Renault Twingo
| Renault Twingo | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Renault |
| Production | 1992–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City car |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback (Twingo I and II) 5-door hatchback (Twingo III) |
| Layout |
Front-engine, front-wheel-drive (Twingo I and II) Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive (Twingo III) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Renault 4 |
| Twingo I | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1993–2007 (France) 1997–2003 (Uruguay) 1995–2012 (Colombia) |
| Assembly |
Flins, France (Flins Plant) Montevideo, Uruguay Envigado, Colombia (Sofasa) Valladolid, Spain (Renault Spain) |
| Designer | Patrick le Quément |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.0 L D7D I4 (petrol) 1.2 L C3G I4 (petrol) 1.2 L D7F I4 (petrol) 1.2 L D4F I4 (petrol) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,345 mm (92.3 in) |
| Length | 3,430 mm (135.0 in) |
| Width | 1,630 mm (64.2 in) |
| Height | 1,420 mm (55.9 in) |
| Curb weight | from 790 kg (1,742 lb) |
| Twingo II | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 2007–2014 |
| Assembly | Novo Mesto, Slovenia (Renault Slovenia) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Alliance B platform |
| Related | Renault Wind |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.2 L D7F I4 (petrol) 1.2 L D4F I4 (petrol) 1.2 L D4FT turbo I4 (petrol) 1.6 L K4M-RS I4 (petrol) 1.5 L K9K I4 (diesel) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 5-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,365 mm (93.1 in) |
| Length | 3,600 mm (141.7 in) |
| Width | 1,655 mm (65.2 in) |
| Height | 1,470 mm (57.9 in) |
| Curb weight | from 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) |
| Twingo III | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 2014–present |
| Assembly | Novo Mesto, Slovenia (Renault Slovenia) |
| Designer | Csaba Wittinger |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback |
| Layout | Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related |
Smart Forfour Smart Fortwo |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 0.9 L H-Type I3 TCe (petrol) 1.0 L H-Type I3 (petrol) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,490 mm (98.0 in) |
| Length | 3,590 mm (141.3 in) |
| Width | 1,640 mm (64.6 in) |
| Height | 1,550 mm (61.0 in) |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Renault |
| Production | 2013 (Concept car) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City car (A) |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback |
| Layout | Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Electric motor |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,490 mm (98.0 in) |
| Length | 3,590 mm (141.3 in) |
| Width | 1,640 mm (64.6 in) |
| Height | 1,550 mm (61.0 in) |
The Renault Twingo is a city car manufactured and marketed by the French automaker Renault.
The first-generation Twingo (two-door, front engine) debuted at the Paris Motor Show in September 1992, receiving its formal market launch in continental European markets beginning in 1993. Renault launched the second-generation Twingo (two-door, front engine) in the summer of 2007—and the third generation (four-door, rear engine) debuted at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show and receiving its formal market launch in September 2014.
Twingo is a portmanteau of the words twist, swing and tango.
The original Twingo was launched in April 1993, was sold in Europe's LHD markets until June 2007 and received intermediate restylings in 1998, 2000 and 2004.
Designed under the direction of Patrick le Quément, Renault's chief designer. The car derived from a series of concepts developed through the W60 project when Gaston Juchet was Renault's chief designer. The project was aimed at replacing the Renault 4 with a minivan model. Le Quément chose a Jean-Pierre Ploué design to develop the production version. He included an unconventional front-end layout resembling a "smile." The interior equipment was mounted on a central console to free space.
Renault had participated in the 1981-1984 'Mono-Box' ECO 2000 car project along with PSA Peugeot-Citroën and the French government.
The Twingo I electronic centrally-mounted instrument panel had a speedometer, fuel gauge, clock, odometer and trip recorder controlled via a stalk-located button. A strip of warning lights was located behind the steering wheel. The rear seat featured a sliding mechanism to enable either increased boot space or rear seat legroom. The boot parcel shelf was attached to the inside of the tailgate and lifted with the tailgate — or could clip back against the rear window when not required.
All engines were replaced with an 8-valve 1.15-litre 60 hp (45 kW) unit. A 16-valve 75 hp (56 kW) version was added in 2000.
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