Nobody Told Renault That It's Backwards Day

by Derek Kreindler

Published: February 18th, 2014

nobody told renault that it s backwards day

Just when it looked like Citroen had a lock on weird, funky French cars, rival Renault has come out swinging with their new Twingo A-Segment car.

Unlike previous Twingos, which had a transverse layout, the new one has a rear-engined, rear-drive setup, like the best Porsches, Fiat 500s and wide-arched Renault hot hatches. TTAC’s Europhiles will be pleased to know that we are actually getting the Twingo, but not in a Renault wrapper – thanks to a platform sharing agreement with Daimler, the Twingo will underpin the next Smart. Meanwhile in Bavaria, a front-drive BMW is coming. Who would have thought?

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Victor on Feb 18, 2014

That's the VW Up I was waiting for, had VW some balls to be true to its own concept. Light, compact, rwd... Sign me up.

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Krhodes1 on Feb 19, 2014

Very interesting. With a modern tiny engine it should still have plenty of cargo space in the back. And with no engine in the front it should not need power steering. Electronic stability control will keep it from being unruly. A nice example of French lateral thinking!

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