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Thanks to a partnership with French carmaker Renault, Daimler has revived the smart brand with not one but two brand new A-segment vehicles revealed at once. However, the fortwo and forfour are only the beginning of what's to come.
According to recently released report from Australian magazine Motoring, both the fortwo and forfour will have several spinoff models, including convertibles. Both the two-door fortwo and the four-door forfour will have them. The larger of the two won't actually be a convertible, offering a retractable folding fabric roof instead.
This is hardly a scoop though, as the press photos released last week revealed this model's existence. Neither is it a surprise that Brabus version of these cars have been approved. Earlier today, we showed you the first Brabus fortwo prototype, which had double exhaust, lowered suspension and bigger wheels.
As was the case with the outgoing model, electric propulsion will be offered. A long wheelbase model is also apparently coming under the trademarked "formore" name. smart has never offered such a car before, but it could be better suited to the demands of American and Chinese customers.
Speaking of things that haven't been done before, a small SUV or crossover vehicle could be introduced by smart some time in the future. However, unlike the two city cars, Daimler will have a harder time developing the chassis, since Renault will not be involved.
"In a few years we will have on the new platform the cabriolet and EV fortwo. This will happen in the near future, and only then we will have a look at new product in our range," smart design director Kai Sieber told the aforementioned Australian magazine during the launch event in Berlin.
This is hardly a scoop though, as the press photos released last week revealed this model's existence. Neither is it a surprise that Brabus version of these cars have been approved. Earlier today, we showed you the first Brabus fortwo prototype, which had double exhaust, lowered suspension and bigger wheels.
As was the case with the outgoing model, electric propulsion will be offered. A long wheelbase model is also apparently coming under the trademarked "formore" name. smart has never offered such a car before, but it could be better suited to the demands of American and Chinese customers.
Speaking of things that haven't been done before, a small SUV or crossover vehicle could be introduced by smart some time in the future. However, unlike the two city cars, Daimler will have a harder time developing the chassis, since Renault will not be involved.
"In a few years we will have on the new platform the cabriolet and EV fortwo. This will happen in the near future, and only then we will have a look at new product in our range," smart design director Kai Sieber told the aforementioned Australian magazine during the launch event in Berlin.
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