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in this issue PageWinter06edition 4Club meetings and events 5smartnewsfrom the readers 6 - 8smart news 9 - 11smart G3 2007 fortwo 11 - 21smartmeetsandarticlesOZ - Introducing the Doc 22

smart Canadian EH? 23

Bolderwood smart meet 24 - 25

Bexhill car show 26 - 27

smart cars invade Woodward Detroit USA 28

South West smarties 29

Have smart will travel 30 - 31

smartimes at smart times Austria 31 - 34Lief’s collectors edition roadster 35The alternative Austria tour 36FQ101 do the London to Brighton Rally 37London to Brighton Rally - start 38London to Brighton Rally - finish 39FeaturecarsCraigAxe roadster 40 - 41smart with wings update 42 - 43“Alien” smart attack 44 Mac in smart - Turkey 46 - 47ProjectsandtechnicalSMINT’s roadster diary 48 - 49smartboy and his smartcar - trail and error 50more speakers - project car 51adjusting suspension - project car 52Armourfend - protection for your smart 53

window tints? vinyl finishing - project car 54

The X-Gauge - up close 55 - 56TomTom 510 install - project car 58BRABUS pedal covers install 59C7 update 60MDC window lifter install 61 - 63Workingsmarts Supreme Windows 64

smartimesbackissuesBack issue content and smartimes information 65 - 66

Cover Car: smart G3 2007

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to our readersWelcome to our winter 2006 issue of smartimes e-magazine, late, but we think it was worth the wait. InthisissuewearepleasedtoincludedetailsfromthepresslaunchofthenewG32007fortwomodel.Thislongawaitedreleasemarksanewerainsmart,orshouldIsayMercedes?TheadvancedtestdrivereportsintheUKmotoringpresshavebeenpositive(basedonthe800ccDieselengine).Asthewidermotoringpressstarttheirreviewsweatsmartimeshopetoarrangeatestdriveofourownandreportbackinournextissue.Inthemeantime,checkoutthedetailsandfeastyoureyesonwhatisthenewboyontheblock.

2007lookstobeacrucialyearforsmart.ThesuccessofthenewmodelfortwoIbelieveisgoingtobedowntodealerquality,serviceandacceptanceoftheownerdemographic.Themodelitself looks well specified, with a full range of drive trains that offer efficient and cost effective motoring values to the discerning motorist.Iamsuretheasceticswillnotbetosomepeoplestastesbut,thatcanbesaidofalotofsuccessfulcarsontheroadstoday.GiventhenewfortwomodelwillalsobeavailableintheUSmarket.Sales figures have the potential to make smart viable. Time will tell. Let’shopeDaimlerChryslergiveitthetimeitneeds.

Ourprojectcarwillsportanewlookfor2007.Wehavebeenworkingwithouradvertiserstobringnewideasanddevelopmentstoourreadersoverthelastfouryears.Bysellingoffreplacedpartsandasetofpanels,wehavemanagedtonegotiateanewset of painted panels. This new look will be first shown at the next smartimes‘dyno’rollingroadmeetingplannedforJanuary2007.Moredetailofthe‘dyno’meetwillbepostedonourwebsiteduringDecember06.

Asregularreaderswehopewillacknowledge,smartimeshasendeavouredtobringtogetherthebestofthesmartcommunitynewsandeventsoverthelastfouryearsofpublication.Assmartimes enters its fifth year, we are finding it increasing difficult tocoverouradministrativeandservercosts.Ourprojectsarefundedprivatelyandarenotincludedintheseexpenses.

Reviewingouroptionsandhavingdecidedthattoenablesmartimestocontinue.For2007smartimeswillreturntothreeissues.AllourbackissueswillbemadeavailablefromthedownloadpageofourwebsitebytheendofJanuary07’.Bymakingourfulllistofissuesavailableonline,wewillincreaseourannualsubscriptionto£10.Westillhavealowpercentageofreaderspayingthesubscription.Apasswordsystemisunderreviewbutthisgoesagainstthesmartimesethos.AssuchIwouldaskreaderstohonourtherequestforthesubscriptionpayment.Remember,aspaidsubscribersyouareentitletoourmonthlyemailnewsletteraswellas access to the on-line e-magazines. Just fill in the small form on thehomepageofthesmartimeswebsite. Ourspecialthanksgotoallthathavecontributedtosmartimes,eitherbywayofarticlesorhelpwithproductionandsubscriptionthisyear.Pleaserememberyouourreadersaremorethanimportanttousso,keepsendingusyourownstoriesandphotos,howeverlongorshortthesubject.Ifyourunalocalmeetorhavearrangedyourowneventpleasesendusthedetailsforpublication.Youmayevenrunalocal/regionalornationalcluboverseas.Whateveryoursituationorlocation,ifyouhavesomethingtosharewiththeworld-widesmartcommunity,smartimesandourreaderswanttohearfromyou.

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MEETINGS

Andover Smart meet. The Oak, Smannel, SP11 6JJ, just outside Andover on the Newbury Road. First Tuesday of the month starting at 7-30pm

Bristol 2nd Sunday of month at Griffin at Bridgeyate,From midday onwards

Donington various Sundays at Donington GP Collection 2pm onwards, 20th August.

Essex Smarties -Second Tuesday in the month at ‘The 6 Bells’, Main Road, Boreham, Nr.Chelmsford, Essex. CM3 3JE (just off the A12 at Boreham Interchange). Any time from around 8pm. www.essexsmarties.co.uk e-mail: [email protected]

The Herts and Beds Meet, first Thursday of every month at Baldock Services, on the A1(M) junction 10, from 7.00pm for details contact (John Porter) 07979 300122 or email [email protected]

Hull & East Yorkshire, meet at the Altisidora, Altisdora pub, Bishop Burton, from 8.30 pm onwards, every last Wednesday of the month.

Kent - The Whaft, Cotton Lake, Galleons Boulevard, Crossways Business Park, Dartford, Kent DA2 6QE1st Tuesday of each month from 7.30pm

Midlands - Bowling Green, Friary Road, Lichfield, WS13 6QJ Every week on a Wednesday, starts at 8.30pm

Northampton, Queen Elanor pub, Northampton first Sunday of each month - 7 pm

Mansfield ‘The Snipe’ meet, at ‘The Snipe’ pub, on the A38, two minutes from J28 of the M1, near Mansfield Notts. Every third Wednesday evening, 6.30pm

Milton Keynes area meeting - every other Monday night at the Caldecote Windmill just off the A5 southbound in Milton Keynes at 7:30pm. web site www.mksmarts.co.uk for map and directions on how to get there and dates for the next months meetings.

The North West Smarties Mascrat Manor Pub, just off Junction 21 of the M6 Southbound/Northbound (sign posted Irlam A57) once a month - Dates are announced online, non-internet members contact us on 07854923172.

NorthEast (Durham) meets are now bi-monthly at different venue’s. For details please email: [email protected]

Northern Monkeys Manchester meet - every Thursday from 7.30pm. Robin Hood Swinton, at top of M60 Jcn 16 (A666) slip road (west bound exit only).

‘HHOGS’ Hoggs Lodge, Clanfield PO8 0QD, Portsmouth. Just off the A3. The last Thursday of the month from 7:30 pm onwards.

‘BASS’ Old Bell, Grazeley Green, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 1LS.The third Tuesday of the month from 7:30 pm onwards.

Bucks and South Herts Meet (BASH)Chequers Inn, St Albans Road Redbourn HertfordshireAL3 7AD Third Thursday of every month from 7:30pm

Southampton ‘HHOGS’ The Forge, Main Rd, Otterbourne, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2EE We meet on the second Thursday of the month from 7pm

Sussex Meet the Red Lion Public House at Handcross RH17 6BP (Just off the M23) Every Third Monday of the month from 7:30 pm

smarts of Shropshire (SOS)Horse Shoe Inn, Uckington on the B5061 between Shrewsbury and Wellington (Old A5). 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7:30pm.

South West SmartiesCheck out http://www.swsmarties.com for meeting in the Bristol and the Devon/Cornwall areas.

‘BASS’ Walton/Weybridge -The Weir, Barge walk, Walton-on-Thames. The first Wednesday of the month from 7:30 pm onwards.

Wales - for details of Welsh meets email [email protected]

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from the readers

I had my car painted to advertise my business, Spirit Interior Design. It was done

through a member of Clubsmartcar.ca Eddy of Flying Tiger. There have been all sorts

of comments on the car from a child who thought it was a toy car to a man who said

it sucked!. I love it .

Eileen

Kath and MoofGlasgow,Scotlandsentusthisphotooftheirforforandfortwointhesnow.

WAS IT A SMART IDEA?IKEEPaskingmyself if itwasa smart idea, and when itstarted? You See we have aSmart Passion cabriolet 02silver & black with a K&N filter, ClubairscoopandaTeddyco-pilot.Itgiveseveryonealaugh,andticklesuspink!ItbeganwithmyMiniAt college in the60’s...no it began with theDaihatsu Move+...no it beganWithmyretirementredSuzukiCappuccino. You’ll see I likecars-quirkycars.Ididn’tbuytheSuzukiIcouldn’tgetoutofit!!That’sthereasonfortheMove+,butcouldn’tgetanautoversionsothateventuallywent,evenwith3cylinders.WewentonholidaytoAustria,andattheentrancetoonehotelwasacardealer.Inthesmallcornergardenwasanopentopquirkycar...translatingtheeurositwasabout£10k,andweallsaid“wellwhat is it?”Apram,ajoke,orasensiblecabriolettwo-seatercar??Itwas the first MCC Smart we saw. The holiday finished, life returned to normal,andweforgotallaboutthetinyblackcar.2001cameandson#1had finished Uni, and we were tired of him underfoot. ‘He needs a car to gethimmobile,andusedtobeingaway,’wesaid...Butsaysson#2,‘hedoesn’tlikecars.’Thiswastrue,andgaveuspauseforthought.Buthelikesthequirky-youseethereissomethingingenetics-andhe’dseenaPureSmartallinblack.‘ABat-mobile,’hethought.HegotitinApril‘02,Smart#1.AveryshorttimeintothatsummerSmartofLincolnhituponthe ideaof the1st.SmartRally.ArunupfromLincolntoElshamHallCountryParkwithasmanySmartsaspossible.Games,demos,comps.-afundayout!Toincreasethenumbersontheruntheyoffereddemovehiclestohalf-a-dozenpeoplewhoasked.Iasked-Isaidtoreticentson#1,’Comeon,it’llbefun!’Itwas!Adayofdrivinganopen-toppedquirky little carwith no clutch ‘tiptronic’ or fully auto, air-con, heatedseatsandIwashooked!AndthatwasbeforethePanamahatedchapintheBrabusupratedcabriolet,whopulledacrosssoIcouldn’tgetoutand‘told’meaboutthejoysofdrivingaSmartonholidaysinFrance.HealsoaskedmehowlongI’downedmine;howfar?Howfast,I’dbeeninmine?Ijustcouldn’ttellhim;couldI?BUTtheMCCSmart,howdoyoulikeit?Acarforpeoplewhodon’tlikecars?Possibly.Afuncarforpeopletoostifftogetinaminimaybe.Acarforallreasons-nearestthingtoanoldmini,asportscar,anopen-top,aquirkyfunkysmartfactorcarwitha599c.c.threecylinders...Youbet!There’sanotherstoryortwo,butthat’showitbegan.

Richard Neale.Wilecoyote”FunkySmartAviator184andco-pilotted”

The pics are of the Smart before I “owned” it officially - Ted & Flag were for ‘fancy-

dress’; Other one shows organiser Mike [in 1st Rally special T-shirt]& another [not

Panama hat man] looking at route past Humberside Airport.

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9/7/06Tony Martin

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from the readers“The Second Coming”by Steve Crosbie.

Greetings once again from across the pond to Smartimes readers. My third “smart”icle is actually regarding my favourite topic, which is design. For those of you who read my first couple of attempts at wordplay, you will remember my troubles trying desperately to get a smart in the first place; and as of three weeks ago, I have sold my baby. My pride and joy. Yes dear readers, I left the smart fold. HOWEVER, it didn’t take long to rejoin the ranks of the enlightened, with the arrival of my new baby four short wonderful days ago. So, I sold my ‘05 pulse, black on black with the green interior, and rushed to get a new ‘06 pure cabriolet this time, and have joined the ranks of the few, who are already onto their second smart, in Canada. Why the rush? Well, according to most sources, our favourite little car is going to be remade to suit our American neighbours, with a slightly more aggressive and longer front end, different headlights, door handles that are going horizontal, perhaps even a slightly more generic interior, and a Mitsu gasoline engine. I felt I needed

to stay with the Diesel and the funky, i.e. current design of the car as she is now, hence the need to get a Cabrio asap. And oh what a joy these last few days have been. Sunburned face and all! (I never thought about sunscreen, not having owned a convertible before, now I look like a Lobster)SonowIamontomysecondsmart,lovingeveryminuteofit,Iwouldsay‘youshouldseemewithmytopoff‘,butthat’snotaprettysightreally,moresomethingyouBritsmightexpectinFangoriaasopposedtoSmartimes.Nothingmuchdifferentdesignwisefrom‘05to‘06,andmymodsareslowandsuretobeginwith,littlethingsthataremoreinexpensiveandcosmeticratherthanengine,i.e.costly-wise.Iputalittlesilverantenna,oops,Imeanaerialonit,somewinterwheelcoverstohidetheuglysteeliesinmyhumbleopinion...aturbobadgeontherear,analuminium(that’sa-loo-min-umtous,notal-you-min-eeum)lookgascapcover,oopsagain,thepetrolthingy,rearbrakelightcover.Brabusshinypedalsandaxlecapssoitlooks like I have a dual exhaust. Important changes like a stage 1 remap, new exhaust (when the first one needschanging),upgradingthecrappy,oops,Imeanrubbishstereo,andcoolsummerrims,perhapsthecrossbladerimsorthestrikelines,theyhaveanicemoderndesigntothem.Importantchangeslikethatwillhappenovertimeandasbudgetallows.IamalsolookingrightnowatmoddingthelightsbacktoEuro-specandaddingapowerwindowcontroller.So,fromadesignpointofview,nothugechangesappearancewise,butenoughtomakemyalreadyuniquecarslightlymoreuniquethanothers.

Now,mypetpeeveisthewaymostpeoplehavethesamesortofgenerictasteinmostthings,aneedtofeel normal, like everyone else, and less individual. I figure it’s a need to blend in, to be a part of something, andnotbeoutcastassomeonewho’s“different”Thenthereareguyslikeme,whoonlyfeelnormalwhenIhavesomething“different’’fromeveryoneelse!!Thewatchyouwear,thecaryoudrive,themusicthatmovesyou,allofitscreamstotheworldwhoyouare,whoyouwishtobeperceivedas,whatmotivatesyou.Imyselflovedesignsomuch,Idriveasmartforthelooks.Ididn’tbuyitforenvironmentalorfuelsavingreasons.Thedesignspokevolumestome.Iown31watches(includingasmartwatchandafewSwatchwatches)oneforeverydayofthemonth.FurniturefromItaly(seeprevioussmarticleforphotos)andScotland(CharlesRennieMackintosh=PureDeadBrilliant)Myhouse(andsmartcar)havebeenfeaturedontheboobtube,oops,Imeantellyinadesign-themedshow,andeveryonewhoknowsmepersonallyknowsmymodernistictendencies.smartsareamoderncarforanenlightenedgeneration.Andwhilesomeboughtitforreasonsdifferentthanmine,weareallinauniquevehiclewithoutadoubt.TheimpetusforthisSmarticlestemmedfromarecentconversationIhadaboutdesignwithafriend,regardingthedifferencebetweenthesexes.Itisgenerallyunderstoodwemenarevisualcreatures,attractedtothelooksmorethanwomenwhoappreciatemorethe“innerbeauty”,letssay.Asthesayinggoes,Womenneedareasontomakelove,menjustneedaplace.ButIdigress...nowomanIknoweverwastedanyenergycontemplatingalightswitch.Irantedfor5minutesonthetopicbeforeexhaustingeveryone’sinterest.Aplaintoggleswitch,apushbuttonone,an“electriceye”version,computercontrolledlighting,voiceactivatedsystems,thereareremotecontrolledswitches,oneswhereyoupushandholdtodimthelightsupordowntocreatethatspecial mood, ad infinitum...and that’s just me on a light switch!! Imaginemeonawholecar,evenifitishalfthesizeofanormalone!!Let’sjustsayformostit’snotthatimportantadealtothinkaboutthedesignofeverydaythings,butforthoselikemewholiveforthisstuff,andcanspendaninsaneamountoftimeonsomethingasseeminglyinconspicuousasaswitch,whenitcomestoAutomotivedesign,smartrules!NowifonlyIcouldwinthelotteryanddesigntheultimatehouse,withasmartinthegarage...asanaside,ifthishasmadeyouthink“hey,he’sright,absolutelyeverythingwetouchisdesignedbysomeone,sowhatmakesuspickoneitemoveranother?”thenforyourvisualside,yourocularsense,forpureeyecandymayIsuggestyougoogledesigncognescentisuchasKarimRashid,PhilippeStarck,MarcNewson,RonArad,RossLovegrove,ZahaHadid,TadaoAndo,foraninsightintocooldesign.Itisrivetingstuffandworthalook.Takethetimetoreadhowthesmartgotstarted(theSwatchtie-in),andopenaworldofdesignthatyoumayhaveneverthoughtaboutbefore.Whoknows,anewhobbyofcollectingthingscouldbeinyourfuture.Thanksforstayingwiththistotheend,andIhopeImadeyouthinkevenjustalittleaboutthechairyou’resittinginrightnowasyoureadthis,thewatchonyourwrist,themusicinthebackground,thedesignchangesonyoursmart,thetellyyou’reabouttowatchCorrieon,andwelcometomyworld.Drivesafe,happymotoring.

WarmestwishesfromCanadaSteve C.

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smart turns up the heat with new fortwo BRABUS edition redThe colour red is synonymous with passion and power and the new smart fortwo BRABUS edition red is certain to get customers hot under the collar. Availableasacoupéandacabrio,this latest special edition from the iconicautomotive brand is fitted with a 74 bhp BRABUS-tunedpetrolengine.Itisequippedwithexclusive‘intensered’bodypanelsandhasamatching ‘intensered’ tridion, frontspoiler,sideskirtanddoormirrorsand16”BRABUSMonoblockVIalloywheels. Inadditionto itspowerfulengineandstrikinggoodlooks,thefortwoBRABUSedition red comes with an impressive listofstandardequipment,includingsoftouchtransmission, exclusive leather/Alcantaraseats, dashboard and door trims withred contrast stitching, 3-spoke leathersportssteeringwheelwithsteeringwheelgearshift paddles, air conditioning, frontfog lights, cockpit clock and rev counter,BRABUS twin sports exhaust with heatshield, BRABUS aluminium pedals, gearknobandhandbrakelever,BRABUSvelourfloor mats and audio package. Dermot Kelly, Managing Director,MercedesCarGroupsaid:“There’sneverbeen a smart fortwo quite like it. Thisdistinctiveandexclusivespecialeditionwillappealtocustomerswhowanttostandoutfromthecrowdandenjoy the fun-packedperformancethataBRABUS-tunedenginecanoffer.” smartturnsuptheheatwithnewfortwoBRABUSeditionred…2 Availablenow,on-the-roadpricesforthe‘rededition’are:

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Introducing the new credit card from smartsmart, the iconic automotive manufacturer, is launching a new credit card in support of the brand, in association with DaimlerChrysler Financial Services and HBoS Card Services. Thesmartcredit cardmade itsdebutattheLondontoBrightonsmartrunonSunday24September2006:thelargestannualgatheringofsmartownersandenthusiastsintheUK. Beingtruetothebrand’senvironmentalethos, smart has agreed a partnership withtheWoodlandTrust,wherebynewcardholderscan off-set their carbon emissions for oneyear,simplybyusing theircreditcard. Everycardholderwho activates their card generatesthe planting of five new trees, offsetting the 1091 kilograms of CO2 generated by a smartfortwocoupépureduringoneyear’sdriving*. Sam Bridger, Head of Marketing forsmart,said:“Thesmartcreditcardcomplementsourcustomers’commitmenttotheenvironmentand I am delighted that the Woodland Trusthasagreed tobeourpartneron thisventure.We hope to plant over 5000 trees before theendof2007asaresultoflaunchingthisuniqueinitiative.” With CO2 emissions of 113g/km, thesmartfortwoisoneofthelowestCO2emittingcarsonBritishroads. Maintaining the “green” theme, thesmart credit card is made from plastic PETG,which contains virtually no chlorine or otherhighly toxic chemicals that are contained instandardPVCcreditcards. Thenewsmartcardwilloffer0%paonboth balance transfers and purchases fixed for the first six months, free online Fraud Protection andanAPRof14.9%onthePlatinumCard. Following the official launch at the London toBrighton run, thesmartcredit cardhas now been launched to over 60 smartretailersnationwide. Applications canalsobemade on www.smart.com/uk or by calling thefreephonenumber08080008080.

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The smart Choice for London Fashion WeekThe stylish smart fortwo was the choice of the fashionistas during London Fashion Week. StormModelManagementusedtheiconiccarstoferrytheirtopinternationalcatwalkmodelstothedesigners’shows. Topmodelagency,Storm,said:“Theultra-coolsmartfortwoistheeco-chiccarofchoiceforourtopmodelsduringafreneticweekofcatwalkshowsinLondon.” DermotKelly,ManagingDirectorMercedesCarGroup,said:“ThefactthatthesmartfortwoisacontinuedchoiceoftransportduringFashionWeekshowsthatitspopularityisasstrongasever.Thecarhasalwaysbeenatrend-setterinthedesignstakesandwe’redelightedthatStormhavemadethesmartchoice.”

smart forfun²: two iconic vehicles combinedsmart has developed a fortwo with monster ambitions. The forfun² has the body of a smart fortwo mounted on an all-terrain Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 series.

TheGreek4x4RallyChampion,StefanAttart,joinedforceswithMercedes-BenzGreece,todesignanddevelopthisone-offvehicle.

TheengineandtransmissionareadoptedfromtheUnimogandthevehiclehasasix-cylinderdieselenginewithacapacityof5,675ccdelivering84bhp.Bycomparison,afortwodieselhasa41bhpengine.

Thevitalstatisticsoftheforfun²includegroundclearanceofmorethan2ft,eyepoppingtyreson26inchrims,andatowering12ftheight.

Attartwantedmaximumoff-roadmobilitywhichmakestheUnimog406theperfectplatform.Headdedoversizedwheels,analuminiumsafetycage,andhisdesignteamusedspecialshockabsorberswithmanuallycontrolledairsuspension,whichisanadvantageonsteepdownhillslopes.

Themoretraditionalsmartrangeisavailablefromsmartretailers,startingfrom£6,775otr.Customers can find out more about smartbyloggingontowww.smart.com/ukorbycallingthefreephonenumber08080008080.

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smart newssmart and UnitedAuto Group agree to General Distributor Agreement

smart launch in the USA on schedule for early 2008 Böblingen, Germany, November 2, 2006 – Ulrich Walker, president of smart, and Roger Penske, chairman of UnitedAuto Group (UAG), agreed on terms and conditions for bringing the smart fortwo to the United States. Both parties signed a General Distributor Agreement (GDA) just four months after it was announced smart would be coming to the USA. The GDA will regulate all future USA-based smart activities. After evaluating and defining all stages for distributingsmartintheUSA,theGDAwasestablishedto determine the detailed market introductionstrategy.TheGDAoutlinestheallocationoffunctions,market launch, sales activities, after sales, serviceandcommunications. The launch of the successor to the currentsmartfortwointheUSA,followsthesuccessofthesmart fortwo in Europe where more than 750,000vehicleshavebeensold.Theincreasingdemandforaffordable and fuel efficient small cars in the USA makeittherighttimeforthelaunchofsmartintheUSA.“This is absolutely the right car in the right place at the right time. It embodies the unique combination of a lifestyle and design oriented vehicle that is ecologically appealing,” said Ulrich Walker, President of smart. “smart is uniquely designed, offers the lowest cost of ownership and is very fun to drive.” Additional attributes of the vehicle include aningenioussafetymanagementsystemincludingtheTridion safety cell, (which forms theuniquedesignofthecar),ElectronicStabilityProgram,ABSbrakesandfourairbags.“WeareveryexcitedtorepresentsmartintheUnitedStates. The reaction to the announcement, madeearlier this year, has been fantastic,” said RogerPenske, Chairman of UnitedAuto Group. “This isa vehicle that people gravitate to and it providessolutionstoavarietyoftransportationissuesthatwefaceeverydayintheUnitedStates.” smartdealershipsareexpectedtobeannouncedin the second half of 2007. Dealers selected forsmart stores must demonstrate a passion for thebrand,committonewandnon-traditionaldealershipprocessesandhaveaprovenrecordofoutstandingcustomer satisfaction, as well as other criteria.Vehicles will be available in the USA in the first quarterof2008.

About UnitedAutoUnited Auto Group, Inc., headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, operates 319 retail automotivefranchises, representing 41 different brands, and27collisionrepaircenters. UnitedAuto,whichsellsnew and previously owned vehicles, finance and insurance products and replacement parts, andoffersmaintenanceandrepairservicesonallbrandsit represents, has 170 franchises in 20 states andPuertoRicoand149 franchises locatedoutside theUnitedStates,primarily intheUnitedKingdomandGermany.UnitedAutoisamemberoftheFortune500andRussell1000andhasover15,000employees.

The new smart fortwoDr. Dieter Zetsche, President of DaimlerChrysler

“The concept of the smart fortwo is unique. The new smart is the evolutionary development of a cult car that is unrivalled worldwide.

This unique car from DaimlerChrysler once again shows that a reduced size has a lot to do with intelligence and nothing to do with compromise. There is no compromise on comfort and agility, and certainly no compromise when it comes to safety and ecology because the high standards of the Mercedes Car Group also apply to the smart fortwo.

We are convinced that the new smart fortwo will delight many, many people – not just because of its design and the form of mobility it offers, but also because of its unsurpassed economy.”

