With about three and a half months until the all-new 2014 smart fortwo and forfour get unveiled in all their tiny glory, with a market launch to happen later on this Fall, the two four-wheeled midgets are still testing with the camouflage on.
This doesn't mean that they stay hidden from cameras, especially since the forfour was spied for the first time a couple of weeks ago, while its twin-brother (the Renault Twingo, ed) was already unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 2014.
Spy photographers are the only ones getting us access to the camouflaged cubical shapes of the upcoming fortwo and forfour though, as Daimler themselves have hires some camera men/women to film the two lilliputians.
The first video bellow shows a couple of pre-production prototypes of the third generation for the smart fortwo doing some cold weather testing in Northern Sweden, while the second one is also showing us some static images of the forfour towards the end.
What we know for sure so far is that the new fortwo will have an almost identical length to the current one but will be quite a bit wider for more interior room and better stability. For the first time in the rather short history of the smart brand, the 2015 fortwo might also feature a manual transmission, even though we think that the manual will be reserved for the bigger forfour.
Speaking of its four-door brother, the forfour nameplate returns this year after an eight-year sabbatical since the first generation ended production, only this time we are talking about an entirely different type of car.
Unlike the first generation, which was co-developed with Mitsubishi, the 2015 forfour will share its platform with both the fortwo and the recently-unveiled Renault Twingo.
In translation, this means the the new forfour will be rear-engined and rear-wheel drive, while also measuring quite a lot less than the original generation of the model. Despite the shorter length, interior room should be slightly better though, thanks to the positioning of the engine under the luggage compartment at the rear and much shorter overhangs compared with the wheelbase.
Spy photographers are the only ones getting us access to the camouflaged cubical shapes of the upcoming fortwo and forfour though, as Daimler themselves have hires some camera men/women to film the two lilliputians.
The first video bellow shows a couple of pre-production prototypes of the third generation for the smart fortwo doing some cold weather testing in Northern Sweden, while the second one is also showing us some static images of the forfour towards the end.
What we know for sure so far is that the new fortwo will have an almost identical length to the current one but will be quite a bit wider for more interior room and better stability. For the first time in the rather short history of the smart brand, the 2015 fortwo might also feature a manual transmission, even though we think that the manual will be reserved for the bigger forfour.
Speaking of its four-door brother, the forfour nameplate returns this year after an eight-year sabbatical since the first generation ended production, only this time we are talking about an entirely different type of car.
Unlike the first generation, which was co-developed with Mitsubishi, the 2015 forfour will share its platform with both the fortwo and the recently-unveiled Renault Twingo.
In translation, this means the the new forfour will be rear-engined and rear-wheel drive, while also measuring quite a lot less than the original generation of the model. Despite the shorter length, interior room should be slightly better though, thanks to the positioning of the engine under the luggage compartment at the rear and much shorter overhangs compared with the wheelbase.