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Frankfurt 2011: Smart Forvision Concept

Daimler smart division is represented at this year’s Frankfurt Auto Show by their vision of the future, a cute concept called the Forvision that previews the next generation of Fortwo coupe. We’ve seen other such concepts in the past, but somehow, this latest design is a bit more mature and offers a lot of Mercedes styling cues that weren’t there before.
2011 Smart Forvision Concept 19 photos
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2011 Smart Forvision Concept
The Smart concept is the result of a collaboration with BASF, the world's largest chemical company. As a result, it’s got plastic wheels that weigh some 3kg (6.6 pounds) less than an aluminum one. In addition carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy resin was used in the construction of the passenger compartment and the doors, which weight savings of up to 50 percent compared to steel.

This is an EV concept, with power for the electric motor coming from a solar roof panel as well. We expect the production version of the new Fortwo to arrive late next year.
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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