New generation SMART ForTwo hits the market priced at just £8 780 on the road. The car offers some enhancements to ensure the new smart is even more appealing than its acclaimed predecessor. It features better style, comfort, equipment and less CO2 emission.
The exterior upgrades are front and rear aprons, , side skirts and filler cap now finished in body colour as standard. The new SMART has new rims – 3-double-spoke alloys Monoblock VII. (more…)
Smart has released a new, exclusive Fortwo ride specially tailored to commemorate the brand’s 10th year of successful sales on UK soil. (more…)
Carlsson now offers tuning package for the practical Smart Fortwo Coupe and Convertible versions. The improvements include LED daytime running lights, exclusive leather packages, a superb audio system and some slight touches to the exterior and the interior.
At the front, Carlsson Smart features two black radiator grill inserts of powder-coated stainless steel above and below – 153 Euro. Furthermore, the small car has LED daytime running lights to get even more individuality. (more…)
Smart Fortwo ICE edition stuns with unique style. The small car features black carbon fibre finish tridion safety cell, a lot of in-car entertaiment including latest Pioneer audio and video technology.
The project is released with the help of Pioneer, who installed the state-of-the-art AVIC-F920BT Navgate package – incorporating a two-way speaker system and active subwoofer. The sound reproduction became staggering. Furthermore, the owners can listen to their favourite tunes via their iPod, iPhone or MP3 player. (more…)
At the Smith School’s World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment in Oxford which took place yesterday, Gordon Murray Design, the Britain-based limited automobiles manufacturer has showcased for first time its compact T.25 City Car. (more…)
The lifestyle brand smart stands for unconventional thinking, environ-mentally friendly technology, joie de vivre and a discerning sense
of style. This has made the smart fortwo an avant-garde and successful trendsetter for urban mobility. The new special model edition greystyle combines state-of-the-art environmental technology and functionality with an extravagant, fresh and stylish appearance. (more…)
In colaboration with the styling/tuning specialists BRABUS, smart is launching a brand new exciting product design service. Uniqueness is the word, which fully describes the new smart service, and colour and personalisation are the deriatives, which allows the owners to design their own smart car and create thousands of combinations to choose from. (more…)
From mid November 2009 the new smart fortwo electric drive will roll off the production line at the smart factory in Hambach, France. Unlike its predecessor, the electrically driven smart fortwo of the second generation is fitted with an innovative and highly efficient lithium-ion battery. (more…)
Recently at the automarket, buyers are downsizing their vehicles and engines to save money and fuel, and the purchases of city cars are on the rise. The ”Automotive Engineer” magazine asked Russell Carr, head of Lotus Design – How they see the future and how could they improve on the Smart ForTwo and Toyota iQ? (more…)
For model year 2010 the smart fortwo cdi has been given a clear power boost, yet it remains just as economical and environmentally friendly as before. In future the state-of-the-art three-cylinder diesel engine will produce 21 percent more power and deliver approximately 18 percent more maximum torque. (more…)
Following successful trials in the UK, the iconic, zero-emission, smart fortwo electric drive is ready for small series production. (more…)
There hasn’t been much good news for the UK midlands motor industry of late – but UK-based electric car specialist Zytek has received a boost with the contract to build and fit the electric drivetrain for the second-generation Smart Fortwo ED at its facility in Fradley, Staffordshire.
Zytek has developed an integrated electric drivetrain to drive the rear wheels of the Smart Fortwo. The drivetrain integrates the electric motor, power and control electronics, into one assembly with only three connections: water, high voltage electrics (300V) and low voltage electrics (12v). This replaces the conventional petrol engine and rear axle, and removal of the fuel tank allows room for a battery pack below the floor.
The second-generation electric Smart will represent a major upgrade on the first version, which has been tested extensively in London since 2007. The new version is based on the second-generation Fortwo model, and the biggest technical change is a move to Lithium Ion batteries instead of sodium-nickel-chloride. This will increase the range life of the battery pack, while cutting recharge times. The batteries are to be supplied by US-based electric sports car maker Tesla.
The new Smart Fortwo ED will go into production toward the end of the year. It will be used mainly in organised EV test programmes in major European cities, including Berlin, Paris, Rome, Milan and Pisa, with further cities planned.
In Berlin, the local government and energy providers are installing 500 electricity charging stations, and Daimler is providing more than 100 electric Smart and Mercedes-Benz cars. Several similar programmes are also being considered in the US.
The plan is to refine the design as a result of feedback from these tests, and make a major ramp-up of production volumes in 2012. Two versions of the Smart ED were shown at Geneva – a standard version and a more exclusive Brabus version, with matt green paint, a cabriolet soft top, LED daytime driving lights, sports suspension and Brabus Monoblock VII alloy wheels.
