Twingo History

Serie 3 (1996-1998) :

July 1996

The 3rd collection arrives, with new features :

New D7F engine : 60hp, lighter, more economical.
New colors: rouge vif (red), bleu myosotis (blue) and noir opaque (black) in non-metallic, and bleu methyl (blue), rouge coquelicot (red), jaune paille (yellow) and good old brume (dark purple) in metalic.
New upholstery (Poissons on Twingo and Pack, Elea on Easy and Twingo matic), accessories and buttons turn natural beige.
In addition : ventilation controls are now lighted, air recycling, 3rd brake light, emergency fuel stop, and improved structure.

The Twingo matic appears with specific wheel covers and stripping.

There are now over 800'000 Twingo sold in over 25 countries in Europe, Asia and South America.

1996 - 1998

A "Grease" edition was offered in Germany in lemon yellow. A cassette of the musical "Grease" came with it and a ticket for 2 for the performance in Duesseldorf. They all had a folding roof, a better cassette radio, electric windows and wing mirrors.

March 1997

A special edition was presented during the "Salon de l'automobile" in Geneva : the Twingo Seventie. It was not an hippie version, but a twingo pack with full options, in order to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Renault Switzerland.

June 30th 1997

The one millionth twingo rolls off of the Renault Flins production lines.

July 1997

A new option appears in the form of a reflective windscreen. It reflects more UV rays than a normal one, and protects the inside of the car against overheating in the summer. New four spoke alloy wheels are also appear.

After cooperating with Kenzo and Benetton, the 3rd special edition twingo is, yet again, fashion related : the Twingo e (the "e" is for "Elite Models").

Elite Models, one of the most important model-house of the world (with famous names as Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbel and Karen Mulder) celebrated its 40est anniversary in the summer of 1997. At this time, Renault just delivered its 1.000.000th Twingo. It was a perfect opportunity to bring these two winners together !

The Twingo e is a twingo pack that has receives an "e" logo on the door handles and a very nice new purplish metallic grey and assorted seats. It also has an airbag and the new UV reflective windscreen and 4 spoke wheels.

Spring 1998

The Twingo Jungle is a metallic yellow (jaune paille) twingo pack with another new deco, and power steering.

The Twingo Velvet (in Italy) is also a twingo pack, with velvet seats and power steering.

Another special edition is the Twingo Sari, with a soft top matching the car colour (a green Sari has a green top, a blue one blue,...).

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