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The Smart Fortwo Electric Drive arrived as a 2017 model in the summer of 2017, and the transition to electric-only occurred for the 2018 model year. [84] The year 2018 marked 10 years of Smart Fortwo sales in the United States, and the brand offered a special tenth anniversary edition specific to the United States market to celebrate.
The Smart Fortwo may have claimed to be the most fuel-efficient fully gasoline-engined car for sale in the US, but it actually lags behind the 4-door Mitsubishi Mirage and 2-door Scion iQ (combined 40 mpg ‑US (5.9 L/100 km; 48 mpg ‑imp) and 37 mpg ‑US (6.4 L/100 km; 44 mpg ‑imp), respectively). [45]
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. It also features a targa-style roof. [2]
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]
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.
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. It was also the beginning of a difficult period for Smart cars.
[76] [77] In North America, it is the lightest 4-door car available (only the 2-passenger Smart Fortwo is lighter). [78] Reducing aerodynamic drag was another primary design goal. One of the car's aerodynamic features resulted in a new patent application. [79] The result is the lowest drag coefficient (Cd) in its class. [76]
The preliminary version of the 0.7 L (659 cc) engine was first seen in the "i" Concept test car introduced in 2003, and used Mitsubishi's Smart Idling system which turns off the engine automatically when the vehicle is stationary, and can restart it within 0.2 seconds. [3]