Ulrich Walker, smart President

“An excellent idea doesn’t need to be reinvented. The new smart fortwo is once again an unmistakable and likeable car that adopts the main features from its predecessor – comfort, agility, safety and ecology - and implements these even more consistently.

The new smart is even smarter. No other car takes up less road space, no other car in this class comes with more safety features as standard, no other car in this segment maintains such a high value, no other car has a more economicaldiesel engine and no other car offers its occupants the pleasure of open top driving at such a low price.”

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smart news - new fortwo

Concept and philosophy: Now even betterThe new smart fortwo is the logical further development of acar thatattainedcultstatuswithinaveryshortspaceof timeandthatsetstandardsofcomfort,agility,safetyandecology.Infuture,too,thesmartfortwowillembodythebrand’scorevaluesofinnovation,functionalityandjoiedevivre.Anditwillretainitsunmistakablecharacter:itsstrikingone-boxdesign,itscompactdimensions,thetwo-colourandtwo-materialconceptwith thestriking tridionsafetycelland the innovativeandextremelypracticalplasticbodypanels.

The city loves you. Even more.

A smart is classless, it conveys a positive attitude to life. Itsownermakesastatement:thisisawell-informedpersonwithamodernwayofthinkingandasenseofresponsibility.Thesmartfortwodemonstratestheformthatperfecturbanmobilitytakestoday. It is an automotive declaration of independence to theeffectthatthisisallthecarapersonneedsinthecity.

Theprevioussmartfortwowasaboveallcharacterisedbyfourmain features: comfort, agility, safety and ecology. The newsmart fortwo will continue all this in a further dimension. Itremainsacarforpeoplewithanindividuallifestyle.

Noothercarhasayoungerclientele.85percentofbuyersareunder40.smartcarsaredrivenbymanagersandmothers,salesrepsandfathers.Apartfrombeingextremelyeconomical,livelyandeasytodrive,withitslengthoflessthanthreemetresthenewfortwoisalsounrivalledintheamountofspaceitneedsontheroadandincarparks.

Thenewsmartfortwowillcontinuethesuccessofitspredecessorthatisnowsoldin36countriesworldwide.Morethan750,000smartfortwohavebeenbuiltsince1998.

Thesmartfortwohasbecomeafamiliarpartoftheroadscapeinmany cities and it iswell-liked everywhere. From2008 thecompacttwo-seaterwillalsodelightmanypeopleintheUSAandwillconvincinglyconveythemessage:It’snotmoneythatmakesyourich.

The specifications

Whendesigningthenewsmartfortwo,designersanddevel-operstookanin-depthlookatthepredecessormodelandanchored a large number of improvements in the 451 specifica-tions(theinternalnameforthenewsmartfortwo).

Theaimwastoretaintheuniquenessofthiscar-andatthesametimetomakethenewsmartfortwoevenmorecomfort-able,evenmoreagile,evensaferandevenmoreecological.Here are the most important specifications to be offered as standardoroptionalequipment:

Design specifications

l Retentionofthecharacteristicdesignlanguagel Moreexpression,moreindependence,moremasculinetraitsl Thefortworemainssmallandspeciall Likeableappearancel Conveyingayouthfulfreshnessl Retentionoffunctionssuchasthetridionsafetycellandthe two-colour/two-materialconceptl Moredynamicappearance,morecoupécharacterattherear

Comfort specifications

l Longerwheelbaseandwidertrackl Longerlengthformorespaciousnessandalargerluggage compartmentl Airconditioningwithtemperaturecontrolandgreatlyim provedperformancel Foldingandreclinablepassengerseat(singlehand operation)l fortwocabrio:fullyautomaticsofttop,canbeoperatedat anydrivingspeedl Clearlyarrangedinstruments,simpleandintuitiveoperationl User-friendlyservicelidonthefrontofthevehiclel Lockableglovecompartment

Agility specifications

l Engineswithmorepowerandtorquel Largercapacitypetrolengine,naturallyaspiratedengine andturboversionl Betterdrivingperformance,fasteraccelerationresponsel Increasedelectronicallylimitedtopspeedof145km/hl Reengineering automated manual transmission, five gears insteadofsix,shortershiftdelaysl Widerstandardtyres155/60R15atthefront,175/55R15 attherearl Moredirectsteering

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smart news - new fortwoSafety specifications

l tridionsafetycelll Four star EuroNCAP classification target l AdditionalcompliancewithallUScrashrequirementsl Optimisationofpassivesafetyl Designoffronttoconsiderpedestrianprotection requirementsl Lowervehiclecentreofgravityl Newhead/thoraxsideairbagsl Exteriortemperatureindicatorwithfrostwarningasa standardfeatureforalllinesl smartfortwocabriorearwindowmadeofsafetyglassand heatedl Panoramicroofmadeofextremelysturdyandbreakage- resistantpolycarbonate

Ecology specifications

l Furtherreducedconsumptionl “Threelitre”statusfordieselvariant,lowestconsumptionin itsclassl Diesel particle filter (open system, closed system from 2008)l smartfortwowithstartergeneratorl Conceptreadytoaccommodatealternativedrivesl Exchangeableandrecyclablebodypanels

Evolutionary design: the evolution of an icon

Shouldaniconlikethesmartfortwoundergofurtherdevelopmentatall?Theansweris“yes”–indeed,thisisamust.Forthenewsmartfortwoitwasimportanttostrikeabalancebetweenretainingthestrengthsofthepreviousmodelontheonehandandbringinginnewideasontheotherhand.

Thepasttenyearshaveseengreatchangestothetermsofreference.Themorethan750,000smartfortwocustomersinfluence the requirements for the successor model. However, sodonewlegalrequirements,especiallythosefortheAmericanmarket.

Thebrand,atitsyouthfulageofeight,alsostakesoutcleartermsofreferenceforthedesign.Itwasimportanttoembodyinnovation,functionalityandjoiedevivre-thecorevaluesofthebrand–inthesecondsmartfortwogenerationjustasthesewere anchored in the first generation.

Front view

Thenewsmartfortwohasdifferenteyes–projectionheadlamps.Thesearenotonlyuniqueinthisvehicleclass,theyalsogivethesmartafacethatismoretechnicalandgrown-up.Inaddition,theindicatorsareintegratedintheheadlights.

Thenewsmartfortwohasamorebeefyappearance.Thewheelbasehasincreasedby55millimetresandthetrackwidthbyelevenmillimetres;thenewsmartfortwoappearswiderandmoreathletic.Thisimpressionisunderlinedbythewiderstandardtyres(front:155,rear175),theadditionalairintakeandthecontrastingblackbottomsectionofthebumper.

Blackmouldingalsorunsunderthewholewidthofthewindscreen.Thiscoversthewiperaxesandendsintheleftandright-handmirrortriangles.Thesideindicatorshavealowpositiononeachwingsideandalsoroundofftheswagelineinthedoors.

Side View

Thenewsmartfortwoislonger,butitstillhasextremelycompactdimensions.Itisexactly195millimetreslongerthanthe first generation. The front overhang is 72 millimetres longer,thewheelbasehasincreasedby55millimetresandtherearoverhangis68millimetreslonger.

Thedesignershavesucceededinretainingthesmartfortwo’stypicalsilhouettewhilstgivingthecaramoremasculinecharacter.Clarityandmodernitycontinuetoplayadecisiveroleintheshapeofthevehicle.

Inadditiontothesomewhatslimmertridionsafetycellinthesillanddoorarea,thehorizontaldoorhandleisastrikingnewfeature.Ithasbeenrotatedby90degreescomparedwithitspredecessor.Itcleverlytakesuptheshoulderlinejustbelowthewindowedge.Thisisnowmorepronouncedandrunsintothefrontwingandtheheadlight.

Therearwingnowalsohasamorepronouncedcontour.Therear window slopes a little more than before. This is firstly tokeeptheroofshortandalsotogivethecaramoresportyandelegantappearance.Inordertocomplywithlawsrelatingtopedestrianprotectionthefrontisnowalittlehigherandsteeper.Theaxesfortheclap-hands-typeaero-wipersareconcealed.

Rear view

Thenewsmartfortwoiswider-by43millimetrestobeprecise.However,itappearsconsiderablywiderthanthisbecausetherearapronnowrunsstraightthroughwithoutanindent.Theprojectinghandleofthetailgatealsocontributestothewideeffect.

Fourinsteadofsixrearlightsnowadorntherearviewofthesmartfortwo.Therearlight,brakelightandindicatorarelocatedatthetop.Thebottomlightsarehousedinacircularreflector. Here, the rear fog light is located on the left-hand side andthereversinglightontheright.

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Therearwindowreachesacrossalmostthewholewidthofthevehicleandisframedbytwoblackglass-likepanels.Thesereplacethesmallquarterwindowsofthepredecessor.

smartfortwocabrio:fullyautomaticopeningandclosingofthesofttopatanyspeed

Whatbetterwaytoenjoy“summerinthecity”thaninasmartfortwocabrio?Theopentwo-seaterhasenjoyedgreatpopularityinmanyEuropeancitiesforyears,especiallyinRome.Itisaniconwithcultcharacter.

Thesofttopcanbeopenedandclosedatanyspeed–afeaturenotofferedbyanyothercabrioletmanufacturer.Inadditiontothisthenewsmartfortwocabriooffersenhancedcomfort:whereasthedriverpreviouslyhadtogetoutofthecartolockthe soft top in its final position at the rear, this is now done fully automaticallyatthetouchofabutton.

Theheatedglassrearwindowisafurthernewfeature.IthasahigherpositionthanthepreviousPVCwindowandthisgreatlyincreasestheloadingvolumewhenthesofttopisfoldeddown.

Asbefore,driversofasmartfortwocabriocanreleasetherearbowofthesofttopandswingitup.Thesofttopsnapsintoplaceinafoldeduppositionfacilitatingloadingoftheluggagecompartment.

Forevenmorecabriofeeling,aswiththepreviousversiontheroofbarscanberemovedbyreleasingaleverontheC-pillarandstoredinaspecialcompartmentintegratedinthetailgate.

Thesofttopitselfismadefromastrongblackpolyacrylicfabricontheoutsidewithapolyester/cottonmixontheinsideandalayerofrubberinbetween.Theroofspoilermadeofblackpolyamideboastsanaerodynamicshapeandalsoaccommodatesthethirdbrakelight.ThesofttophasbeendevelopedandproducedbytheroofspecialistEdscha.

Thebodystructureofthesmartfortwocabrioshares70percentofitspanelswiththecoupé.TheA-pillarhasbeenstrengthenedinthewindscreenareawithaninternalhigh-strengthsteeltube.Thesolidroll-overbarbetweentheB-pillarsisweldedandboltedtothetridionsafetycell.Allthesemeasuresaddjust15kilogramstotheweightofthecar.

The technical highlights of the new smart fortwo

Comfortl Centrallockingwithradioremotecontroll Panoramicroofmadeofpolycarbonatel Clearglassheadlightsfeaturingprojectiontechnologyl smartfortwocabrio:fullyelectricsofttopl smartfortwocabrio:heatedrearglasswindowl Airconditioningwithtemperaturecontrol(standardfor passion)l AudioCDsystemwithMP3interface(optional)l Rainandlightsensor(optional)l Automaticdoorlockingwhenthevehicleisinmotion

Agilityl State-of-the-artfour-valveengineswithvariablevalve control,62kWvariantwithturbol Morepowerandtorquel New automated manual five-speed transmission with shortershiftingtimesl Shiftpaddlesonsteeringwheel(standardforpulse,option forpassion)l Electricallyoperatedclutchl Electricpowersteering(optional)

Safetyl Optimisedtridionsafetycelll Optimisedsideprotectionwithsteeldoorstructure esp(theonlyvehicleinthisclasstofeatureespasstandard inthebasicversion)l abswithelectronicbrake-forcedistributionl Brakeassistl State-of-the-artrestraintsystemssuchasfrontandside airbags(option),belttensionerandbelt-forcelimiterl High-performancebrakesl Safetyseatswithintegralseatbeltsl Newhead/thoraxsideairbags(optional)

Ecologyl smartfortwocdiconsumeslessthan3.5litresunder standardconditions(correspondsto90gCO2/kmand “threelitre”status)l smartfortwocdi:onlyvehicleinthisclasstofeaturea particle filter as standard (in DE, IT, CH - open system, closedsystemfrom2008)l petrol versions consume less than five litres per 100 km understandardconditionsl smartfortwowithstartergeneratoroffersfurtherfuel saving of up to 13 percent in city traffic l Requiresminimumroadspacel Powdercoatingoftridionsafetycelll Useofwater-soluble,solvent-freepaintsl Solidcolourbodypanelsinthebasiccolourswhite,yellow andblackl Instrument panel made of flax/plastic composite material l Highrecyclingrate



Comfort: The new smart fortwo has more to offer Comfortinacarhastodowithmorethanjusttheseats(althoughtheseatshavebeenfurtherimprovedinthenewsmartfortwo).Enjoyablemotoringlargelydependsonwhetheracarisfuntodrive.

The smart fortwo is fun to drive!

Thesmartfortwohasalwaysofferedlotsofdrivingpleasureandthenewsmartfortwowillbeevenmorefuntodrive.Firstly,becausethesmartfortwoissomethingspecialandstandsoutfromthecrowd,andlastbutnotleastbecauseitofferslotsofdrivingfun.

Apartfromthis,thevehicleconceptishighlypractical-especiallyforpeoplewholiveincitiesorurbanareas.Becauseonmostjourneysacarcarriesjustasingleoccupant,andbecausepeoplemakefasterprogressthroughthecityinasmartfortwo.Andbecausetheydon’thavetosearchforaparking space, they find one right away.

Much longer maintenance intervals

smartfortwodriversdonotonlywanttosparetheenvironment,theyalsowanttosparetheirwallets.Inadditiontothelowconsumption,lowrunningcostsandconsiderablylongermaintenanceintervalsforthenewsmartfortwocontributetothis.

Forexample,the52kWvariantnowonlyneedstobeinspectedeverytwoyearsorevery40,000kilometres.Inthemeantime,anoilchangeisallthatisneeded.The“oilserviceplus”isrecommended-abriefvehiclecheckinsteadofafullinspection.

Space

The new automated manual five-speed transmission, the longerwheelbaseandthewidertrackprovideforadditionaldrivingcomfort.Butthat’snotall–comfortalsoincludesthefeelingofspaciousness.Thesmartfortwooffersspaciousnesscomparablewithastandard-sizesaloon.

Customerswhotookaseatinthepredecessormodelforthefirst time were surprised how easy it is to get in and out and justhowspaciousthesmallcarisinside.Eventallpeopledonotfeelcramped.

Thepassengerseatispositioned15centimetresfurtherbackthanthedriver’sseattogivethepassengersoptimumshoulderroom.Thepassengersnowhaveanextrathreecentimetres

ofelbowandshoulderroomcomparedwiththepredecessormodel.

Seats

Thesafetyseatswithintegralseatbeltshaveundergoneconsiderablefurtherimprovementcomparedwiththepreviousmodelandhavebeengivenadifferentlook.Thesidesarewellcontouredandofferpleasantlateralsupport.Theupholsteryhasasilk-mattsheenandanevenhigherqualityfeel.Leathertrimisavailableasanoption.

Evenlongerobjectscanbeeasilytransported:aleverontheinsideofthepassengerseatbothreclinesthebackrestandenablesittobefoldedforwardtoahorizontalposition.Apullringunderthefrontofseatenablesfore/aftadjustment(230millimetres).

Instrument panel

ThenewsmartfortwonolongerhasacurvedS-shapedinstrumentpanel.Themainreasonforthedeparturefromthisistoincreaseoccupantsafety.Theasymmetricalshapeofthepreviousinstrumentpanelcouldhaveanegativeeffectonapassengernotwearingaseatbeltintheeventofacrash.

Thenewinstrumentpanelrunsstraightandisframedbytwobowsontheleftandright-handsidesthatrepresentavisualcontinuationofthestructureofthetridionsafetycellandsupporttheupperandlowerwingsoftheinstrumentpanel.Thelowerwingalsoservesasakneepadthatofferskneeprotectionintheeventofacrash.

Thisalsohasgreatadvantagesintermsofcomfortasthechangedshapeoftheinstrumentpaneloffersimprovedergonomicsandgreaterclarity.

Thefeelingofspaciousnessisalsoincreased:thesuspendedarrangementoftheinstrumentpanelconveyslightnessandmakestheinteriorofthenewsmartfortwojustasuniqueasthatofthepreviousmodel.

Theaddedelementssuchastheexternal-mountedairvents(thatarenowcylindricalratherthanspherical)andtherevcounterandclockonthedashboard(standardforpulse)havebeenretained.

Thedrivercanseethecentrallypositionedspeedometerthroughthetwo-spokeorsportythree-spokesteeringwheel.Thelargedisplayshowsthefuellevel(left),thegearengaged,thecoolanttemperature(right)andtheodometer.Thedailymileageisshownbelowthisandthedrivercanswitchbetweenthetriprecorderandtheexteriortemperatureindicatoratthetouchofabutton.LEDsarenowusedfortheindicatorlights.

Operation

Thecontrolunitforheating,airconditioningandventilationhasacentral,ergonomicpositionatthetopofthecentreconsoleandisframedbytwofurtherairvents.Slidecontrolsregulatethefanlevels(1-4)andthetemperature(18-26degreesCelsius)oftheairconditioning(astandardfeatureforpassion).

Acontrolthatcanberotatedby360degreesdistributestheairto where it is needed. The air flow rate has also been greatly improvedinthenewsmartfortwowitha20percentincreasecomparedwiththepredecessor.



Thelargeaudiounitislocatedbelowtheheatingandairconditioningcontrols.CustomershaveachoiceofaCDradiooraCDradiowithaCDchangerforsixCDs.Largebuttonsandaclearlayoutprovideforsimpleoperation.Inaddition,asoundsystemwithasubwooferandMP3connectionisavailable.

Thedesignersusedthecentralspaceonthelowerwingoftheinstrumentpanelforfurtherergonomicallypositionedcontrolbuttons,forexamplefortheseatheating,frontfoglampsandcentrallocking.

Likethepredecessormodel,thenewsmartdoesnothavea continuous centre console reaching from the floor to the instrumentpanel.Thisaddstotheairyatmosphereasthedriverandpassengerarenotvisuallyseparated.

Theergonomicallyshapedgearknob,thetwosteeringcolumncontrolstalksandtheinteriormirrorhavebeenadoptedfromthepredecessormodel.smartdriverswillalsobefamiliarwiththelocationoftheignitionlockbehindtheshiftlever.

Luggage compartment

Theprevioussmartfortwohadroomforsixdrinkscrates.These also fit into the new smart - but that’s not all as the luggagecompartmentcapacityhasincreasedfrom150to220litres(inaccordancewithVDA).

Customerswhowanttoloadtheircartotheroofevenhave340litresofspaceavailable.Solackofluggagespaceisnoreasonnottotakethatweekendtrip!Fourfoldingplasticboxesforsupermarket shopping also fit comfortably behind the seats.

Thelevelloadingspaceisparticularlyuser-friendlywithnoedgestogetinthewayofthelevelsurface.Thefoldingreardoorisafurtheradvantageandthiscanbeusedasasurfacetoputthingson.

Furthermore,thetwin-sectiontailgaterequiresverylittlespacetoopenintightparkingspaces.Longerobjectscanalsobetransportedinthenewsmartfortwobysimplyfoldingthebackrestofthepassengerseatforwardsintoahorizontalposition.

Storage compartments

Thepassengercanuseaspaciousstoragerecessintheinstrumentpanel.Alternatively,specialdetachablebagsareavailableforthestoragerecesses.

Alockableglovecompartmentcanbeorderedasanoption(available for the first time in a smart fortwo by customer demand).

Thedeveloperswereabletomakethebestpossibleuseofthebottomsectionofthetailgate.Driversofasmartfortwocabrioknowthattheroofbarscanbestoredhere.However,thisspacewasnotpreviouslyusedforthecoupé.Alidnowopenstoreveal8litresofadditionalspace(forpulseandpassion)thatisperfectforstoringallkindsofoddsandends.

Practical details

Thedesignershavealsoputalotofthoughtintohowcustomerscanbestcarryoutsimpleservicingworkforthemselves,forexample refilling the windscreen washer fluid. Two levers in thegrillereleasethefrontlidwhichcanbesecuredwithtwoholders in front of the bumper. The washer fluid, light bulbs, coolant and brake fluid are then easily accessible.

Therearwindowofthesmartfortwocoupé(likethecabrio’sflap) can now be opened with an electric push button switch locatedinthehandlerecessabovethelicenceplate.Thisthenalsoallowsremoteunlockingusingthekey.Thepushbuttonswitchjustneedstobepressedforapprox.1.5seconds.Should

thebatteryinthekeyeverbeempty,thedriver’sdoorcanalsobeopenedmechanicallyinanemergency.

Panoramic roof

Inthepulseandpassionequipmentlinesthenewsmartfortwocomeswithaverylightyethigh-strengthtransparentpolycarbonateroof.Thiscoversanareaof1.1squaremetres,halfofwhichistransparent.TheroofmoduleisproducedbyWebastoandbondedtothetridionsafetycell.

Theextremelystrongandbreakage-resistantpolycarbonatehasascratch-resistantexteriorandinteriorcoatingwhichalsogivestheroofaslighttint.60percentofthesun’senergy is reflected and 100 percent of UV rays are kept out. Ablacksunblindmadeofpolyesterthatisveryeasytomovebackwardsandforwardsoffersadditionalsunprotectionifrequired.

Extensive range of standard equipment

Exteriorl H7projectionheadlampsl Thirdbrakelightl Whitesideindicators

Functional/electrical equipmentl Automated manual five-speed transmission l Instrumentclusterwithmultifunctionaldisplayl Digitalgeardisplaywithgearrecommendationl Exteriortemperatureindicatorwithfrostwarningl Indicatorswithlanechangerfunctionl Windscreenwiperswithintervalwipingandwipe/washfunctionl Heatedrearwindowl Tankcaplockintegratedinthecentrallockingl 12Voltsocketincentreconsolel Centrallockingwithradioremotecontrolandimmobiliserl Diesel particle filter (open system, closed system from 2008) l Electricsofttop(smartfortwocabrio)

Interiorl Passengerseatcanbefullyfoldedforwards(singlehandoperation)l Storagecompartmentonpassengerside,nexttosteeringwheelandinthedoorsl Coinholder(smartfortwocoupé)l Mirrorindriver’ssunvisor

Safetyl tridionsafetycelll Crash-absorbingelementsatfrontandrearl Crashsensortoactivatehazardwarninglightsl Full-sizedriverandpassengerairbagl Safetyseatswithintegralseatbeltsl Belttensionerandbelt-forcelimiterl drivelock,automaticdoorlockingwhenthevehicleisin motionl espl abswithelectronicbrake-forcedistributionl Hydraulicbrakeassist



pure equipment lineThepureentry-levelvariantcomeswitheverythingthatmakesasmartasmart.Theexteriorofthepureischaracterisedbyablackgroovedplasticroofandsteelrims.Itcomeswithablacktridionsafetycell. Intheinteriordifferentsurfacesandcolourslargelydistinguishthebasic version from the sporty pulse and the elegant and extensivelyequippedpassion. Thelowerpartoftheinstrumentpanel(kneepad)andthedoortrimare made of grained black plastic. The two-spoke steering wheel is afurtherfeatureofthepure,asareitsmechanicalwindowwinders.

pulse equipment lineThenamestandsforsportiness.Thepulsealsofeaturesablacktridionsafetycell,howeverthisisoptionallyavailableinsilver.Itssix-spokealloywheelswithwidetyres(175/55R15atfront,195/50R15atrear)giveitabeefyappearance. The interior of the pulse features an upholstery colour exclusivelyavailableforthismodelandmatchingfabricelementsfortheinstrumentpanel,kneepadsanddoortrimthatcreateapleasanthomelyatmosphere.Aglanceupwardsrevealstheskythroughanewtransparentroofmadeofpolycarbonate.Ablackblindprovidessunprotection. The sporty character is emphasised by the rev counter and clockand a three-spoke steering wheel including steering wheel gearshift.Furtherstandardfeaturesincludeelectricwindows,frontfoglightsandanadditionalstoragecompartmentinthetailgate.

passion equipment lineThe elegant and extensively equipped passion can always be identified by itssilvertridioncell.Thedoormirrorsandradiatorgrillearealsopaintedsilver.Furtherfeaturesincludeapanoramicroofmadeofpolycarbonateandtwelve-spokealloywheels(fronttyres155/65R15,reartyres175/60R15). Likethepulse,thefabricelementsontheinstrumentpanel,kneepadanddoortrimmatchthecolouroftheupholstery.Threedifferentcolourswithaspecialfabricdesignareavailable. Furtherstandardequipmentincludesairconditioningwithtemperaturecontrol,aleathersteeringwheel,theautomaticsoftouchgearprogrammeandthepanoramicglassroofmadeofpolycarbonate. Likethepulse,thepassionfeatureselectricwindowsandanadditionalcompartment in the tailgate, and also a luggage compartment coverincludinganetbag.

