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Lazareth creates mid-mounted, Range Rover V8-powered Renault Twingo Trophy [*w/VIDEO]

Years ago, on a post-collegiate backpacking trip through Europe, we became strangely obsessed with the Renault Twingo. Going so far as to compose red vin induced Weird Al style poems, "Twingo, Twingo little car, how I wonder why you are." Today, we're having a slightly different reaction to this diminutive Renault. Mostly because out back you'll find a 3.5-liter Range Rover sourced V8 kicking out 180 horses. That's right folks -- it's a Twingo with a mid-mounted V8. They call it the Twingo Trophy. Obviously, if you drop a V8 into the ... Read more →

Renaultsport launches hardcore Twingo 133 Cup Noah Joseph

Hot hatch enthusiasts the world over know that Renault makes some of the best in the business. The Clio Renaultsport, in its various iterations, has a strong following, as does the Megane RS. And ...

REPORT: Renault to relaunch Gordini performance brand in 2010 Chris Paukert

While it may seem like an inopportune time to exhume a performance marque, that's just what Renault is up to, says Car. According to the U.K. glossy, Renault will relaunch the Gordini brand in Europe ...

Renault working on Twingo roadster? Noah Joseph

Those who mourned the passing of the Smart Roadster may be interested by the reports that Renault is preparing to launch a tiny convertible of its own. The diminutive spider is tipped to be based on ...

Pics & Details Aplenty: Renault Twingo RS Noah Joseph

Click above for hi-res gallery of the Twingo Renault Sport After its initial unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show this past March, Renault has finally released full details – including pricing, ...

Dragonslayer: Renault rolls out the Twingo Extreme 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Twingo still won't take you to mythical Silene, but the UK gets its own specially pimped version of the entry-level Twingo called the "Extreme." Think of it as a Tercel Blackhawk en français, s'il vous plaît. The Twingo Extreme consists of mostly graphics for the exterior, though ...

Spy Shots: Renaultsport Twingo 120 1 year ago on Autoblog

Anyone who knows hot hatches knows that Renault is king. While other championship-winning automakers put their racing experience into six-figure supercars, Renaultsport puts its into grocery-haulers to turn out such splendidly chuckable pocket-rockets as the Clio 197 and Megane 225. Evidently firmly ...

Rumormill: Renault to show Twingo C+C at Frankfurt 2 years ago on Autoblog

Autotriti, a Greek automotive website, is reporting that Renault has a surprise up its sleeve for the Frankfurt Motor Show. That surprise is said to be a Twingo Coupe + Cabriolet. Visual differences between the C+C and the Twingo hatchback will be extensive -- so much so that the instrument panel ...

New Twingo's dash features rubber grass 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for high-res version We're filing this under "Wish I'd thought of that." Renault, in its redesigned Twingo (appropriately named New Twingo), is offering an option it calls "Grass-mat" dashboard trim. Essentially, it's a toothbrush turned bristles-up that holds all those gadgets ...

Geneva Motor Show: Renault New Twingo 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for 32-photo hires gallery We got a peek at the New Twingo earlier this week thanks to info that leaked in advance of the Geneva show. Now that the car's been formally introduced, we have more info on Renault's baby hatch. The New Twingo is based on the last-gen Clio architecture, ...

Leak Peek: Say hello to the new Renault Twingo 2 years ago on Autoblog

click the picture above for a gallery Continuing on its established theme of versatility and efficient use of space is the new Renault Twingo, set to be unveiled today in Geneva. This is the production version of the recent Twingo Concept, and it hasn't been watered down very much for production. ...

World's Most Beautiful Autos named 3 years ago on Autoblog

As part of the 22nd Annual International Automobile Festival, a team of judges has chosen its Most Beautiful Automobiles of the World for 2007, and no, the U.S. did not come home with a trunk of gold medals in this competition. We Americans will just have to be content with our two silvers. On the ...

Paris Motor Show: Renault Twingo Concept 3 years ago on Autoblog

Although our guy Noah just posted info on this a few days ago, we now have some live pics and a full press release for this funky fun concept. Renault has introduced its new Twingo concept at the Paris Motor Show, foreshadowing the much-anticipated replacement for the popular supermini. The Twingo ...

Renault Twingo concept: loaded with tech, in time for Paris 3 years ago on Autoblog

Renault has released images of its new Twingo concept car just in advance of the Paris Motor Show. Previewing the upcoming replacement for the tiny Panda-class supermini, this concept is laden with a lot of features, many of which are likely not to make it to production, and some that might. ...






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