Renault Twingo E-Tech electric makes 2027 Car of the Year final as a sub-€20,000 city EV
The Twingo E-Tech electric is one of seven finalists for the 2027 Car of the Year, giving Renault a sixth consecutive COTY final and a sub-€20,000 electric car in Europe's toughest segment.
- Nearly 26,000
- Below €20,000
- Up to 263 km
- 65 journalists from 25 countries
What Happened
After testing 43 models, the 65 members of the European Car of the Year jury, journalists from 25 countries, selected the Renault Twingo E-Tech electric as one of seven finalists for the 2027 award. The winner will be announced on 8 January at the Brussels Motor Show. It is the sixth consecutive year that a Renault model has reached the COTY final.
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Twingo marks Renault's return to the A-segment, which many manufacturers have gradually moved away from. It is priced below €20,000 before incentives, offers up to 263 km of WLTP range and is assembled in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. Since its launch in April 2026, nearly 26,000 Twingo vehicles have been sold in Europe, and the model was already the best-selling A-segment electric passenger car in Europe in the third quarter of 2026. The two rear seats slide independently by 17 centimetres, and the Techno trim level features OpenR Link with Google built-in, a first for the A-segment.
- Across a sample of 12,000 Twingo vehicles on the road, drivers cover an average of 26 kilometres a day.
- Motorway driving accounts for just 4% of the distance travelled.
- 82% of charging takes place at home, using AC power.
- On average, customers charge their cars 1.6 times a week.
Twingo was developed in less than two years, an exceptionally short timeframe for the automotive industry, by bringing together engineering teams in Europe and China to combine development speed, competitiveness, quality standards and customer value. Under its futuREady strategic plan, Renault Group is now targeting average development cycles of two years for its new vehicles. Assembly in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, also makes the model part of the Group's European industrial footprint.
Previously from Renault
Renault's futuREady strategy, the plan behind the two-year development target cited for Twingo, was put on public display at the 2026 Paris Motor Show. There, Renault, Dacia and Alpine shared a single stand showing 50 vehicles and six world premieres.
Background drawn from MotorClaw's earlier coverage of Renault's official releases.
Why this matters
The A-segment city car market is one of the most challenging in Europe, and many manufacturers have gradually moved away from it, so Renault's all-electric comeback below €20,000 tests whether affordable electric mobility can work for European buyers. Early sales and usage data show how such a car is actually used day to day, which matters for buyers, for the Slovenian plant that builds it and for rivals watching the segment.
Terms in This Story
- WLTP
- A standardised European test cycle used to measure a car's official range and emissions under comparable conditions.
- A-segment
- The smallest passenger-car category in Europe, covering city cars.
- Car of the Year (COTY)
- A European automotive award given each year to a new car launched on the European market, decided by a jury of journalists after testing eligible models.
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