The Renault Twingo GT Is A Dinky Rear-Engine, RWD Bundle Of Fun

Renault has warmed up the Twingo to create this GT version, with more power and revised suspension
The Renault Twingo GT Is A Dinky Rear-Engine, RWD Bundle Of Fun

There used to be loads of tiny hot hatches. The Peugeot 106 GTI, the Fiat Panda 100HP, the VW Lupo GTI, the Citroen Saxo VTS, the Ford Sport Ka - all were brilliant fun, but died off without a successor. It seems the landscape is changing though; for starters VW is reportedly making an Up GTI, and before that car even makes its public debut, it has a new rival to vanquish: the Renault Twingo GT.

The Renault Twingo GT Is A Dinky Rear-Engine, RWD Bundle Of Fun

Oh yes, the quirky little rear-engined, rear-wheel drive city car has spawned a hot version. Well, warm is probably more appropriate: the 0.9-litre turbocharged triple up back has been boosted from 89bhp to 108bhp, while torque has jumped from 100lb ft to 125.

Not a particularly mad set of figures, but given that the standard Twingo tips the scales at around a tonne, it should be quick enough to be entertaining. No performance figures have been revealed just yet, but we’d anticipate a 0-62mph time between eight and nine seconds.

The Renault Twingo GT Is A Dinky Rear-Engine, RWD Bundle Of Fun

The newfound power and torque are thanks to a modified engine map, plus a new intake system. These aren’t the only changes: under the skin you’ll also find different gearing which “contributes to the new car’s sprightly, free-revving performance,” revised suspension, variable ratio steering and a tweaked ESP system.

We don’t expect the changes to turn the Twingo into a mini drift missile, but in any case, we’re keen to try one and find out - whatever happens it’ll almost certainly be a fun little thing to drive. It’ll be available in the UK this winter, and will make its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month.

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Comments

Anonymous

Loving this

06/06/2016 - 14:29 |
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[Flux]

Saw this post, thought nothing of it.
Then I read “RWD”.
Whaaaaaaaat.

06/06/2016 - 15:07 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by [Flux]

It’s rear engined too sooo basically it’s a 911…
That’s why everybody was crying for a hot version when the standard version was released :D.

06/07/2016 - 15:15 |
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Mr.Roberts

Watches the engine swap-happy madmen get their Huyabusa engines ready

06/06/2016 - 15:14 |
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Dzonny the e36 maniaq

It’s like a Fiat 126 but with a lot of power :D

06/06/2016 - 15:21 |
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Anonymous

the real question is will it drift

06/06/2016 - 15:29 |
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Anonymous

drove one and it’s a really weird experience. it was the sport edition which features tough suspension but still has a fairly high ride height (and centre of gravity). so it feels instable like other cars with the same body style (hyundai i10 comes to mind) but when you push it you discover that you can actually fling it around the corner a lot faster. the engine and overall layout still aren’t super exciting but if you want something small and practical this is a very good candidate which will also offer some pretty good performance

06/06/2016 - 15:48 |
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Jamie Fowkes

And here’s me calmly waiting until they make a RS version then il loose my mind😂

06/06/2016 - 16:01 |
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Anonymous

COOL!

06/06/2016 - 16:30 |
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Anonymous

BRING THIS TO NORTH AMERICA NOW.

06/06/2016 - 17:52 |
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Ben Younger

So in short, its a better looking Brabus Smart ForFour :P

06/06/2016 - 18:59 |
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Arguably it’s the other way round xD. The Brabus ForFour is the ugly, expensive version of this.

06/07/2016 - 15:25 |
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