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The smart 451 (2008 smart fortwo) is also know as a "smart car" in the USA & Canada.

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About smart GmbH/USA/Canada

Origin of smart
The name smart was created as an acronym of Swatch Mercedes ART as smart was founded in 1994 by Mercedes and Swatch.

smart, Smart, or smart car?
smart is correctly spelt all lower case but many people incorrectly capitalize the S and some people have called it a "smart car" but that is also incorrect.

foryou, forme, foreveryone
Some say fort wo, others 42/fourtwo but it is a fortwo which comes from the number of people it holds (for two). While there used to be a forfour, a concept forfun along with the idea of a formore today smart only produces the fortwo.

C>
The smart logo is a C with an arrow head C> which is used to represent compact and forward thinking.

open your mind.
Helping change the way people think about a car, a car manufacturer and think about a smart is why smart adopted the slogan open your mind.

 

About 451 smart fortwo Owners & Enthusiasts

This site was created to help bring together worldwide smart owners and smart enthusiasts. While this site is focused on the 451 smart fortwo sold in America and Canada it is open to all smarts and the worldwide smart community.

What is a "451" smart fortwo?
451 is the version number of all current smart fortwos produced worldwide and is used to define the 2008 smart fortwo sold in America and Canada. The 450 version of the smart fortwo was produced from 1998 till 2007.

Current 451 smart fortwo Models
pure coupe, pulse coupe, passion coupe, passion cabrio/passion cabriolet, micro hybrid drive/mhd, limited one, BRABUS coupe, BRABUS carbio, BRABUS Xclusive coupe, BRABUS Xclusive carbio, BRABUS Ultimate 112

smart Forum

Real World Mileage...
209 Replies

What is everyone getting in 'Real-World' mileage? I have heard the EPA's rating, but I don't trust their 'calculations' (even the new ones).* How about it folks, what's your city/highway L/100km? M... Continue

Tagged: real, mileage, world, mpg

Started by SmartDriver. Last reply by mr bad example 41 minutes ago.

MERCEDES BENZ WARRANTY DEPARTMENT ISSUES!!!
24 Replies

For some of you this is new so I thought to recap my recent Clash with MB and their repair center. In another discussion I wrote that I have had issues with the smarty wondering TOO much on the hi... Continue

Started by SATO. Last reply by randy zimmer 59 minutes ago.

Driving in manual mode
10 Replies

Question I have a 2008 Passion Turbo and the wording in the drivers book is misleading so can anyone help. In the book it says you should not use the down shift in manual mode to slow the vehicle ... Continue

Started by Paul G. Last reply by mark vuko 2 hours ago.

Manual transmission?
3 Replies

I love my Smart, but was wondering if anyone knew when a manual transmission version will arrive in the states? I only have few gripes with my Smart and the main one is the lackluster auto transmis... Continue

Started by Seth Levy. Last reply by SATO 5 hours ago.

see a NAKED smart car
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We just received our Tridion Safety Cell here at Smart Center Universal City, CA yesterday. If you're interested in seeing how your smart is constructed come on in. It has a cross sections of a doo... Continue

Started by BrandSpecialist. Last reply by neal 9 hours ago.

S-Mann front spoiler on 451

Hello friends, Since 3 weeks I have the S-MANN frontspoiler on my new fortwo, I hope you like it! Grz. Marijn

Started by smartforum.nl 12 hours ago

smart UK: The Truth About smart

Visit http://www.truthaboutsmart.co.uk/ Enjoy a well done series of vignettes on Comfort, Safety, Space, Fuel economy and Features. smart US could learn something here. Continue

Started by Daniel Coté 12 hours ago

451 smart Scangauge II
7 Replies

Many people in the old 450 smart used the scangauge to measure fuel economy, but for me its a performance tool as I use it to watch RPMS (I don't have the pods installed) and watch the engine tempe... Continue

Started by smartster. Last reply by Daniel Coté 12 hours ago.

how long has everyone been waiting?
104 Replies

just curious on how long long everyone has been waiting for thier smart car orders?

Started by flasmartdad. Last reply by AB 13 hours ago.

Smart Members in casual conversion:
10 Replies

Let's mesh together as a Smart car member and get to know each other. I don't know anything about the mechanical aspects but would be very interested in meeting all of you on a casual level. This ... Continue

Started by Shells. Last reply by Paul G 16 hours ago.

 
 

Latest Activity

mr bad example added a photo: 451_2
35 minutes ago
mr bad example replied to the discussion Real World Mileage... 41 minutes ago
mark vuko replied to the discussion Driving in manual mode 2 hours ago
mark vuko commented on the photo Telmo (Portugal) 2 hours ago
DAVID CZECH replied to the discussion Driving in manual mode 5 hours ago
SATO replied to the discussion Manual transmission? 5 hours ago
SATO replied to the discussion Driving in manual mode 5 hours ago

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Latest Blog Posts

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Posted by Jerika on May 1st, 2008 at 11:12pm — 6 Comments (Add)

April 30: smart Event @ smart Canada

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April 29: Halifax to Ontario

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Emerald Coast Smart Enthusiasts Club

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