Brabus, known for its very high-performance Mercedes-Benz modifications is showing something a little more environmentally ‘smart’ at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The company is showing yet another Smart ForTwo electric drive – however, this time they are accompanying it with a smart Brabus bike. Besides the upgraded stealthy look of Smart Brabus electric drive, [...]
The Dock+Go concept is automotive designer Frank M. Rinderknecht’s vision for vehicles based on the idea of bringing along no more then just what you need in your travels. Based on a city car, the dock and go allows drivers to add and remove a third axle as necessary. It was built by Peter Kagi [...]
It’s time to meet the latest special edition from Daimler’s Smart brand. Known as the Smart ForTwo Sharpred, the special edition model is a real eye-catcher with a red and black paint scheme and is available as a coupe or convertible. The outside also features a front apron and rear trim panel that are grained [...]
Look very close and you’ll see a new look for the Smart ForTwo for the 2012 model year. Daimler said that it has sold more than than 1.3 million Smart ForTwos have since the first model launched in 1998. For the 2012 mode year, the Smart ForTwo gets a more dynamic look with a larger [...]
Smart has been having a little bit of a tough time as of recent and in an effort to boost sales, Smart USA launched a $99-a-month lease campaign last week, versus the original lease rates of $159 to $169 per month. All buyers need to do is shift over a $999 down payment and they [...]
We’re pretty sure by now you’ve heard of the phrase ‘range-anxiety’ – its a term to define the anxiety caused when your electric car ‘distance to empty’ figure reads something below 5 miles. Swiss firm Rinspeed is now trying to address the range anxiety issue with an innovative Dock+Go concept that it will show at [...]
There are a lot of women in this world that can drive – sometimes better than men, take Danica Patrick for example. However, there are also a lot of women in this world that can’t park for their lives. While many of you have probably seen women with huge SUVs performing a horrible parking job, [...]
A special edition Smart Fortwo Cabrio has been crafted by Brabus in conjunction with street fashion brand WeSC to be released at next week’s 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Smart is using the special edition to target younger buyers. Selecting WeSC is part of that motive, as the company was formed by skateboarders and snowboarders that [...]
Smart has been falling off the map slowly because the brand’s awareness has decreased significantly. But to reinvigorate the brand, a new team was appointed to run the company for Daimler AG and they feel that Americans are shunning the Smart ForTwo because very little knowledge is known about the car, especially since marketing hasn’t [...]
A new Smart car is out and it’s an EV! Called the ForTwo Electric Drive, the third-generation EV features an all-new powertrain that was developed by Deutsche Accumotive while the old model used a Tesla-built system. “The smart fortwo has exceeded itself. It has always been a pioneer of urban mobility and with the new [...]
