Twingo 133 Cup ready to order now
Renaultsport's latest offering - the Twingo 133 Cup - will be available to order next week, with deliveries starting in November.
Following the strategy with the recently launched Clio Renaultsport 200, the Cup version of its Twingo baby brother provides a more focused driving experience with less equipment and a lower price, says Renault.
The 133 Cup is priced at £11,795, £700 less than the standard version, but does without air conditioning, automatic headlamp and wiper operation, and extra tinted rear windows.
It also features a one-piece bench in place of the usual independent sliding rear seats.
Cup gets harder chassis and less kit
Obviously, the Cup suspension pack is fitted as standard. Normally a £650 option on the regular 133, the Cup version is priced £1350 less than a similarly equipped car.
The Cup chassis rides 4mm lower than the standard Renaultsport setting and its lower centre of gravity is designed to improve in-corner performance thanks to reduced weight transfer.
Tuned damper settings and higher spring rates (10 per cent stiffer front and rear) bring greater performance through improved body control, says Renault. Anthracite-coloured 17-inch aluminium alloy wheels are equipped with Continental Sport Contact3 195/40 tyres.
'Smileys' should be standard too...
Two new options are now available for both the Renaultsport 133 Cup and Renaultsport 133. The 'Black and White' Renault i.d. pack is £150 and offers Glacier White bodywork with gloss black finish to the door mirrors, rear spoiler and front bumper trims.
As proved by the PistonHeads Clio 200 'grin-a-minute' long-term loaner, these little Renaults make a fantastic canvas for the PH smiley sticker treatment - so don't forget to order yours!
...as per the PH Clio 200