smart forstars sports concept heads to Detroit

smart reaching for the stars. With the concept of smart vehicles forstars global brands hit the nerve of the urban target group at home in the world's cities. A clever electrically driven forstars Concept One of the strangest concept cars doing the rounds at auto show makes its debut in North America in Detroit this week. First shown in Paris last year, the concept of smart forstars have a video projector mounted in a tent, play pint-sized EV into mobile drive-in.

Its smart compact forstars Concept (length / width / height: 3550/1710/1505 mm) because it is not just a mobility concept with enough room for two people and a generous cargo area under the tailgate glass, is also a concept that needs to be better communication of the free wall of the house to the cinematic experience spontaneous no. The media player of the projector is integrated in the front hood is operated via Bluetooth ® from the iPhone ®. A high quality sound system with additional loudspeakers on the vents behind the doors allowing drive-in theater experience should be enhanced to friends as well.

This study has a longer wheelbase than the current smart fortwo (2470 mm / 603 mm plus) and wider track (front 1475 mm / 193 mm plus, rear 1475 mm / plus 90 mm) and it also emphasizes the confident look. At the same time the extremely short overhangs at the front and rear makes it very compact. All four wheels have been positioned on the corner outside of the body - usually smart features.  

There coupé convex glass roof above the passenger's head. It joins seamlessly with the glass cover over the cargo area opens up. As smart for-us, tailboard lower on the back can also be opened electrically. To begin with, the tailgate slides down in a parallel position, and the cargo floor including tailboard retracts by 280 mm. Cargo in the cargo area of ​​900 mm and then very easy to access.Shiny black trims which continues under the side skirts draw attention to pieces of wheels. Clever concept forstars rolls on Michelin sport tires measuring 245/35 ZR 21. The wing nut covers from the three-spoke wheels are an attractive detail.functional and easy to individualise - the two seats in the concept car usually smart. Shellfish Chair, which is open in the center, which is covered with a soft fabric throw giving them feel like a hammock seat. Graphic elements and a distinct red color of the quilt show progress and thereby underscores the dynamic and very trendy aspects of the vehicle.when the seat cover on the passenger side is removed, long items can be loaded through the seat forstars clever concept.Seats trimmed with high-quality leather handbags white with beautiful white piping. Perforated leather on the door panels to form more sophisticated contrast and emphasize the high quality of the materials used.As forvision clever and smart for-us, the whole cockpit offers aerodynamic styling for interior ventilation. Control and display elements are oriented to the driver. Just as the cockpit module divides the instrument panel, two-spoke steering wheel is open at the top.In place of conventional rear view mirrors forstars clever smartphone features accommodated in the holder at the top of the windshield. The driver can see what is happening on the road behind with the help of an integrated video camera. This smartphone also serve as media sources and control the projector.The new generation smart electric drive

Smart also features smart fortwo electric drive in Detroit. After a period of extensive real-world testing that started in 2009 and includes 250 vehicles in the United States, the fortwo electric drive will eventually hit the U.S. retail market in 2013.Specification for fortwo electric drive stack up well for such a small car - 55-kilowatt electric motor that delivers 96 lb.-ft. of torque and can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than 12 seconds with a top speed of about 78 mph. Smart says the car gets 122 MPGe city (miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent) and have the EPA test range 76 miles in city driving.Smart electric drive will be priced at U.S. $ 25,000 with buyer's choice cabriolet model setting back another $ 3000.

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