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Romeo Ferraris Smart ForTwo

Romeo Ferraris tuned one of the smallest cars on the market - Smart ForTwo. The body kit features modified bumpers, carbon fiber details and 17" alloys fitted with Yokohama Parada tires. The interior boasts a full leather with Alcantara accents, and carbon fiber or wood trim. There is also a performance package, which boosts the petrol engine with 23PS (17 kW) and the diesel received additional 21PS (15 kW). The results are thanks to a remapped ECU. Last, but not least, Romeo Ferraris i

smart goes ECO with its CARTONDRUCK smart ART project

We all agree that ART comes under strange and innovative forms, and i guess that is the case of the latest design project born from the weird cooperation between smart, the packaging specialist CD CARTONDRUCK AG from Obersulm in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, and the Berlin-based artist Sarah Illenberger. An undoubted

The latest version of SMART ForTwo costs just £8 780 OTR

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 s

Smart UK hits 10 years with special Fortwo model

Smart has released a new, exclusive Fortwo ride specially tailored to commemorate the brand’s 10th year of successful sales on UK soil. Finished in shiny silver metallic with red design highlight on the tridion safety cell, the fresh Fortwo gb-10 edition is the perfect way to celebrate the special Smart anniversary. The ultra compact ride will be manufactured in limited number of only 100 examples - 50 mhd coupe, 10 mhd cabrio, 30 cdi coupe and 10 cdi cabrio. Of course, the gb-10 edition delivers the same flex

Carlsson tuning package for Smart Fortwo Coupe and Convertible

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 lig

Smart Ice Edition features unique style and cutting edge technologies

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

Smart Releases Special Edition Fortwo Greystyle

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. The new edition model reveals its ambitions at first glance. It features an exclusive matt grey finish combined wi

smart BRABUS tailor made - unique and smart

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. The first small car that benefits from the new service has been officially launched at this week’s Frankfurt Motor Show – the smart BRABUS tailor made concept.

The Second Generation Electric smart Into Series Production

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. It is housed in a space-savin

Smart Fortwo cdi - 21 percent more power and 18 percent more torque

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. Although this extra power makes the popular two-seater car noticeably livelier, it does not affect its exemplary fuel consumption. As before, it c

Electric Smart to go live

Following successful trials in the UK, the iconic, zero-emission, smart fortwo electric drive is ready for small series production. Reaction from customers taking part in the UK trial, including the Metropolitan Police, universities, local councils, architects and energy companies, has proved so encouraging that smart’s parent company, Daimler AG, can confirm that the smart electric drive will go into small series production, with cars coming to the UK in early 2010. The second generatio

Major role for UK’s Zytek in electric Smart project

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 inte