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(from smart press
release) Stuttgart. The spring of 2012 will see the smart
fortwo making its mark in a striking new look, featuring an upgraded
exterior and a fresh leather/fabric mix in the interior. The smart
fortwo is available for ordering now. The first vehicles will reach
dealers at the beginning of April.
The substantially
revamped smart fortwo sports a markedly more dynamic appearance,
featuring 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
way in which the fortwo now displays the smart logo more prominently
stands for the brand's new self-confidence," notes smart boss Dr
Annette Winkler." The smart fortwo has long become an icon that is a
defining feature of urban traffic throughout the world."
The chrome-coloured logo
is now positioned directly in the black radiator grille. The air
inlets under the number plate have been combined into a single unit,
lending the smart fortwo a bolder appearance. The new, optionally
available LED daytime driving lights are now arranged horizontally.
There is also a choice of three new alloy wheels: the smart fortwo
passion comes with a new 9-spoke alloy wheel; two additional alloy
wheels fitted with wide tyres and featuring a 3-spoke and
3-twin-spoke design respectively round off the range. The choice of
colours comprises seven options, including matt anthracite for the
first time. The smart fortwo BRABUS Xclusive is now also optionally
available in white. In addition to the three soft top colours for
the smart cabrio which were previously available from the smart
programme (black, red, blue), the smart BRABUS tailor made programme
offers six other soft top colours.
While the main focus of
this facelift is on the exterior, there are changes inside the car,
too. These include a new, high-quality interior package in crystal
grey, comprising a fresh leather/fabric combination for the seats,
an imitation leather/fabric mix for the door trims and black
imitation leather for the instrument panel in combination with a
grey knee pad.
The pulse and passion
equipment lines are generally more colourful options than the basic
pure model. pulse and passion highlight the frame of the front
grille and the rear trim strip in silver, for example, while the
front spoiler, side skirts and rear apron are painted in the car's
exterior colour. The door mirror caps are finished in the tridion
colour. On the smart pure, these components are black.
The five lines – pure,
pulse, passion, BRABUS and BRABUS Xclusive – are to be retained.
Similarly, the smart fortwo will continue to be available as a coupé
and cabrio version and with six engine and motor variants. The
spectrum ranges from the particularly environment-friendly electric
power train in the fortwo electric drive and the efficient micro
hybrid petrol engine through the powerful turbo petrol engine to the
fuel-efficient cdi turbodiesel. Prices begin at € 10,275 for the
smart fortwo 45 kW mhd pure.
The new model generation for 2012 represents the continuation of a
unique success story for smart: as a trendsetter the smart fortwo
has been redefining individual urban mobility for more than ten
years now. It combines responsibility to the environment and high
ecological standards with joie de vivre and a high fun factor. With
its compact dimensions the two-seater takes up less road and parking
space than any other car around.
More than 1.3 million
smart fortwos have been delivered to customers since the first model
was launched in 1998. 101,996 smart fortwos were handed over to
customers worldwide in 2011 – 4.6 percent more than in the previous
year.
The car2go mobility
service is also attracting growing numbers of fans. Over 2000 smart
fortwos are currently in operation for 60,000 customers in seven
cities around the globe. car2go is already successfully up and
running in Ulm and Hamburg (Germany), Austin and San Diego (USA),
Vancouver (Canada), Vienna (Austria) and Amsterdam (Netherlands).
car2go will be launching in Lyon (France), Düsseldorf, Stuttgart,
Washington D.C. and other cities in 2012.
