Smart MkIII
The Smart brand is the Daimler-Benz corporations attempt to reach urban trendoids with a car of miniature proportions.
The car (in the version shown here) only seats two, and mounts the compact engine under the rear luggage area.
One notional value of the car is to park in very small spaces - two Smarts will fit into approximately the same length of the company's larger S-Class luxury car.
The MkiII model shown here was only launched in 2015, following the 1998 introduction of the MkI and the 2007 introduction of the MkII. Other versions of the Smart have also been available - the ForFour - a 4-seat version platform shard with the Mitsubishi Colt, and the Smart Coupe/Roadster, a low-slung 2-seater using a modified FourTwo chassis. None of the additional version have enjoyed much success.
In many ways the Smart is a car whose time has not yet arrived - the car does not drive particularly well, and the trendy urban dwellers could well just use Uber and other car-sharing services.
Smart MkIII
The Smart brand is the Daimler-Benz corporations attempt to reach urban trendoids with a car of miniature proportions.
The car (in the version shown here) only seats two, and mounts the compact engine under the rear luggage area.
One notional value of the car is to park in very small spaces - two Smarts will fit into approximately the same length of the company's larger S-Class luxury car.
The MkiII model shown here was only launched in 2015, following the 1998 introduction of the MkI and the 2007 introduction of the MkII. Other versions of the Smart have also been available - the ForFour - a 4-seat version platform shard with the Mitsubishi Colt, and the Smart Coupe/Roadster, a low-slung 2-seater using a modified FourTwo chassis. None of the additional version have enjoyed much success.
In many ways the Smart is a car whose time has not yet arrived - the car does not drive particularly well, and the trendy urban dwellers could well just use Uber and other car-sharing services.