The fourth generation of the Twingo is Renault's answer to affordable Chinese EVs, boasting chic styling inspired by the original

After the Renault 5 and 4, the french carmaker adds another affordable retrochic car 30 years after the original. It‘ll be available for under 20.000€ or less than 100€ per month. Adding an ultra efficient 10kWh/100km consumption would be a really interesting affordable offer for the european market. It‘s main competitors will be the Citroen C3, Fiat Panda, W ID2 and potentially a Tesla Model 2.

  • kyonkun_denwa@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Ah yes, yet another small fun and cheap electric car we won’t get in North America.

    At $22k USD or $30k CAD, I can assure you this thing makes more financial sense than any new ICE car. Not only is the upfront cost only marginally higher, but assuming you drive more than 10k miles a year, it will pay for itself in fuel savings after only a few years when compared to another new compact car like a Civic or a Corolla.

    And we’re back to the original cute Twingo styling! Magnifique!

    Renault, I implore you, take revenge on Nissan and sell this chic little car in their most important market.

    • Recoil42@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I don’t think you’ve quite realized just how small the Twingo is — it’s a city car, the smallest class of car even available. It’s two segments down from the Civic or Corolla, it doesn’t even remotely compare to those nameplates.

      The only remaining same-class car at all in North America is the Mitsubishi Mirage, a vehicle which starts at $17k CAD, or thirteen thousand dollars cheaper. Yes, the Mirage is a shitty car, but I really want to illustrate how far away from reality you are here.

      • kyonkun_denwa@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I was just trying to compare the Twingo to some of the least expensive cars still on sale in North America. I actually forgot they still sold the Mirage here. My friend bought a 2017 model used back in 2019 for damn well near nothing, so you think this car would be on my radar, but it ain’t. And apparently a facelifted version exists, but so far I haven’t seen it in the wild. You are right, and I stand corrected! The cheap electric Twingo can’t beat the Mitsubishi Mirage for pure low cost transport even over a 15 or 20 year time horizon. The Mirage is just too good at being cheap.

        But I really don’t know how long it is for this world. People seem to hate it, and honestly I don’t understand the hate. My friend’s 2017 Mirage is good, honest transport, it’s reliable, sips gas, and is easy to park. It’s like a dollar store Mini Cooper.

      • _PPBottle@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I dont think the new twingo will be A segment like the original one.

        The A segment has kind of died down with the years. The need of security features that bulked up the chassis and dimensions of cars meant that A segmentcars were becoming undistinguishable from B segment ones.

        Case in point: This new one will be 5 door only. There was no way you could fit 5 doors on the original design considering its dimensions.

        To me it looks like a B segment EV car, which is totally fine, you just cant make as roomy A segment cars as the OG twingo because of all the security features that new cars require.