Optionsl tridionsafetycellinsilver(optionforpulse,standardforpassion)l Transparentpolycarbonateroofwithsunblind(optionforpure,standardfor pulseandpassion)l Heatedleatherseats(optionforpulseandpassion)l Lockableglovecompartmentl Luggagecompartmentcoverincludingnet(standardforpassion)l Smoker’skitl Three-spokeleathersteeringwheelwithsteeringwheelgearshiftincl.leather gearknob(standardforpulse,optionforpassion)l Comfort/lightpackage(electricallyadjustableandheateddoormirrors,rainand lightsensor,cominghomefunction)l softouch five-speed transmission with automatic function (option for pure and pulse,standardforpassion)l Electricpowersteeringl Air conditioning with automatic temperature control incl. combined filter (option forpureandpulse,standardforpassion)l Electricwindowswithcomfortfunction(optionforpure)l Electricallyadjustableandheateddoormirrorsl Heatedseatsl Frontfoglights(optionforpureandpassion,standardforpulse)l Anti-theftalarmsysteml Audiopackage:smartradio9(RDSradioCD,twoloudspeakers),smartsound system(twotweeters,twomid-rangespeakers,subwoofer,smartMP3 interface)l Provisionforradioinstallation(incl.roadaerialandtwoloudspeakers)l smartradio9(RDSradioCD,twoloudspeakers)l smartradio10(RDSradiowithCDchangerfor6CDs,MP3compatible,incl.two loudspeakers)l smartsoundsysteml Portablesmartnavigationsysteml Head/thoraxsideairbagl Breakdownkitl Isofix child seat fastener incl. manual airbag deactivation l Nine-spoke15inchalloywheels,155/65R15atfront,175/60R15atrear (optionforpureandpassion)

The coloursThenewsmartfortwoalsofeaturesthetwo-colourconcepttypicalofsmart.Inadditiontothetridionsafetycellthatisavailableinblackorsilver,bodypanelsareavailableinsixcolours.Thebasiccoloursareblack,yellowandwhite.Themetalliccoloursblue,redandsilverareavailablesubjecttoanadditionalcharge.

Agility: Even more power

Petrol engines: more power and torqueState-of-the-artcompactthree-cylinderenginesareinstalledattherearofnewsmartfortwo.Forthepetrolengines,theenginecapacityhasbeenincreasedfrom0.7to1.0litres.Therearetwonaturally aspirated engine versions to choose from, delivering45or52kW(61/71bhp)respectively,andaturboenginerated

at 62 kW (84 bhp). In addition to the increase in power, themaximumspeedhasalsobeenincreased–to145km/h.The all-aluminium engine was developed in cooperation withMitsubishi, and is produced in Japan. It has been furtherdevelopedforuseinthenewsmartfortwo. The engine is mounted transversally in front of the rearaxle,andisslantedatanangleof45degreestowardstherear.Thecylinderbarrelstaketheformofgreycastironliners.Gasexchangeiscontrolledbyfourvalvespercombustionchamber.The valves are controlled by separate intake and exhaustcamshafts,viabuckettappets. To allow high torque to be developed even at low enginespeeds,theintakecamshaftscanbetwistedelectrohydraulicallyagainst the exhaust camshafts (variable valve control). Thecamshaftsaredrivenviaamaintenance-freetimingchain. Because the masses being moved are low, there is noneed forabalancer shaft–whichwould reduce theoutputofthe engine.However, in the turbo version there is a torsionalvibrationdamperonthecrankshaft. Themaximumchargepressureis0.5bar,withcontroltakingplaceviaawastegatevalveintheturbocharger.Toensurealongservice life, the charger is fitted with a water cooling system, whilethechargeaircoolerisbasedonair/airtechnologyandislocatedbehindthetransmission. BothpetrolenginescomplywithexhaustgasstandardEuro4.Thenaturallyaspiratedengine’scompressionratiois11.5:1,whileintheturboengineitis10:1.Theyoffertorquesof92and120Nm.Thethree-cylinderengineisoneofthemosteconomicalenginesinitssegment.Thenaturallyaspiratedengineaswellasthe turbo version consume less than five litres over 100 km.

Diesel: at present there is no more economical way to driveThehighly-focusedreengineeringoftheenginehasresultedinaperformanceincreaseoftenpercent,andtheenginenowhasanoutputof33kW(45bhp).Intermsofemissionlevels,itcomplieswithEuro4. The new smart fortwo cdi achieves the coveted “three-litre car” status. It emits just90gramsof carbondioxideperkilometre,meaningitconsumeslessthan3.5litresoffuelper100km.Atpresent there isnomoreeconomical car than thesmartfortwocdi. Its diesel particle filter (open system), which stops more than 40percentofsootemissions,isuniqueinitssegment.Asof2008,thesmartfortwocdiwillbeavailablewithaclosedsystem. The new automated manual transmission: change gearswithouttheneedforaclutch. In future, smart fortwo drivers will benefit from a newly-developedtransmissionthattheywillgetusedtostraightaway.Insteadoftheprevioussixgears,thetransmissionproducedby



the specialist Getrag now has five gears, and offers considerable advantagesintermsofcomfort,fuelconsumptionandagility. Inthenewsmartfortwothereisonceagainnoclutchpedal,asthistaskisperformedbyanelectricmotor.Iftheshiftleveronthe centre console is briefly tapped forwards, the transmission willswitchupagear,andifitisdrawnback,downagear.Steeringwheelgearshiftallowingthegearscanbechangedbymeansofpaddlesonthesteeringwheelisavailableasanoption(standardforpulse). To the right of the manual level, marked with a plus andminussign,istheneutralposition,N.Reversegearisengagedbypullingtheshiftleverbackwardsfromthisposition. The smart fortwo passion comes with the automated gearprogramme(softouch)asstandard(optionalforpureandpulse).Itcanberecognisedbyasmallbuttonontheshiftlever. When this is pressed down, the transmission switchesover from manual gear shifting (softip) to the automatic gearprogramme. It’s the ideal solution for use in stop-and-go traffic. Assoonasthedrivermovestheshiftlevermanually,thesystemreturnstomanualgear-changingmode. Thedevelopershavealsogreatlyimprovedtheshiftdelays.Shift delays have been reduced by more than half comparedto the previous model. This is particularly beneficial when the driverwantstoshiftdowntwogearsatonce.This,coupledwiththeconsiderablyincreasedtorque,makesforevengreaterridecomfort. Toimproveridecomfortevenmore,thetransmissionhasakickdownfunction.Thisallowsthedrivertousetheacceleratorpedal to shift down two gears at once, in both manual andautomaticmode. Incorrectgearchangingandoverrevvingareimpossible,becausetheelectronicswillonlyacceptreasonablegearchanges.

Longer wheelbase, more agility, more comfortThe developers devoted a great deal of attention to thesuspension.Theiraimwastomakethesmartsubstantiallymoreagile,yetatthesametimemorecomfortable.Quitethetechnicalbalancingact. Their success in this area is reflected not least in the geometry ofthenewsmart.Thewheelbasehasincreasedby55,thefronttrackwidthsby11,andthereartrackwidthsby31millimetres.

This improvesthedrivingdynamicsandreduces the likelihoodof pitching and rolling. The very perceptible result is that thenewsmartismoreagile,sportier–andatthesametimemorecomfortable.

Front axleAt the front,a classicMcPhersonconstructionhasbeenused.Thedamperstrutisdirectlyhingedtothewishbone,toensurefarbetterresponsiveness.Thediameterofthestabiliseris18.5millimetres, and it very effectively prevents the vehicle bodyfromrollinginbends.Atthefactory,tyresofsize155/60R15are fitted to 4.5 inch rims with a wheel offset of 23.5 millimetres. Thepulseequipmentvariantcomeswithtyresofsize175/55R15(front)and195/50R15(rear).

Rear axleThe tried-and-tested DeDion construction has been kept. Thepositionofthecentralmounthasbeenchanged(movedhigher),whichhashadapositiveeffect on themanoeuvrability of thefortwo. The springs are now further out than in the previousmodel,therebysupportingthevehiclebodyevenmoreeffectivelyagainstrolling.Thesizeofthetyresontherearaxleinthebasicversionis175/55R15on5.5inchrimswithawheeloffsetof22millimetres.

SteeringThesmartfortwohasrack-and-pinionsteering.Thetransmissionratiois22:1.Thusthesteeringistransmittedalmosttenpercentmoredirectlythanthatofitspredecessor.Theturningcircleisjust 8.75 metres – a figure unmatched by any other small car. This makes manoeuvring extremely easy. It allows turning inplaceswhereanyothercarwouldhavetoshunttoandfro.Andit’sjust3.5turnsofthewheelfromstoptostop. Electricpowersteeringisavailableforthesmartatanextracharge.Itstransmissionratioisjust21:1.Itoperatesonalinearbasis and gives the fortwo astonishingly agile handling. Theelectricboostpowervariesaccordingtovehiclespeed,steeringangleandtheamountofforceappliedtothesteeringwheel.Theservoeffectdecreasesnoticeablyasthevehicle’sspeedgoesup.Theservopowerreallycomes into itsownduringparkingandmanoeuvringaroundtown.

Wheels and tyresThebasictyresforthesmartfortwomeasure155/60R15atthefrontand175/55R15attherear.Inthecaseofthepuretheyare fitted to steel rims, while for the passion they are mounted onaluminiumrims.Thepulseisthesportyexceptiontotherule.Itzipsalongonalloywheelswithtyresmeasuring175/55R15atthefrontand195/50R15attherear.

BrakesBecause the electronically limited maximum speed has beenincreased, thesmart fortwo’sbrakeshavegrownaswell.Discbrakes are fitted at the front, while drum brakes are fitted at therear.Theelectronicstabilityprogrammeespwithintegratedabsandelectronic brake-forcedistribution are included in thestandardspec,asisahydraulicbrakebooster. The fortwo is the only car in its class to come with brakeassist.Whenitdetectsabruptemergencybraking,brakeassistautomatically provides full brake pressure in order to ensureoptimumdeceleration.Itoffersahelpinghandinthosesituationswhere thedriverhaspressed thebrakepedalquickly,butnotfirmly enough.

Driving dynamicsThankstoextensivechangestoitssuspension,anditsnewgeometry(wheelbase,trackwidths,pivotpoints),handlingofthe smart has been significantly improved. It is considerably moreagileandresponsivethanitspredecessor.However,despitethecar’smoresportydesign,nocompromisesaremadeoncomfort.Andlongerjourneyspresentnoproblematallforthenewsmartfortwo.


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Safety: The new smart fortwo is even saferBodyThesmart fortwohasalwaysbeenacarwhosedesignpeopleimmediatelyassociatedwithahigh levelof safety. It isa realtrendsetterintermsofsafetydevelopmentsinsmallcars.Andthatappliestothenewversiontoo.ThesmartfortwohasbeensubjectedtoextensiveteststoensurethatitcomplieswiththetoughstandardsoftheMercedesCarGroup. These include not only the requirements of EuroNCAP,but also the (in some cases different) standards applicable inAmerica. The little two-seater had to withstand, for example,frontandsideimpactsaswellasarollovertestandrearcrash(80km/h).

Thetridionsafetycellprotects itsoccupants likethehardshellaroundanut.Inaddition,themetalhousingisadditionallyreinforced at strategically important pointswith high-strengthsteel.Thismakesupmorethan50percentoftheshell. Thetridionsafetycell’slongitudinalandtransversemembersactivate the crumple zoneof theother vehicle involved in theaccidentanddistributetheimpactenergyevenlyoverthecar’sbody. And in case of a collision, the wheels also take on thefunctionofcrumplezones.Whenthishappens,thefrontwheelsaresupportedbythesidemembers.

espAftertheseatbelt,esp–andnot,asmanypeoplebelieve,theairbag – is lifesaver no. 2. Studies by German insurers haverevealed that a quarter of all car accidents involving personalinjuriesand40percentofall fatalmotoraccidentscouldhavebeenlessseverewithesp. Inotherwords:everyyear,37,000accidentsinwhichpeopleareinjuredand1,100accidents involvingfatalities inGermanycouldbeprevented,oratleasttheirseverityreduced.Butonly58percentofmodelsavailableinGermanytodaycomewithespas standard. And for one in every five, an electronic stability programmeisnotevenavailableforanadditionalcharge. Notsoforthesmartfortwo:thenewmodel,too,offersespasstandard,whereasothermanufacturersinthissegmentonlyofferitatanextracharge–ifatall. If the car should ever start to lose control, esp will kickin within a matter of milliseconds. The electronics brake theindividualwheelsasnecessary,andthrottle theenginepower.esp also includes an integrated hill start assist function. Thispreventsthevehiclefromrollingbackwardsasitmovesoffonanuphillslope. Theintegratedhydraulicbrakeassistfunctionalsocomesasstandard.Itautomaticallytriggerscontrolledemergencybrakingassoonastheelectronicsregisterthatthedriverhaspressedthebrake pedal quickly, but not firmly enough. This can considerably reducethecar’sbrakingdistance.

absTheanti-lockbrakingsystempreventsthewheelsfromblockingduringemergencybraking.Thisreducesthebrakingdistance,andallowsthesmarttoremainsteerableeveninthisemergencysituation.Becauseitisacomponentoftheesp,abscomesasstandardineveryversionofthesmartfortwo,andalsofeatureselectronicbrake-forcedistribution.

Pedestrian protectionTheengineersalsoputplentyofthoughtintopedestrianprotection.Thefront-endsectionis now 72 millimetres longer. The impactzoneatthefrontisalittlesteeperandafewcentimetreshigherthanthatofthepreviousmodel. Theaxesofthewindscreenwipers,whichhaveaclap-handsdesignandcomewithsoftaerowiperblades(uniqueinthesmallcarsegment),areinaconcealedposition.Theservicepanel(frontlid)ismadefromelasticplastic.Thefrontspoilerisbackedwithfoam five centimetres thick at impact height. Theheadlamphousingisaparticularlyimportantsafetyfeature.Becauseitsupperpartislocatedinthepotentialheadimpactzone,butthereisnotenoughroominthefrontsectionofthecarforthemoduletobemovedtoanotherposition,thedevelopershaveappliedbreakpointstoallowthecomponenttocollapseincaseofanimpactinthatarea.

Side protectionSittingapproximately200millimetreshigherthaninacomparablesmall car usually means better protection in tricky situations.Thankstothesandwich-typeconstructionofthetridionsafetycell,thepassengersareusuallysomewhatabovethedirectdangerzoneintheeventofasideimpact. The smart’s wheels perform a safety function here as well.If thesmart fortwo ishit fromtheside, itscompactdesign isofconsiderable advantage. Thanks to the smart’s relatively shortwheelbaseof1867millimetres,theothercarwillalmostalwayshitanaxle,whichcanthenabsorbtheimpactenergy. All interior trims have been optimised to prevent injuries tooccupants–eventhosewhomaynotbewearingaseatbelt.Thesideroofbars,forexample,havebeenmadeevenslimmertoprovidemoreheadroom.Andthesoftfoam-backedlowerinstrumentpanel(kneepad)offersagreatdealmoreprotectionforthepassengers’kneesandlowerlegs. To comply with yet more stringent crash requirements andadditionalUSstandards,thedoorstructureofthenewsmartfortwoisnowmadeofsteel,insteadofthealuminiumusedpreviously.Thedoorsforthecoupéandcabrioareidentical.High-strengthsheetmetalhasbeenweldedinatcriticalpoints.Overallthedoorsare2.5kilosheavierthanthoseofthepreviousfortwo.

EuroNCAPThe new smart fortwo has been designed to achieve fourEuroNCAP stars - and this has been demonstrated in internalcrash tests. The vehicle also fulfils all of the applicable American crashlegislation.

AirbagsEvery smart comes with afull-size airbag for driver andpassenger as standard. Thepassenger airbag (volume: 130litres)isnowlocatedatthetopoftheinstrumentpanel,toenableittointerceptpassengerswhoarenotperfectlyinpositioninthecar,ormayevennotbewearingaseatbelt. If a child seat has been fitted using an Isofix fastener (optional), thepassengerairbag canbedeactivatedwith the ignitionkey.Thekeyholeissituatedontherightsideoftheinstrumentpanel.Aredlightwillappearontheroofframenexttotheinteriorlightasawarningthattheairbagisdeactivated. Also available as an option are new head/thorax side airbags,whicharehousedinthesidesoftheseatbackrests.Theseprotectboththeupperbodyandthehead.

BeltsBelttensionersandbelt-forcelimitersarestandardfeaturesinthesmart.In case of a frontal impact greater than a defined level of severity, the belttensionerswillreduceanyslackinamatterofmilliseconds.Thebeltforce-limitercarefullyreleasesmorebeltbeforetoomuchpressureisexertedonthechest,allowingtheoccupantstoparticipateinthedeceleration.



Ecology: Even lower fuel consumptionProductionThesmartfortwoisproducedat“smartville”inHambach,France.Systempartnersonsitedelivertheprefabricatedmod-ulesdirectlytotheproductionline.Theproductionprocesshasbeen optimised to such an extent that the entire final assembly process,whichpreviouslyonlytook4.5hours,nowtakesjust3.5hours.EnvironmentalprotectionisahighpriorityinHambach.Forexample,forthesmart’sthreebasiccolours–black,whiteandyellow–onlywater-solublepaintsareused.Paintingofthetridionsafetycelltakestheformofapowder-coatingproc-ess.Thisremovestheneedforsolvents.Thebodypanels,withmoulded-incolour,arefullyrecyclable.

Partsoftheunderbodyandtheinnerwheelhousesarepro-ducedentirelyfromrecyclates.Theinstrumentpanelismadepartly from the renewable raw material flax.

Parking spaces/multi-storey car parksThoughthenewsmartfortwois19.5centimetreslongerthanitspredecessor,itisstillunbeatableintermsoftheamountofparkingspaceitrequires.Whereanyothersmallcarwouldhave to pass on by, the smart fits in. No other car in its class takesuplessspaceontheroad.

It’s even still possible to park perpendicular to the flow of traf-fic. No more than 2.50 metres of the car will ever project into theroad,providedthatthewheelsarerightupagainstthekerbsothatpartofthevehicle’sbody(eitheratthefrontorback)extendsoverit.

Thelowerlevelsofairpollutionthatthesmartproducesintownarealsoworthamention.Whiledriversofothercarsneedtodrivearoundatlength,producingunnecessaryemissions,untilthey find a suitable parking space, the driver of a smart fortwo can generally find a parking space straight away.

Carparkoperatorsoftenofferspecialsmartparkingspaces,whichwouldbetoosmallforothercars,atareducedprice.

smart fortwo cdi with “three-litre” statusThesmartfortwoisoneofthemosteconomicalcarsontheroad today. The petrol version engines consume less than five litresper100kilometres.

Thedieselversion,withitscommon-raildirectinjection,re-mainsunbeatable.Despiteitsslightlyincreasedweightcom-paredtothatofitspredecessor,theengineengineershavesucceededinreducingyetfurtherthefuelconsumptionofthisthree-cylinderdieselengine.Itscarbondioxide(CO2)emissionamountstojust90gramsperkilometre,whichcorrespondstoafuelconsumptionoflessthan3.5litres.

ThepetrolenginesandthedieselengineallcomplywithexhaustgasstandardEuro4.Furthermore,adieselparticlefilter (open system) is available for the smart fortwo cdi, which stopssome40percentofsootemissions.Asof2008,thesmartfortwocdiwillbeavailablewithaclosedsystem.

Fromtheendof2007,aversionofthe52kWpetrolenginewithastartergeneratorwillbeavailable.Thisallowsfuelconsump-tion in city traffic to be reduced by up to 13 percent.

Ease of repairThenewsmartfortwoisagaincharacterisedbyasturdytridionsafetycellwithanouterskinmadefromelasticplasticcompo-nents(bodypanels).Thesmartcomesawaycompletelyundam-agedbysmallparkingbumps,whichformanyothercarswouldimmediatelymeanexpensiverepairs.

The white, black or yellow panels are flexible and the colour is moulded-in,soscratchesgovirtuallyunnoticed.Iftheworstcomestotheworst,theycansimplybereplacedquicklyandinexpensively.There’snoneedforrepainting.

Furtherprotectionagainstdamageisprovidedbyanaluminiumsupportlocatedtransversallybehindthebumper,andcrashboxes,whichabsorbdeformationenergyandprotecttheve-hiclebodyitself.Theboxesareboltedonandcanbereplacedinexpensivelyifnecessary.

Stability of valueAftereightyearsonthemarket,thesmartfortwoisoneofthemostvalue-stablecarsthereis-notjustinitsclass.Thisisprobablythankstoitscultstatus.

Thenewsmartfortwolookswellsettocontinuesettingstand-ardsintermsofvaluestability:itisevenmorecomfortable,evenmoreagile,evensaferandevenmoreecologicalthanitspredecessor.


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smart fortwo: Technical data

smart fortwo cdiEngineType dieselNumberofcylinders/configuration three in-line Valves twopercylinderCapacity(cc) 799Borexstroke(mm) 65.5x79Ratedoutput(kW/bhp) 33/45Fueldelivery common-raildirectinjection

Power transmissionClutch single-platedryclutchTransmission automated manual five-speed transmission

Running gear

Frontaxle wishbone,McPhersonstrut,anti- rollbarRearaxle DeDionrearaxle,coilsprings, telescopicshockabsorbersBrakesystem electronicstabilityprogramme espwithhillstartassist anti-lockbrakingsystemabs withelectronicbrake-force distribution,accelerationskid control,electronicbrakeassist dual-circuitbrakesystemwith tandemservoassistance,disc brakesatfront,drumbrakesat rearSteering rack-and-pinionsteeringWheelsandtyresfront/rear pure:155/60R15auf4.5Jx15 (front),175/55R15on5.5Jx15 (rear) pulse:175/55R15on5Jx15 (front),195/50R15on6.5Jx15 (rear) passion:155/60R15on4.5Jx15 (front),175/55R15on5.5Jx15 (rear)

Dimensions and weights Wheelbase(mm) 1,867Trackwidthfront(mm) 1,283Trackwidthrear(mm) 1,385Length(mm) 2,695Width(mm) 1,559Height(mm) 1,542Turningcircle(m) 8.75Luggagecompartmentcapacity(l) 220towaistline/340toroofWeightwithoutdriver(kg) 780(cabrio:820)Payload(kg) 270(cabrio:230)Permissibletotalweight(kg) 1,050Fueltankcapacity/reserve(l)33/5

PerformanceMaximumspeed(km/h) 135

Fuel consumption (l / 100 km) / diesel in acc. with NEDCCombined <3.5Emissionclass EU4

smart fortwo 45 kWEngine Type petrolengineNumberofcylinders/configuration three in-line Valves fourpercylinderEnginecapacity(cc) 999Borexstroke(mm) 72x81.8Ratedoutput(kW/bhp) 45/61Max.torque/Nm) 89Fueldelivery electr.multipointinjection

Power transmission Clutch single-platedryclutchTransmission automated manual five-speed transmission

Running gear Frontaxle wishbone,McPhersonstrut,anti- rollbarRearaxle DeDionrearaxle,coilsprings, telescopicshockabsorbersBrakesystem Electronicstabilityprogramme espwithhillstartassistanti-lock brakingsystemabswith electronicbrake-force distribution,accelerationskid control,electronicbrakeassist dual-circuitbrakesystemwith tandemservoassistance,disc brakesatfront,drumbrakesat rearSteering rack-and-pinionsteeringWheelsandtyresfront/rear 155/60R15on4.5Jx15(front), 175/55R15on5.5Jx15(rear)

Dimensions and weights Wheelbase(mm) 1,867Trackwidthfront(mm) 1,283Trackwidthrear(mm) 1,385Length(mm) 2,695Width(mm) 1,559Height(mm) 1,542Turningcircle(m) 8.75Luggagecompartmentcapacity(l) 220towaistline/340toroofWeightwithoutdriver(kg) 750(cabrio:790)

Payload(kg) 270(cabrio:230)Permissibletotalweight(kg) 1,020Fueltankcapacity/reserve(l)33/5

Performance Maximumspeed(km/h) 145

Fuel consumption (l/100 km)/Euro-premium in acc. with NEDC Combinedcycle <5.0Emissionclass EU4


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smart fortwo 62 kWEngine Typepetrol engineNumberofcylinders/configuration three in-line Valves fourpercylinderEnginecapacity(cc) 999Borexstroke(mm) 72x81.8Ratedoutput(kW/bhp) 62/84Max.torque(Nm) 121Fueldelivery electr.multipointinjection


Running gear Frontaxle wishbone,McPhersonstrut,anti- rollbarRearaxle DeDionrearaxle,coilsprings, telescopicshockabsorbersBrakesystem electronicstabilityprogramme espwithhillstartassistanti-lock brakingsystemabswith electronicbrake-force distribution,accelerationskid control,electronicbrakeassist dual-circuitbrakesystemwith tandemservoassistance,disc brakesatfront,drumbrakesat rearSteering rack-and-pinionsteeringWheelsandtyresfront/rear pulse:175/55R15on5Jx15 (front),195/50R15on6.5Jx15 (rear) passion:155/60R15on4.5Jx15 (front),175/55R15on5.5Jx15 (rear)

Dimensions and weights Wheelbase(mm) 1,867Trackwidthfront(mm) 1,283Trackwidthrear(mm) 1,385Length(mm) 2,695Width(mm) 1,559Height(mm) 1,542Turningcircle(m) 8.75Luggagecompartmentcapacity(l) 220towaistline/340toroofWeightwithoutdriver(kg) 780(cabrio:820)Payload(kg) 270(cabrio:230)Permissibletotalweight(kg) 1,050Fueltankcapacity/reserve(l)33/5



smart fortwo 52 kWEngineType petrolengineNumberofcylinders/configuration three in-line Valves fourpercylinderEnginecapacity(cc) 999Borexstroke(mm) 72x81.8Ratedoutput(kW/bhp) 52/71Max.torque(Nm) 92Fueldelivery electr.multipointinjection


Running gear Frontaxle wishbone,McPhersonstrut,anti- rollbarRearaxle DeDionrearaxle,coilsprings, telescopicshockabsorbersBrakesystem electronicstabilityprogramme espwithhillstartassistanti-lock brakingsystemabswith electronicbrake-force distribution,accelerationskid control,electronicbrakeassist dual-circuitbrakesystemwith tandem servoassistance,discbrakesat front,drumbrakesatrearSteering rack-and-pinionsteeringWheelsandtyresfront/rear pure:155/60R15on4.5Jx15 (front),175/55R15on5.5Jx15 (rear) pulse:175/55R15on5Jx15 (front),195/50R15on6.5Jx15 (rear) passion:155/60R15on4.5Jx15 (front),175/55R15on5.5Jx15 (rear)

Dimensions and weights Wheelbase(mm) 1,867Trackwidthfront(mm) 1,283Trackwidthrear(mm) 1,385Length(mm) 2,695Width(mm) 1,559Height(mm) 1,542Turningcircle(m) 8.75Luggagecompartmentcapacity(l) 220towaistline/340toroofWeightwithoutdriver(kg) 750(cabrio:790)Payload(kg) 270(cabrio:230)

Permissibletotalweight(kg) 1,020Fueltankcapacity/reserve(l)33/5



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Colin (DOC) Robinson

SMART CARS DOWN UNDER

OZUpdate

Smartimes is please to welcome new OZ correspondent Colin (Doc) Robinson. Colin is not only a big smart enthusiast, he also runs his own motorbike club. We look forward to hearing what’s going on down under in Colin’s regular column.

