Clio Renaultsport

There's a lot riding on the new 208 GTi - the troubled French car maker needs a halo model to draw customers back into its showrooms after cutting 8,000 jobs in July. Sales are down 23% compared to 2007 levels and unions have described the cuts as a "declaration of war".

If ever there was a time to 'get it right' with a GTi model, this is it.