Revamped smart Fortwo ready in April

The revamped smart fortwo is due to hit our streets this Spring with a bolder look and fresher interior. The new model has a larger radiator grille with integrated logo, striking front aprons in a new design, horizontally arranged LED daytime driving lights, muscular side skirts and modified rear aprons. The chrome-coloured logo is now positioned directly in the black radiator grille. The new model for 2012 comes with a choice of three new alloy wheels: the smart fortwo passion comes...

MPG Marathon won by a smart fortwo

The smart fortwo CDI, driven by eco-driving champion and former racer, Mick Linford, has won the Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon, the highly competitive annual economy driving even. Now in its 11th year, the event aims to get motorists thinking about the way they drive, and the impact this has on their vehicle’s fuel consumption challenging the country’s leading eco drivers to get the best possible miles-per-gallon performance from their vehicle. Mick Linford and co-driver Ella Flynn needed...

Smart way to keep London moving

When you picture vehicles rushing to your rescue, it’s fair to say not too many of us would envision a Smart car. However, when Tube Lines, the company which manages fleet vehicles for Transport for London, needed to find a vehicle to assist engineers as they made urgent repairs, the Smart Fortwo CDI was top of the list. After successful trials involving three models, Tube Lines took delivery of 13 Smart Fortwo CDI coupes. It opted for the ultra economical vehicles to replace a number of its...

Smart has zest appeal with limited edition model

There’s a brand new limited edition Smart vehicle available – and it’s sure to brighten up your life. The striking Smart Fortwo model is available in night orange, which should certainly bring a splash of colour to Britain’s roads this spring. It has vivid orange paintwork and contrasting black three-double-spoke 15” alloy wheels with door mirror caps, a radiator grille and a tridion safety cell. It also comes with headlamps with titanium coloured inserts and night orange badging. The style...

New electric smart car set for Geneva

Smart will be showing off a new electric concept vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show in a couple of weeks' time. The two-seater, called forspeed, has no roof or side windows and it features a low wind deflector instead of a windscreen in the style of a classic propeller aircraft. The second generation smart fortwo electric drive has been delivered to customers since the end of 2009 in 18 countries and customer feedback regarding that vehicle has been integrated in the development of the smart...