No Budget Reviews: 2007 Renault Twingo (Mark II) 1.2 TCe GT - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting
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-One 2007 Renault Twingo 1.2 TCe GT
-One Mobile Phone
-No Fancy Outfits
-No Obscure In-Jokes
-No DSLRs
-No Shotgun Microphones
-No Fluid Head Tripods
-No Idea about Exposure
-No Budget Whatsoever
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It is time for the newest instalment in that beloved cinematic automotive CZcams experience where we film practical cars that can be bought for less than £1,000 in a manner befitting of their inexpensive value! This may go horribly wrong...
This time, as we test a 2007 Renault Twingo 1.2 TCe GT. This was a surprise test as I did not think these were available for No Budget Reviews money until a long time viewer approached me with one he had just purchased. Be prepared for a big opening sunroof, references to previous No Budget Reviews and Tweed Jacket Reviews episodes, boot configurations, dealer demonstrator discussions and really nothing of any importance at all. Nothing untoward, then...
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The cinematic debut of the twingo, thanks again for the review!
Thank you once again, sir...
Jeremy clarkson was able to squeeze Ross kemp into the boot on a test drive😆, great review sir, very nice car.
I remember the old Twingo 133 review from back in the day. Chassis is very good on this car.
Great review again Mr Lloyd, Renault are good at making quirky but cool cars, and this Twingo is no different, love the dash on it, very different.
I was suprised to hear you could buy one of these for less than a £1000!
Yes, sir, the reason why I know is because this one cost under £1000 and it was a lot of fun, although this is a really early one.
Got one myself, so love the review! You can easily remap the engines to gain more HP. Mine's now got around 125HP and the difference is noticable. The GT's aren't around often, indeed most of the time you see Dynamiques (black headlights) and Authentiques (silver headlights). Underrated, very reliable little cars! Looks like this silver GT (lovely color!) is lowered / has stiffer suspension? Mine at first had too, but I brought if back to full standard specs, makes a difference. And... These were sold with parking sensors!😆
It's possible someone has played with the suspension at some point since 2007, as it was quite firm! Good fun, however. I am sure that these are relatively easy to map. Interesting that the parking sensors are standard, a good feature for a little city car. The engines do tend to be quite reliable if serviced properly with the appropriate cambelt changes. Glad you enjoyed the video, thank you ever so much indeed for watching!
The GT definitely has stiffer suspension compared to the regular Twingo, it also applies to the Sport model (which, oddly enough, has better fuel consuption than the GT model).
@@netako , that is very strange! My camera mount was bouncing all over the place in this Twingo GT... Thank you for watching!
I really like the mk2 Twingo this one certainly has a nice blend of useable performance with the 1.2TCE. Another excellent review sir.
Thank you, sir! I am glad that you enjoyed it. I didn't know what to make of it before I got there, but they are very good value and tremendous fun.
I like this Twingo!
The dash looks like a combination of Smart (tach) and Nissan. The redesigned Nissan Quest (around circa 2007) had it gauge cluster in the middle, like this Twingo.
Fold and tumble rear seating I like as well.
Maybe different tyres could help soften the ride, I do not know.
One thing I noticed was the passenger wiper arm and its articulation set-up. Unique!!
Yes, the wiper arm is a bit strange on the Twingo. By this stage, Nissan were fully owned by Renault, so if the Quest looks a bit like this, then that is not a coincidence. The next generation Twingo was the one which shared a platform with the current Smart Forfour, funnily enough.
Renault really have a nack of making fun wee sporty cars like this.
I can guess Mr Seabrook would love that wiper arrangement.
Gutted that you do not get Ross Kemp in the boot or Glovebox but that must have been standard in the 133!
Thanks for reviewing this car Sir.
I was offered the car at quite short notice and it was the fourth one I had filmed that day, so I didn't necessarily have the most amount of time to prepare for it, hence the lack of Ross Kemp jokes. I did see the original Top Gear episode back in the day, however.
Looks like you are having fun on Crag Road. Looks a fun little car and knowing Ellis he will have got it for a good price. The quirky rear engined mklll was a very different car.
We are within No Budget Reviews money, sir, which I was surprised about! The Mark III has just finished production, I think, although we stopped getting them over here some time ago. Crag Road was as crazy as ever.
The pre facelift cars I think look much better than later cars.
