It's not the 75bhp engine. It's the 60bhp 8v version of the engine. (I can tell from the manifold). I think its the Expression trim. (Bottom of the range). That's why it doesn't have the two individual moving sliding chairs in the back. No AC, manual mirrors etc. You can tell by the bumpers and headlights as well. The 60bhp twingo's have the bumpers in the video. The 75bhp dynamique and GT have a more triangular corner pods for the front fog lights in the front bumper. And they don't have the black plastic corner trims on the rear bumper. The GT has a cut out in the rear bumper for the exhaust. The RS uses the GT rear bumper, but with a black bit of plastic glued the bottom of the bumper where the number plate is. And the RS has it's own front bumper. The dynamique, GT and RS have black inserts on there headlights, the lower trim models don't. The Dynamique and GT look really similar, but the GT has a silver rear wing, sliver wing mirrors, silver fog light pods and its own alloy wheel design. And it has a darker tint on the side and rear windows. Trouble is if you have a silver GT like mine, its not that obvious as all the sliver trim bits ends up just looking body coloured. I think the GT sits a little lower than the dynamique as well. The GT and RS have a different gearbox to the rest of the range, so they have a different shift pattern. (Reverse is opposite 5th on the GT and RS, while its beside 1st on the rest of the range). The GT and RS have cable linkages and a hydraulic clutch. The rest of the range have steel linkages and a cable clutch. I've had a GT for just over 10 years now (The 1.2 turbo). It's a great little car, it's never really had that much go wrong with it. I've driven it all over the UK and Ireland. I've done 600 miles in a day in it before and its been fine. But its on 111k miles, so its not in it as good nick as the one in the video. But you get height adjustment on the drivers seat on the GT, so you can get a better driving position. (And by sitting lower you can see the speedo). You get a nicer leather steering wheel on the GT too. (Plus AC, electric mirrors, auto lights and wipers, a better 6 speaker stereo, individual moving seats in the back). If you want to compare, I'm only over the border in Sussex.

With only just over 9000 miles on the clock the poor thing had probably never been over 50 mph in it's life 🤣

I like that it has personality and distinctiveness. The original Twingo was certainly quirky and this later revision seems a bit more subdued. Still looks fun.

I love my 2011 Twingo ! Very nippy and never let me down ( except an old battery) and going strong with 130k on clock and original clutch and gearbox. Wish I’d had the the gt though for the extra bling

Had one of these for a matter of hours on a business trip to Germany back in late '08. It was the fastest car on the stretch of autobahn between Dortmund and Kassel that day, believe me.

My mum had one, 6500 miles in 10 years, and I did 1000 of those! It was a dynamique model which had the separate 2 seats in the back which slid. Wasn’t a bad car tbf alas she drove it into the back of a removal vans tail lift - I convinced her to give up driving at that point.

I like seeing all these small quirky cars and now know why they would not sell in the US. Over here so few people can drive a manual and most of the cars in this class are so equipped.

Great stuff I loved the look of the original Twingo, a great cheap runabout. As is often the way all the appeal of the original car went out the window with the new version, this just looks like any car and doesn't stand out at all. Such a shame we didn't get the original in the UK.

5:30 - CORRECTION: I did a check on this Twingo and this particular one featured in this video (EY10 YSS) is actually the less powerful 60hp 1.2-litre 8-valve model, not the 75hp one which you said it was. And this one is also a Freeway specification, which was only offered with the 60hp 1.2 anyway.

My partner has a Renault Wind, which is based on the Twingo. Fun little convertible! And a surprisingly large boot despite the folding roof.

Learnt to drive in one! Loved it. No a/c in this one I think, the button would be in the other gap between the temperature controls next to where the heated screen button is.

Another great video Matt. Your channel always brightens the day. Like other subcribers I can't wait for another Mondeo episode.

I used to have one of these, one of the best cars I ever had. Super reliable and rather nippy. Sadly got written off after a BMW drove into the back of it on the way to work one morning 😞. I miss that car very much.

Those interior audio speakers look very trippy. I do like Twingos. I used to see a phase 2 version of this in cyan / turquoise near where I worked - very eye catching in that unusual colour option. Shame that Renault no longer sells a new version of the Twingo but I suppose the profit margins on city cars aren't great.

