
Design Communication & Marketing
Narrative Asia, Abhilash R S, Charan Borkar, Indraja Salunkhe, Manu Eragon, Nelson Y, Saloni Sawant, Sucharita Ghosh
Foley & Sound Design
24 Track Legends
Sushant Kulkarni, Johnston Dsouza, Akshat Vaze
Post Production
The Edit Room
Post Production Co-ordinator
Goutham Shankar
Online Editing & Colour Grading
Karthik Murali, Varsha Bhat
Additional Editing
George Thengumuttil
Additional Sound Design
Muzico Studios - Sonal Siby, Rohith Anur
Music
Score Producer: Vanil Veigas, Gopu Krishnan
Score Arrangers: Ricky Kej, Gopu Krishnan, Vanil Veigas
Keyboards: Ricky Kej
Flute: Sandeep Vasishta
Violin: Vighnesh Menon
Solo Vocals: Shivaraj Natraj, Gopu Krishnan, Shraddha Ganesh, Mazha Muhammed
Bass: Dominic D' Cruz
Choral Vocals, Arrangements: Shivaraj Natraj
Percussion: Karthik K., Ruby Samuels, Tom Sardine
Guitars: Lonnie Park
Strings Arrangements: Vanil Veigas
Engineered by: Vanil Veigas, Gopu Krishnan, Shivaraj Natraj
Score Associate Producers: Kalyan Varma, Rohit Varma
Mixing, Mastering: Vanil Veigas
