The Renault Twingo 'Matic is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 3 door hatchback bodyshell.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.1 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) at 5250 rpm and 95 Nm (70 lbft/9.7 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 815 kg.
The Renault Twingo 'Matic is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 150 km/h, or 93 mph, official fuel consumption is 5.6/7.4/7.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2347 mm | 92.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1416 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Length | 3433 mm | 135.2 inches | |
| Width | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Height | 1423 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.46 | ||
| Kerb weight | 815 kg | 1797 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1149 cc (70.116 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 69 × 76.8 mm
2.72 × 3.02 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 95 Nm (70 ft·lb) (9.7 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 38.3 kW/litre 52.1 ps/litre 51.3 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
82.68 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1039 kPa (150.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 287.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 16.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 73.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 72.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.52 kg/kW 30.94 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.6/7.4/7.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.6/7.4/7.0 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 17.9/13.5/14.3 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 50.4/38.2/40.4 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 42.0/31.8/33.6 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 155/70 R 13 S | ||
| Tyres rear | 155/70 R 13 S | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 586465 | ||
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| RAC rating | 11.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Renault Twingo 'Matic added 2019-01-19. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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