Category: Smart
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Smart Crossblade: UK History, Specifications and Buying Guide
The Smart Crossblade is one of the strangest road cars offered to British buyers in the modern era. It has no conventional windscreen, roof or doors; instead, narrow side bars and a small transparent deflector leave occupants exposed to the weather. Based on the first-generation Smart city car, it was built as a numbered limited…
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Smart Fortwo Brabus 450: UK History, Common Problems and Buying Guide
The first-generation Smart Fortwo Brabus 450 turned the tiny rear-engined city car into an improbable performance model. It was officially available in Britain in right-hand drive and combined BRABUS suspension, wheels, exhaust and trim with more power from Smart’s turbocharged three-cylinder engine. Because badges and bolt-on parts are easy to copy, however, buyers must separate…
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Smart Forfour Brabus: UK History, Specifications, Common Problems and Buying Guide
The first-generation Smart Forfour Brabus is the model that proves Smart’s early ambitions extended well beyond two-seat city cars. Sold in the UK for a short period in 2005 and 2006, it combined the practical five-door Forfour body with a 177PS turbocharged engine, a close-ratio manual gearbox and chassis changes developed with BRABUS. It was…
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Smart Roadster and Roadster Coupé: UK History, Common Problems and Buying Guide
The Smart Roadster is one of the most distinctive small sports cars sold in Britain during the 2000s. Launched in the UK in 2003, it combined a rear-mounted turbocharged three-cylinder engine, rear-wheel drive and an exceptionally light body with the compact thinking already familiar from the Smart City-Coupé. It was never intended to rival a…