Don't Expect A Faster Renault Twingo Any Time Soon

One car we’re really looking forward to driving this year is the Renault Twingo GT. With 108bhp propelling not a lot of weight, it should be brilliant fun. But even with the Twingo’s sub-tonne weight figure, 108bhp still isn’t much to write home about.
“Ah,” you might say; “But there’ll be a Renaultsport version eventually, right?” Wrong: speaking to Autocar, RS big cheese Patrice Ratti had the following to say about the possibility of a hotter Twingo:

“An RS would need around 150bhp, which presents all sorts of challenges. There’s not much room for a four-cylinder engine - which would be the cheapest way to get 150bhp. To get a three-cylinder engine to 150bhp would mean redesigning the engine, and at that point the project becomes very expensive - probably too much for an A-segment hot hatch.”

In fact, Ratti went so far as to label the prospect of an RS Twingo as “almost impossible.” The ‘almost’ bit does give a little wiggle room for hope, but it certainly sounds very, very unlikely thanks to the car’s rear-mounted, underfloor engine position.

I’m sure you’ll all joining us in saying: boo.