Smart Forfour#First generation (W454; 2004)

{{Infobox automobile

| name = First generation (W454)

| image = 2005 Smart Forfour Pulse 1.1.jpg

| production = 2004–2006

| assembly = Netherlands: Born (NedCar)

| body_style = 5-door hatchback

| layout = Front-engine, front-wheel-drive

| engine = {{ubl

| petrol:

| 1124 cc M134 E11 I3{{Cite web|url=https://auto-types.com/listing/smart-forfour-66kw-perfect-67279|title=Smart forfour 66kW Perfect specs and photos • Auto Types|date=July 10, 2020}}

| 1332 cc M135 E13 I4

| 1468 cc M122 E15 AL turbo I4

| 1499 cc M135 E15 I4

| diesel:

| 1493 cc OM639 DE15 cdi I3

}}

| transmission = 5-speed Getrag 452 manual
6-speed Getrag 452 AMT automated manual (Softouch){{Cite web|url=http://www7.big.or.jp/~imac/smart/html/forfour/|title=forfour|website=www7.big.or.jp}}

| class = Supermini (B)

| wheelbase = {{convert|2500|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|3752|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|1684|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|1450|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| weight =

| related = Mitsubishi Colt
Senova D20
Senova X25
Changhe Q25

| designer =

| sp =

}}

File:Smart Forfour 1.3 Passion (W 454) – Heckansicht, 1. Mai 2012, Ratingen.jpg

The car was produced at the NedCar factory in the Netherlands in conjunction with Mitsubishi Motors. This is the same factory that produced Volvo 300s in the 1970s and 1980s and the Volvo S40 in the 1990s. To save production costs, the Smart Forfour shared almost all 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 {{cvt|1124|cc|L|1|disp=flip}} to the four-cylinder with power up to {{cvt|80|kW|PS hp|0}}.

The Smart Forfour was phased out from production in 2006 due to slow sales.{{cite web|author= John Neff |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/02/smart-forfour-production-ends-mitsubishi-and-daimlerchrysler-p/ |title=SMART forfour production ends - Mitsubishi and DaimlerChrysler part ways |publisher=Autoblog.com |date= |access-date=2012-05-17}}

Depending on the version, it came equipped with ESP, ABS (standard on all models), 14-inch or 15-inch alloy wheels or, optional, 16-inch ones (17-inch on the Brabus model), safety cell, a panoramic sunroof (or, optional, electric sunroof), height-adjustable driver seat, illuminated glove box, radio/CD-player, fog lights, front and side airbags (standard on all models), alarm, automatic air conditioning, electric front windows, and as options - multifunctional steering wheel, shift paddles, heated front seats, lounge seats, navigation and color display with telephone keypad or DVD navigation with a larger display, CD changer, window bags, rain sensor, automatic lights on the system (in poor visibility), leather package.{{citation |title=Smart Forfour, the prices 2005 |publisher=Smart UK |date=6 September 2005}}

The sales brochures state that the interior "is designed around the concept of a lounge"; to test this, Top Gear presenters, James May and Richard Hammond spent 24 hours inside the Forfour. They said they would not buy the car due to its high price and poor driving dynamics compared to its rivals.

Following Smart's initial success for the fortwo in the U.S., and due to surprisingly high popularity in the Forfour, former Mercedes-Benz exec Rainer Schmückle revealed that officials were considering relaunching the car.{{cite web|url=http://www.motorauthority.com/news/hatchbacks/comeback-planned-for-smart-forfour/ |title=Comeback planned for Smart ForFour |publisher=Motor Authority |date=2008-01-31 |access-date=2012-05-17}}

File:Smart forfour brabus blue front.jpg

Forfour Brabus is a version of Smart Forfour tuned by Brabus with a turbocharged Mitsubishi 4G15 engine rated {{convert|130|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}}, {{convert|27|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} more than the Mitsubishi Colt CZT. It can reach a maximum speed of {{convert|221|km/h|mph|0|abbr= on}} and accelerate from zero to {{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} in 6.9 seconds.

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The {{convert|1.5|L|in3|0|abbr=on|adj=on}} common direct injection (cdi) diesel engine, is a three-cylinder Mercedes-Benz engine derived from the four-cylinder used in the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, and is available with either {{convert|68|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} or {{convert|95|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}.

All models could be equipped with either a 5-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic (Softouch) transmission, except the 1.0-liter version and the Brabus version, which could only use 5-speed manual transmissions.

