Renault shows a modern electric interpretation of the original Twingo

Although in the eyes of some of you Renault has thrown the model name Espace up for grabs by sticking it – just like before – on a model that has little to do with the earlier Espaces, it continues to reincarnate historical models unperturbed. After all, Renault is coming up with a fully electric modern interpretation of the R5, has teamed up with a company to put electric powertrains in Renaults 4, 5 and Twingo and is also coming with an electric crossover whose design is inspired by that of the R4. Renault showed more love for its own history not only by transforming the R4 into a gigantic drone, but also by putting an artist’s own spin on it.four in honor of the model’s 60th birthday. It also did something similar with the Renault 5 when it blew out fifty candles. This time the brand hoists another small model from the past in a festive and artistic jacket.

Just like the R5 Diamant and this Suite N°4, the Twingo has been tackled by an artist.

After Renault previously celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the first generation Twingo by releasing artificial intelligence on the Twingo concept, it now shows a stubborn more modern primal Twingo. Just like the aforementioned Suite N°4 and the R5 Diamant, the artistic Twingo that plays the leading role here has been taken care of by an artist. Sabine Marcelis – winner of the Elle Deco International Designer of the Year Award 2023 – has put her teeth into it and now shows a creation that seems straight out of the 3D printer.

The first generation Twingo remains a cheerful and often colorful appearance.

The Twingo by Sabine Marcelis has an electric powertrain, but that is almost the only thing that Renault tells about the festive Twingo expression. The fact that the outside of the creation is executed in anything but sparkling colors is quite striking, since the first Twingo was known for its cheerful palette of colors. The Twingo, modified by Marcelis, has body parts with shapes that suggest that you can see through the sheet metal. Striking details are the closed wheels, the illuminated ‘cooling openings’ at the bottom of the bumper and of course the recognizable cheerful viewers of Renault’s spatial urban rascal that made its debut in 1993.

Renault Twingo by Sabine Marcelis.

The interior is just as captivating. The warning lights of the original, housed in a groove behind the steering wheel, just like the small digital display in the center of the dashboard, had to make way for a display placed centrally on top of the dashboard. Various parts – including the vents of the ventilation system and various buttons – are illuminated and the steering wheel has become a curious ornament, to say the least. Above the windshield we find a large red piece of plexiglass (?) that is somewhat reminiscent of the blue sun blinds/sun blinds that you regularly find at the top of the windshield in older cars.

Will Renault, mindful of the electric R5, come up with a new electric Twingo that is very similar to the original model? That doesn’t seem to be the case for now, but given Renault’s great love for its old compact models, we hope the French will consider it.