Car Blog Green » smartfortwo http://carbloggreen.com Wed, 09 May 2012 09:33:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Rendered Speculation: Return of the Smart ForFour? http://carbloggreen.com/rendered-speculation-return-of-the-smart-forfour http://carbloggreen.com/rendered-speculation-return-of-the-smart-forfour#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:48:00 +0000 http://carbloggreen.com/rendered-speculation-return-of-the-smart-forfour/ Earlier this decade, Smart decided to expand it’s lineup with the addition of aroadster based on the original two-seat city car and a four-door, four-seat model. The ForFour was based on a front-engine, front drive Mitsubishi platform rather than the rear engine ForTwo architecture. AutoExpress is reporting that Smart may be getting ready to introduce a new four-seat variant, this time based on a stretched version of the existing model. The so-called ForTwo + 2 would be meant to compete more directly with the numerous small city cars coming from Toyota, Volkswagen, Audi and others in the next couple of years. Unlike most of the others, the ForTwo +2 would feature rear hinged back doors to ease access to the second row. The new model probably won’t hit the market until 2012, but will almost certainly include an electric version along with the usual gas and diesel versions. [Source: AutoExpress ] Auto Blog: Diesel , EV/Plug-in , SMART Rendered Speculation: Return of the Smart ForFour? originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green

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]]> http://carbloggreen.com/rendered-speculation-return-of-the-smart-forfour/feed 0 London-to-Edinburgh smart fortwo ad misleading http://carbloggreen.com/london-to-edinburgh-smart-fortwo-ad-misleading http://carbloggreen.com/london-to-edinburgh-smart-fortwo-ad-misleading#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:56:00 +0000 http://carbloggreen.com/london-to-edinburgh-smart-fortwo-ad-misleading/ Auto Blog: Etc. , MPG , SMART Click above for a high-res gallery of the smart fortwo Recently, Daimler hyped up the smart fortwo’s high-mpg ability by claiming in a television ad that you can go from London to Edinburgh, a distance of over 400 miles, on one tank of petrol fuel. This caused some – well, five – complaints that the ad was full of it. The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA, whose website features a big “How to complain” button) investigated and decided that the ad’s claim that, “on one tiny 33 litre tank, a smart car can do 433 miles,” was not misleading. Mercedes said that the smart fortwo 71 bhp petrol coup used in the ad was capable of “73 mpg [Imperial] at an average speed of around 40 mph.” So, you might be able to make the drive, but not very fast. While on the ASA site, I found these other recent decisions: ” There is probably no God ” bus ads are OK and cookies are not a health food . Gallery: 2008 smart fortwo [Source: Daimler] London-to-Edinburgh smart fortwo ad not misleading originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green

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