Renault has found a way to make the new Twingo even more cheerful, because apparently the little electric city car wasn't already happy enough. Meet the Twingobay, a new panoramic glass roof designed specifically for the French automaker's cheapest EV. The name is wonderfully silly, which feels entirely appropriate for such a charismatic little hatchback.

The Twingobay covers 0.7 square meters (7.53 square feet), giving occupants in both rows a much brighter cabin. Renault has also gone with rounded contours rather than simply slapping a giant rectangular piece of glass onto the roof. The design complements the Twingo's playful styling, while the interior side of the glass features the car's distinctive graphic alphabet.

The unusual shape is arguably the Twingobay's biggest talking point. Renault has given it a distinctly oval, almost egg-like shape that stretches across much of the roof. It's an appropriately playful design choice for a car as cheerful as the Twingo, and it certainly makes the panoramic roof stand out more than your average slab of glass.

Some older generations had a sliding fabric roof, so opening up the cabin to the sky isn't entirely new; Renault has swapped the canvas for a much more modern pane of glass. That’s not to say the company has completely abandoned the old setup, as the Renault 4, another retro revival, comes with an optional opening canvas roof.

Beyond the material choice, another major difference is that the roof slides open on the crossover, whereas this fixed glass panel on the quirky hatchback doesn't let fresh air into the cabin.

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