DaimlerChrysler has finally unveiled the second generation smart Fortwo. The new smart fortwo will be available in a two-door coupe or cabriolet. Larger than the outgoing model, the new fortwo is powered byone of three new 1.0L three-cylinder engines displacing with power outputs ranging from 61-hp to 84-hp. The diesel engine delivers 45-hp — a […]

With Toyota committed to selling one million hybrids worldwide, Toyota is considering expanding its Prius into a full line of body-styles, which could include a wagon and minicar. Jim Lentz, Toyota’s executive vice president of the company’s U.S. sales unit, has mentioned that the U.S. market will account for half of the expected one million […]

If a stock smart fortwo with its tiny 60-hp motor is too slow, you can always follow the lead of this guy and drop in a motorcycle engine. A 150+ hp engine totally changes the personality of the tiny little car. Yeah, you could be like everyone else and buy a Honda Civic and modify […]

With DaimlerChrysler’s smart ForTwo scheduled to arrive in the U.S. in early 2008, Toyota is preparing its own microcar to go head-to-head with the ForTwo for America, according to the Straightline blog. When it arrives, the 2008 Toyota Aygo will be the automaker’s smallest U.S. offering so far.
Toyota’s microcar is expected to be redesigned for […]

DaimlerChrysler’s smart brand offers this first look at its next-generation fortwo model. While most automakers leak close ups of small section of the car, smart decided to use various unusual communication measures, and this smart fortwo carved out of sand definitely fits the bill.
The smart fortwo sculpture clearly shows the cars new design language, and […]

It has been nearly ten years since Ford launched its Ka supermini on September 11, 1996. Over that last ten years, it has sold over one million units and is Britain’s best-selling supermini. When the Ka was launched, it brought a whole new style to the small city car sector, and this has helped lead […]

With the current generation smart fortwo reaching the end of its life, smart is giving a bright send off when the “edition red” debuts at the Paris Motor Show. The “edition red” is covered in “intensive red” paint, with the interior receiving its share of red. Elaborately stitched Leather and Alcantara seats and aluminum pedals […]

DaimlerChrysler has selected the U.K to run a market trial for the introduction of a fully electric version of the SMART ForTwo, which will make its debut at the British Motor show next week, and will be made available on a lease arrangement to selected UK corporate customers with deliveries starting in November.
The SMART ev […]

With the SMART ForTwo officially coming to the U.S., the safety of the diminutive city car has been drawn into question again. It is small and looks fragile, but it is supposed to have good passenger protection because of it’s Safety Cell.
An independent team staged a simple offset collision between a ForTwo and a Mercedes […]

SMART has been hard at work on its all-new ForTwo city car, with several disguised prototypes caught out testing. But now we have a computer-generated image based on the spy shots of those prototypes.
The ForTwo is SMART’s only model since axing the ForFour and Roadster, and the new car is expected in the U.K. next year […]