Renault has revealed the next-generation Twingo city car that gains extra doors and a rear-mounted engine in a joint development with Smart.
The company says positioning the engine at the rear is a significant plus for a small car since it frees up the front end and considerably improves the turning circle.
Combined with the use of a smaller engine block and the positioning of the wheels at the car’s extreme corners, the rear-mounted engine also frees up extra cabin space, while the new Twingo also boasts the sort of wheelbase and roomy interior more generally associated with models in the next segment up.
Renault's head of design Laurens van den Acker said: " new Renault Twingo was inspired not only by the original Twingo but also by the Renault 5. It is a modern take on the city car genre with the accent on innovation in terms of its lines and architecture. New Twingo is a fun, playful and vibrant city car."
It will be given its public debut at the Geneva motor show on March 4. It is expected to use a turbo-charged three-cylinder petrol engine and offer exceptional fuel efficiency.
Steve W - 14/02/2014 11:39
Five minutes after posting about the 108 this comes along, you can certainly see the R5 influences in it - thats if you are old enough to remember the R5, although if you were to just see an outline of the car it has the shape of the Audi A1 about it.