Renault Twingo (Team Review) - Fifth Gear

In this Team Test, Tiff, Jonny and Vicki test out the All-New Renault Twingo!

[Pcr]

This car is surprisingly great fun to drive. Plus the turning circle is an absolute joy.

[briangriffiths]

I recently bought a GT 110 model which has strong in-gear performance and a great exhaust note, both of which reminds me of the performance hatch I owned in the late 1980s.
The Twingo is a fun car but also practical with an elevated driving position, plenty cabin space, five doors (unlike most of its competitors) and the ability to park in very small spaces. It also feels very safe thanks to the various electronic driving aids.
This is a car that cuts across generations and is suitable for anyone who likes their transport to be compact but also stylish.

[ComandanteJ]

For what it is, it's a very nice car, dont expect to be racing it just because its RWD, hell, most cars were RWD in the '60s and '70s, and you wouldnt race 90% of them.

[dc]

I have had this car for 1 year and travel quite a bit in it. its acceleration (to overtake etc) is brilliant!!! love it!

[no-damn-alias]

both cars are great in each perspective. After an era of abismal supermini cars it was refreshing to have a decade of great superminis.

[marcokamp]

I will admit that im not a Renault lover, but that Twingo is looks pretty good, and a good car as Well.

[wsbygt]

this car deserves a two door RS version.

[jonathandonne]

I have just got a Twingo 90TCE Dynamique & I love it. It's a fun lovely little car & I love it. I have the optional full length electric fabric sunroof, I am 5ft 7 & no problem in the back for me but avoid this option if you want taller people in the back, without the sunroof headroom is good. The turning circle is amazing, nippy handling & I would recommend the 90TCE & avoid the 70SCE. I would recommend this car happily.

[mr.carguy]

I was recently on a trip to Berlin and there are Twingos everywhere! They know something

[AdrianC]

Pretty disappointed by how the Twingo performs in the handling category. With it being RWD it had so much promise of being  a fun little car. Hopefully an RS version will fix that.

[BentHestad]

What a nice, little car! Rear wheel drive! How cute! I really like those Brits from 5th Gear as well. All Charming, and know their stuff extremely well. Highly recommended!

[chrisdooley]

I’ve always wanted to drive the RS 122 version of this little car. Something about it’s quirky looks and layout I love

[Zerofightervi]

Why does it not handle like a mini 911? Because it's a bloody shopping car for God's sake, the people who this car is aimed at will not have a clue what opposite lock is or lift off oversteer.
It's designed to be safe & secure in its handling not a drift machine.

[AndorRadnai]

For anyone wondering how to make it more fun, now that none of them have warranty anymore:

It is said to be relatively easy to get into the ECU and install a bit of software to be able to deactivate the TC-System. (At least for someone who somewhat know what they are doing) All that is left to do is to connect a switch to it with some electrical wizardry and you have an absolute drift missile on your hands.

[Dragoneer]

Even though it doesn’t have a lot of power, that thing has so much more character than most other modern city cars. I want one lol...

[gravemind]

Turning circle on that little VW UP is massive, my Toyota Auris has a turn circle of 10.4m despite being way bigger.

[Jorge-Tamacas]

It's a cool car rear engine, rear wheel drive. Excellent!! Just like the Renault from the 50's or 60's. I would buy one!!

[Mainiac]

Missed opportunity here. Thanks to the renault-nissan partnership, they could've sourced a 660cc turbo engine from nissan of japan and sold it in Japan as a kei car, like smart did with the fourtwo, although they developed their own kei-spec compliant engine

[apuuvah]

More power! If it can pull a wheelie, I'm sold.

[robertbaratheon]

I like the idea. A town car with rwd. You don't see that anymore, at least, not in the US. I would love to see a modern economy sized rwd car. I'm not a fan of the styling, but no runabout looks very dashing.