Spring is in the air here in Australia, and the smart car revolution is really yet to move into top gear, so come on Aussies “Get Smart” join in the fun, and jump aboard the band wagon that is sweeping Europe, and even now into the USA. Ourfamilyhasfoursmartcars,mywifeLesleyandIhavearoadster,mysonanddaughterinlawhaveaforfour,mydaughterandherfriend(mightaswelladopthim)havefortwo’s.WeoftentraveltheHighwaystogetherbetweentheSunshineCoastandtheGoldCoasthereinQueensland,andcertainlyturnsomeheads.ThepictureincludedisourlatesttripthroughtheGlasshouseMountainstoBeerwah,approximately60kmsfromBrisbane.Itwasanamazingday,severalstopsalongthewaytochattovariousfolksandevenbumpedintosomefriendsRobynandWarrenHamiltonintheir(LYR)LittleYellowRocketroadstergoingtheoppositewayoutfortheweekendcruise. Thereisa“smartCarCruise”beingorganisedbyourLocalsmartCentre,MercedesBenzOfBrisbaneinFortitudeValley,thedayisbeingcoordinatedbyTomBebbingtonandEricBolivar,soifyouareinterestedinbeingpartofthishugedaywhichwillhaveMediacoveragegiveTomorEricacallon(07)32516666orcallinforacoffee;thefolksdowntherearethefriendliestinthebusiness. IfanyotherfolksinAustraliahavepicturesorothersmartnewspleaseemailmeColin(DOC)Robinsonatmedic1@bigpond.net.auordropalineifyouarepassingthroughBrisbane,it’salwaysgoodtomeetothersmartowners. LesleyandIhopetoreallygetsmartsoutthereandwewilldoourbesttokeepyouuptodatewithany“smartHappenings”fromaroundBrisbaneandAustralia.Solet’sgetoutthereandspreadtheword.

For those with a passion for dress up and performance PleasealsoletusknowofanysmartPartsfordressuporperformance,wehaveacontacthereinBrisbane,ErnieParry,soontobe“SmartsDownUnder”…Ifit’ssmartPerformancepartsorneedsomethingimported,orevenacarErnieisyourman,veryhelpful,andaniceblokeinthebargain.

smart cars, the rest is just Traffic…Col & Lesley Robinson…Brisbane Queensland...

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smart Canadian EH?

smart boys meet smart

ownersby James Gillam

JustinandEdwardarecarenthusiastsandspecifically smart car enthusiasts. smart carshavenowbeeninCanadahavefortwofantasticyears,andbothJustinandEdhavebeenaroundfromthebeginning.JustinstartedhissmartcarcareerwithsmartCentreMississauga(905363-3322)inSeptember2004,andEdwardjoinedthedealershipnetworktwomonthslater.WorkingoutofsmartonMavisRoadinMississauga,Ontario,theybothbelievetheyhavebeenfortunateputtingsomanysmartfortwoautomobilesinTorontoandareadrivewaysandcarparks.BothamenableguysrunthesmartcardivisionoftheMavisMercedesandsmartdealershipandarethechief-cooks-and-bottle-washersofthisgrowing,vital,numberonesmartcarfranchiseinthecountry.Bothmencomefromacartuningbackgroundandseethesmartfortwomodelandsmartbrandasatunersdelight.“Itsuniquearchitecture,attentiontodetailandalloutwowfactor,makeitamustforanybuyerwhowantstostandoutfromthecrowd”,theybothecho.Justinsaysthatthebuyersofsmartsathisdealershiparevastandvaried.“WeselltostudentsandCEOsandeveryoneinbetween”.Whatisuniqueaboutthesmartbuyeristhattheyareinfactuniqueandcannotbeeasilypigeonholed. BothJustinandEdwardfeelthatitisimportanttoprovideanopportunityfortheirsmartownerstomeetup.Inthisregard,theyrecentlyhostedasuccessfuleventwelcomingtheirenthusiasticcustomersonSunday,October1st.ThemeetthisyearwassponsoredbyconservationofHalton,and48fortwocarsandtheirownersgatheredatHiltonFallsconservationarea,inMilton,foragreatdayofchatting,BBQlunchanddoorprizes. Thiseventwasa‘thank-you’fromJustinSookrajandEdwardGarciatotheircustomersformakingthepastyeartheirmostsuccessfulyet. “Wekeepintouchwithourcustomers,andit’salwaysgreattohavethemalltogetherlikethis.It’saplacetoseethecars,theuniquepersonalizedtouchestheyadd,andtheenthusiasmwhichmakesthemproudsmartowners”,spoutsEdward. Foodandprizesweregiventoattendees,aswellasadmissionforthemtotourthetrailsoftheparkandseethefalls.Agoodtimewashadbyall,andtheweather,whichwasforecastedtorain,evenheldoutallday! Ifyouareinterestedinsmart,don’thesitatetocontactJustinandEdward,astheywouldlovetomeetandtalkfortwos.TheycanbereachedthroughsmartCentreMississauga,at9053630385.


Bolderwood New Forest 9th July 2006.Oh what a perfect dayBack in June Georgie and I (Den, Spotty Smart) were at the Andover meet (The Oak at Smannel) and the whole group decided that it was time that someone should organise a meet (guess who lost the toss). We had been to Bolderwood, in the New Forest, Hampshire a couple of weeks previously and had noticed that, the picnic tables had metal plates fixed for disposable barbies and the Forest Rangers feed the deer at 2pm, so I thought this would be a great venue. Out came the diaries and we came up with the date of the Sunday 9th July (we got that a bit wrong at first but that’s another story). So, I came home and posted on smartmaniacs and thesmartclub sites, with just the location of Bolderwood in the New Forest, with no references as to exactly where it was, just to make it a little more fun, and to bring your own barbie, food and drink.

OntheSaturdayeveningtheheavensopenedanditrainedhardallnight;Ididn’tthinkanyonewouldturnoutinthatsortofweather.ItwasgreyandovercastaswemadeourwaytoBolderwood, but the rain finally stopped and it wasbeginningtolookabitbrighter,ifjustabitwindy.FlowerPower(Sylvia)hadfollowedusdownand,whenwearrived,GeorgieandSylviastartedtounloadourgoodiesandinashortspaceoftimewewerejoinedbyBinxyandco.ItwasnotlongbeforetherewerequiteafewcarsgatheringincludingmembersoftheBASSgroupandtheBristolgroup,plusStripyNickallthewayfromSouthWales-andastheyarrived,thankfully,theweatherwasimproving.

AsmoresmartsfromtheKentandLondonareasarrived,toouramazementandpleasure,anothercarclubpassedthroughBolderwood.TheMorrisclubwereventuringfurtherintotheforestfortheirownget-togetherandpicnic.

Wealllitourbarbies(allvarieties,somedisposableandsomecheatedbybringinggas)andinnotimewewerealleating.Afterthefoodalmosteveryonewenttoseethedeerbeingfed.Thiswasjustafewmetresacrossthetrackfromourpicnicarea.Sylvia,anoldhandatorganisinggroupevents,hadmadeupacoupleofquizzeswhicheveryonetookpartin,andprizeswerepresentedtothewinners.Oneofourgrouphadbroughtalongwhatcanonlybedescribedasa‘bomb’(alowimpactspongetoy)andgreatfunwashadthrowingittoeachotheraroundtheclearing.

ReallywhatmorecanIsay,otherthanafantastictimewashadbyeveryone.Inalltherewere31cars,some48people,andImustadmitIfeltalittlebitchuffedthatthedaywentsowell.

Den “Spotty Smart”

PhotoscourtesyofNickWilcockandSteve“Zippie”

More photos on next page


Bolderwood New Forest 9th July 2006.

Above front: Den Grace. Behind: NavRog


Bexhill Car ShowBexhill 100 Motoring Club - Classic and Custom Car Show Bexhill-on-Sea – August Bank Holiday MondayUnbeknowntoalotofpeople,Bexhill-on-Seaisnotonlyfamousas a seaside resort but the home to the very first automobile racingonBritishsoil. InMay1902, the8thEarlDeLaWarrcolludedwiththeAutomobileClubofGreatBritainandIrelandtoorganise thisauspiciousevent.Straightsprint raceswererunfromeasttowestagainsttheclock,butcarsalsoracedsidebyside in theoppositedirection,similar to thestartofGrandPrixracestoday.Withmorethan200entriescompetingin that inaugural meeting, Bexhill saw an influx of thousands ofspectatorstowitnessthesenewfangledmotorcarsracingat speeds in excess of 50mph for the first time in Britain, when thespeedlimitofthedaywasanastonishing12mph!The huge success of the meeting encouraged Earl De LaWarr to make Bexhill the motoring centre for British racingdriversoftheday.By1906plansweredrawnupforabrandnew racing circuit almost reachingBeachyHead, alongwithgarages, restaurants and hotel accommodation. The circuitunfortunatelyneversawthelightofday,andthemotoringsetmovedtothenewBrooklandscircuitin1907.Afewattemptsweremadetoresurrecttheracesandthelastcompetitionwasheldin1925,afterwhichtheRoyalAutomobileClubwithdrewpermitsonpublichighways.In1990,fourlocalmotoringenthusiastsdecidedtocelebratethislittleknownpieceofmotoringhistoryandstarted“TheBexhill100ClassicandCustomCarShow”ontheseafront,alongtheroadwherethemotorracingwasoriginallyintroduced.InMay1995, Bexhill-on-Sea was finally recognised as the ‘Birthplace ofBritishMotorRacing’,and roadsignswereerectedat theentrancestoBexhill,alongwithobelisksthatareappropriatelyplaced along the sea front to indicate the start and finish lines oftheinfamousracesrunin1902.ThereformedBexhill100CarShowattractedthousandsofspectatorsinpreviousyearsbutitisnowheldatthePolgroveSportsGround,andnottheentiresea,frontduetoalackoffundsandrisingcosts.Bexhill’s other claim to fame is that it was also one of the first placessmartswhereimportedprivatelyinthiscountry.Thus,youhaveBexhilltoblamefors2trashseeingasmartforthefirst time, getting obsessed by the marque and becoming the legendarypainintherearheistoday! Although not strictly classed as Classic cars, thesmarts were invited when s2trash contacted the organisersto enquire if they would be interested in a group of themattending; particularly having a connection with Bexhillregarding it being one of the first places the cars were to be seenonourshores.A tentative postwasmade on the smartwebsite forums toseeiftherewereanyfolkswhomightbeinterestedandwithina fewdays, therewere enough cars to go ahead andmakeplans.

Bank Holiday MondayConfrontedby rainwasmostdisheartening.All of thathardgraftcarcleaningthepreviousdayhadbeeninvain.Feelingpositive that therainwoulddesistbefore long,boths2trashandMissPwerereadyandraringtogoby8amwhenPaulandKatearrived.Theyhadofferedtoapplytheirtradeplatestos2trash’scarinorderforittobelegallytakentotheshow. Asthenow,unavoidablysoiledsmartsarrivedonthesea front, therewere already some others that had arrivedearlierandparkedupwithownersintheseafrontcaféhavingbreakfast.BrabusmattNosmallo,Bubski,Vicky,BinxybooandherboyfriendMartinhadallstayedovernightinaB&B.Stillfrettingthathiscarappearedlessthanpristine,s2trash’sdemeanourbrightenedsomewhatoncehespottedt1ny.wrolluplookinglikehehadtakenhiscar‘offroad’togetthere.Itwasnoexaggerationtosaythathecouldhavegrownspudsonhisrearwheelarches! Vickyhadcleverlythoughttobringwithherabucketandamagicgravity-feedhosewithabrushontheend,whichshe kindly lent t1iny.w to clean his car. S2trash had alsoamazinglythoughtahead,andwentoffinsearchofwaterwithwhich to fill both his and t1iny.w’s buckets. Twenty minutes latercarryingabucketdryasabone,hereturnedwithashowmarshalwhowassurethattherewasataphiddeninthehedgeneartowherethesmartswereparked.Oncloser inspectionthepipeworkwas therebut the tapwasnonexistent - thecouncilhavingforgottentoinstallitfortheevent!Oops!


Bexhill Car ShowAfterafewmomentsofheadscratching,t1ny.wands2trashcameupwithacunningplan.They chatted up the barman in the sports club pavilion whoconsented to them filling their buckets in the men’s showers! Just as they finished washing the cars, the rain stopped and the suncameout.Talkaboutgoodtiming!MissPolkadot,whoownsagenuine five foot smart flag, commandeered a new smart owner tohammerastakeintothegroundsothatshecoulderecttheflag on a fifteen foot carbon carp pole in the middle of the parked smarts.Itcertainlyaddedalittlebitofprestigetothecolourfulgroupofcars. Justasafewfolksgotouttheirfoldupchairsandpicnicsets,anothershowmarshalwanderedovertoquestionwhythegroupwassofarfromtherestoftheshow.Explainingthattheyhadonlybeenfollowingorders,theyagreedtodecamp,andattheriskofgettingthecarsdirtyagain,movedclosertotherestoftheshow.Lateronintheafternoon,s2trash,MissPandtheotherownershadtheprivilegeofbeingintroducedtotheMayorandMayoressofBexhill.TheMayorwasinterestedtoknowifitwouldbepossiblefors2trashtoarrangeamuchlargersmartcareventinBexhillin the near future. Itwas apparent that theMayorwas rathertakenwithnotjustthecarsbutthegroupofownerstoo.Beinganobvious car enthusiast, theMayorwasvery keen to seeasmanysmartsaspossiblegracinghisseafront.Notonetomissanopportunityofpromotingsmartswhilsthavingagoodtimeintothebargain,s2trash’sbrainbegantosplutterintoactionandhespentseveralhourstryingtoformulateaplan.Organisingashedoes,theBexhillBeachpartyevent,s2trashhadan idea tomaybe combine theproposedmeeton the seafrontwiththatoneandholditovertheAugustBankHolidayweekend.Thiscouldbeagreatcombinationasitwillbethe5thBeachPartymeetingatBexhill, thebeachpartywouldbeheld inaslightlymoreprestigiouslocation,withanappearanceattheBexhill100CarShowandthecampingstillatCobb’sFarm.Watchthisspaceforfurtherdetails. Backatthecarshow,theweatherturnedintheirfavourwith blue skies, fluffy clouds and sunshine, causing some to get mildsunburn.Visitorstothecarshowmadeabee-linetoseethesmarts,encouragedbythenumerousannouncementsmadeoverthePAsystembytheshowmarshals. Despite the fickle weather some amazing classic and customedcarsofallshapessizesandageshadturnedup,butthemaintopicofconversationwasthesmartinvasionof12cars,thebiggestsinglegroupofthesamemakeofcarappearingattheshow.Theycertainlyhadmadeanimpact. Bubskiwasunanimouslyvolunteeredtohelpjudge‘TheBestCarinShow’astheyhadathree-waytie.Armedwitha‘99’ice cream he had just bought with his pocket money, he shuffled offmuttering“Whyme,man?”An announcement of apology was then made by the car showofficials concerning the fact that the belly dancers that had been booked for the afternoon entertainment couldn’t make it. Byway of a fill in, two members of the Bexhill 100 Club offered to demonstrate a Salsa routine, and an official pleaded for more peopletojointhem,hominginthesmartownersloungingaroundchilling out and looking cool. Suddenly, everyone switched ontheir invisibilitycloaksandsankdownasfarastheycould intotheirseats–everyoneexceptt1ny.w…Across thePAsystem, forall tohear,oneof themarshalshadjokingly asked if there was a dancing smart among the groupwillingtojoinin.Hehadobviouslynotseent1ny.w’scarinactionwith his newly installed hydraulics. Suddenly, the invisibilitycloaks were thrown off and everyone’s fingers pointed at t1ny.w shouting“Yes,wereallydohaveadancingsmart!”Blushing ever so slightly behind his cool dude shades, t1ny.wdrovehiscarovertothemainarena.Positioningthecarbesidethetwodancers,t1ny.wperformedhismagicbyremotecontrol,makingthecarbumpandgrindtothesoundsofRickyMartin,andto rapturous applause of the growing audience. It was definitely oneofthose‘youhadtohavebeenthere’moments,andonethatwillneverbeforgotten! Like all good things the day came to an end, and thelittle smarts were one of the last groups of cars to leave theshowground,wavingand tooting to those leftbehind.Eachcarwasstoppedattheexitgatesuponleavingandpresentedwitha complimentary commemorative plaque, which was a lovelygestureandtouchingmementoofagreatdayout.

Written by Julie SaltmarshPhotography by Tom Crawford© Spotty Badger Productions 2006


Smart Cars invade Woodward Detroit USAThe Woodward Dream Cruise celebrates the heydays of the ‘50s and ‘60s, when Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, was the heart and soul of cruising in the city that put America on wheels. Combined with music and fashions of the era, the Dream Cruise celebrates the nostalgia of bygone days in the cars that made them so special. The Woodward Dream Cruise is sponsored by a volunteer committee that coordinates the efforts of the nine host cities. Youareprobablyaskingyourselfwhy,insmartimesmagazineisthereanarticleaboutcarsofthe50’sand60’sandevenmoreimportantlymusclecarsatthat!Wellmysmartfriendsandsmartenthusiasts,thisyear,thesecondinarow,smartcarsfromCanadadecideditwastimeforashowdown. Thisweekendlong,DreamCruisestartedatWoodward Avenue where magnificent classic and customautomobilescouldbeheardseenandfelt.It’sa16-milelongcarshowthatiseducational,historicandfunforallages.Itistheworld’slargestone-daycelebrationofcarcultureattractingover1.9millionvisitorsthisyearandmorethan40,000musclecars,streetrods,custom,collectorandspecialinterestvehicles;andthisyear–afewbravesmartcars!Surprisingly,thisyearourCanadiansmartswerejoinedby some American smart cars – yes – America is finally getting“smart”. BattlingwindandrainwearrivedattheshowonSaturday,August20th,2005,tobegintenfullhoursofcruisingupanddownlegendaryWoodwardAvenuethroughthe nine communities of Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, PleasantRidge,PontiacandRoyalOak. Medianewscoverageextendedfromthelocaltointernationalorganizations.AutomotivespecialtymagazinessuchasAutoWeek,Cars&Parts,MuscleCarReview,SuperChevy,AutomobileandourveryownSmartimesMagazinewheretherecoveringthehotteststoriesintown. smartownershadalotoffunatthiseventandwehopetohaveevenmoreparticipantsnextyear…lotsoffuncommentsmadebyeveryone….Afewchoicememoriesthatcanberepeatedincluded;

Ooo yikes, Dave and Pam aren’t back yet?!? Or are they sleeping now on that mattress that is twice the size of their tent? Okay, so maybe half an hour after we got across the border (First Question: “Woodward?” “How’d you guess? Have fun!” - never had a US custom guard so nice!!),

I had to pee something fierce! So I radioed up to Glenn and we took a fatal exit.... in construction,withnoonrampsinsight!Ithought“WellI’vegotthishandyGPSunit!SoI’lllead,andwewilljustignorethosepeskydetoursigns.”Sowetooka20-minutetourofthatparticularregionbeforeendingupEXACTLYWHEREWESTARTED.Glenntooktheleadafterthat.Westartedfollowingthedetoursigns...andendeduprightbackunderthebridge! Alloursmartsdivingdownthesidewalk-CLASSICbecauseitwasrightbythewaterandtherewereahundredpeopletherescreamingandpointing,justconfusedbeyondbelief!Ican’timaginethereactionsorconversationsourdebaucherywascausing.Wemadequitetheimpressionjustinthatlittlestuntalone! We finally did make it into Detroit, and scared the c..p out of Matt with some of the areaswedrovethrough.Youjustknowhewasreachingforthelockshoehornonthedashevery2secondstomakesure. WestoppedataTimHorton’sforlikeSEVENHOURSwhereeveryonecleanedandcleanedandcleaned.Andcleanedandcleanedthenitstartedtorainagain. IthinkitstoppedthoughoncewereachedthesectionofWoodwardwherepeoplestartedliningtheroads.It...was...CRAZY.Soooooobusy,wehadtwosmartsperlaneforagoodchunkofthewayjusttostaytogetherandtight Severalpeoplekeptsayingtome“...you really drive this? This is your car?”Somedudeaskedmewhatthemileagewas,thensaid“....and it’s electric?”“Yes, it gets 75 miles per gallon of electrolyte.” Ithinktheothersweregettingtiredofittoo,...IheardrumoursthatJimupfrontwascreepingupthe“mileage”numberandtoldsomeonehegot180mpgandshebelievedhim! WestoppedataveryniceA+Wclassicdriveinoffthebeatenpathtoeat.Veryrelaxingtimethere,weallparkedinaclusteronthegrassandsataroundtorelax.Itwasgettingkindoflateandwewereallstartingtofeelreallytired,soafterthatandmaybeanotherhalf-hourorsoofdoingthegigwedecidedtoheadback Ohyeah-butgettingbacktothestreetwasawesome,too-becausewedidn’twanttomakealeftontoWoodward(whichwouldhavebeensuicide),wewentstraightthrough,pulledaU-ie,thenturnedright.Seemssimple,right?WELLNOTWHENWEDON’TUSETHEU-TURNLANE! We got up to the next intersection, and right as the first car Dave got through, it went amber. BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM 6 more smarts rapid firing pulling tighter and tighter radii ending with me, careening into oncoming traffic, pedestrians, honking and squealing, ESP barking....ohhhhhhinsanity!!Wellitwasonehellofatrip,enjoythephotos!

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Onapersonalnote,IwouldliketosaythankyoutoPaulatWellsmart,forsortingoutare-mapfor‘TheBrit’IhadbeenusingasRure-mapsinceIboughtthecar,butafteraddingalargerturbojustoverayearago,Ithoughtthattheperformancewasn’tright.Onaborrowedx-gaugeItimedacceleration0-60mph,14.9seconds,whichwasbetterthanstandardbutnotbrilliant.The first Wellsmart map installed improved the low speed response,andknockedasecondoff0–60time,butitseemedtostruggleathigherspeeds,soafterreturningfromAustria,Paulexperimentedinstallingsomedifferentmaps,weeventuallysettledononeforaMk6coupeonmyMk5,thishasmadesuchadifference,itfeelslikeatotallydifferentcar!Pullingwellfromlowspeed,pluscruiseseasilyatautobahnspeeds,withoutusingtoomuchfuel,andthe0–60time,currentbest(testedonthesamepieceofroadasbefore)11.9seconds!Sowhenthenextpersontellsyouallre-mapsareprettysimilar,don’tbelievethemandtrydifferentprovidersbeforeyoubuy!

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Have Smart will Travel By James Gillam and Robert and Beverly McBride

Having operated supersmart for over a year now Adam Bedell and I have added many features and customizing options from parts4smarts and smartmovez, Michalak and smann to our once A and B service shop. Located in beautiful southern Ontario we have been fortunate to service smart fortwo cars and have meet many wonderful owners, from as far away as Toronto and Barry, to London, Kitchener and Guelph. Given that we are centrally located in the small burrow on Stoney Creek, bordering the half million population of Hamilton, has turned out to be an ideal location. We have seen customers come from St Catherine’s and Niagara Falls, Canada but we had one late-summer customer come to us from much further away.