I have a 2013 Twingo Mk3 and it's very economical, reliable and, well, simple. It does have air-con, Bluetooth, fog lights and cruise control, though, so some mod-cons. Matt's spot on about it in this review, as the Mk3 is essentially a prettier face lift model but otherwise identical. It's zippy rather than fast and ideal for commuting and/or the city.

I was looking at Twingos when we were looking to buy our cheap easy modern a few months back, these and the clios of this time are a lot of fun!

this is the 60hp 1.2 8v, most were fitted with the 75hp 1.2 16v.

Wonderful video again Matt! I own a Twingo 2 for a couple of years now and I intend to keep it longer. It's a 100+HP (remapped) TCE GT and has, fortunately, way more nice stuff on board than the (beautiful) basic model you drove. BTW, given the fact 'your' Twingo was a basic one, are you sure it was the 1.2 16V with 75HP? It also could have been the 1.2 8V with 60HP. Had one before the GT and it was so slow... 0 to 60 in 17 seconds or so. When on the market for a Twingo 2, try to find one with two individual back seats. It really gives the little car way more practicality. And go for, at least, the 75HP versions (or faster: 100 or 133HP). And regarding the 3rd generation.....Less quality and not so handy with engine in the rear.

Matt, In the interests of consumer advice, do you know if it's possible to tessellate a whole number of Dairylea triangles within that dash-cubby affair? If so, can you confirm how many - please and thankyou.

I've got a 2013 Renault Twingo and I love it so much. Had it just over 3 yrs now and can't see myself parting with it. I especially love that you don't see so many of them on the road. Mine is also Purple (It's down as Red in the log book but looks more purple to me. I've driven 20,000 miles in mine and loved every second. I was actually looking for a Fiat 500 or a Citroën C1 but I feel like there's just so many of them around. I spotted my car at a dealership and thought I'd go and check it out and I fell in love with it. I also test drove a Kia Picanto and a Suzuki Alto but neither stood up against my Twingo.

Small and worthy. Possibly missed a trick by only having 3 doors at the time when Peugeot, Citroën, Toyota, Kia and Suzuki rivals could offer 5 doors. Can't argue with the practicality or the drive though. Quite the hidden gem .

Well done Matt a great review I always liked these twingo and the originals and to me both were a worthy successor to the Renault 5 as the clio grew up considerably I think from memory and in 2007 I had a brand new megane you had to go up to the dynamique for air con and then the privelidge had climate control and all the toys I think you could have a twingo or a dynamique which had a slightly higher spec and then there were the really sporty versions the Gordini! I remember having them as courtesy cars when my Megane and wife’s clios were in and they were lovely to drive but agree with you about the speedometer! Keep up the hard work!

Love the nods to the Wind. Had my TCe for a year, and it's a corking little machine. Those quirky door handles take a few days to get to, and confounds passengers! Should review one in the summer months! 😄

I might be wrong but I think that's the 8 valve engine which only had 60 odd bhp rather than the higher spec car with the 75bhp 16 valve motor.

As usual great review , I personally like the Twingo GT ❤

I bought a 2009 Twingo for my mum 4 years ago, passed every mot since without a problem, it also the same colour as the one you are showing. great on petrol too.

The reason the Central instrument dial are a bit awkward to see is because Renault never bothered to change it for the left to right hand drive cars. Its the exact same as in the left hand drive Twingos. I think that was a mistake by Renault cost cutting like that and it cost them sales. Otherwise they were a cute little car that still look great today.

Great video to start my Saturday with. I thank you Sir.

Recommended one to my GF here in Poland since she was looking for something small and cheap. Not dissapointed. Not a single major issue despite being already 15 years old (the mileage was low-ish a tho). I drove it several times and it's quite obvious how the chassis can take more than 75hp. It felt firm and confident, even on the highway. I have droven a newer (2019-ish) Fiat 500 and that one felt like it was going to desintegrate above 80kph. Sound isolation was also a huge step down. If Renault actually bothered to design it cute and appealing to females, the mk2 Twingo could have been a massive hit, because the two most successful competitors (Panda and 500) got away with worse engine options, chassis and workmanship by virtue of being cheaper (Panda) or looking way better (500)

Crazy mileage! Great video again

I like your unique style of the reviews you do.

