The Renault Twingo GT and Twingo Dynamique S will go on sale from 1 December 2016, with the former becoming the hottest model in the rear-wheel-drive city car's range.
Priced from £13,755, the Twingo GT is fitted with an uprated version of the Twingo’s turbocharged 898cc three-cylinder engine that produces 108bhp and 125lb ft of torque, thanks to the addition of a revised air intake and new engine mapping. Those figures are 19bhp and 25lb ft more than the current most powerful Twingo. The car also gets new gearbox ratios to help improve response times.
The car can accelerate from 0-62mph in 9.6sec and onto a top speed of 113mph. The car maker also says the engine's reponse times are among the best in its class, with the 50-75mph sprint taking less than 9.0sec.
Renault Sport has tweaked the Twingo’s chassis settings and variable-ratio steering with a focus on improving agility; new mapping for the car’s electronic stability programme (ESP) also gives more dynamic handling, says Renault.
The car’s styling is said to take inspiration from the Twin’Run concept of 2013, with the clearest indication of this being a set of exterior stripes. To emphasise its sporting credentials, the GT gets 17in alloy wheels and a twin-exit exhaust system.
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Love the look of this Twingo,
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