The deciding factor is the cute and stable rear view
"When I saw the actual car at the dealership, I was blown away by the volume of the rear fender, which I couldn't tell from the online images or catalogues," said Bandai Matsuo. He decided to buy it, signed the contract on the spot, and headed home.
Matsuo loves old, small cars, perhaps influenced by his grandfather, who drove a first-generation Mini in his hometown of Nagasaki. Six years ago, when he was driving a two-seater Alfa Romeo Spider, his first son was born and he decided to trade in for a new car that could seat more than three people.
While searching for a four-door compact car, he was struck by the design of the Twingo, which he had "never even known existed until then."
The cuteness that is unique to French cars also gives off an atmosphere reminiscent of the Renault 5 Turbo from the 1980s. The unique mechanism of the rear engine instead of the front also appealed to the engineers' spirit.
