Smart For-Us pickup concept previewed before Detroit debut

At the 2012 Detroit Auto Show next moth, Smart will be showing up with what future urban pickup could look like with the new Smart For-Us Concept. Of course, Smart isn’t thinking of catering this to the common construction worker but instead is catering to the ‘young and young-at-heart with active lives.’

“We at smart love pick-ups – if they are small on the outside, large on the inside, very safe and extremely comfortable,” said smart CEO Dr. Annette Winkler. “With the smart for-us a petrol station is no longer required!”

While Smart doesn’t say exactly how large the cargo area is it does say that the Smart For-Us has ‘plenty of room for two people and space for two smart ebikes behind them’ The bed in the trunk also has a docking station for the ebikes that lets them charge as you drive.

Of course that may take away from your total range on the Smart For-Us since it comes with an electric-drive system cnosisting of a 55kQ magneto electric-motor making 75-horsepower and 98 lb-ft of torque. No word on range but top speed comes in at 74.5 mph.

We’ll have more pictures and details for you from Detroit.

– By: Omar Rana