Smart is a city car company started by Swiss watch manufacturer Swatch, who teamed up with Mercedes Benz to build the car. unfortunately the initial project was not profitable and Swatch pulled out, leaving the project to be owned by Mercedes, who also distribute the Smart cars via their own dealer network. The basic Principle of Smart was to produce a car 2.5 meters long that could be easily manoeuvred in traffic and parked sideways without protruding onto the street, ands in this they were successful. Once out on the open roads, the small size becomes less of an advantage. Smart created the car with a basic frame in a choice of silver or black and plastic body panels that could be purchased separately and interchangeable to allow the owner to customise and change the look whenever they wanted.
Smart ForTwo Coupe
Smart Fortwo is the mainstay of the range, a 2 door hatchback (referred to by Smart as a coupe) with a compact engine at the rear of the car, either 799cc or 999cc, giving either 45 or 71 horsepower, and a funky interior which is spacious for 2 people. There is also a tuned version by Mercedes tuning company Brabus which gives 99 bhp from the 1 litre engine, and adds larger alloy wheels with a wider tyre to try and counteract the standard cars under-steer when pushed in a corner.
Smart ForTwo Cabrio
Smart Fortwo Cabrio is a convertible version of the ForTwo with the same basic architecture and engine choices, but with a cloth roof that can be removed for open top motoring. it is slightly more expensive than the coupe with cars starting at £9200 on the road in the UK.
Manufacturer website:
www.truthaboutsmart.co.uk/
Smart is a city car company started by Swiss watch manufacturer Swatch, who teamed up with Mercedes Benz to build the car. unfortunately the initial project was not profitable and Swatch pulled out, leaving the project to be owned by Mercedes, who also distribute the Smart cars via their own dealer network. The basic Principle of Smart was to produce a car 2.5 meters long that could be easily manoeuvred in traffic and parked sideways without protruding onto the street, ands in this they were successful. Once out on the open roads, the small size becomes less of an advantage. Smart created the car with a basic frame in a choice of silver or black and plastic body panels that could be purchased separately and interchangeable to allow the owner to customise and change the look whenever they wanted.
Smart ForTwo Coupe
Smart Fortwo is the mainstay of the range, a 2 door hatchback (referred to by Smart as a coupe) with a compact engine at the rear of the car, either 799cc or 999cc, giving either 45 or 71 horsepower, and a funky interior which is spacious for 2 people. There is also a tuned version by Mercedes tuning company Brabus which gives 99 bhp from the 1 litre engine, and adds larger alloy wheels with a wider tyre to try and counteract the standard cars under-steer when pushed in a corner.
Smart ForTwo Cabrio
Smart Fortwo Cabrio is a convertible version of the ForTwo with the same basic architecture and engine choices, but with a cloth roof that can be removed for open top motoring. it is slightly more expensive than the coupe with cars starting at £9200 on the road in the UK.
Manufacturer website: www.truthaboutsmart.co.uk/
