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The third generation Fortwo (2014–2024) was internally designated as the C453 build series, [3] [4] and debuted globally on July 16, 2014, [5] at the Tempodrom in Berlin [6] along with a closely related four-door version, the Smart Forfour, co-developed and sharing the same platform and engines with the third-generation Renault Twingo.
The Smart Fortwo and Forfour is offered with a choice of manual transmission or double-clutch automatic [11] [12] — and no longer with the Getrag automated manual. Both models feature a wider track, overall width increased by 10 cm (over the second generation Fortwo), improved ride and improved noise isolation. [13]
The Smart Fortwo uses a very small front crumple zone. The second generation Smart Fortwo has been awarded 4 out of 5 stars in the Euro NCAP Adult Occupant Protection and 2 out of 4 stars in the Pedestrian protection test, but was not tested for Child Occupant Protection as it has no rear seats. [61] The original Smart was awarded 3 out of 5 ...
Smart EQ Fortwo (then known as Smart Fortwo ED) at Geneva Motor Show 2017. The fourth-generation model, [10] based on the C453, was made available for sale in the US on 9 August 2017, as a 2017 model; European sales started earlier the same year. [12] The gasoline model was no longer for sale in Canada and the US after the 2017 model year.
In Italy, A-segment cars represented 16.4% of car sales in the first half of 2019. [ 20 ] 2020 - European sales of minicars were down by a third in 2020, which translates to nearly 400,000 fewer sales and means the segment loses market share as the overall market is down 24%.
The Smart #3 (stylised as "smart #3") is a battery electric compact crossover SUV developed and produced by Smart Automobile, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz Group and Geely Holding. [3] It is the second vehicle produced by the joint venture.
The two-seat, 2.5 m (98 in) long Smart City-Coupe (later named Smart Fortwo) was launched at the 1998 Paris Motor Show.This was the beginning of a new car brand and one of the more radical vehicle concepts to hit the European market since the bubble cars of the 1950s.
The Smart Crosstown is a concept car developed by the Smart division of Daimler AG and first shown to the public at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show. [ 1 ] It is a three-cylinder petrol/electric hybrid based on the Smart Fortwo .