£13 grand, no wonder they haven't sold loads. That money gets you an ebike AND a decent car. With windows and range.

I was driving a TWIZY for 4 years. The "Car" itself is a good idea and fun to drive it around town. However.. its not considered to replace a CAR.. it is more like replacing a Scooter with something you wont get wet in. It can be driven in winter time with a jacket and gloves and it is a blast. It is swift and more than enough for the city-traffic. There is one reason I sold it after 4 years.. Thats the breaks !!!!!.. Don't get me wrong.. THEY DO their job - quite good in fact.. but the WEAR and TEAR is so extensive that i spent almost 4 000 Swiss Franks in 4 Years just on Brake parts and service costs. The discs were undersized after just 5000 km. The pads melt like butter and the Brake-Calipers did rot in no time. So all the expenses for the brakes did eliminate the advantages of the vehicle itself. What a pitty.. with just a little more quality in the brake system, the TWIZY would have been a blast.. So everyone considering to buy one.. think about the brake-issue !!!! Greetings from Switzerland

If it was priced more reasonably I reckon they would sell like hot cakes. The Citroen Ami's speed limit of 28mph is offputting.

I'd love to see a more mass market more updated twizzy 2 - a bit more range ,a bit more poke , decent doors and windows , and a bigger back seat/ or boot ..

£12,695 is a crazy price lol Think of the cars you can get for 12K lol

We bought one back in 2018 and it’s one of the best purchases I’ve ever made. Live near the Italian riviera so yes perfect for this climate, but great for your local errands in places with very little space. Park it everywhere, very cheap to run. Put two dogs in there, no problem. I did buy the Renault windows for the winter, they are a €500 optional. The parrot that was mentioned also does Bluetooth audio streaming so there’s music also. I did up the power to 100nm and it’s quite a blast to drive now. Great fun going sideways on wet roundabouts. The battery price has become ridiculous nowadays though… Such a shame, as I’m convinced that with small mods and a reviewed pricing strategy they could still sell many more nowadays.

2 seater ,70 mph top speed, 150 mile range, 20 min quick charge, 10.8k £ That's what needs to be produced.

When I was a teenager, milk was delivered fresh every morning from a 3 wheeled, 2 seated "milk float' as they called it. It was stacked with milk trays full of milk and was very heavy. It didn't travel very fast, but the charge lasted from around 5am until around 2 to 3 pm. Working all the time. That was in the 50's to 60's. Have they forgotten that technology?

Only Rory can make a review of "Renault Twizy" so engaging.

I bought a used cargo version (1 seat but with a ‘large’ locking boot) back in Feb. It’ll do 60mph, 65 downhill and easily 40 miles on a charge. It’s an absolute riot, damn good fun in the New Forest and EVERYONE points/smiles/laughs/looks confused. Highly recommended.

I saw quite a few of these in Rome. Seems like the ideal city to be using it, I’m sure in many of the back alley ways and narrow old streets, this is the only 4 wheel vehicle that would be usable.

Thanks Rory, very interesting! I think you caught the essence of the Twizy - it's a fun car, for local journeys. I'd love one!!

Renault should make a twizzy rs🤔

13.000 pounds (15.135 €) for this "car" with under 30 miles range is way too much. It's not even worth the half. No wonder you almost never see it on the roads here.

1:08 "doesn't come with doors as standard." It makes me smile this car. 😀👍👍

I loved this car when it came out if it had a closed cabin and heating it would be a good option to consider with the weather conditions here in Norway.

“EXACTLY like a McLaren” Rory, you're an artist

The price rather rules it out. Just get a used leaf, they start at around 5 grand these days. For 14 grand you’d get a really good one.

I went with the Move Vigorous Inner City II. (Just like this you can drive it without a lisence and park and drive it everywhere) for less then 3k slightly used. For cities like this (Amsterdam) its THE way top move next to the bike (but Dutch rain, makes me prefer this) As you can get up to 115km (71Mph) with it, you can even use it for trips further along. The Move is a trike, but it has a full closed body, parking camera, electric windows, airco, two seats and more. When you use it without drivers licence, you do need the 45kph (28mph) max model.

Nice exterior shots of the drive! Really well edited video!

