RENAULT Twingo · 'Matic · Hatchback · 1996 ‐ 1998

From 1996 Renault began manufacture of autos type Twingo, modification 'Matic and finished it in 1998. This automobile has 3 doors, the body chassis is in the form a hatchback, weight 0.8 tons and length 3.4 meters, that can seat 4 person in sum.

«Twingo 'Matic» is a front-wheel drive automobile with a 3-speed automatic gear shift. This car can speed up for 16.4 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 150 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a maximum power of 60 hp at 5250 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 40 l of petrol, thereby when mixed fuel rate is 6.3 l per 100 km (6 l on the track, 8.9 l in the urban), what let you drive approximately 635 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have disks brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs». Rear wheels have drums brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following dimensions - 145/70SR13.

Renault Twingo is not tested for crash test Euro NCAP. Passive and active systems of safety are absent on this model automobile.