More info on Twingo RS

[JamesJT]

Anybody seen these yet?

http://www.renault.com/renault_com/en/main/40_VEHICULES_ET_SERVICES/Twingo_Renault_Sport/index.aspx

http://www.twingo-renaultsport.com/#

http://www.press.renault.co.uk/releases/arc_2008/040308-1-ren.htm

Plenty of reading here if you haven't.

J

[Ninja]

If only I had the cash/NCB :D :D

[Mark M.K]

It has a switch under the bonet to make the engine sound more sporty! :o Thats mad!

I think this car will cost about £12,000 brand new, which is a fair amout of money for the size of the car. Heres a few more spec details on it....

Twingo Renaultsport 133: specification

Exterior:
Specific front bumper with foglamp surrounds
Specific sills
Wider front and rear wings
Two-tone rear bumper with chrome exhaust tail pipe
16- or 17-inch (on Cup chassis) aluminium alloy wheels
Dark metallic grey exterior mirrors, fog lamp surrounds and rear spoiler
Specific Renaultsport exterior detailing

Interior:
Dark charcoal interior trim
Chequered-pattern aluminium pedals
Leather steering wheel with integrated thumb rests
Renaultsport rev-counter with gearshift alert
Front seats with additional lateral support, double stitching and Renaultsport logo
Blood Orange seatbelts
Renaultsport logos on door sills
Renaultsport logos on carpet

Dimensions:
Overall length 3,607mm
Wheelbase 2,368mm
Width (without exterior mirrors) 1,688mm
Height 1,470mm

Powertrain:
1.6 litre 16V normally-aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine, Euro 4-compliant
Maximum power: 133hp at 6,750rpm
Maximum torque: 160Nm at 4,400rpm
Manual five-speed gearbox (JR5)

Steering:
Electric power steering

Suspension:
Front: pseudo-MacPherson with aluminium lower arm and integrated anti-roll bar
Rear: programmed deflection torsion beam with coil springs.

Wheels and tyres:
16-inch aluminium alloy wheels (195/45 R16)
17-inch aluminium alloy wheels (195/40 R17) with Cup chassis

Brakes:
Ventilated discs, 280mm at front and 240mm at rear
Calipers: 57mm front, 34mm rear

This car sounds like a serious bit of kit, but theres STILL no info on the 0-60 sprint :(

[cocobeware]

Sounds ok, but not really that exciting.still puts it a little below its main rival the 500 arbath. with by all indications will be cheaper and more poweful

Think they should have went a with a 1.4 with a uprated turbo to bring it more in line with the arbath

[Mark M.K]

For the age market renault are going for, putting a 1.6 in is a good idea for insurance. Soon as the word Turbo comes into an insurance company, they hike the price up god knows how much.

The fiat 500 arbath will cost £13,000 but i cannot see the renault costing that much as the clio 197 cup costs just £15,000. If renault price the twingo at £11,995 then it would be very appeling to young people like myself.

[cocobeware]

Very true. Hopefully it will be competivaly priced

[JamesJT]

I like the blue, reminds me of my old clio cup.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii250/JamesJT_bucket/2twingos.jpg

J

[Ninja]

Never noticed that! there are strikinly similar

[ASH_KL]

that black one looks a bit odd, looks like a people carrier at first glance, might be somthing to do with having no number plate or somthing

[Sammi]

that black one looks a bit odd, looks like a people carrier at first glance, might be somthing to do with having no number plate or somthing


I thought that, i think its the silver bits though, im not keen on them... :( - like it in blue though... and LOVE it in red!

[ASH_KL]

yeah the blue one is a lot nicer, i know what u mean with the silver bits, they are just a bit too big

[Ninja]

Yeah they dont look very well thought out :-\ :-\

[Sammi]

they look a bit stuck on, if you know what i mean... still though, i think i'd be chuffed if i had one in red haha. i wish the RS looked a bit more like the concept, i'd love to be able to make my extreme look like the concept...

[Ninja]

Agreed I'd defend one if I owned it!

[Paulworthing]

So any news yet on when this is going to be out, how much it is going to be selling for and whether is comes in the full range of colours as I so want an Orange one!

[JSG]

They should be coming out towards the end of this year. Not sure on a price yet, but I'd imagine £13-14k.

As far as I'm aware, the colours it will be available in are:

Extreme Blue
Altica Grey
Capsicum Red
Pearl Black
Mercury

Altica Grey is a pearly colour, similar to Renaults Moondust that was offered a few years ago on the Laguna's. All of the other colours are available on the current Twingo range.

[Ninja]

They should be coming out towards the end of this year. Not sure on a price yet, but I'd imagine £13-14k.

As far as I'm aware, the colours it will be available in are:

Extreme Blue
Altica Grey
Capsicum Red
Pearl Black
Mercury

Altica Grey is a pearly colour, similar to Renaults Moondust that was offered a few years ago on the Laguna's. All of the other colours are available on the current Twingo range.


The inside news is 11-12k so I'm told

[ASH_KL]

doesnt seem like a bad price really, fuel consumption must be a bit of a killer compared to an extreme or a gt tho

[Paulworthing]

The inside news is 11-12k so I'm told


Now that would be an interesting prospect if it is going to come in at that sort of price - might even stop me going for the GT to get the Orange and have to go for the Blue RS one with cup alloys!

[Paul]

The inside news is 11-12k so I'm told


The price in France has been announced at €15,601 (£12,276 at todays exchange rate). Bearing in mind the price of the GT there is €14,000 (£11,018), then the RS over here will probably be in the £11-£12,000 price range you mentioned.

[JamesJT]

I've just seen the french press release. A twingo RS with cup option (€450), metalic paint (€340), climate (€300) and a few other options is going to end up looking quite expensive.

J

[Paul]

Here is the press release in english:

http://www.renault.com/renault_com/en/images/16975%2016975_TWINGO_RS_Tarifs_stage_GB_tcm1120-764046.pdf

The price in France also includes a driver tuition session with a GP2 and Renault F1 test driver.

[Mark M.K]

That is great news! My name is down on the list for more info from renault when its out :)

I saw a twingo RS on sunday @ silverstone - the car is AMAZING! it looks soooooo nice in person. Nice seats too!

And all for £12,000...bargin ;D

[twingoRS]

iv just ordered a rs with the cup package in blue with the uprated sound system atjust under 13k any 1 got a idea wat the insurance would be on it

[Paul]

Not really a question that anyone can answer as it depends on your own circumstances and insurance history. Try one of the comparison sites, assuming they've got the RS listed.

[twingoRS]

ya me will hv 2 try that lst gota wait 4 the reales dateso me can get it sorted im gunna hv 6 years no clams ur rite tho i foundit also depeneds on ur post code as well

[GT08]

I asked Renault what Insurance Group the RS will be and they say it wont be released until September when the cars will actually be on the road. The Extreme is insurance group 2, Dynamique 3 and GT 5 but as the RS doesnt have a great deal more HP than the GT I should think the insurance group will be 7 or 8.

You probably wont be able to get an insurance quote until September as Insurance quotes are based mainly on the group rating of the vehicle

[twingoRS]

insurance wise dosnt sound 2 bad just got 2wait and c but most of the dealers know as much as we do about the car whats a bitof a pain

[GT08]

Yeah, my local dealers are not the most educated bunch of people in the world lol!!