Throughthewonderoftheinternetandemail,Imetupwithasmartcarenthusiast,RobertMcBridefromVirginia.Yes,thatis a long ways away and a long way to come for your first smart servicebut… ThistalestatedwithaconversationwithRobertovertheinternet and then moved on to many telephone chats and, finally, meetingupinpersonwithhimandhislovelywife,Beverly. Robertsays…“WehadbeeninterestedingettingasmartcarforthepastfewyearsandhavewatchedthenewsaroundthepossibilitythattheywouldbeavailableinNorthAmerica,perhapstheUSA.Wehaveaninterestinmicrocarsand,beingmembersoftheVintagemicro-minicarclubofAmericawithour1957BMWIsetta, we got to see our first smart up close when a Canadian drovetothe2005nationalmicrocarmeetinBoston.Welovedit!” RobertsaidthatwhenZapcarswereapprovedforsalethispastMay,heandhiswifeimmediatelyfoundthelistofdealers.Hetoldmethattheycalledafewbutquicklyrealizedthattherewasawaitinglistfortheconvertiblesmartfortwo. NottobehaltedinthequestforaUSAsmartcar,RobertcalledFerenntemotorsinPennsylvania.Theyhadsmartcars-coupes,buttherewasawaitinglistoftenpeople.BobandBevwantedacabriomodelbutweretold,“waitlist”.Ashortandsurprisingtwoweekslater,thephonerang.Thedealershiphadariversilvercabriowith8milesontheodometer...SOLD! RobertandBeveagerlyplannedtorentacaranddriveuptopickuptheirsoontobeprideandjoy.Itwasan8hourdrive

fromNorfolkVirginiaandtheyarrivedexcitedbutexhaustedat2am.Theydrovestraighttothedealership. Lookingthroughthewindowsofthewelllitshowroomtheycouldseeit...theircabriosmart–riversilvermetallic,glinting on the high gloss flooring – it was so close but still out ofreach. GettingalmostnosleepatthemotelRobertpacedexcitedly,Beverlyeverpatient…theywaitedtillmorning,atebreakfastandheadedtothedealershiptoclosethedeal. Droppingofftheirrentalcarattheairport,theydrovehomeonwhatBevsayswas“themostbeautifuldrivethruthemountains”.Robertcontinues…”westartedcountingthenumberofthumbsupsignalsfromotherdrivers...bythetimewegothomeIthinkitwasaround68thumbsup!” Robertsaysthatthesmarthasbeennothinglessthatajoytodrive.HequicklybecameawareofCanadiansmartsitesandthewealthofknowledgethatisavailableforthesmartcarownerandenthusiast.Hejokinglysaysthat,“itwasn’tlongbeforeIwasturningovermypaycheckstothevarioussmartpartsdealers,andpeopleonGermaneBaysellingaftermarketperformanceparts.” WhathasRobertdonetohissmart?Themoreappropriatequestionmaybe,whathasRobertnotdonetohissmart? Delipped the intake, adding the K&N filter package. Bob saysthatheimmediatelynoticedthecarebreathedmucheasier.NextcameabeautifulperformanceexhaustfromGermanyandasmannairscoop.Hesayshisgasfueledsmartfortwoseemstobefasterandsmootherthruthegears...Hehassinceinstalledasetofthestainlessintercoolerpipesandnoticedevenmorepowerandsmoothness. Robertfocusedhisattentiontotheexteriorofhissmart fitting the widestarfenderpackagewith16/17Brabuswheelsand

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Germany. Beverlysaysthatgettingthesmartcarhasevenhadanaffectonvacationplanning.WithallthecommunicationswiththeCanadiansmartiesandwithsupersmartlocatedinStoney

Creek,theydecidedtovacationinNiagaraFalls.RobertandBevenjoyedthecamaraderieofothersmartcarownersfromCanadaanddidbuysomegoodiesfromMercedes/smartdealer - floor mats, and baseball caps. RobertandBeverlysaidtheyhadamemorabletripandweareplanningtotakeaspringvacationandheadbacktoOntario.TheyaregoingtoplantheirtriparoundCleoandJames,“NiagaraFallsWineTourandsmartCruise”sponsoredbysupersmart.Thispastyearthisannualeventsaw104smartcarssigneduptoattend.Supersmart,“HomeoftheCruise”,isplanningtohaveanevenbiggerevent,moreprizes,moreevents,moreparticipants,moresponsors,morefun,moreexcitementmore,more,more…forthiscomingspringtime. Ifyouliveintheareaorevenifyoudon’t.Staytunedto all the smart news and find out what Cleo, James and the smartenthusiastshaveinstoreforthiscomingspringof2007–itwillbethebestyet. WecancountononeveryenthusiasticcouplecomingfromVirginiatothecruise,andcertainlyeveryonewhometupwithRobertandBeverlyarelookingforwardtorekindlingfriendshipsandcreatingnewones.

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smartimes at smart times 06 The morning of Friday August 25th, 2006, dawned clear and bright in Salzburg, and some of the thesmartclub party of 14 smarts decided to drive to the top of the Gaisburg, for the views over the City. We were due to leave for Zell am See at 12:30. The views across the river valley towards the Alps were breathtaking with the mountain tops appearing and disappearing in the clouds. Entertainment was provided by para gliders flinging themselves off the top. Having arrived in Salzburg the previousafternoon (where we were joined by Ernie andShona),alittlerelaxationwaswelcomeafterthetwo-daydriveacrossFranceandGermany.Thefirst night of our holiday was in Dover and the secondinEtlingeninGermany-whatacontrast.Bright airy bedroom, a fantastic buffet supper,with the whole party of 25 sat around one bigtable, and breakfast in the atrium. That wasEtlingenbytheway.OurarrivalattheAustrianborder required a stop at the largest fuelstation I’ve ever seen, to pick up the vignette,whichallows travelon theAustrianmotorways.Organised with thesmartclubs’s usual efficiency itwasjustacaseofcollectingthe‘ticket’fromAlYoung. Tosaythe journeywas ‘exhausting’wouldbe to exaggerate - but the only car problemswerewithexhausts!Onefortwoexhaustneededfirst aid in the form of a weld from the friendly Salzburg smart centre - now relocated to theairport-andaroadsterwhichstartedoutwithaquadexitexhaust,wasdownto‘bi’exit. The journey from Salzburg to Zell passeduneventfullyand,onceoffthemotorway,wasona very pleasant road winding through a valleydotted with tunnels of varying length carvedthrough solid rock. We all managed to arrive,more or less, together at the airfield where the event was based. This first visit was to book inandcollectour ID tags,parkingpermitsandinformationandsafetypack(inGerman!), fromtheverylargemarqueeusedastheHQ;haveaquick wander round, then go find the hotel. Back at the airfield that evening saw the official opening of the event, with speeches (in German) and a welcome to the people fromeach country represented. All except us Britswhowereoverlookeduntil JeanetteWranoverto theorganisersandmadeher feelingsknown-whichresultedinagreatcheerwhentheerrorwascorrected.ThesmartclubpartywasintheVIP section so we were treated to free drinksandsomeveryniceicecream.ThecelebrationscontinuedatabarinZellbutmostofusgotanearlynight,inpreparationforthefollowingday. In contrast to Friday, Saturday was greywith lowcloudtostartwithbutdidbrightenupa little. Thiswas thedayof theGrossglocknerAlpineRoadmountaintour.Wearrivedearlyatthe airfield, to form up with the hundreds of other smartsfromalloverEurope,includingIanDolphinand company who had travelled independentlyfromtheUK. It seemed likeanagebeforewewere finally let lose. The Grossglockner road is about 40 kilometres in length and climbs to aheight of 3798m, with the Pasterzen glacier atthe top. Passing through the villages on lowerpartsoftheroad,wewereamazedanddelightedtoseevillagers,youngandold,waving,cheeringandapplaudingaswepassed. Wewerewavedthroughatthetollbarrierandstartedtheseriousclimb. Theviewsonthisswitchbackroadwereobscuredinplacesbylayersofcloudandinfactatonepointwedrovethroughsleet.(Welearned


smartimes at smart times 06 afterward that people ascending later on drovethrough snow!). However, we kept going to thetop,albeitslowlyattimes,whereweweredirectedintoa...multistoreycarpark!Yes,amultistorecarparkat3798m.Theglacierwasactuallybelowthecloudlevelandatonepointsomeverywaterysunshineglintedonthesurface.AfteratraditionalAustriansausage(wurst)andfrieslunch,itwastimeto return to the airfield for my second treat of the day.Thedescentwasmademostlyinsunshinewithpatchycloud,whichgaveusthechancetoseetheengineering marvel that this road is; with hairpinbend followedbyahairpinbendthenacurvedbitthenahairpinbendfollowedbyahairpinbendthen...yougettheidea! Back at the airfield, I quickly made my way to an area set apart for testing, formyappointmentwith the smart Brabus biturbo! This six cylinder,twinturbobeasthasbeenthesourceofmuchtalkin thesmart community,andnow, for themodestsumof3euros-adonationtotheFranzKlammerFoundation-Ihadthechancetobeapassenger;nonotthedriver.AftershowingmyreservationIwasescortedtooneofthetwocarsinuse,andshownhowtoadjustanddonthefullracingharnesswhichwasattachedtothefullracingseat.Thedrivergotinandbeltedupand,aftercheckingthatIwasOKtriedtostarttheengine-apparentlytheyareab....rtostart,especiallywhenhot.Eventually,withtheengine running theoverwhelmingsensation isoneofnoise-notfromtheenginebutthecoolingfansthatrunall thetime.I’vebeendrivingaroadsterfor over two years nowand amquite used to thepower of the normal engine at full throttle butthiswas somethingelse.Over the shortdistancesinvolved the acceleration seemed to be not muchdifferent-itwasthecorneringandstoppingpowerthat impressed. Thrown around cones set upas a continuous chicane you are literally thrownfromoneshoulderbelt to theother. Travellingatspeedtowardsaconcretebarrierconcentratesthemind,butthedriverhitthebrakesandthecarjuststopped. In fact, I’msure it stopped in less thanitsownlength.Afterthreerunsitwasallover,andIemergedsmilingbroadly,almostasmuchasthedriverinfact. The evening’sGala event includeda live act,Brainstorm,andadiscoand,moreimportantly,freefoodanddrinkforthoseluckyenoughtobeintheVIPsection. SomeofusdecidedtojoinoneoftheoptionalexcursionstotheMooserbodendamcomplex,nearKaprun.So,onSundaymorningwesetouttodrivethefewmilestothesite.The‘dam’turnedouttobetwoverylargereservoirs,intandem,separatedby a dam and about 250 metres of height. Theupperofthetwolakes,Mooserboden,isfedbymeltwater straight off the surrounding glaciers, whichisstored,usedtogenerateselectricityandpassesintothelowerreservoir,Wassfallboden.Thewaterisusedagaintogeneratemoreelectricity,andcanalsobepumpedbackuptothehigherreservoir.Thejourneyfromthecarparkatthebottomisbycoachtoafunicularrailwaywhichisalargeopenplatform.Aftertheclimbit’sbackontosingledeckerbusses(which were actually transported to this higherlevelontherailwayplatform)foraveryinterestingguided tour, which included a walk through theupperdamfromonesidetotheother.Aquickvisittothemuseumanditwasbackonthebusanddownthroughthetunnelcomplexforthereturntriponthefunicular. On return to the airfield at Zell am See we wereonceagaintreatedtoafreefoodintheformofbrunchwhichwassuperb-hotfoodcookedrightin frontofyou ifyousowished. Themembersof


smartimes at smart times 06 ourpartyslowlygatheredforourjourneybacktoSalzburgfortwomorenights. In Salzburg, we decided to join a smallgrouptoattendapianorecitalthatevening.AsitisMozart’s250thanniversarythisyear,andtherecital was in a room that Mozart played in, itseemedlikethethingtodo-andsoitturnedout.Afterathree-coursemeal,includedintheprice,weenjoyedasuperbeveningofmusic.ThankstoAlisonforarrangingit. Mondaywasa freeday, andonce again asmallgroupdecidedtogotoBerchtesgadenandthe Eagle’s Nest. The whole area where Hitlerand his cronies lived was flattened in air raids at theendofWWII.TheEagle’sNest,whichasitsnamesuggestsisbuilthighuponarockoutcrop,survivedbutapparentlyHitleruseditonlytwice.The approach is by bus from a car park, nearto the flattened site of Hitler’s residence, up a winding,single-trackmountainroad.Atthetop,a short walk through a tunnel leads to a veryelaborateandsurprisinglylarge,fastmovinglift.Theviewsfromthetoparestunning.Thelovelytown of Berchtesgaden was visited on the wayback to Salzburg, where our last evening wasspentattheAugustinerbräu.TheAugustinerbräuBrewery and the Bräustübl Tavern at theMüllnmonastery have been in existence since 1621.This is where beer straight from the barrel isthe order of the day, with a wide variety foodavailablefromoutletsinthestandscorridor.TheBräustüblTavernisAustria’slargestbeertavern(withaworkingareaofover5,000m²inseverallarge halls), and an additional 1,500 seats inthe beer garden.Our party occupied two largetablesadjacenttothegardenunderpartoftheoverhanging building, which sheltered us fromtherain. So our holiday came to a close. Just thejourneyhometocome,withastopatthefabulousVictor’sResidencehotel inSaarbrucken,beforetheferryfromCalaisonthefollowingday. Thanks to all at thesmartclub - Al and Fiona, Peter and Amanda, Ernie and Shonafor the usual superb organisation, and also toall the other participants who made it suchan enjoyable experience - Mick & Dot, David & Jananne, Alan & Alison, Geoff & Jeanette, Claire & Ian, Helen & Michael, Den & Georgie, Sylvie, Andy & Jen, Damian & Hazel.

NavRog


LeifHansenfromNorwaysentusthesephotosofhisnewCol-lector’s EditionbasedontheBRABUSRoadsterCoupeXclu-siveEdition.AvailableinpureLamborghinigoldmetallic,orSpeedsilvermetallic,only5wereproduced!LeifpurchasedthelastavailableforNKR.270000withjust17kmontheclock.

Leif’s collectors edition


We found out about the Smart Times event in Austria, via our Dutch friend, Simon Speets (of www.smartfreaks.nl) way before anything was announced on the Smart Club site in the UK…and started looking at routes hotels etc around August last year! We decided to make the trip a European tour…visiting 8 countries in as many days…… Ibookedallthehotels/ferriesviatheinternet,andonthe23rdAugustoursmallgroup(Tony,Dave&myselfandSonyainfortwosandMark&Cathyintheirroadie)assembledinDoverfortheNorfolkLinecrossingtoDunkirk.Tony was on a mission to buy chocolates from every country we wentthrough,soasweenteredBelgiumheventuredoff to seek a chocolate (and tobacco) shop, astherestofuscontinuedthroughBelgiumtoourhotelinLuxembourg.Thiswaslocatedrightnexttotheairport,butwassowellsoundproofed,youwouldneverhaveknown.Somewherealongtheway, we formed our own ‘Fools & Smarts’ (asopposed to only fools & horses)group…startingwithDavebecoming‘Rodney’(you’llunderstandif you’ve seen the programme!)…Mark & Cathywere ‘Boycie&Marlene’…me&Sonyawere ‘DelBoy&Raquel’…&Tony,‘UncleAlbert’!!! After a good breakfast we were back onthe road the following morning, heading forGermany.Afterafewhundredmilesofwatchingthe changing scenery, along the Autobahns wetooktheroadalongtheedgeof theBoden-SeetoourdestinationatLindau.HerewestoppedattheHotelCaféEbner,areallycomfortableplace…weweremadetofeelverywelcome(theownerhadhisownSmart!!),greatselectionofcakes/chocolates and coffee in the café! LindauIsland,whichisareallyprettyplacewithlotsof very old building and narrow streets…ifyouarevisitingtheareaIwouldrecommendavisithere. Friday morning and the Austrianborder was just a few miles away, whereweknewwehadtostoptobuytheAustrianmotorway toll stickers…… shamewewentpast theentranceandhadto reversebackup the exit slip road!!!! OOPS! Boyciedecidedhewasn’tgoingtomakethisslightlyillegal move, and carried on to turn roundsomewhere….despite waiting a while, thatwasthelastwesawofhimuntilwereachedZellamSee!(Wellhehadsat-navaswell,soweknewhe’dbeOK!)This is where the roads started to get alot more interesting, as we opted for themountainpassrouteratherthanthe‘direct’one! We were quite surprised when westopped near the top of one pass to find a railway station, about 1500mabove sealevel.WereachedZellamSee,intheheartoftheAustrian Tyrol, about 4.00pm and foundour guest house (thank you sat-nav!),whichSimonhadbooked forus,nestledafewmilesoutsideoftown,onthesideofamountain.ZellamSee itself issurroundedby mountains, a beautiful location for aSmartmeet…and the townhas one of thebesticecreamshopswehaveeverfound!!! Therewereafewcarsonthemeetingsite on the Friday evening, but when we returned for the trip up theGrossglockner(oneofthehighestpassesinEurope)onSaturdaymorningtheywereeverywhere!!!CarshadcomefromalloverEurope(exceptweonlysawONEFrenchregisteredcar!),fortheweekendandthistripupthepasswasthehighlightoftheevent!Astheconvoystartedleaving,itwasclearthiswasgoingtotakesometimetogetallthecarsupthemountain!....Despiteafewhairymoments(whenwecametoastandstillonsomequitesteeproads…wouldtheclutchcopewithpullingawayagain???),everyonemadeittotheglacier…andthemulti-storycarpark…atthetopofthepass,ataround3000mthishastobeseentobebelieved!Thetripdownwasaloteasieras,bynow,allthecarshadsplitup intosmallergroupsandwerestoppingto takepicturesat regularintervals.WithnotalotplannedfortheSunday,wehadatripinthecablecartothetopofamountaininthemorningandwentontheferryacrossthelakeintheafternoon,whichwasveryrelaxingafterthepreviousday.Mondaymorningwesettledourbillattheguesthouse(20euroseachpernight,incbreakfast!),saidourgoodbyestoSimon&hiswifeandHans….andheadedoffforItaly. Weopted touse the road thatpasses through theFelber tunnel toLienz,then intoItaly, throughBolzano(wherewe lostUncleAlbert,ashe

wentdownthemotorway)andoveragreatmountainpassroad,towardsournextdestinationatGravedonaonLakeComo.Allwentwelluntilwewereabout5milesaway,when thesatnav toldus tostay rightwheretherewasaconcretebarrierblockingthatsideoftheroad!.....wehadtogoabout15miles,throughlotsoftunnelsunderthemountains,beforewecouldmakea‘uturn’andgetbacktowherewewantedtobe!TheHotelReginaatGravedonawasour restingplace for thenight,andat95eurosforadoubleroom,incbreakfasts,wasverygoodvalueasitwasaveryimpressivehotel,rightontheshoreofLakeComo,about10

minuteswalkfromthecentreoftown,wherewewentforaneveningmealtogether.Threeofusoptedforaredwinewithourmeal,soweordered2litres…abitofashockwhenwegotthebillfor80eurosforit…butitwasquitenice!Afteralargeicecream,atabout11.00pm(!!),we returned to the hotel to consume somecheapervino!!!By8.00amthefollowingmorning,thesunwasupandwewentforastrollalongthelakeshorebeforebreakfast…evenatthistimeitwaswarmenoughforjustT-shirts!BackontheroadandacrossintoSwitzerland,the route I had chosen looked ‘interesting’on the map (lots of hairpin bends over themountain). This proved to be even betterthan I had imagined, the border crossingintoSwitzerlandbeingrightat thetopof themountain,andtheroadontheothersidewasoneofthemostspectacularIhaveeverseen….wecounted17hairpinbends in thespaceof

about 3 miles, and you could see themallfromthetopasyoudescended….greatfun!!!We stopped off at lunchtime at Roland’shouse (WelteEngineering) topickupmynewx-gauge.Hetookustoanearbytownforcoffee&cakes,andawalkroundintherain.HadtogetbackontheroadagainandofftowardsFrance,afternegotiatingsomehorrendous traffic in Zurich & as we crossed the border at Basel, we finally made it to ourlaststopatColmarbyabout7.00pm.ThiswastobetheonlyhotelIhadbooked,that Iwouldn’t recommend (OK itwas acheapplace,at41eurosincbreakfasts,for2people),asRodney&UncleAlbertwerewoken up at about 3.00 in the morning,byanargumentbetweena‘lady’andher‘customer’intheroomnextdoor!!!!! The final day was to be a long blastuptheAutoroutesofFrancetogettoBoulogneforthefastferrybacktoDover.Having been up early the others decidedto leave early, and Boycie wanted to tryandgetanearlyferry,ashehadworkthenight…sowewereleftonourownfortheday, which started badly as my sat navdecided to close itself down, justwhen Ishouldhaveturnedoffthemainroad!....Itookthenextexit,asIgotitbackworkingagainandnothavingacluewhereweweredecided just to follow its instructions.Wewereledbythiselectronicdevicethroughthemiddleofavineyard,alongwhatcould

best be described as a track, before eventually finding the way back to a ‘D’road,andafteracoupleofhoursontoamotorway!!Onceonaproperroadwestucktoabout85–90mphmostofthewayback(andthefuelconsumptionwentdowntoabout35mpg!!)WemadeittoBoulognewithplentyoftimetohaveawanderroundinthewalledpartofthecityanddosomeessentialshopping(wineetc)atalocalsupermarket,beforeheadingfortheferryterminal….andsurprisesurprisewe were the first ones there!!! (Evidently Boycie had got there a lot earlier, butastheyhadnoroomontheferry,hewastoldtocomebacklater!)Thebadnewswastheferrywasrunninglate,anditwasgone10.00pmbythetimewedockedatDover(itwasdueinat8.15),sowegotbackhometotallyexhaustedatabout2.00am,havingcoveredover650milesonthefinal day! Over8days(inc2½inAustria)wehadvisitedatotalof8countries,covered2315milesandused217litresoffuel.Ouraveragefuelconsumptionwas48.7mpg(best68mpg,worst34mpg).Thecarhadusednooilandranperfectly,evenwhenover2500mabovesealevelupthemountains.Mypicturesfromtheweekcanbeseenat:http://ian-dolphin.fotopic.net/c1070659.html Sowouldwedoitagain????.....Youbet….theroadsandthesceneryareworthit!

The ‘alternative’ Austria Tour!

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FQ101 do the London to BrightonThe FQ101.co.uk crew had their own stand at the finishing point at this years London to Brighton Rally. To top this, they all took part in the actual Rally starting at Brooklands. FQ101.co.ukhavetheirownsmartmodification web site hosting many technical “howtoguides”covering;servicing,engineupgrades, interior modifications and ICE installationforbothfortwoandroadster. SmartSparky,Justrules,RacingSnakeandJimmyWongfoundersofFQ101arealsoregularsatmanymonthlysmartmeetssuchas;Berkshire,Walton,AndoverandOtterbournenearSouthamptoninthesouthofEngland.Alwayswithsomethingnewtoshowothersmartownersordiscussingfuturepossiblemodification. The FQ101 breathe fresh life in to thesmartclubscenehereintheUK. Checkoutwww.fq101.co.ukthereissomethingforeveryone,fromthesimpletoafullenginechange.

PhotoscourtesyofFQ101.

Massive

Earlymorningstart

Allcleanedandready

Oneforthealbum

Atthestart

Inthecue

Theiroff

Ontheroad

AttheBrightonFinish


London to Brighton Rally - startLondon to Brighton 2006, 25th September:This year’s annual smart London to Brighton Rally saw a huge turn out at the new start venue, Mercedes-Benz Centre that is under construction at the old Brooklands. Race circuit. With its new Centre at Brooklands,Mercedes-Benz is creating a link to an earlierchapter in its own racing history, as well asbuilding on the historic foundations of motorsportingeneral.Afterall,carsbuiltbyDaimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, Benz & Cie. and – aftertheamalgamationofthetwocompaniesin1926–Daimler-Benzwerearegularsightatthecircuitinitsheyday.

The Gottlieb Daimler Memorial Plate wasawardedattheBrooklandscircuit’sinaugurationeventin1907–aDaimlertakingtheracevictory,as it happened, almost a lap ahead of thecompetition.IntheMontagueCupthesameday,a 120 hp Mercedes crossed the line first. There was no official time, but estimates put the car’s average speed at approx. 132 km/h (82 mph).Another 120 hp Mercedes came home second.Mercedesleadthewaywith£2800inprizemoneyfrom that first season, and the company’s cars continuedtoenjoyregularsuccessoverthe32-year lifespan of the circuit. Indeed, Mercedes-Benz has a prominent place in the history ofBrooklands. So, it made a perfect start venuegiving smart owners the chance to see thedevelopmentworkinprogress.

With1000+smartsregisteredtotakepartin the rally the track parking soon swelled ascanbeenseenintheaerialshot.Theassembledfancy-dressedownersandcarsstartedto leaveat 10.30 am with blue skies and fair weatherforecast for Brighton racecourse, the finishing pointandvenue for thecompetitionsandtradestands. The distance between Brooklands andBrighton is approx 56 miles, shorter than theprevious rallies starting from Kempton Parkracecourse.Thiswasjustaswell,asthenumbersinvolved meant those at the back of the 792strongqueueatBrooklandswerestillarrivinginBrightonwhenthecompetitionsstartedat2pm.

In addition to the competitions, Brightonhadtradestands,smartgamesandsmartssuchastheEVelectricsmartonshow.Afurtherhighpointwastheaerialphotographyusingaremotecontrol helicopter. David “Hogster” a smartenthusiast and electronics student at SurreyUniversity, flew his amazing kit over both the start and finish venues. These amazing shots give aninsightintothedayandnumbersattending.

Onpreviousyear’snumbers,andimpressionfromtheBrightonendoftheRally,thereappearedto be less people finishing than had started. This maybeduetothearrivalsbeingspreadoutoveralongerperiod,withmanyofthosearrivingearliermovingonquicklytohomeortheseafront. InallanothersuccessfulLondontoBrighton,wellorganizedandsupported.Iwonder,however,ifitisnottimeforanalternative,perhapsBrightontoBrooklands?

