Renault has launched a new car Renault Wind a two seater with many new features. Renault has taken a new look at folding hard-tops and come up with a unique and surprisingly practical solution. Twist a handle above your head, push a button on the dash and in 12 seconds the single roof panel flips back on its hinges, resting on top of the boot, before a cover slots neatly into place. The Ferrari 575 Superamerica used a similar mechanism, but it’s never been seen on a car in this class.
The benefit of ditching tiny rear seats is that with the roof up or down there’s an impressive 270-litre boot – roughly the size of the Clio’s. And at only 22kg, the roof and its mechanism keep the car’s weight to a minimum. Inside, familiar switchgear faces you as you sit low in heavily bolstered seats. The trade-off is limited visibility; the pillar box rear window gives you little idea of what’s going on behind, and the gauze wind deflector obscures what you can see.
You can choose from two petrol engines: the high-revving, 133bhp 1.6-litre unit lifted from the Twingo Renaultsport or a smoother 100bhp 1.2 turbo. This car is launched in Europe by March 2010. Cost of this car is said to be 15,500 Pounds.
