Twizy

listermint

So, Just took the new Renault Twizy for a spin there.


Well what can i say. Mad as a march hare.....

Youll need a coat. Its more like driving and electric go cart with an upright driving position. Doesnt appear to have any low end torque but it may have been an illusion as it was keeping up with other vehicle off the lights.

No windows on the model i drove. Which means open to the air.

Definitely get more looks from driving this for 5 minutes than any luxury car ive been in. People were stopping in mid traffic and beeping and flashing. If you are any way into people staring at you. its one for you.

Now im back in 2013 again felt like i was in 2020

listermint

OSI wrote: »

I was in the french alps last week and saw a guy driving one through the town. I'm never seen a person so wrapped up in clothes.

Yep, im pretty confident gloves are a prerequisite

langdang

listermint wrote: »

Doesnt appear to have any low end torque but it may have been an illusion as it was keeping up with other vehicle off the lights.
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Now im back in 2013 again felt like i was in 2020

Would have thought such a light electric car would have been all low end torque. Must be electronically smoothed out to stop a kinda "bumper car" kinda feel.

I like em, great idea for sunny cities. Or Google employees whizzing round campus kinda buzz. Not so much for following a herd of cattle down a boreen. You'd want overalls and a mask I'd say...

edit - They were available to rent in Barcelona last summer, wish I'd had the time/bobs to have a lash.

listermint

langdang wrote: »

Would have thought such a light electric car would have been all low end torque. Must be electronically smoothed out to stop a kinda "bumper car" kinda feel.

I like em, great idea for sunny cities. Or Google employees whizzing round campus kinda buzz. Not so much for following a herd of cattle down a boreen. You'd want overalls and a mask I'd say...

Actually that makes sense now, It was completely void of the bumper car feel so its got smooth acceleration feel to it.

Stallingrad

Renault should be applauded for that thing, love it.

pajo1981

Stallingrad wrote: »

Renault should be applauded for that thing, love it.

Haters will hate no matter what they put out.

T-Maxx

OK, I'll admit I had no idea WTF a Twizy was, so in order to save you others the bother:

Renault Twizy

listermint

forgot

opps

antodeco

Over at the Valencia F1 last year, the police had a handful of them parked around. I fell in love with them a little!!!

Mr Benevolent

I want one, but it'd be impractical driving to Balbriggan in it. Brrrr.

Wait, €50 a month for battery rental, and thats for up to 7500km per year? Feck that, €50 is nearly 2 weeks of petrol for me.

Stallingrad

I think you can get them with windows now.

For Forks Sake

Thought this was going to be another Mad_Lad thread.

First time I saw one of them was in southern France last summer, being used as an ad-mobile for an estate agents. Grand in 30-degree sunshine tound a city, not so sure about an Irish February though

antodeco

Stallingrad wrote: »

I think you can get them with windows now.

I'm more of a Mac user myself