{"id":59718,"date":"2026-07-31T06:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T06:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/59718\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T06:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T06:42:20","slug":"100-of-renault-le-frog-twingo-evs-arrive-in-uk-showrooms-as-orders-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/59718\/","title":{"rendered":"100 of Renault \u2018Le Frog\u2019 Twingo EVs arrive in UK showrooms as orders open"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 100 Renault<\/a> Twingo E-Tech electric models have crossed the Channel from France and are arriving at Renault retailers across the UK, giving buyers their first chance to see the award-winning city EV up close just as order books open.<\/p>\n

The convoy of left-hand-drive cars, all painted in Absolute Green, has been brought over purely for display purposes ahead of the Twingo’s UK launch.<\/p>\n

Nicknamed ‘Le Frog’ by Renault, the reborn Twingo has already built up plenty of interest thanks to its retro-inspired look, compact size and promise of a starting price well below \u00a320,000. Until now, though, chances to see one in the UK have been fairly limited.<\/p>\n

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The new Renault Twingo has been nicknamed ‘Le Frog’ by Renault (Renault)<\/p>\n

Customers across the country will be able to take a closer look at the new electric hatchback at their local Renault retailer, although they’ll have to wait a little longer before they can drive one, with the cars remaining as static display models.<\/p>\n

Renault is also continuing to offer its \u00a3100 R Pass, which gives buyers priority access when order books open, along with exclusive updates, a dedicated concierge service, a miniature Renault Twingo E-Tech model and a green Renault key cover.<\/p>\n

Adam Wood, Managing Director of Renault UK, said, “Interest in Renault EVs is soaring, with Twingo really grabbing people’s attention and following in the footsteps of the Renault 5 and Renault 4. Such is the enthusiasm ahead of its official launch, introducing LHD static display cars to our retailers is a great way to answer customers’ questions and give them an early and highly convenient way to experience Twingo’s unmistakeable style, clever packaging and sheer personality.”<\/p>\n

Designed for city driving, the Twingo measures up as one of the smallest EVs on sale, and has been described in The Independent’s first test<\/a> as being the best car driven so far in 2026.<\/p>\n

Sliding rear seats allow owners to prioritise either passenger legroom or luggage space, while a 27.5kWh lithium iron phosphate battery and an 80bhp electric motor are expected to deliver a WLTP range of up to 163 miles.<\/p>\n

\"Order<\/p>\n

Order books for the new Renault Twingo are now open, with first deliveries expected early next year (Renault)<\/p>\n

Technology includes One Pedal driving and, depending on specification, Renault’s OpenR Link infotainment system with Google built-in, bringing features normally found in larger cars into the city car class.<\/p>\n

General UK ordering is now open, with Renault hoping the Twingo can repeat the strong early success enjoyed by the Renault 5 E-Tech electric, which has rapidly become one of the UK’s best-selling electric cars<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 100 Renault Twingo E-Tech electric models have crossed the Channel from France and are arriving at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59719,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13063],"tags":[12198,37180,22965],"class_list":["post-59718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-renault","tag-renault","tag-renault-uk","tag-twingo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}