Renault has launched a very good looking special edition using the Twingo as the donor car. Called “Twingo Mauboussin” the limited edition is designed to heighten the little Twingo’s appeal to female customers.
The Twingo received a facelift recently and the special edition is to enhance its appeal among female customers
Redesigned in cooperation with acclaimed French jeweler Mauboussin established in the 18th century, the car receives a Tourmaline brown body paint, part chocolate-colored cloth and leather upholstery and Mouboussin logos highlighted on the door panels, mats, bonnet, headrests and many other parts.
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Nissan has indicated that it will be sourcing 35,000 more Pixo (rebadged, slightly different A-Star) cars from Maruti Suzuki for sale in European markets. The initial agreement between Nissan and Maruti Suzuki was for the supply of 50,000 Pixos to Nissan by Maruti Suzuki. But, due to an increased demand after scrappage schemes being offered to dispose off old cars and get new ones, Nissan is facing a shortage of Pixos for sale.
The recent alliance between VW and Suzuki could affect Nissan’s procurement of the Pixo from Maruti Suzuki. Nissan will need a similarly sized car to replace the Pixo, perhaps from another manufacturer.
It could source the Twingo from partner Renault, re-badge it and sell it as the new Pixo, given that the current Nissan Pixo and Renault Twingo share almost the same dimensions.
Also, the Twingo has a possibility of hitting Indian shores as well, given Renault’s plans to launch small hatchbacks here.
Renault, like every other car maker in the Eu comes up with great hot-hatchbacks. Now that it come up with a special edition Logan (im sorry, but how is it special?), lets review all the cars that share the same philosophy and see whether the Logan is good enough to rub shoulders with other magnificent cars that come with the RenaultSport badge. Even the India-bound Sandero has been launched in [ Read More ]
