Recent article in Glass' Guide:

GlassGuide - Renault returns to a winning formula

“The Clio had a tough job replacing the very successful Renault 5, yet
the adverts that hooked a generation went a long way to creating a
small car that somehow had a sophistication that most of its competitors
lacked.

It is about time that Renault celebrated the high points of recent years
before it is forgotten that they have had some.

As well as the sales success achieved by the Clio it is all too quickly
forgotten that the brand was responsible for the introduction of the MPV
concept to Europe with the Espace, the invention of the compact MPV
in the Scenic and the creation of the MPV/coupe crossover with the
Avantime.”

Nice to know that our cars have created another niche ahead of the Germans again.