Smart Fortwo 2012, prepared for the Geneva Motor Show

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at 11:44 pm

Born in 1998 with a clear purpose: urban use. After release the second generation comes the first model facelift star Smart Fortwo, now with a more dynamic design but without losing its essence. Its world premiere next March at the Geneva Motor Show and will go on sale in early April.

Smart Fortwo 2012 will launch in Geneva Motor Show. You can make reservations for the new Smart Fortwo 2012, although there are still a few weeks to know more about. Daimler, which owns Smart, has released the first images and the first details of what will be the new Fortwo after conducting a ‘facelift’ in its second generation . Incorporates minor changes in exterior and interior design and maintain your range of motorization.

Changes to the exterior focus primarily on its front. The lower grille, with a unified design, is situated just below the logo, which now is found in the upper grille and more prominent, a synonym of “confidence” of the brand, in the words of the director of Smart. Retains the LED lights, side skirts and has new rear bumper, also modified, has a more muscular design.

Continuing on the outside, the new Smart Fortwo comes with three new wheel designs of different radii and a range of colors formed by a total of seven, including matte anthracite, offered for the first time. Depending on the chosen finish on the Fortwo-Pure, Pulse, Passion, Brabus BRABUS Exclusive-or under grills front and rear, the front spoiler, skirts and tops of the mirrors can be either painted color, offering a broad spectrum of possibilities in its image abroad.

Inside, the Smart Fortwo 2012 presents the highest quality finishes with a new package color ‘gray glass’, includes new material for the seats, leather and fabric combination and the door panels in imitation leather and fabric, and the dashboard.

FEATURED — since we had the Smart Fortwo, have been more than 1.3 million units. A total of 101,996 units have been distributed Fortwo worldwide in 2011, 4.6 percent more than in 2010 .—

The Smart Fortwo Mechanical range

The Smart Fortwo 2012 retains the well-known engines. The supply of gasoline is composed by three 1.0-liter engines in three power variants. First, 61 hp, with a consumption of 4.2 liters per 100 kilometers and emissions of 97 g / km. Second, the 71-hp with the same data as above. Third and finally, that of 84 hp and 12.2 Nm of torque, with a consumption of 4.9 l/100 km and 114 g / km CO2 emissions.

The other two mechanisms for the Smart Fortwo Diesel is 0.8 liters of 54 hp and 13.2 Nm of torque, with a consumption of just 3.3 liters per 100 kilometers and emissions of 86 g / km; and BRABUS version, the most powerful of the range with 102 hp and 15 Nm of torque, accelerating from 0 to 100 km / h in 8.9 seconds and reaches 155 km / h.