When the brand name of Smart comes to mind the first thing you think of is tiny. You might even picture the cars of this brand as completely smashed like an aluminum can in a crash, but the reality is these cars are able to keep you safe while delivering the fuel efficiency you want with the small size that makes them easy to love in the city. Even though it seems laughable to talk about a performance line from this brand, there actually is one. The Brabus name is the name of the Smart line of performance upgrades and it has made its debut at the Beijing Motor Show.
How does 109 horsepower coming from a 0.9-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine sound. Yeah, it sounds pretty wimpy to me as well, but it’s enough to give this car an increase of power that is about seven horsepower while delivering the torque number of 125 lb.-ft. If that’s all not enough to tell you this car is one that wants to be sporty (even if it’s not really possible on a Smart Car) the fact that it can reach the speed of sixty mph in 9.5 seconds should tell you this car isn’t quick, but it’s also not going to be the slowest thing on the road.
As an automotive company Smart has invested money in the performance parts of this car and you can have a suspension that is twenty percent firmer than the standard model along with a sway bar that reduces the roll tendency by nine percent. The exhaust system has been upgraded to have an optimized back pressure and give you the performance that makes this car feel like it’s really trying hard to impress you even though everything about it says it won’t be able to get the job done.
Of course there are plenty of you out there who have chosen the cars from Smart as the ones you want to drive. Every model Smart has can be had with the Brabus upgrades that will give you a car that feels and looks sportier even if it’s still just a tiny car that can barely carry two or four people. Some of these upgrades include the matte gray rear diffuser insert, chrome looking exhaust tips, Brabus Monoblock IX wheels, Brabus sport seats with perforated Nappa leather, a Brabus instrument panel, a Brabus dashboard, Brabus floor mats, LED lights and sensors, heated front seats and a rear seat with a removable cargo box in the forfour.
While most of us will still snicker at any of the Smart models as they drive around, these cars offer us the city driving that we can’t get from any other model. As a car that is small enough to fit on the sidewalk downtown to park, even though it isn’t legal to do so, the Smart fortwo and forfour are both cars that you can admire for their purpose. Now the customers who do love these cars can have some performance and sport upgrades to make these cars the ones they want to drive and enjoy even more than before.
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