Strongly recommend the Jay Foreman song about the passing of the first gen Twingo.

Nice review- Thanks for the video!

Well though out small car, love these little French hatchbacks. Another great review Matt!

A nice little car a city car small economical and cute

I've got a Mk3 GT Renault Sport (rear engined one) big improvement in terms of features and fitment, including cruise control, screen, climate control, auto wipers & lights etc. Good fun too, especially on wet roundabouts 😁

This was a time that it seemed Renault seemed to wind down their french quirkiness a little bit for some time with all of their cars (with the exception of models like the Wind), but it certainly picked back up later with the 3rd generation of the Twingo becoming rear engined, rear wheel drive the wheels pushed right to the corners and that distinctive design, their other models also becoming more interesting again.

As an owner of 2 Mk1s currently, can't wait to see a review

Ive noticed before. When you check out the inside can you close to door so we dont have the background noise plz??

nearly bought one of these for the Mrs a good few years back but she wanted 4 door as the kids had started school so went for a Matiz instead Had a few Renaults and now a Dacia - that little stereo control behind the wheel is dead handy tbf

I had a mk1 twingo from the second year of production, they have sooo much character no idea why Renault decided to make the second generation so boring

Call me biased as I own an original MK1 Twingo but the quirky nature of the 1st car was a deceptive trick in what was an incredibly well thought out piece of packaging. It has room for four good sized adults, but with the flick of a couple of levers becomes a real practical little minivan with plenty of space. The monobox shape means no space is wasted inside. I bet the MK1 is actually more practical than the MK2 by a long way and in a much smaller footprint on the road than the MK2 Twingo. The MK2 is dull in comparison, and not even better for it.

I've always liked these, but thats the base model with the de tuned engine, its got 60bhp,69 ft/lbs of torque. 96mph and 0-60 in 15 secs,lol

I used to drive left hand drive Twingos at work and they came with both cruise control and speed limiter.

The only times I could find give it a 0-100 time of 15 secs with a top speed of 150kph (93 mph)

My 'late' Mum had 1 of these, an early 2011 pre-facelift 1.2 Dynamique brought at 3 or 4 years old, had it for 18months/2years before she became ill and unable to drive

Original Twingo all the way.

I owned a mk2 GT for nearly 10 years tuned to 130 bhp wish I still had it

Even Mark I Twingo was fitted with airco (starting from Privilege version) and 0-100 km/h was 12,6 s for Mark II.

I had a 1999 twingo, sutch a good car😎😍

Having owned a Clio III, I was noting how many shares parts there were. What is it with French cars where you only see a bit of the speedometer? This & the 208 come to mind...

I have the 60hp 8v version but it has a rev counter behind the steering wheel, ac and fog lights. It's slow but not as slow as the one you tested lol

Hard to believe Twingo has been around for 30 years. Even if it did morph into a "Twinglio". Quite like the styling of the newer Mk3.

Upside down Poirot-moustache ... 😀. I'm just now noticing how much this twingo resembles the Citroën C2. Still looks like a fun little car though, even if it's less icon-like than its predecessor.

Is that a LaserDisk slot in the front bar?

Quirky and oh so french there was a few bright yellow ones in mk1 form that citoren collector had in his front garden along with several ds and 2cvs and a weird van that looked like it was panneled in corrugated sheets his daily was one of these and a ax .it was a kool lil car tho .

Enjoying the videos on your channel 👍👍

Hi Matt, would be great to see you drive a Renault Wind one day. They're very quirky and fun to drive, I don't ever want to sell mine again!

The original Twingo was a lot more practical than the Mk2. The flexible rear seats were just genius.

Excellent Review as always Matt, not sure I have ever seen a Mark 2 Twingo that's not a 133 model.

It's a nice little car, especially this example, but I think I would choose a Clio in stead of this. Or even a Dacia

Still have the Avantime rear touch.

Love the video as always Matt! If you ever happen to have a itch to feature an old school Suzuki Vitara on the channel I'd be honoured for you to drive mine 😄 Keep up the good work as always!

My brother has just got one of these and yes his does not come with air-con as standard and it is also a 2010 like this car

11:28 honk!

