What is the weight of a Renaultsport Twingo 133 Cup ?
Discussion
There is no information in the handbooks ... Renault sales literature suggests 1049Kg's for the full fat 133 but only the motoring press state 980 Kg's for the Cup ... where does this come from ?
The Cup dispenses with a lot of stuff ... twin adjustable rear seats become a minimalist bench with no rear headrests, no aircon, limited digital information system ... etc ... but would this save 70 Kg's ?
The Cup dispenses with a lot of stuff ... twin adjustable rear seats become a minimalist bench with no rear headrests, no aircon, limited digital information system ... etc ... but would this save 70 Kg's ?
There are older articles online, which are far from a definitive source, but claim 10kg
EVO ... It’s not a particularly savoury topic, but it needs to be discussed as it could affect your enjoyment of this car. You will get sweaty pits if you buy a Twingo Cup. No air-con, you see, not even as an option. What’s that worth to you? Opting to put up with a sticky shirt will save you £1530, because while the standard Renaultsport Twingo with the Cup chassis pack is £13,325, this new dedicated Cup model is just £11,795. Its suspension has the same 4mm drop and 10 per cent stiffening, and the claimed weight for the car is the same, too (although we’ve been told that ditching the air-con and replacing the two individual sliding rear seats with a fixed bench has saved about 10kg).
CAR ... The new Twingo Cup keeps the Cup chassis settings, but in comes a regular rear bench in place of the sliding back seats, while out goes the air-con, auto lights and tinted rear windows. The reduction in equipment cuts 10 kilos from the Twingo’s kerbweight, and you’ll shed a few pounds yourself on a hot summer’s day when there’s no air-con to cool you down. But the benefit of going without air-con is that you’ll save yourself a few quid. The new Twingo Cup costs £11,795, which means it’s £700 cheaper than a basic Renaultsport Twingo, and £1300 less than a Cup-equipped car, even though it retains the latter’s chassis ... At the end of the article they list it as 1039kg in the summary table.
EVO ... It’s not a particularly savoury topic, but it needs to be discussed as it could affect your enjoyment of this car. You will get sweaty pits if you buy a Twingo Cup. No air-con, you see, not even as an option. What’s that worth to you? Opting to put up with a sticky shirt will save you £1530, because while the standard Renaultsport Twingo with the Cup chassis pack is £13,325, this new dedicated Cup model is just £11,795. Its suspension has the same 4mm drop and 10 per cent stiffening, and the claimed weight for the car is the same, too (although we’ve been told that ditching the air-con and replacing the two individual sliding rear seats with a fixed bench has saved about 10kg).
CAR ... The new Twingo Cup keeps the Cup chassis settings, but in comes a regular rear bench in place of the sliding back seats, while out goes the air-con, auto lights and tinted rear windows. The reduction in equipment cuts 10 kilos from the Twingo’s kerbweight, and you’ll shed a few pounds yourself on a hot summer’s day when there’s no air-con to cool you down. But the benefit of going without air-con is that you’ll save yourself a few quid. The new Twingo Cup costs £11,795, which means it’s £700 cheaper than a basic Renaultsport Twingo, and £1300 less than a Cup-equipped car, even though it retains the latter’s chassis ... At the end of the article they list it as 1039kg in the summary table.
Edited by C4ME on Thursday 24th October 18:13
InitialDave said:
If it really matters, take it to a weighbridge and check.
I can see the simplified rear seats and lack.of aircon being a reasonable amount, the split twin fold rear seats were quite weighty.
Yes I can do this, but there are various standard weight benchmarks ... unless anybody knows already I'll try to qualify the 1049 Kg's for the standard car and then set the same to my car prior to weighing it.I can see the simplified rear seats and lack.of aircon being a reasonable amount, the split twin fold rear seats were quite weighty.
C4ME said:
There are older articles online, which are far from a definitive source, but claim 10kg
EVO ... It’s not a particularly savoury topic, but it needs to be discussed as it could affect your enjoyment of this car. You will get sweaty pits if you buy a Twingo Cup. No air-con, you see, not even as an option. What’s that worth to you? Opting to put up with a sticky shirt will save you £1530, because while the standard Renaultsport Twingo with the Cup chassis pack is £13,325, this new dedicated Cup model is just £11,795. Its suspension has the same 4mm drop and 10 per cent stiffening, and the claimed weight for the car is the same, too (although we’ve been told that ditching the air-con and replacing the two individual sliding rear seats with a fixed bench has saved about 10kg).
CAR ... The new Twingo Cup keeps the Cup chassis settings, but in comes a regular rear bench in place of the sliding back seats, while out goes the air-con, auto lights and tinted rear windows. The reduction in equipment cuts 10 kilos from the Twingo’s kerbweight, and you’ll shed a few pounds yourself on a hot summer’s day when there’s no air-con to cool you down. But the benefit of going without air-con is that you’ll save yourself a few quid. The new Twingo Cup costs £11,795, which means it’s £700 cheaper than a basic Renaultsport Twingo, and £1300 less than a Cup-equipped car, even though it retains the latter’s chassis ... At the end of the article they list it as 1039kg in the summary table.
I forgot to say thanks !! EVO ... It’s not a particularly savoury topic, but it needs to be discussed as it could affect your enjoyment of this car. You will get sweaty pits if you buy a Twingo Cup. No air-con, you see, not even as an option. What’s that worth to you? Opting to put up with a sticky shirt will save you £1530, because while the standard Renaultsport Twingo with the Cup chassis pack is £13,325, this new dedicated Cup model is just £11,795. Its suspension has the same 4mm drop and 10 per cent stiffening, and the claimed weight for the car is the same, too (although we’ve been told that ditching the air-con and replacing the two individual sliding rear seats with a fixed bench has saved about 10kg).
CAR ... The new Twingo Cup keeps the Cup chassis settings, but in comes a regular rear bench in place of the sliding back seats, while out goes the air-con, auto lights and tinted rear windows. The reduction in equipment cuts 10 kilos from the Twingo’s kerbweight, and you’ll shed a few pounds yourself on a hot summer’s day when there’s no air-con to cool you down. But the benefit of going without air-con is that you’ll save yourself a few quid. The new Twingo Cup costs £11,795, which means it’s £700 cheaper than a basic Renaultsport Twingo, and £1300 less than a Cup-equipped car, even though it retains the latter’s chassis ... At the end of the article they list it as 1039kg in the summary table.
Edited by C4ME on Thursday 24th October 18:13
In the sales brochure it lists the following.
1.2 16v 75
Kerb weight (excluding driver) 950kg
The GT 1.2 TCE 100
Kerb weight (excluding driver) 980kg
1.6 RS
Kerb weight (excluding driver) 1049 kg
(I've had my Twingo 12 years, I dug out the sales brochure from a drawer).
I wonder if the press made a mistake and took the GT's weight by mistake. On the 133 owners forum, people reckoned the cup was about 10kg lighter.
1.2 16v 75
Kerb weight (excluding driver) 950kg
The GT 1.2 TCE 100
Kerb weight (excluding driver) 980kg
1.6 RS
Kerb weight (excluding driver) 1049 kg
(I've had my Twingo 12 years, I dug out the sales brochure from a drawer).
I wonder if the press made a mistake and took the GT's weight by mistake. On the 133 owners forum, people reckoned the cup was about 10kg lighter.
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