Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Daimler-Benz (1998), DaimlerChrysler (1998–2007), Daimler AG (2007–2022), Mercedes-Benz Group (2022–2024)
- Also called
- Smart City-Coupé (1998–2002), Smart car (colloquially)
- Production
- 1998–2007 (MkI), 2006–2014 (MkII), 2014–2024 (MkIII)
- Assembly
- France: Hambach ( Smartville )
- Class
- City car , Microcar
- Body style
- 3-door hatchback , 2-door convertible
- Layout
- Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive , Rear-motor, rear-wheel-drive (electric version)
- Related
- Smart Roadster , Smart Forfour
- Successor
- Smart #2
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- car model
- Subclass of
- microcar
- Manufacturer
- Mercedes-Benz Group
- Image
- Smart Fortwo W 453 Wien 26 July 2020 JM (2).jpg
- Brand
- Smart
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- Commons category
- Smart Fortwo
- hashtag
- SmartFortwo
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Encyclopedic overview
The Smart Fortwo (stylized as "smart fortwo") is a two-seater city car manufactured and marketed by the Smart division of the Mercedes-Benz Group for model years 1998–2024, across three generations — each using a rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and a one-box design.
The first generation was internally designated as the W450, launched at the 1998 Paris Motor Show. The second generation W451-build series was launched at the 2006 Bologna Motor Show. The third generation Fortwo (2014–2024) was internally designated as the C453 build series, and debuted globally on July 16, 2014, at the Tempodrom in Berlin along with a closely related four-door version, the Smart Forfour, co-developed and sharing the same platform and engines with the third-generation Renault Twingo.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Smart Fortwo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.