• 400% power boost: Engineers turn Renault’s 17 hp runabout into 692 lb-ft electric torque demon This lightweight city EV now delivers supercar-level torque and drift ability. • Tinkerers from DM UK-based DM Performance have reportedly souped up one of Renault’s now-discontinued Twizy with a much more powerful motor. • According to reports, they decided to install one of the most powerful electric motocross bikes’ powertrains, namely from the Stark Varg. • In case you are unaware, the Renault Twizzy (discontinued in 2023) was designed as a tiny urban electric vehicle. • Effectively a heavy qaudracycle, the original model offered a puny 17 horsepower (13 kW). • Notably, it was very light (around 992 pounds/450 kg gross) and was designed to offer between 30 mph (48 kph) and 50 mph (80.5 kph) in urban areas.
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- Engineers at DM Performance have dramatically upgraded a discontinued Renault Twizy, a lightweight city electric quadricycle, by installing a Stark Varg motocross motor. The Varg delivers roughly 80 hp and 692 lb‑ft of torque, boosting the Twizy’s original 17 hp by about 400 %. The team replaced the factory motor and battery with a lighter, higher‑capacity pack, added a custom chain‑drive, reinforced the differential, and fitted coil‑over suspension. In a 100 mph drag test, the modified “Stark Twizzy” outperformed an Audi S1 Quattro, demonstrating the extreme torque potential of a small electric chassis.
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