I went on a 400 mile road trip with one in the middle of autumn in the UK and it was amazing. Even with the optional doors attached I had to wear motorcycling gear to avoid hypothermia. It drives like a bumper car, the "boot" is more like a grotty maintenance hatch, the seats are about as comfortable as school chairs, and the plastics are the same you'd find on Aldi's cordless drill cases. For each hour driving I'd spend 3.5 hours charging. I love it and wish I had one, but I'd never spend actual car money on one!

I cycled past you filming this just outside Great Barford this week. A lovely rural setting for your city-car test!

Hello Rory, nicy report, was fun to watch, thanks a lot!

For about three years it has been possible to get the Twizy with a type-2 plug (Mennekes). I have one. But the cable and electonics limit charging to the same 2kW as with the home plug. It is worth mentioning that there is a version without a second seat and with a "large" storage space instead. With that version wind never is a problem. I have never sat in the back seat but I have been told that it is quite windy there. Worse than the price is actually the quality you get for that amount of money. Especially considering that the components of an electric engine should be much more durable than those of a combustion engine. And even more if you consider that with this engine and charging "power" the electric strain is a joke compared to a real electric car. Except for the size and the gull-wing doors everything about this vehicle is just terrible. But that's what you get if there is no competition... Seat has shown a very similar vehicle (Minimo) two years ago. And these losers have not even managed to confirm yet that (and when) they will really build it.

The only reason I'd get this is to move around my Manor

1st prize: A Renault Twizy. 2nd Prize: Two Renault Twizys.

Soo many youngsters in my city own one. I live in Italy and the parking spaces at my school are full of these! I bought one used a couple of years ago and now I’m selling it since I turned 18 and got my real driving license. So fun but it makes you hate bumps and rain.

Had a great time watching this video! Hope we had it here in California, it would make so much sense

Is 4K the price? Nah, must be the resolution.

Him: "Oh, I'm overtaking a lorry!" Me: "That's a fucking Tractor mate."

I'd have thought the selling point over a bicycle or scooter (or whatever) would have been it's safer and offers at least some element of protection from the elements. It's almost like the natural progression from the BMW C1, something to run around town in and out of traffic and perhaps even inside Tesco.

Reminds me of the "Golf Cart" Low Speed Vehicles (LSV) I've seen in a retirement community in Arizona we went through a few years back. Some of them were all dolled up to look like racing vehicles or fire trucks. They have enough safety features to be on public roads, but not enough speed to go on freeways/highways.

I have one - it's the BEST urban summer vehicle - LOVE it! For £250 you can get a PowerBox which plugs into the ODB port and increases the torque from 55Nm to 100Nm and top speed increases to 65 MPH. Everyone who sees it wants to talk to you about it. It's a real 'happy car' - if you drive one or see one, you'll smile! :-)

I tell ya, I just love Rory. I could hang with that guy all day listening to him talk cars. And as an American - the accent... British perfection.

Nice review, thank you.

Helpful, informative and funny review - thanks dude :-)

I got one, you get a TON of attention in one!!!

Imagine someone who drives a Twizy drive a normal car after years and just floor the pedal

Great coverage. I loved learning what the word, "Twizy" means.

We put photovoltaics on our roof and bought a used Twizy. Which brought our short distance transportation cost to nearly Zero. Driving has never been so cheap. Thinking of getting one more, as 2 more kids are getting their drivers licences and need to drive to football training, visit friends etc. And, on top of it driving Twizys FUN!

I have one. There are windows available which are excellent, a type 2 adapter is easily available to use public chargers and it is well capable of up to 60 miles on a charge. Other than that, nice review.

The amount of work he puts into his videos is just amazing. Keep up the good work bro. Hope to see 1M subs soon.

When I was in Aruba a few years ago they were using these to deliver mail, pretty cool use

Man, I wish the central US was kinder to vehicles like this. I could see myself taking little shopping trips to the city in one of these if only it could keep up with highway traffic.

Twizy really good but it needs to be technically updated.

By now I can confirm that I'll watch anything Rory reviews 😀

proof that you don't need a lot of power to have loads of fun driving. i drove one in spain and i just drove for the fun of driving, and i hardly ever do that with any other, or most cars. i just drove it around madrid to see the city, but i was having a blast in this thing, and even got it into the old city's very tiny narrow streets, and had a blast with it. i wish they sold these in the US, i would buy one to have in New York City, where i live.

