Renault is unveiling the Twin’Run at the 71st Monaco Grand Prix. The new concept car cultivates the sporting spirit of the brand and celebrates automotive passion by paying homage to the legendary R5 Turbo and Clio V6. Renault have made some of the most iconic hot hatches to date with the Renault 5 GT Turbo and the infamous ClioSport 172 and Williams editions. It looks like a bit of a fluffy city car that might even have a flower holder but when you look closer you start to notice the mid engine, no back seats and a huge 3.0 V6. Renault aren’t playing games with the Renault Twin Run Concept Car.
I can only hope that they put this into production, just look at it and when you fin out that it is a real racing car, features a tubular chassis lifted directly from motorsport competition and a mid-engine 320-hp V6 engine based on Mégane Trophy you’ll start dwelling. With a rear mounted engine the Twin’Run has everything that the old R5 Turbo rally car.
Twin’Run was developed with the assistance of Tork Engineering / Poclain Vehicules, a French firm specialised in the preparation of chassis for competition. The concept car is a real racing car that has benefited from that competition expertise. The bodywork in composite material covers a multi-tube steel chassis powered by a mid-engine engine derived from Mégane Trophy.
Twin’Run is fitted with the V4Y engine from the Renault-Nissan Alliance, which is used on the road for Laguna, Espace and Latitude but also used in competition with Mégane Trophy. Mounted longitudinally ahead of the rear axle centerline, the V6 3,498 cc power plant delivers 320 hp at 6,800 rpm and torque of 380 Nm at 4,850 rpm. The engine is full-bodied and generous from low revs, delivering linear acceleration and providing excellent traction around bends and in acceleration.
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