Smart Launches New Styling Accessories for Fortwo

Mercedes-Benz's Smart brand is expanding its line of accessories for the Fortwo mini with a new series of adhesive foil stickers that are applied to the car's tridion safety cell as well as with new BRABUS interior components and LED daytime driving lights.

In what concerns the stickers, customers have a choice of six motifs developed by artist Timo Wuerz in cooperation with Mercedes-Benz Accessories GmbH. According to the company, the art stickers last for around five years and can be removed at any time without leaving any traces. Prices start from €250.

The new retrofittable BRABUS LED daytime driving lights cost €549 and can be combined with all standard headlights. The same lighting technology can also be applied at the rear with the BRABUS third LED brake light that's priced at €129.

Finally, Smart offers a new set of BRABUS-branded interior components comprising of trims and covers for the dashboard instruments, instrument cluster, steering-column stalk, door handles and center console. The eight-part set is priced at €299.

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Smart Launches Special Edition Fortwo Greystyle

Merc's Smart brand is continuing its series of special edition versions of the Fortwo microcar with the presentation of the Greystyle edition that stands out thanks to its unique color combinations inside and out.

Available as a coupe or a cabrio with a 71HP petrol engine with micro hybrid drive technology (a.k.a. start and stop technology) or a 84HP petrol engine, the Greystyle Fortwo comes in an exclusive matt dark grey finish with matching 15-inch alloy wheels and contrasting yellow mirror caps.

The same color theme is found in the interior that combines dark colored fabric and high-quality nappa leather upholstery with yellow accents and trim parts.

Standard features include unique floor mats with the edition logo and the MP3-compatible CD radio smart radio 9. Electric power steering, heated seats, a lockable glove compartment and the smart sound system with MP3 interface are optionally available.

The special edition Fortwo Greystyle is on sale now with prices in Germany starting from €16,135 or about US$22,200 (including VAT).

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Caption This; Rich Uncle Pennybags Meets Sarkozy...

Normally, we should have just reported the story on Daimler AG's announcement that it has selected the Smart's plant in Hambach, France, as the location for future series production of the plug-in electric Fortwo and stayed at that...

But once we saw this picture of Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars shaking hands with French President Nicolas Sarkozy during a visit at the Hambach plant, our mind automatically switched to comic mode and well, let's just say that things like "Rich Uncle Pennybags -aka Mr Monopoly- meets life-size caricature of Sarkozy" and "Now we know why Daimler builds the Fortwo in Hambach" kept us amused for a while ...

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New Smart Fortwo Edition HighStyle Added to UK Lineup

Smart has announced UK pricing for its recently launched Fortwo Edition HighStyle. The latest addition to the Fortwo range costs from £10,900 on the road and is available solely as a coupe. Only 215 of the edition HighStyle are making their way to the UK with 180 of these featuring the 71 bhp engine and 33 with a turbocharged 84 bhp unit. The special edition model is finished in a chocolate brown metallic and features 12-spoke, 15-inch alloy wheels, a silver tridion safety cell and aluminium-look 'highstyle' logos.

The model's interior benefits from heated, leather metallic-silver seats together with leather optic door inserts and upper and lower dashboards, matt-silver detailing throughout the cabin, a leather three-spoke steering wheel with gearshift buttons and leather-trimmed gearknob.

The vehicle's stand equipment also includes an integrated audio and navigation system from Pioneer with Bluetooth, iPod and USB connectivity.

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Smart and Brabus Launch Special Individual Programme for Fortwo in Frankfurt

In conjunction with performance and styling specialists Brabus, Smart has developed a new individualization programme for its Fortwo micro car. The German firm claims that "anything is possible" with this service as customers can choose from thousands of different finishes for the exterior, numerous types of leather in around 100 colors , six cabrio soft top colors as well as the whole Smart and Smart-Brabus range of accessories.

As part of the new customization service, buyers will also be able to specify their car's body panels and tridion safety cell from a palette of 18 vivid colors, each with a supercar or heritage theme including a vibrant Campbell Blue that pays homage to the iconic Bluebird land speed record.

The Smart-Brabus tailor made concept, which is being officially launched at this week's Frankfurt Motor Show, will be available this winter.

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