The Renault Twingo is no monster, and we guess it would never be one. Lazareth’s take on the Twingo mini is perhaps the closest this car gets to being a monster, or at least formidable. The French custom car builder took out the tiny front-mounted engine the Twingo had, and replaced it with a mighty 180hp 3.5-l V8 sourced from Range Rover.
The mid-mounted engine transfers power to the rear wheels via a five speed manual transmission. This process of course isn’t as easy as pulling out an engine and plonking in another one. Lazareth had to modify the Twingo’s chassis with the addition of a rear tubular subframe, a new suspension, brakes and some more changes.
While they were at it, the tuners also added a matte gray exterior paint finish, MOMO bucket seats, sport steering wheel and new digital gauges. The Twingo Trophy V8 costs €70,000 ($105,000).
Via: Carscoop