The radio placement is very reminiscent of the original Renault 5. It's was always a shame the original Twingo wasn't available in RHD, and also that this model looks a bit too sensible.

wow. Furious you must be short. I wanted to test drive one of these but the drivers seat would not go back far enough. I kept smashing my knees on the dash board trying to get in and i am 6 foot 2 inch tall !

Despite the fact that this Twingo is a fun car... the number of Mondeo-viewers seem to be.. growing and growing. ...Awsome, .....weird even!🍺🥂

I drove one of these with the 1.5dci engine for pizza delivery. It was quite quick and fun to drive. But the boot was very small. Rear seat was always kut cause pizza's wouldn't for otherwise 😂

1.4 Sandero is basically like this, only worse. So you can see how I feel driving it... :(

2007 and it hasn't even reached the mileage for its first service! LOL

I had the great misfortune to be landed with one of these (in Dynamique trim - alloy wheels and a rev counter, but same engine) as a courtesy car once while my Mk3 Clio was being serviced many years ago. Being accustomed to diesel torque, this was abysmal by comparison. The only Renault option worse than this might have been a Mk3 Clio with the same 1.2NA engine, having to haul along even more mass with the same lack of grunt (and THAT was what I got as a courtesy car at the next service on my Clio...). Not economical either - just frustrating. I'd asked for a diesel if at all possible, considering my daily mileage at the time, but apparently the dealer couldn't oblige. No point thrashing it because it's just slow. Getting back into my Clio afterwards was like going from an old Mini to a Merc - nicer trim, less-stupid radio mount, more grunt, just a lot nicer-feeling. I miss that car these days, as I'm now in a Fiesta which is objective proof that only the French know how to make cars ride well (because the Fiesta is atrocious). Incidentally, the opportunity to bang your head on the door aperture was the same in the Mk3 Clio - the roof line curves down a lot (presumably so that the passenger cell is stronger) - although the headroom once inside is probably good enough to wear a top hat. That was one of the few things I always disliked about the Clio (short gearing and a rubbish handbrake mechanism were the others) - they could have made the car more aerodynamic by chopping a few inches out of the headroom and still provided reasonable accommodation for 99% of drivers.

Strange to see left hand drive wipers.

Good fun, if rather slow. More a descendent of the original Renault 5.

Nice little car and another good video 🚗🚙🚘⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

What about the mondeo??

2:00 For the people in the UK, is it normal practice that the windshield wipers are not mirrored as well for RHD? I would imagine it has to be quite irritating that the passenger side is being wiped clear when the driver's side is not.

Thanks

First to comment and watching from Thailand. Love your videos.

Thank u

Unfortunately, the Twingo wasn't offered here in Australia. Renault Australian boss said “We’d love to offer it - but there’s a problem. Price" - April 2014 Read: Not sh!t enough for the antipodean plebs 🙄

Remarkable in its unremarkableness????

Is it better than a Renault 5 tho

I think you're being a bit unfair on the 0-60 test. You were in 4th gear by the time you got to 50!

Iv got a citroen C4 2009 and has only 1 cup holder which is 💩 think the french don't think about these things

The first one is still better...

cheap n chearful but easy to clean of lots of plastc everywhere., did not know they did a 1.6. in those?

The car that ruined it for the Twingo name. It went from something revolutionary to austerity on wheels. Such a shame.

Story, how to sell half of car at full price of car

We have to admit that the French have been better at cars than the Brits. Peace be unto you.

I don’t like the twingo mk2 I prefer the first one

The day French manufacturers stop being quirky is the day life becomes not worth living, they do appear to be erring on the side of mainstream now though.

Take the quirkiness away you remove their reason to exist. Like the 2nd gen fiat multipla it just became anonymous & pointless.

£4k

Actually it was Jean-Pierre Ploué who designed Twingo I. And infact this engine is 60 hp. It is D7F engine.

my twingo is the single worst car i have ever driven in my entire life and ive owned a morris minor ffs.

The Twingo 2 is too basic for me.

Yipee I'm 1st again.

Renault.....the worst manufacturer of them all. Twingo goes vor a drive but breaks down before it reaches the garage. 😁

By far the worst styled small car I have ever seen, can't find a single good angle on this blobby plastic mess, awful!