Massive

Photos courtesy of, Hogster, Mike Bagley and Tom Crawford


finish - London to Brighton Rally


Craig Axe’s roadsterWhen owning a highly modified car it is very difficult to remain humble and not to shout about it from the rooftops and get carried away with the work that you have done. In the case of roadster owner Craig Axe this is something that he has achieved perfectly. Craig purchased his roadster in November2003togivehimaprojecttofocusontodistracthimfromhisterminalillnessofre-occurringbraintumours which was diagnosed in March 2003.Since then Craig has transformed the car invariousstagesandhasachievedwhatisanalmostimpossibletask.Hehasreachedsuchahigh-levelof modifications but maintained an emphasis on purposeandquality thathas resulted in thecarbeinguniversallyadmiredbyfellowsmartownersandotherroadusersalike. Any way, enough of the introduction, thespecification and photographs of the car can be seen on the following pages, but first here is Craig’s descriptionofwhathehasdonetothecar…

I have completed 80 modifications to date (in fact more than that, as I have removed some modifications along the way). The bhp has been increased from 82 to around 117 bhp, at the flywheel. One of my recent projects has been to strip out/reduce the overall weight. I have managed approx. 28 kilos so far. This of course increases the bhp per tonne, and has made my roadster more responsive and agile. To compliment this agility, I have lowered the suspension by 30mm, fitted Toyo T-1 tyres which has increased the grip, and increased the track (20mm front & rear 30mm) to make it corner like it’s on rails. The roadster is fantastic fun to drive. I just love the offbeat engine note, the induction sound (sounds like a mini Porsche) and the ability to fold the roof back. Out of all the 24 cars that I have owned, my roadster has drawn the most positive attention, and it continues to put a smile on my face whenever I take it out for a spin (sunny days only!). The novelty of all my previous cars wore off quite quickly, especially the more powerful and thirsty ones that liked living in petrol stations! There is quite a following for roadsters both at home and abroad, (especially in Germany) where there has been a growing number of smart tuning independents. The roadster is said to become an early classic (so the press would lead you to believe!). After its relatively short run, Daimler Chrysler decided to cease production. My roadster has generated a lot of interest on owners’ websites, both in the UK and abroad. Having spent the last three years attempting to get the best possible balance between performance, handling, comfort, reliability and appearance, I am very happy with it right now. However, with all the current active interest on the smart scene, new ideas and innovative modifications crop up all the time! What’s next? There is always another mod just waiting around the next corner!Watchthisspace:http://www.smartzplanet.com/gallery/browseimages.php?c=19

Philip Egan


Specification ListInterior:• Michalakilluminatedgearknob• Magneticmobilephoneholder• Corbeau“Sprint”greykevlarracingseats• Aluminium effect floor mats• Michalakaluminiumfootpedals• Polishedalloyhandbrakehandle• Silverleatherhandbrakegaiter• Polishedalloyheaterknobs• Polishedalloylight/wiperstalkends• Polishedalloyheaterringvents• Polishedalloyrearheaterbuttonring• Polishedalloymirrorcontrolarmends• Polishedalloysidedemistertrims• Ripspeedaluminiumtaxdischolder• Silver carbon fibre door handle trims• Polishedstainlesssteelgloveboxtrim• Polishedstainlesssteelcentreconsoletrim• Silver carbon fibre instrument covers• smartrearshelfstoragebox• smartlogobadgetorearshelfstorageboxlid• console between seats in silver carbon fibre• TalexGPSandspeedcameradetector• XGaugehousedinfortwoclockpod• Silver carbon fibre X Gauge cover• PolishedalloyfronttrimringtoXGaugepod• XenonLEDinteriorlightbulb

Exterior:• Aluminiumsilvermeshfrontgrill• Rearpanelcolourcodedinstarblue• Brabusrearspoilercolourcodedinstarblue• Aluminiumblackmeshreargrilltolowerenginebay• Boschaerotwinwiperblades• Brabusfrontsplittercolourcodedinstarblue• Doorhandledepressionscolourcodedintridionsilver• Doormirrorcovers(Tridionsilveroverchrome)• Headlamppodscolourcodedinstarblue• Carbon fibre rear arch guards• Centreexitexhaustvalancecolourcodedinstarblue• Lowersidesillscolourcodedinstarblue• Centrebrakelight“ROADSTER”decal• Aluminiumsilvermeshsideintakegrills• Boothingescolourcodedinstarblue• Removableroofbarscolourcodedintridionsilver• Polishedchromefuellid• smartbadgetochromefuellid• Chromesiderepeatersurrounds• Carbon fibre headlamp stone protection guards• Paint protection film to front valance

Suspension, Wheels, Brakes, and Axles:• Eibachloweringsprings(30mm)• 17”ATSTitan9spokealloywheels• ToyoT1-Rtyres• RedDotdrilledandgrooveddiscs• RedDotblackbrakepads• Rearbrakedrumspaintedsilver• 30mm Eibach wheel spacers fitted to front wheels• 20mm Eibach wheel spacers fitted to rear wheels• Frontdischubspaintedsilver

Engine & Engine bay:• BIG“Monster”turbo• Collins dump valve sized to fit turbo intake• Dump valve oil catch filter• Blindschleichetwincentreexitstainlesssteelexhaust• Polishedstainlesssteelcustommadetailpipes• BIGfrontmountedoilcoolingsystem• SWExclusive115PSECUremap• PipercrossVenominductionkit• Leftintakegrillvented• Airfeedpipefromleftsideintake• “MercedesSuprexTurbo”polishedaluminiumplate• Custommadeintercoolerscoop• Janspeedpolishedstainlesssteelintercoolerpipes• Polished aluminium oil filler cap• Mercedesemblemforthrottlebody• “Quickshiftracing”aluminiumbadge• BIGheatlaggedstainlesssteelTIKpipe• Michalakdesignpolishedalloycoolantcapcover• Chrome oil filter cover• Bosch4barfuelpressureregulator• “BerlinTuning”badgetoenginebay

Security:• Microscan alarm system

Other:• Stripped out / reduced weight by 28 kilos

Craig Axe’s roadster


smart with wings - updated

Rob Baker’s “smart with wings” was first featured in smartimes winter 04 edition. Since that feature Rob has been appointed Manager of smartarse design’s Watford, having worked along side Sasha at their Romsey unit through the summer of 2005. The“smartwithwings”hasgonethroughfurtherdevelopmentoverthelastfewyearsandhasbeenshownatMaxpowerandthisyearsLondontoBrightonRally. The original specification of thecarisavailableasmentionedaboveinourwinter04issue.Herearetheupdatestothatlist:

Exterior:

Schmidt16”rimswith195/40ToyoProxyRtyres.

BRABUSWidestarreararcheswithMSsideskirtscuttoblend.Quick release panel fixings.

Rear carbon fibre adjustable wing cuttowidth.

Front wing carbon fibre air spliters.

Front wing flame motif, back lit with fibre optics.

Programmablemulticolour,undercarneons.

Revisedsideairintake.

Interior:

AllplasticpanelsanddashcolourmatchedinBlackandRed.

RedCorbeaurallyseatswithfullharnesssafetybelts,usingrearstainlesssteelrollcagemounting.

IgnitionStarterbutton.

ElectricalPowercut-offsafetyswitch.

Massive

RobBaker


smart with wings updated

Rob Baker is manager of smartarse-design WatfordTel: 01923 288199


alien smart

PhotoscourtesyofJimmyWongandTomCrawford

Alien smart

“Alien”-OwnerDavidHunt,bodyshoptechnicianatSmarts-R-Us

David’s smart first materialized attheNewark,smartbeateventinthesummer.Areallyuniquecustomsmartwithadistinctivegreenpaintjobandhighlymodified body styling. Still aworkinprogress,“Alien”turnedmorethanafewheads.

ReappearingattheLondontoBrightonrally,“Alien”wasontheSmarts-R-Usdisplaynexttoourownsmartimesstand.Wehadagoodlookaroundandthoughtitoutofthisworld.Ithadnowbeensightedbyalargenumbersofhumansso,wasproofthat“Alien”lifeexists-ifonlyintheouterreachesofNottingham, David’s home town.

Specifications:

Body work: Mynheer bodykit with much custom blending of panels and fitment of Peugeot206lights.ThepaintisTriumphRoulettegreenwithaPhosphorescenttintinthelacquersothatitglowsinthedark.

Wheels: Toora T-350 8x18’s on rear, 7x17’s on the front and custom painted in satin JaguarTitaniumpaintwithhandpolishedspokes.

Suspension: SpaxfullyadjustableRSXcoilovers.

Exhaust : Modified ART carbon motorbike can.

Nextonthe“Alien”agendaistheICEinstall,whichbyallaccountswillbegalactic.


Mac in smart - TurkeyI have been using Mac laptops throughout my college years in USA. When I first saw the smart during a holiday in Istanbul, Turkey, I planned to buy a smart fortwo. After my college life from USA, I moved back to my country of birth Turkey. WhenImovedtoIstanbul,thebiggestcityofTurkey,Ibought2005MercedesSL350.ItwasabigcarforIstanbul.ButwhenIplannedtomodifyasmartfortwowithMacMini theme,I started to search fora smart fortwoat thedealers.IreallywantedtobuildaMacinsideaminicar.IsoldmySL350andpurchasedasmartfortwo.Interesting,huh!BeforeexplainingwhatIchangedincar,IjustwanttothankSavniOkcuandhis teamfor all thehelp.Installationwasorganizedwith thehelpofOKCU(www.okcu.net), I allowed fifteen days for this job.Thenamesmartisanamalgamationofnames:SforSwatch,MforMercedesand Art for art’s sake. The reason I created this kind of car is I am a big fan of Macs and I just wanted to show how a Mac Fan’s life is to everybody.

Several other reasons:

1.TheIntelMacMinipackageisincrediblysmall.Yougetacomputer,memory,DVD/CDplayerallinonetinybox.AlsoIntelMacistheonlymachineouttherethatcanrunMacOSXandWindowsXPsystemsrightnow.

2. The box fits inside a single DIN head unit space, except for the cables sticking outtheback.YoucanaddbothBluetoothandwirelessinsideofonesmallcomputer.With the introduction of Apple’s Mac mini, a whole new realm of inexpensive in-car computingandentertainmentisnowpossible.ThesmallformfactoroftheMacminimakesitaperfectsolutionforinstallationinareaswithlimitedspace-likeacar.TherobustfeaturesetoftheMacmini,alongwiththemulti-mediapowerofMacOSX,makesforanexcellentplatformtocreateacompletemobilemediasystem.

3.TheCarnetixP1900givesyouanexcellentpowersolutionforcomparablepriceastheMac.TheMinigivesyousleepandnearly-instantonthatworksverywell.About3secondsfromcarstarttomusicplayingandtheUSBdevicesworkwell.Again,youcangetthisonthePCaswell,buttheMinidoesitverywell.

4.Ihaveover17,000songsandover300musicvideosiniTunes,whichprovidein-vehicle entertainment. I don’t change one music CD to other while I am driving. All my entertainmentstuffisinmyMacMini.

5. Apple’s Front Row and iTunes are running on the Mac mini for video and audio playback. My Nokia 9300i Bluetooth cell phone uses Apple’s Address Book to display thecallerIDandtheirpicturesonthescreenwhenacallcomesin.Icansimplyanswerorignorethecallviathetouchscreen-nomorelookingdownatthephone.

6. The Mac mini’s built-in AirPort WiFi connection is used for wireless web access. When I am not in rage of a WiFi connection the Nokia 9300i’s Bluetooth dial-up connectionandGSMoperatorkeepmeconnected.

MAIN UNIT:

1.Computer: MyMacMini(1.5GHzCPU,1GBRam,100GBHDD, SuperDrive)isequippedwithBluetoothtoallowwireless mouseandkeyboard,andabuiltinAirportcardtopermit connectingtohotspotsforinternetaccesswhileonthego.

2.Screen: Xenarc1020TSV10.4”Touchscreen.ItcapablewithMacOSX

3.PowerSupply:Currently,thereisonlyonesupplierofDC-DCpower suppliesfortheMini-CarnetixP1900DC-DCpowersupply. RunningtheMacminiinconstantsleepmode.TheCPU wakesautomaticallyfromsleepwhentheignitionisturned on(inapproximately3seconds).TheP1900putstheMacmini intosleepmodewhentheignitionisturnedoff(approximately 10seconds).TheMacminiisinsleepmodewhencaris turnedoff.TheP1900alsopowersXenarchmonitor(turns on/offwithignition).

INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS:

1.Theoriginalcentreconsolewasremovedandacustomoneconstructed.Wemadebrackets inside the console to have the Mac Mini and touch screen fit in just right, yet theMacMiniisquickandsimpletoremove.AllyouhavetodotoremovetheMacisjustopenuptheconsolelid,unplugthecablesfromit,andpullitout.

2.Front,rearanddoorspeakerspanelscustomdesigned.Wehavealreadycompletelyremovedtheexistingupgradedstereoandarereplacingit with a dedicated two Rockford Fosgate amplifiers, new MB Quart speakers, and apoweredsub-woofer.10piecesofMBQuartspeakersinstalledtomysmart;fourspeakersandfourtweetersbehindthedriverandpassengerseats,twospeakersinthedoors.Additionally,weaddedapoweredRockfordFosgatePunchforsomeextrabasstofrontofpassengerseat.


Mac in smart - TurkeyFrontSpeakers: MBQuartDSE213DoorSpeakers: MBQuartRCE164BehindSpeakers: MBQuartRCE210Amplifiers : 1. Rockford Fosgate Punch P450.4 2.RockfordFosgatePunchP250.2Subwoofer: RockfordFosgateP210S4SignalProcessor: RockfordFosgate3.sixtyCapacitor: RockfrodFosgate

3. Griffin Powermate controls volume for the entire system and castsacool-lookingblueglowthatcontrastsnicelyatnight.

4.Ontheroad,anexternalreaderistheidealcompanionforyourdigitalmedia.ImaginebeingabletoputawayyourdigitalcameraUSBcableandsimplycopypicturesviaacardbyopeningupadirectwithmyMacMini.MultimediaCardReadertoMacMini(compact flash / micro drive / smart media / secure digital card / memorystick/memorystickPRO/XD-picture)

5.3-portUSBHUBusedasUSBcableconcentratorandabridgebetween Mac’s USB host controller and USB devices.

6.ExternalAv-IntoXenarchTouchscreenforPSP,PS2orotherproductswithAV-Out

7.CheckouttheApplelogodesignedintothefrontspeakerpanel-anicetouch!

8.Thesmartisnotnarrowbutthelackofpassengerwindowcontrol on the driver’s side is unforgivable. We add small controller forpassengerwindow.Powerwindowsareone-touchdownandup

9.Allstandardbuttonsunderthedashmovedtorightsideofsteeringwheel.

10.Bothwindowstinted

11. We don’t want to buy everything on iTunes, that is not economical.Luckily,MigliahasbroughtTVTunerportabilityintotheforefrontwithTVMicro,whichwillenableyoutorecordallofyourfavouriteshowsrightonyourMac.Ithasabigsizeremotecontrol.Weconnecteditunderthedash.TVMicrodeliversagreatpictureandiscompactenoughtotakewithyouonanyjourney.TVMicrousesUSB2.0,connectyourantennaorcableandstartwatchingTV!

12.Inputdevices:FreedomMiniBluetoothKeyboard,AppleRemote, Griffin Powermate, Nokia 9300i

13. Standard Handbrake doesn’t have gaiter. We made one from realleather.

SOFTWARES: 1. AppleFrontRow:Easiestandfastestwaytoopenpicturesand musicwhiledriving.2. SallingClicker:tocontrolsystemviaNokia9300i3. TouchStrokesKeyStrokes:IamusingmostlyBluetooth FreedomminikeyboardbutIsometimesneedtousetouch screenkeyboard.4. BluePhoneElite:Displaysignalandbatterymetersinthedock ormenubarincludingroamandchargestatusandthecurrent networkname.Send/ReceiveSMSmessageseasilyusingSMS Chat.RetrievescallerIDusingthephoneorAddressBook (includingphoto,ifavailable)

EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS:1. Bothfrontbrakepadcoverspaintedtostreamgreen(original ofmyfortwostreamgreencolour)andwrotesmartoncover.2. OriginalsmartwiperschangedtoSiliconeWipers3. BigAppleLogotopofbackwheels4. AppleLogoandMacOSDock(withGenieEffect)onback window5. Turkish flag (iTunes registered logo) 6. Turkmaclogo-likeMacFinderlogobutmineiswithmoustache (www.turkmac.com Turkish Mac user’s web site) 7. Twolinefronttothebackwithblacksticker8. Webpageaddresssticker(www.MACinsmart.com)9. SomefunnyiPodicons.

manDrinkingwaterwithiPod,manThrowingtrashwithiPod,man Escaping from fire with iPod, man Running man with iPod

Bahaeddin NakibogluGaziantep,Turkey


WhirlpoolSMINT’s roadster diary byPhilipEgan

I’m so dizzy, my head is spinningLike a whirlpool, it never ends And it’s you girl, making it spinYou’re making me dizzyI wasn’t sure where to begin with this instalment of the diary but I thought that the above lyrics summed up my last few months of roadster ownership perfectly.I have gone from extremes of sweet and sour to sweet again since submitting my last diary and I think that the best way to explain the different sequence of events on this occasion is by taking things in chronological order.First of all I should warn you that my latest instalment is not entirely smart-based – haters of other vehicle marques look away now!

21st July 2006FollowingalovelyweekofperfectsunnyweatheronholidayinPadstow,CornwallIdecidedthatwhenitwastimetobuyafamilycarinafewyearstimeIwouldbuyanearlyVolkswagencampervansothatIcouldownavehiclewithmore than two seats yet still be unique enough to fit in with mypersonalityandquestforindividuality.

6th August 2006I joined a couple of couple of VW Camper forums to find outifowningacamperanddrivingoneonadailybasiswasapracticalideaandthatIwouldbeabletoaffordoneingoodconditionbeforesettingmyheartontheidea.Joiningcamperforumsturnedouttobeaverydangerousmove!Regular readers may realise by now that I don’t do things by halves and when I get an idea into my head I can’t let thingslie.

20th August 2006Attended my first VW Camper show, just to find out a bit moreinformationonwhatthedifferentagesandmodelsoffersothatwhenreadytopurchaseoneinafewyearsIwouldknowwhattolookoutfor.Goingtotheshowseemedtobeevenmoreriskythanjoiningaforum.BytheendofthedayIknewexactlywhatmodelandageofcamperIwouldwant,andthetroublewasIwantedoneNOW!

31st August 2006BythisstageIhadgottothepointofrandomlyofferingmycartosellersofsuitablecampersonapartexchangebasisandIwasgettingnowherefast.Idecidedthattheonlyway

that I would find out once and for all if a camper wasarealisticpropositionwouldbetoputmycarupforsaleoneBaytoseeifitwouldsellforthepricethatIneededittosellfor.

9th September 2006Iattendedmysecondcampershow,whichwasVanfestattheThreeCountiesshowgroundinMalvern.TheshowwasabsolutelyhugeincomparisontoeventhebiggestsmarteventsthatIhaveattended;thisofcourseismainlydowntothefactthattheVWscenehasbeenaroundforalotlongerthanthesmartscene!Thisshowbroughthomerealitytomethateventhevansthatareinmypricerangehavecertainlyseenbetterdays.ItwasatthispointthatIrealisedthatIwouldonlybehappyifIcouldgetafullyrefurbishedcamper.Despite having some very firm interest, which was notfollowedupbychanginghandsofmoneyandcar,theauctiondidnotreachmyreserveprice.Ihadverymixedemotions–IwasguttedIwouldn’t be able to live the dream of having a camperbutIhadalsofallenbackinlovewithmycarafterspendinglotsoftimegettingitimmaculateinsideandoutreadyforthesale.Ialsohadlotsmoreideasformycarforthefuture,howeverIhadorderedanengagementringbythisstagewiththeintentiontoproposetoCarlawithinthenearfuturesoanyplanswouldhavetobeputonholdforatleastayear.

13th September 2006Didyoureadthelastparagraphaboutputtingplansonholdforatleastayear?WellthatwastheplanuntilIhappenedtobecatchinguponthelatestpostsonthesmartmaniacssiteintheearlymorningwhenInoticedthatCraigAxehadupgradedtheturboonhis80bhproadstertoalargerturbobyBIGPerformance.IcontactedCraigtocongratulatehimonhislatestbatch of modifications and thought that I would find outifhewasplanningonsellingtheimmaculate80bhpturbothathehadremovedfromhiscar.Herepliedtosaythathewouldsellhisturboandthat I because I was the first to contact him I would get first refusal. WithinfourdaysIhadgonefromhavingsomeplansformycarin2008,noneofwhichweretodowiththeperformanceofmycar,tocommittingmyselftobuyinganewturbo!

15th September 2006Aspartofmymissiontoraisecashfortheturbo,my starting point was advertising the self-amplified sub that had been fitted in my car. Despite being veryhappywiththissubitwassomethingthatI


SMINT’s roadster diary byPhilipEgan Whirlpool

had removed to prepare my car for it’s sale any way and I knew it would sell quickly due to it’s qualityanddesirability.AsithappensIsoldittofellowsmartimescontributorIanDolphinwhowasverypleasedwiththesoundwhenIinstalleditinhiscaraspartofthedeal.

16th September 2006AsthiswasthelastweekendbeforetheLondontoBrightoneventIwantedtomakesurethatIhaddoneeverythingIcouldpossiblydotoensurethere weren’t any imperfections in my car. The onlythingsthatwerepreyingonmymindwerethedirty/rustylookofmybrakedrums,callipers,andwheelnutssoIsetaboutremovingeachwheelinturnandpaintingtherelevantpartsinHammeritesmoothpaintinblack.Thiswastoimprovethelookaswellaspreventfurtherrustinginfuture.

19th September 2006I arrived at my office to read an e-mail saying thatIhadnotmadeitintotheshort-listforthemost modified competition. I was frustrated and disappointedthatmycarhadnotbeenclassedasone of the top seven most modified roadsters that hadenteredthecompetition.Ofcoursemebeingme I couldn’t keep my frustration to myself and I postedmyfeelingsonthevariousUKsmartforumswithinminutes,aswellase-mailingthepeoplewhowere making the decisions to find out if there was anappealprocess.

21st September 2006I arrived at my office after being at a customer’s siteforadayandahalftobealittleembarrassedbythefactthatIhadreceivedareplytomye-mailregarding an appeal to find out that I had been acceptedafterare-think.

23rd September 2006CarlaandmehadbookedintooneoftheTravelodge’s at the Heston services on the M4 alongwithcountlessothersmartownerstoavoidalongdrivestraighttotheBrooklandsstartpointfortheLondontoBrightoneventontheSundaymorning.ThegoodthingaboutdoingthiswasthatitextendedtheeventasitgaveuschancetocatchupandmeetpeopleontheSaturdayeveningwhowe hadn’t met before.

24th September 2006ThemorningoftheLondontoBrightoncouldnothavestartedanyworse-therewastorrentialrain,wehademergedfromthehoteljustastheconvoywasleaving,andwegotlostonthewaytothestartpoint!LuckilyahelpfulshopkeeperpointedusintherightdirectionandbythetimewehadarrivedatBrooklandsandnotenteredtheAstonMartinareatheweatherhadbrightenedupandtherewasn’t a cloud in the sky which gave us chance togivethecaraquickwipedownreadyforphotographs to be taken by one of the official DCUKphotographers.

The convoy to the finish point at Brighton Race Course all went toplanandtheorganisationanddirectionsseemedmuchmoreimprovedcomparedtopreviousLondontoBrightoneventsthatIhaveattended.

WhenwearrivedatBrightonRaceCourseIwasevenmoreembarrassed by my complaints at not making the most-modified short list as I discovered that there were only seven modified smarts intotal–notjustsevenroadsters!AlthoughIwasobviouslypleasedthatmycarhadmadeittothelistIfeltmorethanalittleguiltyabouttheotherexcellentcarsthatwerenotondisplay.Ithinkthatforfutureeventsthereshouldbealargerareadedicatedsoshowcarseveniftheyarenotjudgedbecauseastheyearsgobytherewillonlybeanincreaseinthenumberofmodified cars and getting a chance to see what has been done to the variouscarsiswhatmakesthedayformostowners.ImustsayaquickhellotothevariousmemberswhoImetforthefirst time over the weekend as well as those who I have known for awhilenow.Itwasgoodtocatchupwithpeopleandputnamestofacesandthankstothosewhowishedmeallthebestinthecompetition.

Thingsweretogetbetterduringtheeveningaswehadbookedintoamod-themedroomatafunkyhotelinBrightoncalledHotelPelirocco.ItwasherewhereIdecidedtoproposetoCarlaandthankfullyshesaidyes,mindyouifshehadsaidnoIcouldhavesoldtheringtoraise cash for more modifications to the roadster. (This is a joke by the way!!!)

25th September 2006WespentthefollowingdayshoppinginthevariousindependentshopsinthelanesofBrightonduringwhichCarlaspottedasmallwoollen“Julius”monkeycreatedbyfashionhousePaulFrankthathappenedtobeinanidenticalcolourtomyroadster.Thismonkeyis now fixed to the rear of my passenger seat looking out at following

traffic.

SummaryWellthereyouhaveit,alistofeventsspanningalmosttwomonthswhichisverytypicalofmyroadsterownershipsofar,involvingmechangingdecisionsfromoneweektothenextanddoingeverythingapartfromwhatIhadgotplanned.

Asyoucanimaginewithaweddingtoplanandfinance my car will be taking a back seat over the coming12monthsbutbythetimeyoureadthisIwillhavesoldmostofmybelongingsonebay,withtheexceptionofmycar,andIwillhopefullyhaveaboxofnice shiny performance parts ready to be fitted when time and finances will allow.

That’s the plan any way, who knows whether I will sticktomyplansthistime…


smartboy and his smartcar – trial and error It has been a busy fall with regard to “modding” my smart fortwo. Going through a number of changes there have been of course trial and error and mistakes – some good – some not so good.

The dual exhaust that was purchased to go onthe car lasted only a few weeks before the downpipe cracked in three spots. This CDI “Blindy”exhaust didn’t stand up well. Looking at the design, inflexibility for the torque of the CDI engine was the suspected cause. Not good news, but itdoesopenup themarket forothermanufacturerswho may have a better “fit” for our Canadian CDI engines. Certainly the sporty “look”ofmy smartwaswelcomed,aswasthethroatyexhaustnoteandextraperformance… so, the searchand testingofbetter designed mufflers continues.

LeatherwasalwayssomethingthatIwantedonmysmartcar.WhenIreceivedmycar,afterasevenmonthwait, Iwent forwhat I couldget. BungeeRedinteriorwasmychoicealthoughIalwayswishedMercedeshadmadecolourleathersotherthansimplygrey.Findingafantasticleatherartisan,Inowhavestark white leather seats. I’m not done of course, as IwillbecombiningLeatherandBungeeRedDoorsandDashforthenext issueofsmartimes.Ihavetosay the leatherquality isbeautiful– rich,deepandsoft.Overstuffed,theseatsfeelwonderfulwithburned orange stitching to match the bungee redinterior(whichweallknowisreallyorange).Next,asIsaid,leatherdash,clothandleatherdoors,andafewmoretastefulleathersurprises.

To add to the interior look I have addedMichalakRiver Silver Dash Trim pieces – love em - and the fit and finish is simply outstanding.

Keeping with the interior upgrades, I am nowsportinganewcruisecontrolunit.Thismodelwaseasytoinstallandworkslikeacharm.ThisoptionisnotavailableonCanadiansmartsbutshouldbe.Setfor “North American” standards it’s easy to use and functionsasastockcruisecontrolshould…Start,Stop,Resume,AccelerateandDecelerate–lovethecruise.

At the same time I installed, with a DIY kit, thechrome and brushed-metal starter button. Witha simple and light touch the CDI burbles to life,sounding like a clothes dryer full of ball bearings.Witha#1and#2settingthereisnofearofusingthepushbuttonstartinourverycoldwintersandwarmingglowplugs.

