The Renault Twingo may be a cute-looking little car with a lot of customizing potential, but the truth is the question on everyone’s lips is how does it drive.
Being a rear-wheel drive, rear-engined city car, the Twingo should offer a different driving experience than front-engined, front-wheel drive competitors like the VW Up or Toyota Aygo. To find out if that’s the case, Auto Express magazine first drove the range-topping Twingo with the most powerful engine, the 90PS (89hp) 0.9-liter three-cylinder turbo
Mat Watson complained of a little bit of turbo lag and said the engine doesn’t feel as potent as Ford’s 1.0-liter EcoBoost. Still, the car is described as very maneuverable, but unfortunately not as fun to drive as its all-rear setup would lead one to believe. Hopefully a Renaultsport version will solve that problem.
In terms of practicality, because the engine is placed under the boot the floor is quite high, which means the Twingo has a smaller loading capacity than its rivals. But rear occupants have nothing to complain, as the Twingo offers better than average leg and head room.
Watson also drove a base model, powered by the 70PS (69hp) naturally aspirated 1.0-liter 3-cylinder engine. Find out how that was by watching the review posted below.