Editing Renault Twingo (section)

===Development===
Designed under the direction of [[Patrick Le Quément]], Renault's chief designer,<ref name=CAR>{{cite web|title=Renault Twingo 1 (1992): design history|url=http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2007/03/21-renault-twingo-i-design-history/|publisher=Car Body Design|date=21 March 2007}}</ref> the car derived a concept developed through the W60 project when [[Gaston Juchet]] was Renault's chief designer. The project was aimed at replacing the [[Renault 4]] with a [[minivan]] model.<ref name=CAR/>

Le Quément chose a Jean-Pierre Ploué design to develop the production version. Le Quément stretched the original prototype and added an unconventional front-end layout resembling a "smile".<ref>{{Citation|title=Épisode #34 – Patrick LE QUÉMENT – " J'aime autant l'Avantime que je déteste la Vel Satis. "|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Y7XHm5qUo|language=en|access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref> The interior equipment was mounted on a central console to free space.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/home/design_development/display/store4/item293740/|title=20 years on, Patrick Le Quément exposes the political battles and design decisions behind the Renault Twingo|publisher=[[Car Design News]]|author=Meiners, Jens|date=6 January 2014|access-date=2 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072004/http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/home/design_development/display/store4/item293740/|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> Renault had participated in the 1981 to 1984 'Mono-Box' ECO 2000 car project, along with PSA Peugeot Citroën and the French Government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citroenet.org.uk/prototypes/eco2000/eco-2000.html|title=ECO 2000 | work = Citroënët|access-date=7 January 2010}}</ref>

The Twingo I's electronic, centrally mounted instrument panel had a [[speedometer]], [[fuel gauge]], [[clock]], [[odometer]], and [[trip recorder]] controlled via a stalk-located button. A strip of warning lights was located behind the steering wheel. The rear seat featured a sliding mechanism to enable either increased boot space or more rear-seat legroom. The boot parcel shelf was attached to the inside of the tailgate, and lifted with the tailgate – or could clip back against the rear window when not required.