RENAULT Twingo · 1.2 Expression · Hatchback · 2007 ‐ 2008

Type of cars Twingo, modification 1.2 Expression began producing by Renault in 2007 and finished in 2008. The weight of the car is 0.9 tn and a length of 3.6 meters, It is shaped as hatchback with 3 doors, and can be placed in a 4 person including the driver.

«Twingo 1.2 Expression» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. This car can speed up for 15 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 154 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max power of 60 hp at 5250 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 7.1 l in the city mode of driving, on the highway 4.6 liters, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 5.5 l per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 40 l of petrol, what provides to go approximately 728 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 259 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have drums, 203 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 165/65R14.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Renault Twingo received the lot number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a enough safe vehicle. In addition to active systems of safety (ABS, Brake assistant, EBD), it is also has passive safety (side, passenger, driver airbags).