The GT with its TCE engine or the RS133 should be great fun. The cars look well thought out with the adjustable rear seat and very square back end.
The RS models were actually very attractively priced when new starting around £11k and there was also the Cup option available. There were also some Gordini versions but in my opinion perhaps not cost effective being a lot more expensive than the trim they were based upon.
The engine was a bit noisy (it is the same one as in the Mark I Mégane, essentially), but it was quite fast with the turbo, and they are surprisingly cheap. The RS was very cheap for what it was back in the day, not sure how many there are around now.
The original parcel shelf is attached to the boot lid, it slots into the grooves at the side of the boot (that you can see on your video). I still have the parcel shelf on mine. You actually recorded my car at the hubnut social in Brooklands.Its a silver GT, but it doesn't have a sunroof. But I've owned mine since it was 3 years old (I've had it for 9 years now).
Thank you for watching Daniel! Yes, I remember your car at Brooklands. This was filmed two weeks after the event, although it was released much later. I imagine as this would have been a demonstrator given its incredibly early registration date, and so that sunroof would have been an option.
I very much regret that I have foolishly rejected both this model Renault Twingo and the Citroën C2, simply because both were very short and 3 door only.
It seems that I have been guilty of narrow mindedness because the Twingo, at least, is a very accommodating, fine handling, powerful and well appointed little car, as demonstrated in your excellent video. This GT model looks particularly special.
Thank you Sir for setting me bang to rights.
It wasn't bad, I am not sure if I would actually own one, but I was quite impressed really, especially as these are available for surprisingly modest sums of money. The ride in this GT was a bit firm, however.
I really like this car, very neat design. Surprised that these were available in forbidden fuel flavour. Was it really necessary on a city car?
I quite like the replacement model to this based on the Smart, mostly for it's unusual rear engine layout. Shame Renault no longer sell the Twingo .
Back in the late 2000s, things like the Vauxhall Agila and Fiat 500 had forbidden fuel versions, and so I am assuming that Renault decided that they needed one, although we don't talk about them on the channel. I think the Twingo is still in limited production, but not for our market.
Always an adventure, cool little pocket rocket
It was indeed an adventure that day, sir!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting isn’t it always…
Great choice! Twingos are cool, I liked how Renault always tried new things with each generation! I am not sure if they were sold in New Zealand although Renault do have a luxury niche here! Was this made in collaboration with Nissan?
Nissan and Renault started collaborating in around 1999, and so this probably did have some Nissan influence on it, as the 2002 version of the Micra did.
I can definitely see that owning one of these would be great fun, I'm all for idiosyncratic cars!
They do seem to offer an awful lot of fun for not a lot of money!
I've always loved the Twingo. I remember seeing the MK1 in Auto Express and willing it to come to the UK. Sadly it was not to be so I had to wait for foreign holidays to get my fix.
This era seemed like a worthy successor. A cute face, good use of space and I'm genuinely impressed with that rear seating arrangement.
Yes sir, the Mark I Twingo was never officially sold in this country, they were everywhere in France in the 1990s.
I remember first generation when I was a kid. Funny thing I remember it only thanks to slogan of one of the gambling places "Play Bingo Win Twingo" 🤣 never had a chance to drive one but I got impression it's getting smaller with each generation 🤔
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting! Yes, the third generation one does seem very small, this one was quite spacious.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting I love your "no budget reviews" there should be more content like this out there.
@@angryslaw9055 , well, I have made about 80 episodes, there is a playlist of them on the channel, and I filmed another episode today, so plenty to keep you occupied if you like them!
The chassis of the Renault Twingo II was adopted from Clio II . Big Car made a story of a story of the Renault Twingo
Hello William, thank you for watching and commenting on the video, I appreciate it. I have seen that Big Car video, it's a great channel. I don't know if you are aware of this, and you may well not be, but it's not really considered good CZcams etiquette to post links to other people's videos in the comments section. The algorithm doesn't really like it, and some people do get a bit sensitive about it, just so you know.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting I removed the CZcams post link
@@williamwebb6178 , that is very kind of you, thank you.
Were the Twingos related to the Nissan Pixo? They look similar.
No, they don't have any engineering in common at all.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Ah right, ok.
@@willswheels283 , we aim to please!
whats that thing on top of your head?! :O
It's something I had to get removed because people kept leaving comments on my videos about it.
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Thank you!