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The Smart Fortwo (stylized as "smart fortwo") is a two-seater city car manufactured and marketed by the Smart division of the Mercedes-Benz Group for model years 1998–2024, across three generations — each using a rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and a one-box design.
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.
Cutaway showing structure of the smart Fortwo. 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 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]
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.
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]