My last workplace had one, I still miss to drive it 3 years later.

It should have been updated 2 years ago…it would be a no brainer…and my dog would love to sit in the back!

I'd definitely have one of these if I lived in a city. I don't need a radio, my phone does that.

Wow, this brought back some memories. My company bought one when it came out i think, and nobody wanted to be seen dead in it. The local carpark was offering free parking and charging back then for electric cars. So I said give it to me i will drive it and had the thing for 6 months Honestly loved every moment of driving it. So much fun, and nipping through traffic was just crazy. Would i buy one hell no.Its silly money, but it was basically free to travel to work for those six months.

If the twizzy were integrated, like the London hire a bike scheme, so no one owned them individually but just plugged ones smartphone in and drive off to another docking station at one's destination because it's easier than doing the same journey by public transport, always battery charged, always optimally in use, no need to listen to a bored taxi driver. A great little city run around. Great video review.

I would have liked to see this review done when it’s raining 😁

With somewhat sealing doors, the ability to charge at public spots and significantly lower price, I'd totally get one of those. Perfect for shopping and commuting or visiting friends. As it is you might as well get an e-Bike with a solid basket. I want one of those companies who make those cheap but actually nice electric scooters to make a Twizy knock-off. Same layout, fabric zip-up doors and windows and detachable batteries so you can actually charge them if you don't have a garage.

As far as I remember, I rode two electric cars in my life... both after I first saw the Twizy. The first one I met was actually driving on my street; a huge surprise that was. Then I saw another in another country during holiday. To this day it's still the only electric car I like and would like to have although electric cars don't interest me very much... one reason I like it is the doors.

Excellent presenting and camera work, very pleasant on the ears and eyes. I watched the video of the electric scooter and this car, unfortunately the products are far from practical, But as mentioned by the presenter, the scooter doesn't have that annoying engine noise lol Keep up the good work guys A+ ✓✓

surely even perspex windows would make it more practical - both in terms of comfort/usability but also in terms of improving efficiency

i used to have one when i lived in the city, its super fun to drive! can allso chip it and it allmost tripples the acceleration, and you can go 70 mph. i used both summer and winter, with no windows. on the coldest day it was minus 26. but have so little range on it then. allso its spins really easy when snowy :D

One of those sometimes parked in the street i live in Austria until last year. I live in the west, in Tyrol, where we have a lot of mountains and EVs suffer from that. Plus it can get quite chill in winter, which severely impacts EVs too, significantly reducing battery reserves.

Hello There, this was a great review, the safety is the main thing that I get a bit concerned about. Thank you for sharing this, it's much appreciated. Cheers Peter :)

If I parked that in my local shop's carpark, I would come out to find kids playing in it!

With all the urban congestion, the concept of the Twizy is more relevant than ever. Imagine every car on the road with only one or two occupants replaced by something like this, it would free up so much space. Unfortunately, the execution is obsolete with its price to performance ratio. It should cost half as much and have double the range. It’s also a bit too wide to have two of them share one lane (back to the congestion mitigation argument).

I saw one of these going up the road today, and I live in a remote part of the UK, so i'd say its pretty relevant still

This is a real city "car", so the best test would be somewhere in London, Rome or Berlin, but not on straight country roads. Also, price is not such an issue, there are quite a lot of twizy on the market 2012 to 2015 models with low milage. You can get them from 3-5000 Euros, no need to spend 15k on them. Also the older models are easy to modify, the elia-box pushes them up to 110km/h.

I never knew that I’d actually really enjoy a review on the Renault twizy

I once thought about getting one for short trips going shopping.The car is a straight ripoff. You have to pay a monthly fee since renault says that the "battery" isn't yours even if you straight up buy the car. And the monthly fee was the same that my V8 f-type takes in gas, I think back then it was 50€ for the small model and 80€ for the big one that I wanted to get. And then you still have to charge this car, so you don't really save anything. Then it has all the downsides of every e-car and it isn't even something I would consider a proper car anyway. So really there is no point to getting it. Also this car is a death trap. Unlike a bike where still have chances to survive a crash, this car will become your coffin in even a small crash...no thanks!

