Renault is preparing a subcompact electric car that will become the successor to the Twingo

The new product is expected to go on sale in the European market in 2026. The starting price tag of the “crumbs” most likely will not exceed 23 thousand euros.

The French company Renault introduced the Twingo back in 1992; since then, the model has managed to change generations a couple of times. The current third generation city car, developed as part of a partnership with Daimler and its smart brand, debuted in 2019. At the beginning of 2021, it became known that the third generation would be the last for the model. Now there is information about the successor to the Twingo.

In the photo: the current Renault Twingo Z.E.

It is assumed that the successor to the Renault Twingo will be a subcompact electric car, which the French company is preparing for the European market. According to Automotive News Europe, a prototype of the new product will be presented tomorrow, November 15, as part of a special event for investors. At the same time, the production version of this “green” supermini will go on sale only in 2026.

In the photo: interior of the current Renault Twingo Z.E.

According to the agency, the subcompact electric car will be produced under the Renault brand. In the hierarchy of the brand, it will be one step below the Renault 5 hatchback, which is just getting ready for presentation (we previously published pictures of a camouflaged prototype of the “electric hatch”). Sources said that production of the as-yet unnamed city car will be established at the company’s plant in Slovenia. Now the Renault Twingo, equipped with an internal combustion engine, is produced here.

Pictured: Renault 5 1/2 prototype Pictured: Renault 5 2/2 prototype

It is expected that in Europe the starting price of an entry-level Renault electric car will not exceed 23 thousand euros (in the British market it will be about 20 thousand pounds sterling). According to the company's CEO Luca de Meo, the source of inspiration for the creation of the new subcompact electric vehicle was the popular kei cars in Japan, which are limited in both size and power. He added that he wants to “translate this concept into a European language.”

Presumably, the new Renault supermini will be based on a budget version of the CMF-BEV platform, on which the upcoming Renault 5 and more will be based the sporty closest relative is the Alpine A290 (this fall the prototype of the hot hatch was also captured by spy photographers).In the photo: Dacia Spring Extreme 1/2 In the photo: Dacia Spring Extreme 2/2

By far the most affordable The Dacia Spring is a full-size passenger car produced by the Renault Group for the European market. It is an A-segment crossover, which is equipped with a modest electric motor with an output of 44 hp and a torque of 125 Nm. The maximum speed is 100 km/h, the traction battery capacity is 26.8 kWh, and the range on one charge is 225 km. In France, they ask for at least 15,800 euros for this SUV.

At the beginning of this year it became known that the Dacia Spring had a more powerful version of the Extreme, in which the output of the electric motor was increased to 65 liters .With. The motor is paired with a “unique gearbox,” which, as the company noted, increases torque at the wheels. The certified mileage on one charge for this version is less — 220 km.