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{{Infobox automobile

| name = Second generation (W453)

| image = 2015 Smart Forfour Edition1 1.0 Front.jpg

| production = 2014–2019 (petrol)
2017–2021 (electric)

| assembly = France: Hambach
Slovenia: Novo Mesto (Revoz)

| platform =

| class = City car (A)

| body_style = 5-door hatchback

| layout = Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive

| engine = 0.9 L M281 I3 turbocharged (petrol)
1.0 L M281 I3 (petrol)

| motor = 82 PS synchronous electric motor

| transmission = 5-speed manual
6-speed dual-clutch

| front_suspension =

| rear_suspension =

| wheelbase = {{convert|2490|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|3495|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|1640|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|1550|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| weight =

| related = Smart Fortwo (C453)
Renault Twingo III

| successor =

}}

The second-generation Forfour was jointly developed with Renault, reportedly sharing approximately 70% of its parts with the third-generation Renault Twingo, while retaining the trademark hemispherical steel safety cell, marketed as the Tridion cell.{{cite news

| title = Das ist keine Geheimniskrämerei (in German)

| publisher = Manager Magazine Online, Wilfried Eckl-Dorna, Nov 18, 2013

| url = http://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/autoindustrie/interview-smart-chefin-winkler-positioniert-daimlers-kleinwagen-neu-a-933583.html}} The Fortwo and the Forfour are both manufactured in Smartville. However, the EQ version of the Forfour was manufactured alongside the Renault Twingo 3 in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/scoop/new-renault-twingo-spotted|title=New Renault Twingo spotted|website=Autocar}} Smartville, where the W450 and W451 build series have been manufactured, underwent a 200 million euro upgrade beginning in mid-2013, in preparation for the C453 Fortwo. The second generation Forfour, along with the new Fortwo went on sale in October, shortly after their debuting at the Paris Motor Show.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}

File:2015 Smart Forfour Edition1 1.0 Rear.jpg

The Smart Fortwo and Forfour is offered with a choice of manual transmission or double-clutch automatic{{cite news

| title = AUTO UND TECHNIK: Das Kuckucksei (in German)

| publisher = Focus Magazine, March 17, 2014

| url = http://www.focus.de/auto/ratgeber/zubehoer/auto-und-technik-das-kuckucksei_id_3691518.html}}{{cite news

| title = The Smart rehearsing the Snow Waltz (in German)

| publisher = Autobild, 3/17/2014

| url = http://www.autobild.de/artikel/smart-fortwo-forfour-mitfahrt-5025816.html}} — and no longer with the Getrag automated manual. Both models feature a wider track, overall width increased by 10 cm (over the second generation Fortwo), improved ride and improved noise isolation.{{cite news

|title = Baptism by Fire in the Snow (in German)

|publisher = Automobil Revue, 21 March 2014, Thomas Geiger

|url = http://www.automobilrevue.ch/artikel/a/feuertaufe-im-schnee.html

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140326033716/http://www.automobilrevue.ch/artikel/a/feuertaufe-im-schnee.html

|archive-date = 26 March 2014

}}

For the third generation, Autoweek projected that Daimler consulted with Ford to learn about Ford's 1.0-litre turbocharged inline 3-cylinder engine, in turn sharing information about its own Euro 6 stratified lean-burn gasoline engines.{{cite news

| title = Daimler consults Ford on turbo three-cylinder engine development

| publisher = Nick Gibbs, Automotive News, 5/24/2013

| url = http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130524/CARNEWS/130529875}}

The launch model "edition #1" was a limited period version, presented in Tempodrom, Berlin.{{Cite web|url=http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-1716611-1-1719146-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-1549054-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html?TS=1408483190933|title=World premiere of the new Smart Fortwo and Forfour on 16 July in Berlin - In the thick of the action: experience the new smart generation celebrating its debut via live stream from the Tempodrom}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2014/07/15/next-smart-fortwo-forfour-debut-july-16-preview-design-sketches/|title=Next Smart Fortwo, Forfour to debut July 16, previewed in design sketches|website=Autoblog}} Delivery is scheduled to commence in November 2014 with the Forfour 52 kW and 66 kW models to follow in December 2014, and twinamic dual-clutch transmission models in the spring of 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-1716608-1-1724991-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-1549054-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html?TS=1408483263701|title=Prices start at less than €11,000: At the starting line: the new smart generation}}

File:Smart Fourjoy IAA 2013.jpg

Smart Fourjoy concept includes Smart's signature Tridion cell in polished full-aluminium, tail lights integrated in the Tridion cell, spherical instrument cluster, raised smart lettering milled from aluminium on the side skirts, pearlescent white on the bumpers, front bonnet and tailgate; headlamps without a glass cover, U-shaped daytime running lights, LED front and tail lights, transparent petroleum-coloured moulded wind deflector at the top of the front windscreen, on the A-pillars on the sides and on the rear roof spoiler; rear dark chrome seats, a piping-like line with the same petroleum colour as the plexiglass accents on the exterior, instrument panel with convex surface and touch-sensitive operating functions, spherical instrument cluster, single-spoke steering wheel, two smartphones mounted on the dashboard and on the centre tunnel, 55 kW magneto-electric motor, 17.6kWh lithium-ion battery, 22 kW onboard charger, two electrically driven skateboards on the roof, helmets under the rear seats, a high-definition camera.