I think it makes sense as a city rental for tourists. In NYC I can see how something like this might be useful in terms of parking... but overall the smaller cars are less safe. There is no crumple zone. Even 20 mph crash is sure to get you injured.... so safety looks bad

I think part of the issue with the twizzy is it's kind of like made so you don't get rained on but at the same token it has no windows so you'll get rained on it's like trying to be a miniature electric car and a bike kind of failing at both. Making very few people would want it. As for something if you wanted to take out for maybe like a spring or fall stroll it's probably great kind of like a go-kart that feels more like a regular car but I've seen go karts that are even better

Only Rory could make the twizy sound good, but it needs updating for sure.

This was hilarious, comedy gold. Rory made my evening 😂😂😂

"Every month auto trader are giving away an electric car, last month it was a a Tesla model 3 this month its a Twizzy" This is fantastic, it makes me like the channel more, despite the difference.

Great review

A pity it doesn't have pedal assist for greater range. Would love to have a go in one - not so sure about ownership though. On the other hand if I win one.

That should be a project for the (now defunct) show "Pimp My Ride"… 😁

The price is just not going to fly, I should think. Got to tackle that. Looks super fun and very practical!

Where I live its rainy, windy and cold. So Twizy is out of the question. But looks like a fun thing to drive.

Perfect Rory

I would love to have one if it had proper windows

I live in Key West, Florida. Wish we could get them here. So much more fun than all the golf carts here.

So happy 😁 you recognize personal space. I don't even like when somebody sits behind me on the 🚌.

I'll be honest, if I won this, I would see how much I could upgrade it. Could be an interesting project.

Citroen AMI seems more affordable .

I was looking an electric mobility and the twizzy suits my needs so well thanks for the review.

Perfect review.

So a whole Sandero is much cheaper than this. Being from SA, probably this inspired the Renault Kwid. And it would be more cheaper than this if it was offered in the UK.

This or a second hand i3 for the same amount? I3 any day Good review as always Rory!

The two tone horn is I think what they call a town & country horn. So you've got a standard quiet one for the posh suburbs and then an obnoxious one for country roads

Love how the drag race had to be performed on grass as the bicycle with 3 times the legal power limit for use on the road would have been illegal to use on the road.

I love it. If they added a tiny hydrogen-engine or a tiny 650cc petrol engine, and some lexan windows, it would be a lot more attractive to buy. I live in America where it doesn't make a lot of sense, but I really really wish there were more one seater cars available for people without families.

“It’s the cheapest electric car on the market” but it’s not a car! So it’s not the cheapest car on the market! They should have Twizzy racing though, that could be a thing. The cheapest electric car for sale in the UK is probably the Uniti One electric car, you should review one of these!

I've seen the Twizy and wondered about it a few times. If I'm honest its not far from being a perfect Spring to Autumn commute vehicle for me. Increase the range (as I can't recharge everyday where I live) Increase the the storage space so it holds two rucksacks, add some windows (essential where I live) and I would be happy. However at £13K for the version shown you would have to be either mad or Rich and living somewhere hot to justify the buying it.

For blatting around Pai valley it'd be great - and I can keep the HiLux for longer trips . . . Need to investigate the availability in Thailand :)

"Is it too weird to succeed?" asks Rory... No, it's got no freaking windows, which means buyers will get soaked in most countries. Oh, and it's way overpriced.

This or Citroen Ami are the only EV's I'd buy. I'd have this for very short commutes and a bigger car for longer journeys which is most of the time

Surprisingly I actually saw one in Cheshire a couple of years back

We have seen one in real life, just one month ago in South Korea on Jeju Island and since the legal top speed is only 80 km / h and 50 km / h for city driving a just right hop-along, it's practical on those narrows side tracks.

Content is getting better 😄 soon your gonna pass the other car reviewing channels

Honestly I much rather drive a golf cart in city

I rented one on Bora Bora - barely enough range to go around the island once.

I've seen Twizys in places like Lanzarote where they're used as restaurant delivery vehicles. It's probably the idea use - short distances, hot climate, cheap operation. Even a short range of the Twizy is sufficient to deliver all the food ordered on a single charge. I'm not sure I'd want to use one anywhere wet, or anywhere that people would be inclined to steal or vandalize it.