Moving to the exterior I’ve upgraded my 15” Brabus rims,and15X55X15rearwheels, to beautiful16”Michalakrimswearing195X15X40seriestiresallthewayround.Thecarhandleslikeitisnow“onrails”and holds the course and straight line amazinglywell,evenincrosswinds.Thetireswhilegivingafirmer ride are not punishing. Come the spring will seethissetupenhancedwithloweredsprings.

Continuing with exterior modifications (and after seeingthemovieTokyoDrift)Idecidedthatsomedoordecalsandnewthickwhitestripingforthecarwas inorder. Cutoutofvinyl thesestickershavea warranty of five years – I am sure I’ll change the designlongbeforethen.

Therearemanymorechangesinstoreformysmartbut it’s been a busy fall … stay tuned …

smartboy


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OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT FUEL CONSUMPTION FIGURES SMART FORTWO CABRIO PASSION (MPG/LITRES PER 100KM): URBAN 43.5/6.5, EXTRA URBAN 61.4/4.6, COMBINED 53.3/5.3.C02 EMISSIONS (G/KM) 116. Car featured is a smart fortwo passion cabrio at £10,065 on the road. Prices are on the road and include VAT, delivery, 12 months’ road fund licence, number plates, first registration fee and a full tank of fuel. Prices correct at time of going to print (07/06). Terms and conditions apply. Offer subject to availability.

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Door speakers upgraded with matching Alpine’s to complement dash set-up and balance performance

Over the summer we made some improvements to the ICE installation in the project car. The Alpine dash speakers were producing such good quality sound the JBL 5.25 door speakers were just out classed and added little but infill.

WesourcestheAlpine:SPR-17LP-16.5cmcoaxialspeakerstomatchtheAlpine:SPR-17LS-16.5cmcomponentsusedonthedashfromwww.caraudiosecurity.com.

The fitting proved straight forward as the JBL’s had been recessed in to the door pocket mouldings. The Alpines were flush mounted,therecessallowingforthegreaterdiameterandtheadditionaldepthforthelargermagnateontheAlpines.

Atthispointwealsoreplacethe4channelampwhichhadsufferedduringitsmanyremovalsandrepositioningwithinthecar.WeselectedtheVoodooWarrior4ChannelAmplifier 400W RMS from http://www.voodoocaraudio.co.ukThishadbeenrecommendedtousandonlisteningtoaninstallinaroadsterwereimpressedenoughtopurchaseitthesameday.

Withthenewcomponentsinstalledwewantedtoset-upthesystemcorrectly,testingthespeakersandbalancingoutput.MikeNortheastsuppliedacompetitionset-upCDandwespentanhourorsoadjustingtheinstallforrangeandfrequency,balanceandeffect.

Giventhatoutcustomsubboxisnotoptimisedforthe12”sub,theoverresultsofthecompleteinstallareexceptional,nowshowingtheimperfectionsinoriginalCDrecordingquality.

Whatnext?Wellyouwillhavetowaitandsee,butImayjustlookatadditionalrears.

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OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT FUEL CONSUMPTION FIGURES SMART ROADSTER (MPG/LITRES PER 100KM): URBAN 43.5/6.5, EXTRA URBAN 62.8/4.5, COMBINED 54.3/5.2. C02 EMISSIONS(G/KM) 121. Car featured is a smart roadster with optional sports package at £14,140 on the road. Prices are on the road and include VAT, delivery, 12 months’ road fund licence, number plates, first registration fee and a full tank of fuel. Prices correct at time of going to print (07/06). Terms and conditions apply. Offer subject to availability.

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AFTER

We installed the Bilstien PSS suspension kit back in spring this year and featured them inour summer issue. At the time we were running the project car on 195 x 40 x 16 all round. Thesystem was set low and hard.

Intheautumnissueweaddedthewidestarreararchesandswapedthewheelsfor195x45x16frontand245x45x17rear.Afterrunningthecarforafewweekswenoticesomescrubbingontherearandfawlingonthefrontwhenonfulllock.

Normalythiswouldmeananewsetofsuspensionorrevertingbacktothesmallerwheels.TheBilstienPSShoweverisadjustable.Sowetookthewheelsoffandadjustedtheblacklockingnutupward20mmeffectivelyshorteningandcompressingthespringsonthefrontdampers.Ontherearweagainwoundthelocknutsup20mm.

Theoveralleffectwasperfect.thescrubbingetcwascured,withtherideeffectivelysoftenedslightlyduetothenatureoftheprogressivedampingmakingthecarmorecomfortablethanbefore.

AfewweekslaterIwasaskedaboutthehandlingonthecarandwhilediscussingthisIhadtoadmitthatthefrontfeltabitlightformystyleofdriving.Ireallywantedtheheightbutmoretensionfromthefrontdampers.

ThenextstepwouldmeanfullyadjustablekitslikeSPAX,KoniandKW.Waytoexpensiveforus.Thenalifeline, KW had a fortwo kit to test, the first in the UK. Whatanopportunity!WewillbeworkingwithKWandsmartarsedesignoverthenextmonthtodevelopthestandard kit for modified wheel sizes. A full reportinournextissue

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OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT FUEL CONSUMPTION FIGURES SMART FORFOUR RANGE (MPG/LITRES PER 100KM): URBAN 34.9-44.8/6.3-8.1, EXTRA URBAN 55.4-68.9/4.1-5.1, COMBINED 45.6-58.8/47.1-6.2. C02 EMISSIONS (G/KM) 116-133. Car featured is a smart forfour pulse 1.1 with optional ‘moveline’ alloy wheels at £9,430 on the road. Prices are on the road and include VAT, delivery, 12months’ road fund licence, number plates, first registration fee and a full tank of fuel. Prices correct at time of going to print (07/06). Terms and conditions apply. Offer subject to availability.

Armourfend-protection for your smart Armourfend is known in the UK for vehicle paint protection, using 3M film. Smartarse Design are authorised sellers and installers having recently under gone full training by Armourfend. Thenewserviceswasdemonstratedinauniquewayattheopendayonthe28thOctattheir Watford unit. The 3M film was applied to the glass roof of Ian Dolphin’s Brit-Tiny. The film will protectagainststonedamageandtheshatteringofthepanoramicglassroof.Theshattering,oncethetopicofainvestigativetelevisionprogramontheBBChaslongbeenahottopiconthefortwo. Ian is also having the front of Brit-Tiny’s UnionJackpaintworkprotectedwiththe3Mfilm. The amazing custom paint is a work of artandworththeinvestment.KeepingitinthebestpossibleconditionforallthosesmartmeetsandeventsBrit-Tinyattends.TheCADtemplateforthesmartbodyallows the film to be cut by machine, ensuring a perfect fit.

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The film is treated and moved into position The film is manipulated into shape Final trimming to shape and job done


Tints? vinyl finishing





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In the last issue of

smartimes (Autumn 06) we

showed the vinyl design for our rear

quarter windows. Thesewere

conceivedasaneatwaytohidethebubblededging

ofthetinting.Thebubblingoccursoveraperiodoftime,

duetothegasesproducedbytheplasticmaterialtherearquarter

windowsaremadefrom.Thisisawellknownissue,whichisatpresentun

predictableduringtheapplicationprocessandcanmanifestitselfdaysorweeksafterapplication of the tint film. Thedesignweproducedmatchesthefrontwingcutouts,developedfromtheMichalak head light kit on the car. The final resultsarestunning,givingacompleteblacklookwithnoroughedgesorbubblingtobeseenfromthetinting.Wearesoimpressedwiththeresult,wehavelookedatofferingarangeofthesestickersindifferentdesignsinblack,silverorglassetch. Asoliddesignwouldmakeacheapalternativetotintingtherearquarterwindowsin the first place. While we believe cut designs wouldworkverywellonstandarduntintedwindows.Itisalsopossibletohavecustomdesignscutatanextracost.

Standarddesigns£29.95incUKP&PCustom£39.95dependentoncomplexity.

Ifyouliketheideathenemailusatinfo@smartimes.co.ukforfurtherinformation.

Note:thestickerswillreducethevisionthroughthewindow.

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the X-GaugeWelte Engineering’s X-GaugeIn 1597, Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is power”. Over 400 years later he is still very right! ThesmartECUknowsalmosteverythingabout thecar it is in.Hundreds of times a second, it correlates data from countlesssensors throughout the car. It finely balances all the figures to make thecardrive in theway it is supposed toandkeeps thewhole thing efficient.

The information is there, but what good is information if you can’t accessit?

TheECUmayknowthecoolantistoohotandmaydamagetheengine. It may know the airflow rate is down, in fact it might knowalotofthingsbutwhatisitgoingtodoabouttheproblemsthatoccur?Itwillshowalightormakeabeepingsoundatyoulikeyouaresupposedtounderstandwhatitwants.

Computers are fine until something goes wrong and then you have to get a human involved. One way to fix your smart was to takeittoasmartdealerwheretheywouldpluginanotherdumbcomputerandtellyoutherewasnofault.Theotherwaywastochangeafewthingsandhopeitsortedtheproblemout.

ThefactisthatalltheinformationyouneedoccurswhiledrivingandthatiswhytheX-Gaugeisthemostimportantsmartproductthisyearandprobablynextyearaswell!

Let’s take a look at the parameters it can call from the ECU:

1 Trouble codes

2 Fuel system status

3 Engine load

4 Coolant temperature

5 Short term fuel trim

6 Long term fuel trim

7 Intake absolute pressure

8 Engine RPM

9 Vehicle speed

10 Ignition timing advance

11 Air intake temperature

12 Air flow rate

13 Absolute throttle position

14 Secondary air status

15 Lambda sensor 1 voltage

16 Lambda sensor 2 voltage

Itmaynotbeobviousforthenoviceuserhowthisinformationcanbeused,soIwillgointopossibilitieslateron.

InadditiontotheECUparameters,theX-Gaugecanalsoproducea few of its own calculated parameters usually working frominformationtakenfromtheECU:

1 Current fuel consumption

2 Average fuel consumption

3 Maximum speed

4 Acceleration

5 Maximum acceleration

6 Turbo cool down time

Theseparametersareabitmoreusefulforeverydaydriving.

TheX-Gaugecanalsoshowfournon-ECUparameters:

1 Time

2 Date

3 Battery voltage

4 Inside temperature

How to use the X-GaugeHowyouusetheX-Gaugeisuptoyou.Manywillpurchaseitforuseasaboostgauge,aclockorarevcounterbutthemoreindepthyougothemoreitcanhelpyou.

TheinitialtestthatIperformedwastotrytogetbettermilespergallonfrommysmart.Iselectedthefollowingparameterstobedisplayed:

1 Engine load

2 Short term fuel trim

3 Long term fuel trim

4 Intake pressure

5 Throttle position

6 Battery voltage

7 Time

A full tank of petrol usually lasts me 10 days and for the first 5 daysIdroveasIwouldnormally.IkeptaneyeonthereadingsgivenoutbytheX-GaugeandwashappywiththempgIwasgetting.

Inthose5daysIhadnoticedthatkeepingthecaroutoftheboost range increasedmpg dramatically and that lifting theaccelerator by only 5mm would help enormously. For theremainderofthetankoffuelbykeepingoutoftheboostrangeandbeinglessheavyontheacceleratorImanagedanextra20mpgandthepetrolthatshouldhavelasted5dayseventuallylasted7.

ThemainproblemwasIwasdrivinglikeagrandma!AlthoughI didn’t care as I was more intent on bettering my mpg on everyrun.

Prove your modsI then considered how the X-Gauge would help the modifiers in thesmartcommunity.TheX-Gaugecanbesetuptogiveyouquiteaccurate0–60timeswhichisOKforthe“mineisfasterthan yours” type of modifier.

Imagine you fit a performance air filter. How would you know ifitwasbetterthantheoriginalsmartone?Youcouldreadtheinfoonthewebsiteandbelieveitallandcomeawayactuallyknowing nothing, or you could use the X-Gauge to monitorthe airflow into the engine before and after fitting. The same parametercanbeusedfornewintercoolerpipes,TIKpipes,airscoopsandturbos.

Airinlettemperaturecantellyouifthecoldfeedfromtheairfilter is actually sucking up cold air or if the new intercooler scoopisdoingitsjobproperly.Absoluteair intakepressurecan tellyou if thenewturbo is functioningaswellorbetterthanbefore,oriftheremapyoujusthadputonincreasestheboost.

The possibilities for modifiers are endless and only limited by yourownimagination.

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the X-Gauge continued...


Troubleshooting your carWheretheX-Gaugereallyexcelsistroubleshooting.Ifawarninglightisshownonthedash,theECUwilllogafaultcode.TheX-Gaugecanreadthefaultcodeswhicharethencross-referencedonlinetogiveyouthecauseoftheproblem.TheseerrorcodescanalsobedeletedfromtheECU.

Alternators don’t tend to die overnight so keeping an eye on the battery voltage canpredict a future problem, saving you thehassle of having a car that suddenly won’t start and having to run around trying to find somewhere to fit a new alternator.

Coolant temperature can be monitored to determine airlocksorradiatorfaults.Turboproblemssuchasacrackedmanifoldcan be diagnosed using absolute intake pressure. A blowingexhaustwillshowupasaslightvariationonthelambdasensorvoltages. A sticking throttle plate can be identified using the throttlepositionparameter.

Again, the list goes on. As more people get the X-Gauge adatabaseofparameterscanbestoredthatcouldbeusedasareferenceforotherownerswhoarehavingtroubles.

Itismucheasiertodetermineaproblemwhenyoucanstatethefacts and figures.

Fitting the X-GaugeThe icing on the cake of the X-Gauge is the ease of fitting and use.

The X-Gauge PCB is housed in the clock pod that comes asstandard with most smart city/fortwo models. Don’t fret about losingtheclockastheX-Gaugecandisplaythetimealso.

Fitting is very easy and shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes even for a beginner and it doesn’t require any specialist tools to aid fitment.

Theoriginal clock isdisconnectedand the internals removed.Nothing is done during fitting that cannot be reverted to standard.TheX-GaugewiresarethreadedoutofthepodandthePCBcanbepushedinplace.Aconnectorispushedontothenewwiresandconnectedtowheretheclockplugwasoriginallypluggedin.

ThatisitforpowertotheX-Gauge.YounowhavetorunthetwowirestotheOBDport.Thiscanbeinoneoftwoplacesbutbothare easy to find and documented in the excellent 28 page fitting guidethatcomeswiththeX-Gauge.

ThetwowiresareinsertedintoaplugthatcomeswiththekitandinsertedintotheOBDportandthatisthejobcompleted.

Living with the X-GaugeOnstartingthecar theX-Gaugespringsto life inanamazingyellowaura,displaysafewstart-uppicturesbeforesettlingonthe information screen. The information canbe laidout inafewwaysandeachoftheparameterscanbemovedtooneofseveral positions including one large central position for yourmostimportantbitofinfo.

It is recommended you decide what parameters you wantdisplayedbeforeyoudriveoffalthough it isvery tempting tohave a fiddle with the parameters whilst at a set of traffic lights. Don’t be surprised if you get beeped when you miss the traffic lightsgoinggreenthough!

For a few days you will find you are mesmerised by its glow –theroadreallydoescomesecondsobecareful.Afterthosefirst few days you will start ignoring the glow and appreciating the information. It’s not long after that you can safely use the X-Gaugeinformationforeverydaydriving.

X-Gauge and the roadsterOriginally, it wasn’t expected to work with the roadster so I took myX-GaugeovertosmartLakesideandNickJamesletmeplugitintooneoftheircustomerreturnedroadsters.

Itworked100%asitwoulddointhefortwo-justbypluggingallofthewiringintotheOBDport.Thissuppliesthepowersonootherwiringisnecessary.

Two things need to be known by a roadster owner wanting to fit anX-Gauge:

1. Thescreenwillnotdimwhenthelightsareturnedon,asthatinfoisnotavailableontheOBDport.Selfdimmingcanbeaddedbysimplyapplying the correct wire to a light switched live but it’s down to you and notcoveredinthemanual.

UPDATE:Anewandmuchsimplerwiringsolutionhasbeen foundusingthesameconnectionsasthatonthefortwo.Thismeansthatthedimmingfeaturenowworkscorrectly.Again,infocanbefoundonwww.evilution.co.ukandanupdateshouldsoonbeavailablefromWelteEngineering.

2. The X-Gauge is not designed to fit the roadster pods so a fortwo clock mustbesourcedandthepositioningisuptoyou.

At the timeofwriting there is a3rdparty lookingatmakingapod forthe roadster but the price is very high at the present as they are allprototypes.

Alternative fitmentsThereisnothingtosaythattheX-Gaugehastogointoaclockpodorindeedonthedashboard.Ihavealreadyseenonemountedin the under stereo drawer and the newest firmware allows the screen to be flipped so a clock pod could be installed upside down fromtheroof.

Home-madecustomX-Gaugeholderswilleventuallybeabundantasthereisnolackofpartsorideaswhenitcomestothesmartcommunity.

Taking the X-Gauge a step furtherAssoonasIgotmyX-GaugemythoughtsledtomakingaHUD(HeadUpDisplay)asseeninmilitaryaircraftandsomeexpensivecars.LuckilyImanagedtopersuadeRolandWelte,themakeroftheX-Gauge, to include the reversescreenoption in themenumakingthisprojecta loteasiertodo.Atthetimeofwritingitisnotacompletedprojectbutcheckouttheprogressatwww.evilution.co.ukundertheX-Gaugeheading.

Need more info?If you need to know more your first port of call should be the official website, http://www.welte-engineering.chwhereyoucandownloadthenewestinstallationguideandusermanual.Ifyourquestions still aren’t answered you should head to www.evilution.co.ukandclickontheforumheading.TheforumhasadedicatedareaforX-GaugequestionsandRolandisamoderator.

The important extrasThe price of the unit doesn’t reflect how well it’s made or how gooditactuallyis.

The X-Gauge currently retails at €199 which is about £140 (plus postageandpackaging).Thisisastealcomparedtootherunitsonthemarket.

Youcanselect1of5languages(English,German,French,ItalianandSpanish).

Thereare5differentdisplaymodeswhichcanbeadvantageousdependingonwhichparametersyouselect.

ConclusionGet one, don’t wait and don’t ask questions. Justget one. You’ll begladyoudid.

Kane

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TomTom 510We have watched the satnav market develop over the last few years and have a TR30 speed camera system installed in the car. When we read that the new TomTom series of portable satnav systems featured navigation, speed camera and a Bluetooth hands free mobile phone system, we felt it was the right time to consolidate and have all these features in the car for both navigation and safety. WechosetheTomTomGO510basedonthesefeaturesandprice(£340)overthe710and910.

Easy to use:Hands-Free Calling and Hi-Fi audio:• Clear & accurate spoken and visual instructions:Easy tofollow,calminstructionsgivenwithplentyofnoticemean thatyoucanfocusonyourdriving.• Plug & GO:Worksstraightoutofthebox.• Portable:Easytotakefromcartocar.• Touchscreen:Easytooperate.Andnoawkwardbuttons!• Extra wide LCD screen:4inchhighqualityLCDscreen withcrystal-clear3Dgraphics,480x272pixelsand 64,000colours.Foroptimalvisibility.• Real-time weather reports:Areal-timeoverviewofthe weatherbeforeyouleave,including5-dayforecastsforthe place you’re going. • Real-time traffic: Up-to-the-minute traffic information, jamalertsandroadconditionwarnings.1monthtrialfor free.• Safety cameras:Receiveandreportalertswhenthereare safety cameras coming up, fixed or mobile. Best routes:• The latest and most complete maps:Detailedmapsof yourregionandthemajorroadsofEurope,pre-installedon aSDcard.Fordoor-to-doornavigationacrossyourregion andcrossbordernavigationtoanytowninEurope.• Route choice: Plan your route to fit your requirements, suchas:quickest,shortest,avoidingtollroadsand congestionchargeareas,byrequiredarrivaltime,etc.• Points of Interest:Café,carpark,cinemaorpetrol station. 1000’s of POIs pre-installed. Search by proximity to current location, on your route, near a specific city, etc. Clear instructions:• Huge choice:TomTomGO510speakssome36languages inover50differentvoices.Smart extras:• I-pod control:ConnectyourI-podtoyourGO*tooperate itviayourGO510touchscreenandenjoymp3sorPodcasts throughthehighqualityspeakerorviayourcarstereo. TomTomGO510supportstheI-pod3rdandhigher generation (except the I-pod Shuffle). TomTom PLUS:Safety• TomTom is committed to make driving more safely on the roads. Our navigation systems encourage you to get from A to B as safely as possible:• Speeding alert: Alerts you that you’re speeding, even if you’re not in navigation mode. • Hands-Free car kit:TomTomGO510doublesasahands- freecarkitusingBluetooth™technology.Soyoucanmake& receivecallsasyoudriveviayourtouchscreen.

Technical specifications:• 4.0inchwidescreenWQVGAscreen(480x272pixels,64,000 colors)• CPU400MHz• RAM64MB• Lithium-Ionbattery(4hoursoperation)• SDcard• HighsensitivitySiRFStar3GPSchipset• Dimensions:112x81x66mm• Weight:300grams

WepurchasedtheunitonlinefromDixons.Unfortunately,withindaystheunitdiedonus.However,wehadbeensoimpressedwereturnedthefaultyunitforarefundandbroughtthesamemodelfromourlocalHalfordsstore. During the period we had the first unit, we tried afewmountingpositionsinthecar.Itisgeneralknowledgethatthieveslookforthetell-talesignofthemountringonwindscreensfromsatnavunits.Wedid

notwanttoencouragetheftsopreferredtomounttheTomTom510offthedash.Todothiswehadametalplatecut.Theplateslipsundertheedgeofthecentredash,nexttotheexistingclock(nowX-Gauge)andrevcounterandsecuredbyoneofthedashscrews,clapping the plate flat. The plate was painted as best we could to match the grey plastic, finishing off the factory look. We also adjustedthepositionoftheClock(X-Gauge)toimproveitsvisibility. TheTomTom510hasbeeninuseforthreeweeksatthetimeofwriting,andprovedinvaluableonthedayoftheLondontoBrightonRally.Itiseasytouseandprovidesmorethannavigation,puttingitintoeverydayuseratherthanjustonlongtrips.Thehomesoftwareanddockingstationmakeitstraightforwardtomaintainandextremelysimpletoprogram.

We give the TomTom 510 top marks, 10/10.

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TheTomTominstalled

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BRABUS pedal coversI have been a sucker for a bit of Brabus Bling for a while now, and although many people don’t see the attraction, I’ve long believed that the only thing wrong with it is the price. Ifyouarepreparedtobepatientandshoparoundontheinternet,youcangetthesepartsmuchcheaperthanretail,andthishasbeenmyapproach. HavingalreadysuccumbedtotemptationandboughtandinstalledtheBrabushandbrakeleverandgearknob,IsimplyhadtohavethematchingBrabuspedalcovers. AftermanyweekssearchingapaircameuponeBayandwerepurchasedfor£30lessthantheSmartretailprice.Stillmoreexpensivethanmanythirdpartyitems,buttheymatcheverythingelse,anddolookthebusiness.

Parts Required: BrabusPedalcoverskit(partno.Q0015525V001C08B00)

Kitincludestwopedalcoversandmountingscrewsandallenkeyshownabove.

Youcanseethattwoofthescrewsareselftapping,andtheotherthreeareactuallysmallbolts.

Tools Required: Drill=Fordrillingmountingholesinpedals.3.5mmHSSdrillbit=Fordrillingholes!.Allenkey(fromkit)=Fortighteningscrews.Pliers=Forholdingnutsinplace.

Aswellastheaboveyoumayneedasecond3.5mmdrillbitasthesecanbreakeasilywhendrillingthepedal.Asmallerdrillbitcanalsobeusedtodrillpilotholesormarkthepositionofthepedals.

Installation:

TheinstallationoftheBrabuspedalcoversisreasonablystraightforward,butworkinginthefootwellcangetalittlecramped!!

1) Letsstartbyinstallingtheacceleratorpedal cover first. This is simply installed over the topoftheexitingpedal.2) Holdthenewpedalcoverinpositionoverthe existingpedal,andusingthedrillwithsmall drillbitinstalleddrilltwoshallowholes throughtheholesinthepedalcoverstomark theirposition.3) Nextusingthetwoselftappingallenscrews andtheallenkey,tightenthescrewsthrough thepedalcoverandintotheacceleratorpedal underneath.4) Oncefullytightenedchecktheoperationof theacceleratorpedaldoesnotcatchonthe carpetandfunctionssmoothly.

5) Nowmovingontothebrake pedal,whichunfortunatelyisa littlehardertoinstall.6) Firstlyremovetherubber brakepedalcovertoreveal themedalpedalunderneath.7) Nowholdthenewpedalcover inpositionoverthemetal brakepedal,andusethe drillwiththesmalldrillbit todrillthroughthepedal coverintothemetalbelow tomarktheholesandpositionofthepedal.8) Nowremovethepedalcoverandusingthe3.5mmdrillbityoucandrill throughthepedalsatthemarkedpositions.

Note:This is hard work!! Be carefull not to push too hard on the drill bit, otherwise it may snap. Take my word on this, and if you are sensible you’ll wear some eye protection. Normal glasses or Sunglasses are better than nothing, and you’ll look cool whilst doing it!!

9) Onceyouhavedrilledallthree holes(andhopefullynotrunout of drill bits!!) you’ll have a brake pedalreadyasshown.10)Nowplacethepedalcoverover thebrakepedal,andpushthe threeallenboltsintopositionto holditinplace.11)Takingtheboltsoneatatime, placethesmallwasherandnut onthebackofthebolt,andturn acoupleofturnstoholdthe nutinplace.12)Nowusingtheplierstoholdthe nutatthebackofthepedal, tightentheallenboltwiththeallenkey.Repeatthis processforallthreebolts.

Note:Once the pedal has been installed, check that it operates smoothly and does not catch on carpet etc.

Oncecompletedstandback(asfarasyoucanlyinginthefootwell!)andadmireyourhandiwork.Almostashametoputyourfeetonthem!

Conclusion:

Thewholeinstallationtookaroundonehour,withmostofthattimedoingthedrillingofthebrakepedal,withoccasionalbreakstochangethedrillbitandswearalot.

