Smart ForFour W454 (2004)
The Smart Forfour (stylized as "smart forfour") is a city car (A-segment in Europe) presented and produced by Smart over two generations. The first generation was marketed in Europe from 2004 to 2006 (5 door, front engine) and the second generation was marketed in Europe from 2014 onward (5 door, rear engine).
The first generation Forfour was marketed only in Europe from 2004 to 2006 and in Australia as a 4-door, 5-seat hatchback, sharing its platform with the Mitsubishi Colt.
The car was produced at the NedCar factory in the Netherlands in conjunction with Mitsubishi Motors. This is the same factory that produced Volvo 300s in the 1970s and 1980s and the Volvo V40s in the 1990s. To save production costs, the Smart Forfour shared almost all of its components with the 2003 Mitsubishi Colt. This includes the chassis, suspension and a new generation of MIVEC petrol engines.
Stylistically the FourFor aped the 'Tridion Safety Cell' design of the Smart ForTwo, though the car was manufactured in a straight forward steel monocoque alongside Mitsubishi Colt platform twin. (Though the outer panels are bolt on plastic parts)
The Smart Forfour was phased out from production due to slow sales in part to high purchase cost and lack of market competitiveness.
Smart ForFour W454 (2004)
The Smart Forfour (stylized as "smart forfour") is a city car (A-segment in Europe) presented and produced by Smart over two generations. The first generation was marketed in Europe from 2004 to 2006 (5 door, front engine) and the second generation was marketed in Europe from 2014 onward (5 door, rear engine).
The first generation Forfour was marketed only in Europe from 2004 to 2006 and in Australia as a 4-door, 5-seat hatchback, sharing its platform with the Mitsubishi Colt.
The car was produced at the NedCar factory in the Netherlands in conjunction with Mitsubishi Motors. This is the same factory that produced Volvo 300s in the 1970s and 1980s and the Volvo V40s in the 1990s. To save production costs, the Smart Forfour shared almost all of its components with the 2003 Mitsubishi Colt. This includes the chassis, suspension and a new generation of MIVEC petrol engines.
Stylistically the FourFor aped the 'Tridion Safety Cell' design of the Smart ForTwo, though the car was manufactured in a straight forward steel monocoque alongside Mitsubishi Colt platform twin. (Though the outer panels are bolt on plastic parts)
The Smart Forfour was phased out from production due to slow sales in part to high purchase cost and lack of market competitiveness.