1996 Renault Twingo mk1 Benetton
Discussion
Last month I picked up this 1996 Twingo mk1, only has 70k miles.
I always thought they were cool little cars and I’ve never had a French car before in all of my 20 years driving around.
Never sold in the UK, but here in Holland the mk1 twingo was a huge success.
Now, there are not many pre facelifts about anymore though.
This one is a Benetton version, so has the seats in all the cool colours. Mine has an optional leather steering wheel and not much else.
Super basic, so:
No power steering
No electric windows
No electric mirrors
No aircon
No third brake light
No airbags
No glove compartment.
I really like it though!
Pics:
I always thought they were cool little cars and I’ve never had a French car before in all of my 20 years driving around.
Never sold in the UK, but here in Holland the mk1 twingo was a huge success.
Now, there are not many pre facelifts about anymore though.
This one is a Benetton version, so has the seats in all the cool colours. Mine has an optional leather steering wheel and not much else.
Super basic, so:
No power steering
No electric windows
No electric mirrors
No aircon
No third brake light
No airbags
No glove compartment.
I really like it though!
Pics:
Brilliant, cheerful little things, these. Back in the day the guitar player in our band had one in that 'very nineties' flat green pastel color. We abused it to haul gear around in. Bits of trim sometimes fell off the Twingo, but the things that matter were almost completely bullet proof. The little Twingo never failed us. Fond memories! All the car you really need in many ways and somehow it was buckets of fun to punt the underpowered thing around. And now that you mention it: it's been forever since I've seen one on the road in NL here. where have they gone?
Cool wee cars. 
An OG Twingo was the first car I ever experienced air conditioning in; when my dad rented one on a family holiday to Menorca in the 90s.
Dad had a MK2 Sierra Ghia and mum had a MK4 Escort XR3i at home, so neither were familiar with what ‘AC’ meant and I can still remember the reaction when it was discovered/turned on for the first time... complete euphoria.
An OG Twingo was the first car I ever experienced air conditioning in; when my dad rented one on a family holiday to Menorca in the 90s.
Dad had a MK2 Sierra Ghia and mum had a MK4 Escort XR3i at home, so neither were familiar with what ‘AC’ meant and I can still remember the reaction when it was discovered/turned on for the first time... complete euphoria.
When this came up on my fb timeline yesterday there was much want!
https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=941...
https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=941...
I love the mk1 twingo, have done ever since seeing them ice racing on 90s Eurosport. Never driven one but follow a few groups on insta.
There’s one with a k20 turbo transplant but visually stock, even the boost gauge is hidden behind a removable air vent. There’s a vid of it on misha charoudin’s channel, seems to handle well.
There’s one with a k20 turbo transplant but visually stock, even the boost gauge is hidden behind a removable air vent. There’s a vid of it on misha charoudin’s channel, seems to handle well.
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