Renault Twingo Renaultsport 133

Twingo Renaultsport 133 competitively priced at £11,550 on the road

Cup’ chassis available as an option from launch with lowered ride height, stiffer springs and dampers plus 17” alloy wheels for an even sharper driving experience

Order books open later this month for the new Twingo Renaultsport 133, with first deliveries exepcted in September.

The Twingo comes with specific Renaultsport chassis and steering tuning as standard ensuring it offers optimum performance and handling. There is no wait necessary for the ‘Cup’ chassis either as Renault Sport Technologies has developed this for Twingo from launch, along with a new 1.6 naturally-aspirated 1.6-litre VVT engine delivering 133hp at 6,750rpm with 160Nm of torque at 4,400 rpm.

The Twingo Renaultsport 133’s long list of standard equipment, in addition to those on Twingo GT, includes:

ESP (which can be manually deactivated), Renaultsport chassis with 16” alloy wheels and 195/45 tyres, Renaultsport front and rear bumpers and side sills, extended front and rear wheel arches, gunmetal grey door mirror housings, fog lamp surrounds and rear spoiler, aluminium pedals, Renaultsport leather steering wheel, Renaultsport rev counter with gearshift indicator light, Renaultsport front seats with enhanced lateral support and distinctive orange seatbelts.

The new Twingo is available with a choice of five colours: Capsicum Red or £375 optional metallic Pearl Black, Extreme Blue, Mercury Silver or Mirage Grey. The latter is a new colour exclusive to the Renaultsport version.

The ‘Cup’ chassis is an optional estra, priced at £650. It features a 4mm lower ride height, stiffer springs and dampers, 17” dark grey Anthracite alloy wheels and 195/40 tyres.

Insurance groups, performance data and further technical details will be released by Renault nearer to the time of the UK launch in September.