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| [[Image:Smart_forfour.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Smart Forfour]]
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| The '''Smart Forfour''' was introduced in 2004 and, unlike its "little brothers", is a more conventional 5-door [[hatchback]] supermini with a roomy interior, available as a four or five seater.
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| The car was produced at the NedCar factory in the Netherlands in conjunction with [[Mitsubishi|Mitsubishi Motors]]. This is the same factory that produced [[Volvo 340]] cars in 1970s and 1980s. To save production costs, the '''Smart Forfour''' shares most of its components with the 2003 [[Mitsubishi Colt]]. This includes the chassis, suspension and a new generation of MIVEC petrol engines, ranging from the three cylinder 1.1 to to the four cylinder 1.3 and 1.5 L with power up to 80 kW (109 PS). The 1.5 L cdi [[diesel engine]], on the contrary, is a three-cylinder [[Mercedes-Benz]] engine derived from the four-cylinder of the [[Mercedes-Benz A-Class]], and is available with either 68 PS or 95 PS.
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| A Brabus-prepared sports version has been available since 2005. It is powered by a turbocharged Mitsubishi 4G15 engine, developing 130 kW (177 PS), 27 PS more than its "brother", the Mitsubishi Colt CZT. It can reach a maximum speed of 221 km/h and accelerate up to 100 Km/h in 6.9 seconds. Due to slow sells, the Forfour has been phased out from production.
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| ==External links==
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| * [http://www.smart.com/ Smart (official site)]
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| * [http://www.nedcar.nl/Engels/index.htm NedCar (production site of the Smart Forfour)]
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| * [http://www.thesmart.co.uk Smart UK (official site)]
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| [[Category:Smart vehicles|Forfour]]
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| [[Category:Subcompact cars]]
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| [[Category:Cars of The Netherlands]]
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Revision as of 12:19, 14 July 2006
