Renault has teased its upcoming electrical Twingo E-Tech, and it appears to be like as if it gained’t deviate an excessive amount of from the retro idea unveiled on the finish of 2023.
Set to be unveiled in full on November 6, European time, the brand new Renault Twingo’s order guide is now being opened to European patrons. Pricing will begin from underneath €20,000 (A$35,000), that means it will likely be one of many most cost-effective EV accessible on the Continent.
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The front-end of the manufacturing Twingo is nearly an identical to the 2023 idea. Not like the idea, although, the manufacturing automobile really options working headlights contained in the semi-circular driving gentle graphic.
Whereas the idea had three show pods exhibiting the battery cost degree mounted close to the trailing fringe of the bonnet, the manufacturing automobile has three vestigial bumps as a nod to the unique Twingo’s trio of vents.
In defiance of recent conference, the Renault badge on the bonnet is fairly small, whereas the Renault script on the backside of the rear windscreen is virtually invisible.
Across the facet, the showroom Twingo has slimmer wheel-arch flares and a much less pronounced coke bottle form. There are additionally easier wing mirrors, in addition to conventional horizontal pull-out door handles.
Each the idea and the first-generation Twingo had vertical handles on the door’s trailing edge. This was high quality within the authentic Twingo because it had a three-door physique, however the upcoming mannequin has a extra sensible five-door physique.
Once more, the rear is nearly a dead-ringer for the idea. The tail-light graphics have been tweaked barely, with the pink outer ring extending to the decrease part of the semi-circle, and the symptoms and reversing lights now clearly housed in a three-element show.
Whereas the third-generation Twingo had a rear-engine, rear-wheel drive platform shared with the Good ForFour, the fourth-generation Twingo rides on the AmpR Small platform that serves as the premise for the 4 E-Tech, 5 E-Tech, and Nissan Micra – all of that are retro designs.
Particulars in regards to the Twingo’s drivetrain and battery sizes have but to be revealed, however the brand new mannequin will likely be an electric-only proposition.
Renault will produce a model of the Twingo for Nissan, though it’s unclear how far Nissan will go in restyling the automobile. To show the 5 E-Tech into the Micra, Nissan penned its personal distinctive physique, modelled largely on the third-generation ‘K12’.