The vehicle was unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show (without doors and roof).{{Cite web|url=https://www.autonews.com/article/20130909/OEM03/309099969/fourjoy-reveals-stats-of-smart-forfour|title=FourJoy reveals stats of Smart ForFour|date=September 9, 2013|website=Automotive News}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/11/smart-fourjoy-concept-frankfurt-2013/|title=Smart jumps Fourjoy in Germany [w/video]|website=Autoblog}}

A concept version, never manufactured, of the Smart Forfour was converted as a plug-in hybrid by third-party vendors.{{cite web|url=http://www.gaia-akku.com |title=Gaia: Gaia |publisher=Gaia-akku.com |date= |access-date=2012-05-17}} The lithium-ion battery can propel the vehicle up to {{Convert|84|mph|abbr=on}} and last on its own for up to {{Convert|20|mi|km}} with an engine that combined a {{convert|68|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on|adj=on}}, {{convert|1.5|L|in3|0|abbr=on|adj=on}}, three-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine and two high-efficiency permanent-magnet electric motors. It received an award from the Energy Saving Trust for the "Ultra Low Carbon Car Challenge" project.{{cite web|url=http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/a-plug-in-hybrid-that-can-go-84/ |title=A plug-in Hybrid that can go 84 |publisher=Gadgetell.com |date=2006-12-12 |access-date=2009-10-14}}

File:Smart EQ forfour at IAA 2019 IMG 0799.jpg

File:Smart EQ forfour at IAA 2019 IMG 0653.jpg

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In 2013, Daimler projected it would produce an electric version of the Smart Forfour during the second generation of production, for launch in 2015.{{cite web|title=Smart ForFour Electric Drive confirmed for 2015|url=http://www.myelectriccarforums.com/smart-forfour-electric-drive-confirmed-for-2015/|publisher=My Electric Car Forums|access-date=18 April 2013|author=Mike Szostech}} The battery-electric smart forfour electric drive entered mass-production in 2017 at Renault's Novo Mesto plant in Slovenia and was marketed in Europe, competing with other electric city cars such as the MG ZS EV, Renault Twingo Z.E (with which it shares many components), and Volkswagen E-up!, including the SEAT Mii electric and Škoda Citigo-e iV, rebadged versions of the E-up!. In 2019, it was restyled and rebranded to Smart EQ ForFour, after Chinese automobile manufacturer Geely took a stake in Daimler, becoming a 50–50 partner in Smart, and Smart pivoted to market electric cars only. The EQ ForFour was discontinued in early 2022.{{cite news |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/smart-eq-forfour-ends-production-ahead-concept-1-suv-launch |title=Smart EQ ForFour ends production ahead of Concept #1 SUV launch |author=Morgan-Freelander, Tom |date=3 January 2022 |work=Autocar |access-date=21 January 2022}}

It used a rear-mounted {{cvt|60|kW}} electric motor with a peak torque of {{cvt|160|Nm}} and is fitted with a 17.6 kW-hr battery.{{cite news |url=https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/smart/forfour/108903/new-smart-eq-forfour-2020-review |title=New Smart EQ ForFour 2020 review |author=Ingram, Alex |date=25 January 2020 |work=AutoExpress |access-date=21 January 2022}} The EQ Forfour has a rated consumption of 13.1 kWh/100 km (combined) and achieves {{cvt|160|km}} range using the NEDC test cycle, dropping to {{cvt|81|mi|order=flip}} on the WLTP cycle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smart.com/en/en/index/smart-forfour-electric-drive-453.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228075924/https://www.smart.com/en/en/index/smart-forfour-electric-drive-453.html|archive-date=December 28, 2017|title=smart forfour electric drive|date=December 28, 2017|website=smart.com}} As tested, Autocar had a range of {{cvt|68|mi|order=flip}}, using "a gentle touring driving style", dropping to {{cvt|50|mi|order=flip}} when not driving as carefully. The kerb weight of the electric forfour is {{cvt|1200|kg}}, approximately {{cvt|225|kg}} heavier than an equivalent petrol-powered forfour.{{cite web |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/smart/forfour-electric-drive-2017-2019 |title=Smart Forfour Electric Drive 2017-2019 review |publisher=Autocar |access-date=21 January 2022}}

All petrol models are available with a 5-speed manual or 6-speed twinamic dual-clutch transmission.

A total of 248,856 second-generation Forfours have been produced, 14.9% of them (32,326 units) being electric models.{{Cite web |title=Slovenia's Revoz terminates production of Smart Forfour model - report |url=http://seenews.com/news/slovenias-revoz-terminates-production-of-smart-forfour-model-report-777924 |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=seenews.com |language=en}}

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{{Commons Category|Smart Forfour}}

• {{official website|www.smart.com/forfour}}
• [http://www.smartusa.com/ Smart USA (official USA site)]

Press kit:

• [http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-1716611-1-1718335-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-1549054-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html?TS=1408484291992 The new smart fortwo & forfour: Adding a new shine to a proven concept]

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