Thepedalslookgreatandareabigimprovementontheoriginals.Iknowit’s a lot of money, but they have the Brabus logo on them. What more do youwant?

Specialthankstothefollowingpeople:smartypartsfast,forhelpwithpartnumbers.

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After,Palatialpedalsmakemyfeetwanttoparty!(andbankmanagerweep!)

Before,Soblandanddull,dull!!

IMPORTANT Note: This information is provided as editorial by a third party and does not constitute mechanics instructions. smartimes can take no responsibility for damage or miss-fitting related to published articles.


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Since the 1998 launch of the smart product, SW-Exclusive have been developing and designing tuning options for the smart.

We have been professionally testing our tuning programmes at race circuits local to our German development headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany.

C7 updateTheMichalakC7smartkitcarhasbeenonshowaroundtheUKandEuropethisyear. The first kits are being built and the rag top has been released along with twoversionsofwindscreen.smarts-R-ustheUKdistributorprovideabuildtoorderserviceso,ifyouhaveaoldsmart.Youmaywanttogiveitsomenewcloths,designerstyle.


Window lifterOne thing that I’ve felt that is missing from my Smart is a one touch operation for the Windows. I have to use a pass for the car park at work, and after a year it was starting to annoy me having to hold the button down to open the window all the way. Obviously I am easily annoyed! FortunatelythosecleverchapsatMisterdotcomoverinGermanyhaveasolutiontothisproblemintheshapeoftheirwindowlifterkits(calledtiptronic).Thesekitsaremodular,andcanprovidethefollowingfunctions:

BasicModule(Grundmodul)-Onetouchcontrolofdriverswindow.-Windowworkswithignitionoff.-Autoclosedriverswindowwithkeyfob/centrallocking.

AuxiliaryModule(Zusatzmodul):-Extramoduleforpassengerside.-Windowworkswithignitionoff.-Autoclosewindowwithkeyfob/centrallocking.

AdditionalControlCable(ZusätzlichesSteuerkabel):-Extracabletocontrolpassengerwindowfromdriversdoor

OfferKit(Angebot):-Containsallthreeoftheabovekits.

Allthedetailscanbefoundattheirwebsite:http://www.misterdotcom.de/

Unfortunately for me it’s all in German, but using Googles excellentfreesitetranslationserviceyoucanstumbleyouwaythroughit:http://www.google.co.uk/language_tools?hl=en

Note:If you want to order from the site, you’ll find that the translation service does not work. You can work around this by using the site in German and cutting and pasting the text into the Google translator to get the English version. It’s takes a little time but works!ForthepurposeofthisarticleIhavepurchasedanddocumentedtheinstallofthebasicmoduleonly.

Parts Required:

IntheBasicmodulekityouwillgetthefollowingparts:

1xShortgreywirewithconnector.1xWirewithfuseconnectors(usuallyyelloworblue).1xModulewithgreywire/blackconnector.1xRedwirewithconnector(notshown)2xWireconnectors(scotchlocktype,1shown)

Thereareinstructionsavailableonthemisterdotcomwebsite,buttheyarecurrentlyonlyavailableinGerman.

Tools Required:

Cable Ties = For fixing moduleincardoor.Pliers=Pullingcabletiestight.Scissors=Forcuttingcableties.T20andT25Torxdrivers=Forremovingdoortrim.Additionallyifyouhavedrivelockinstalledinyourcaryouwillneedtoinstallsomeadditionalwiring,andwillneedthefollowingtoolsandpartsaswell:

Extrawire=Toextendcabling,around2ftneeded.Crimpedconnectors=Toextendwiring.Crimpingtool=Tostripwiresandcloseconnectors.Electricaltape=Forcoveringconnections.Scissors=Forcuttingtape.Wiringconnector=Toconnecttowiringloom.Smallscrewdriver=Forremovingwiringguide.

Youwillalsoneedawirecoathangerorsimilarpieceofwiretohelpwiththeroutingofthecable.

Installation:

Theinstallationofthewindowlifterkitfallsneatlyintotwoparts. Firstly you’ll need to install the basic window lifter module.Followingthis,ifyouhavethedrivelockfunctiononyour car, you’ll need to do some additional cabling.

Note:You are installing electrical components and wiring. I would always recommend disconnecting the battery whilst working to avoid getting a shock or shorting out components.

1)

Firstlyyouwillneedtoremovethedoortrimfrominsidethedriversdoor.UsetheTorxdriverstoremovethescrewsasshown.

2)

Oncethescrewshavebeenremovedyoucanputyourfingers in the holes left by the door handle mounting pointstogentlyremovethedoortrim.Onceithascome loose at the top and bottom you’ll need to slide itforwardstoremove.

3) Nowtakethegreywirewiththeconnectorfromthekitwithoneofthewireconnectors.Wewillconnectthistothegreywireinthebunchofwiresrunningalongthedoornearthetop.Youmayneedtocutawaysomeofthetapebindingthisgroupofwirestoseparatethegreyone.

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4)

Positionthewireconnectorasshowninthediagram,andnottoofarbacktowardsthelockofthedoor.Thegreywirefromthekitneedstoconnecttothemodule,anditisnotverylong!Usetheplierstoclosethewireconnectoroverthetwogreywires.

5) Nowfeelbehindthedoorpaneltothebackoftheelectricwindowswitchandunplugtheconnectoronthebackoftheswitch.

Note:Always pull on the connector when unplugging wires, and never the wires themselves.

6) Taketheplugfromthebackoftheelectricwindowswitchandconnectittothewindowliftermodule.Taketheconnectorattachedtothemoduleandconnectittothebackoftheelectricwindowswitch.

7) Nowtakethegreywirethatyoupreviouslyconnectedtothewiringloominthedoorandconnectthistotheterminalmarked“Anschluss - Zentral-Verriegelung”andthegreycolouredsquare.

8) Next take a couple of cable ties and locate and fix the

windowliftermoduletothewiringloomatthetopofthedoorjustbelowtheelectricwindowswitch.

9) Atthisstageyoucanchecktheoperationofthewindowliftermodule.Withtheignitiononyoushouldbeabletoopenandclosethewindowfullywithasingletouchofthebutton.Alongerpressstillpreservestheoriginalelectricwindowfunctionsothatyoucanpartiallyopenthewindow.

10) Nowweneedtoinstalltheyellowcablefromthekitwiththefuseconnectorintothefusebox.

11) Onthefrontofthefuseboxonthelefttherearefourfusesmarkedupas1-4.Removethe30Afuseinposition4andreplacethiswiththefuseconnectorontheyellowwire.Thisconnectionisquitestillandneedsasolidpushtofullylocateinthefusesocket.

12) Nextputthefuseintothefuseholder,andpushthis

intothefourthsocketonthelefthandedgeofthefusebox.Thefuseshouldbelocatingthroughtheholderandintothefusebox.

Note:If you find that the electric windows no longer work, either with or without the ignition turned on, then you may have located the fuse connector upside down!! This is easily done, but I will not be owning up to it!!

Wrong way round = No working windows!

13) Withtheignitiononyoushouldbeabletoopenandclosethewindow.Withtheignitionoffthewindowshouldstillbeworking.Lockingthecarwiththewindowopenshouldclosethewindowautomatically.Cool!!

14) Atthisstagethebulkoftheinstalliscomplete.Tofinish off we need to run a cable from the window lifter module to an ignition switched supply. We’ll be usingawirefromthewipermotor.

Note:The module uses this to determine whether you are driving, otherwise if the drive lock function engaged or you locked the doors manually the windows would close!!

15)

Connecttheredwireconnectortotheterminalonthemodulemarked“Anschluss - DRIVE LOOK - Zündung EIN KL 15”withtheredsquare.

16) Openthedriversdoor and find the smallgreycableguide.Thisisusedtoroutecablesbetweenthedoorandthemaincarbody,andpreventsthemfrombecomingtwistedortrapped.

17) Usingasmallscrewdriver,insertintothetopbetweenthecableguideandthebodytoremovethecableguide.Thenturnitoverandunclipthesmallcatchestoopenitup.Youwillnowbeabletoremoveit

completely.

18) Routetheredwirefromthewindowliftermoduleinsidethedoorthroughtheholeatthefrontofthedooralongwiththeotherwires.

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Window lifter19)

Nowusingastraightenedwirecoathanger,insertitbetweenthefrontbodyofthecarandthetridiumshellasshown..

20) Thiswillneedabitofpatience,butwiththewindowdownyoushouldbeabletofeelfortheendofthecoat hanger with your fingers inside the body, by the door,whilstmovingitaroundfromtheoutside.

21)

Onceyouhaveguidedthecoathangeroutoftheholebythedoor,tapetheendoftheredwiretoitsend.

22)

Gentlyremovethecoathangerfromthecar,andthewirewillfollow!

23) Nowremovethetwoservicegrillsonthefrontofthecartohelproutethecablealongthefrontofthecar.Theseareeasilyremovedusingakey

or large flat screwdriver. Turn this in the slot on the frontofthegrilltounlock,thenremovethegrill.

24) Intherighthandgrillthere is a filter type plasticinsert.Removethisgentlyaswell.

25) Nowyoushouldbeabletoroutetheredcablequiteeasilyalongthefrontof the car, although you will probably find it is a little tooshorttoreachtherighthandservicegrill.Ifthisisthecaseyouwillneedtolengthenthecablewiththeextrawireandcrimpedonbulletconnectors.

Note:If you do add connectors you should use the electrical tape to wrap up these connections to prevent water getting into the cabling.

26) Whenroutingthecablemakesurethatyoutuckthecablebelowtherubbersealaroundthebodywork.Thiswillpreventitrubbingagainstthebodyofthecarandgettingdamaged.

27) Insidetherighthandservicegrillthereisalarge

connectornearthetopthatisconnectedtothewindscreenwipermotor.Thepink/redcableisaswitchedsupply.

28) Usingthescotchlockconnector,connectuptheroutedredcablefromthewindowliftermoduletothispink/redcablefromthewipermotor.Onceconnectedwrapsomeelectricaltapearoundthisjointtogivesomeprotection.

29) Atthisstageyoushouldbereadytotesteverythingout.Starttheengineandopenthedriverswindow(nowhopefullyonetouch!).Driveoffandwhenyouhearthedoorslock(orlockthemmanually),thewindowwillstayopen.Ifthisisthecase,thenopenthe champagne. Although I’d advise waiting until you get home first! 30) Check the operation of the windscreenwipers.Ensuringthattheyworkcorrectlyatallsettingswithignitionon,andnotatallwiththeignitionoff.

30) Replacetheservicegrilles,notforgettingtheplasticfilter in the right hand side.

31) Reassemblethedoortrim,notforgettingthecableguideonthefrontofthedoor.Thissimplyclicksintoplace,butmakesurethenewredwireisenclosedintheguide.

32) NowyoucanopentheChampagne!!

Conclusion:

ThewholeinstallationwasalittlemoreinvolvedthatIhadanticipated.Howevertheinstallationofthebasicwindowliftermodulecanbecompletedinlessthananhour.

Overallthewindowliftermoduleisbrilliant.Openingthewindowwithonetouchmakesusingcarparksmuch,mucheasier,andhavingthewindowcloseusingthecentrallockingiscool!IusuallyleavemywindowopenwhenparkingjustsoIcanseethewindowclosewhenIusethekeyfob.

Ilovethegadget-nessandthefactthatonceinstalledeverythinglookstotallystandard.ItisaveryusefulupgradeandIuseiteveryday.

Rememberthattheinstallhereisforthebasicmodulewhichcovers the drivers side only. For the passenger side you’ll needtheauxiliarymodule(orofferkit),buttheinstallationisexactlythesame,justonthepassengerside.Toinstalltheextrabuttontocontrolthepassengerwindowfromthedriversdoor you’ll need the additional control cable (or offer kit), and usethecableroutingsectionsofthisproceduretohelp.

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SRING 2003

Introduction -1st edition 3 Club contact information 4 Club meetings 5From the smart press room City & Cabrio - 2nd generation offers even more comfort, safety, individuality and power 6-7 Roadster -An intensive open-air motoring experience 8-11 Forfour -Unmistakable features for every member of the smart product family 12A history of smart 13Club s A retrospective - Hambach & Gaydon 2002 14-15 Cat and fiddle meet, Jan 2003 16 Club chatrooms - words of wisdom 17Featured cars Bluecabby Swindon 18-19 Dans smart 20-21 Pink mean smartie machine 22-23smart car graphics jgr22 designer Logo 24-25How to section De lip the air intake 26 Change the air filter 27Your smart car Photos 28-29Puzzle and word search fun 29Working smarts Pander Pizza 31

SUMMER 2003

Introduction - 2nd edition 5 club meetings and events 4from the smart press room special edition starblue 6 500,000 smarts 6 forfour pictures 7 roadster with v6 biturbo 7articles thesmartclub - profile 8 living with a roadster 9 first official smartie in Oz 10 smartville, a smart factory 11 hambach tri 2003 12 Funkysmart.co.uk - profile 13 Billing, the smartstock event 14-17 The unofficial L2B run 18-19 a L1CKLE dairy 20-21 TUG - a love story 22 T255 JUG 23 Susie saved in Yellowperil incident 24 At last I have a smart! 25 Delilah- my affair with a topless model 26 photosho anel swops 27 smartarse designs, 28-29featured cars Richard Caesar - Stormtrooper 30-31 Martin Hunt - It’s an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow hotted-u machini ! 32-33 Nicksmart - Switzerland 34-35 Dave - the fastest binman in the south 36technical re-ma reviews, smarts-R-us and Digi-tec 37 Dyno Day meeting, 38 How to fit a scoop 39 pure turbo ugrade 40 smartronik gear change mod 42your smart cars readers smart car photos 44-45working smarts Hire a smart 46

WINTER 2003

Introduction - 3rd edition 5 club meetings and events 4 club contact information 5 from the readers 6 smart club Mexico 6 Oz update 7 Roadster-mod‘s on the cheap 8 Smartarse Design open premisses 9 The Forfour 10-11 Bexhill beach arty 12 funkysmart Aviators 13 thesmartclub Roadster review 14 Smartarse competition winner 15 Roadster blues 16 The birth of Sparky 17 S2Blade 18 Ian’s limited edition 18 Profile - smarts-R-us 19 Dover, France, Belgium and back in a day 20 S600 JF the story so far 21 shine’s dairy 23 Leeds to Bridlington 24 thesmartclub track day 25-26 Profile - smartFX 27 London to Brighton - start 28-29 London to Brighton - finish 30-31featured cars Matt Hall - S2Gulf 32-33 Dave Thomas - DaveMT 34-35 Marco Dozie-smartclub Ticino 36-37 technical/reviews Digi-tec stage 2 and 3 options 38 Motoflow magnet 39 EBC disks and ads 40 Sorts exhaust 41 Dyno Day results 42-43your smart cars+ readers smart car photos 44 Christmas wishes from the Karrot Krunchers 45working smarts smart hypnosis 46

SRING 2004Introduction - 4rd edition 5

Club meetings and events 4

Club contact information 5

Sussex Christmas arty 6

Billing 2004 - Event 7

Goodwood Trackday -Event 8

Smart wedding in Singapore 9

Smartarse open day 10

Michalak - Roadrunner 11

Smart Brentford tour 12-13

Brabus roadsters feature 14-15

Are they smarts? - Sling Shot & Treo 16-17

What’s happening at the dealers 18

The Sringer Fleet 19

Beaulieu meet pictorial 20-21

OUCH! That Smarts 22

Little Miss Bys 23

Shine’s Diary - Five Minutes of Fame 24-25

featured cars

The Dawn of a New Era in Smart

Performance - Pete Bee’s Z Car 26-27

Cover Car - look what they did to

sparky... Arizona Blaze 28-29

Live and Simple - TomC 30

Smart tart - Gillian Flynn 32-33

Smartaccs - new smart

accessories 34

S2Wideboy 35

technical/reviews

MCC gets GS 36-37

Dashboard Bling 38

Headrest Speaker Mod 39

Rear panels removed and

replaced 41-43

your smart cars+

Readers smart car photos 44-45

working smarts

Minster Cleaning 46

SUMMER 2004Introduction - 5th edition 4

Club contact information 4


Oz update 7

Canada gets smart 8-9

Ticino or bust 10

at the dealers 11

a couple of days away to relax 12

Cadbury World meet 13

Brief encounter 14-15

Jutta’s Euroean Dairy 15

Michalak’s at Geneva show 17

Back to Hambach 2004 18-19

we drive the forfour 20-21

smart ringer 22

from the readers 24

in brief - news 25

Nick’s smart story 26-27

smart of Bristol, smart dealer of

the year 28-29

smart wrapping, adsigns 30

shine’s roadster diary 32-33

featured cars

Rob’s ink to Blue 34

Piston Broke 35

Brit Tiny 36-37

Evil Twin Zcars roadster 39

Sno2y’s little Scam 40

technical/reviews

Nottingham Dyno meet report 41-44

Sidewinder Exhaust review 45

Iridium spark lugs 46

Fitting side skirts 47

Front and door panel removal 49-51

your smart cars+

Readers smart car photos 52

Sharon’s word search 52

smart weddings 53

working smarts

Bettershred 54

Winter 2004 Introduction – 6th edition 4Club meetings and events 5

Lejog, Lands End to John O’Groats

charity run 6

Smartimes project car 2005 7 Smart

thinking…/dealer news 9

From the readers 10 - 11

Oz Udate by Pete Bender 12 - 13

smart club Denmark calling 13

Canada ER, ready and waiting 14 - 15

smart dealer news 16

Smartkid, the youngest smart driver ? 17

Evil Twin news update 18

FAK£RS movie release 18

Smart media news 21

Smart move - Canada 22 - 23

A smart Euro trip pictorial 24 - 27

Smart shark, smart of Hertford 28

Summer in Sussex, we visit

Sussex Cars 29

The smart CDI 30 - 31

The Blade – crossblade owner 32 - 33

Snozy takes the high road to Scotland 34 - 35

Rob Baker’s smart with wings 36 - 37

Steve White’s Gumball 3000 38 - 39

Billing smartfest 2004 pictorial 40 - 43

Get smart about cancer, mile of smarts 44

Bruntingthore track day 45

We talk to the head of smart

UK & Ireland 46

Smart market launch in Canada 47

London to Brighton rally 04’ 48 - 51

Shine’s roadster diary, sounds good 54 - 55

Extreme smart marathon in Canada 56 - 57

Smart girl says hello from Canada 58

S-MANN stealth smarts 59

Fotfour sortstyle 61

A tale of two roadsters 62 - 63

Turbulent going’s on down in Hampshire 64

Smart antenna stubby conversion 65

Iridium spark lug update 66

Magnex exhaust reviewed 67

Your smart cars 68 - 69

Working smarts - WA

SPRING 2005 7th edition 4



charity run 6

smartimes project car 2005 7

Oz Update by Pete Bender 8

International new and old 9

Road Dyno Charity Meet 10

smartmania 11

smart students 12

BRABUS ‘SB3’ Power Kit 13

smart of Hertford 14

at the dealers 15

Beaulieu meet 2004 16-17

Canada ER 18

Bexhill Beach Party 19

Greetings from an Ex Scot 20

Sussex Christmas Meal 21

Ace Café meet 22

smart girl 23

The Blade – crossblade owner 24 - 26

Over the rainbow - featured car 27

Chameleon roadster - featured car 28 - 29

Ruby Maxed - featured car 32 - 33

featured cars smartarse’s Mirage a Trois - 34 - 35

Artful ECOnomy 36 - 37

Moonrush - Fuel Cell 38 - 39

smart boy 40

Shine’s roadster dairy 41

smart move 42 - 43

Project Car - Bend it like Andy 45

“Dude I need a service” 46 - 47

Replacing your exhaust 48 - 49

Check Your Oil ? 50

Project Car - Red Dot Brakes 51

Your cars and letters 52

Project Car - wheels 53

Working smarts - Koncept Hair 54

SUMMER 2005 8th edition 4


Lejog, Lands End to John O’Groats charity run

and auction announced 6

Daimlerchrysler announcement 7

International news

Biggest Baddest bash in town. Toronto motor

show 8 - 9

Smart club Hong Kong 10 - 11

Smarts were a hot ticket! 12

Oz Update from Pete Bender 13

BRABUS factory trip 14

Smart and local news

From the dealers 15-17

The Happy Cheese lives on 18

BRABUS forfour feature 19 - 21

Features

TheBlade reports from Florida 22 - 23

Billing smartfest details 24

Ferrina, my story 25

Jez’s wooden smart 26

Projects and technical Smartimes project car, stage two

build photos 27

Michalak’s C7 smart based kit car 28 - 29

Project car – ICE install 32

Project car – GPS for safer driving 34

Project car – Button shift 35

Project car – turbo upgrade 36 - 37

Smartball 2005 charity run 38 - 39

Shine’s dairy – rough with the smooth 41

Smartboy – sound machine 42 - 43

Smart move - survivor 44 - 45

Project car - suspension 46

Smart fluids – screen wash 47

Janspeed Dyno Day 48 - 49

Smart LPG conversion 50 - 51

Your cars and letters 52 - 53

smartquiz 53

Working smarts – smart shoes 54

AUTUMN 2005 9th edition 4



charity run from start to finish 6 - 9

International news

Canadian ER - smart car round up 10 - 11

Oz Update from Pete Bender 12

smart club Hong Kong 13

smart meet Husum, North Germany 14

smart meets and news

Thesmartclub go to Hambach 15

St. Ives - Camping weekend 16

Karrots Do Battle 17

M25 - Motorway Madness 2005 18

Steam whistle brewery a smart success! 19

82 Go Wild in Wells 20

smartboy - Meets, Greets and Eats 21

smart news 22 - 23

Features

The Blade’s penultimate report

from Florida. 24 - 25

Project car stage 3 in brief 26

“The Affair” 27

Funkysmart’s Billing smartfest 28 - 31

Projects and technical Hello Again Smartimer’s from Robdot 33

Project car – ICE install update 36-37

To TINT or not to TINT 39

Andy Guru - smartsport 40

Project car – insurance 41

Shine’s roadster dairy + competition 42 - 45

Miracle dry wash - we used it 49

Rob Baker joins Smartarse Design 49

DIY Chassis End Caps 50

Project Car - on board computer &

cruse control 51

Service in Canada 52

Your cars and letters 53

Working smarts – The Phat Red Arrow

54

WINTER 200510th edition 4


smart chat 6

Smart event hosted by Mercedes Benz

and the Italian chamber commerce of

Toronto 7

at the dealers and smart news 8 - 9

smart concept at IAA - crosstown 10


OZ update by Peter Bender 12

Route 66 the smart way 13

Blackpool Lions Parade 14

smartball - Kings Road crossblade meet 15

A VERY happy birthday! - Gaydon 16 - 17

The Daisy Project 18

smartboy - American Muscle meet

smart n’ Cute 19

Six Go Mad in Cornwall 20 - 21

Bexhill Beach Party ~ 2005 22

Monte Carlo … not bust 23

Features

The Blade’s final report from Florida. 24 - 25

London to Brighton run 26 - 27

Fluff - NEMO smart 28 - 29

smart classic - Something for the discerning

smart enthusiast 30 - 31

Forfour - Dutch Style 32

Projects and technical Project car - ICE updated 33

A BUD and his smart - survival 34 - 35

She’s the smart one - fuel economy 36 - 37

smart finish - scratches ? 39

Inter cooler pipes and induction 40 - 41

Shine’s roadster dairy 43

Viper induction kit installed 44 - 45

Essex Commemorative Lotus smart 46 - 47

smart wheel arch extensions/trims 48 - 49

It seemed so easy - side kick or skirts 51

Project Car - round up 52 - 53

Working smarts – Chilly Willy’s 54

SPRING 2006 11th edition 4


smart chat 6

smart news

Pink Limited Edition fortwo 7

at the dealers and smart news 8 - 9

BRABUS Concept forfour 10

smart technology forum 11

smart meets and articles

OZ update by Peter Bender 12


Vic on tour, towing a smart 14

BRABUS Factory Tour 16 - 17

From the readers 18

First Annual West Coast smart

Car Show 19

Annual Beaulieu Meet 20 - 21

The smart Season 22

thesmartclub 5th birthday review 23

Smallest wonder meets 8th wonder 24 - 25

TheBlade - Time to go home 26 - 27

smartmove - America Calling 28

Feature cars

C7 - smart based kit car 29

Binxyboo’s urban fairy 30

Justrules - cover car 31

Ross from Oz 32 - 33

ICE smart a true winner 34 - 37

Projects and technical Wonder wheels? 38

Snow on the road - Tom Crawford 39

MSM’s own smart 40

smart’s flying tiger 41

Retro fit fog lights 42 - 44

Winter service for the smart 45

Re-mapping 46

Shine’s roadster diary 48 - 49

fortwo oil cooler install 50 - 51

Watford Dyno Meet 52 - 57

roadster cam up-grade 58

Working smarts - Wee Willy 59

Wedding smart car 60


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at the dealers 11smart news and Geneva motor show 12 - 15

Zap on the road 16smart meets and articlessmart Canadian EH? 17smart girl - Canada Concept 1 18smarts-R-us2 closed 19smart boys - Canada 19Brit Tiny - Welcome 20Canadian smart cars go to auto show 21

Justrules goes BRABUS 22C7 - A day in the park 23Evilution’s darth smart 24smart love and big Ben 25BASS do Brooklands 26 - 27smart trek 28 - 29Feature carsIntercepter 30 - 31Clever-end project 32 - 33Chilly Willy’s clever-end 33Projects and technicalPIAA wiper blades 34under tray inter cooler scoop 35fortwo speaker up grade 36 - 41SW Exclusive remap review 42Shine’s SMINT’s roadster diary 44 - 47Stealth exhaust and custom remaping 48

Salisbury Dyno & Spring has arrived 49

Clarion SRV303 sub install (fortwo) 50 - 52South West smarties Dyno meet 53 - 54Viper side intake modification 55 - 56Bilstien PSS suspension up-grade 57 - 58Working smarts Essex Police ‘crimestoppers’ smarts 59

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