Renault Twingo

Having received another letter from a disgruntled viewer, Jeremy Clarkson heads to Belfast to conduct a very ‘thorough’ road test of the Renault Twingo.

Sadly, the test is more rough than it is thorough for former EastEnder Ross Kemp who inexplicably finds himself in the boot of the Renault!

The Renault Twingo is a city car built by French automaker Renault. The “Twingo” name is a portmanteau derived from the words “Twist”, “Swing” and “Tango”

Top Gear Review of the Renault Twingo

The Twingo featured revolutionary features (at the time of launch) of a centrally-mounted instrument panel, consisting of a speedometer, fuel gauge and clock, with the odometer and trip recorder selected by pushing a button on the end of the steering column stalk.

The petrol engine is a 1.2-litre unit in three versions, an 8-valve 60 hp (45 kW) naturally-aspirated, a 16-valve 75 hp (56 kW) naturally-aspirated and a 16-valve 100 hp (70 kW) turbocharged version. The diesel engine is a 1.5-litre 65 hp (48 kW) dCi unit.

A battery electric vehicle version was presented at the international Geneva Motor Show in 2006, that fits Zebra batteries.

A convertible version, to be called Wind, was launched at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.