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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 spelled 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.
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About 451 smart fortwo Owners & Enthusiasts
Welcome to 451's, this community was created to help bring together worldwide smart owners and smart enthusiasts. 451's has active members from over 50 countries and recieved over 1 million visits within its first year and while a lof of the member focus is on the 451 smart fortwo sold in USA 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 and onwards smart fortwo sold worldwide. 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
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Passenger seat belt will not rewind. 3 Replies
Has anyone had this problem with the 2009 passion model. When I phoned the dealer, they said they would put a new one on?? The car has less then 10,ooo km's. I had one bulb burn out in headlights, an…
Started by Keith McKone in Support/Questions & Answers. Last reply by Keith McKone May 21.
TPMS sensor corrosion
My 2008 Passion suddenly lost air pressure in the front left tire this morning at 100 kph. I safely made the shoulder of the highway. On inspection I found the entire valve missing. Smart move got me…
Started by Brant Smith in Support/Questions & Answers May 16.
Smart Key Nightmare 2 Replies
Hi, I have a 2005 Smart ForTwo Diesel licensed to Canada that I've been driving in New York. It was one of the first in the country and it's gotten a lot of positive attention from hundreds of peop…
Started by Emmanuel Goldstein in Support/Questions & Answers. Last reply by Emmanuel Goldstein May 14.
Premium Fuel ??? 11 Replies
Is it really a requirement to use premium fuel? I've had other cars that recommended premium fuel but ran fine on 87 octane. The ECU adjusted for the lower octane. Is the the Smart car ECU "SMART"…
Tagged: regular, unleaded, requirement, octane, gas
Started by Sally Matlock in Performance & Modifications. Last reply by Keith McKone May 12.
Finally, After 3 years... bigger wheels/tires on the front... 2 Replies
Well, not quite 3 years, but close :) I finally got the wheels I got from SATO put on the car (waited until it needed new tires all around). With the biggtr tires on the front, it makes a dramatic…
Started by Jody in Miscellaneous & Off Topic. Last reply by Jody May 12.
I locked my keys in my Smart Car!!! 10 Replies
I left the ignition on to tow my Smart Car a short way on a car dolly. Do not do this with the windows up. The doors automatically lock! It took me two hours to figure out how to get in without dama…
Started by Richard D. Masters in Support/Questions & Answers. Last reply by joe May 8.
smart fortwo reliability - better stats 23 Replies
I wanted more up-to-date car reliability information that included actual repair rates. So in late 2005 I started getting people together to make this possible. TrueDelta now updates actual repair fr…
Started by Michael Karesh in News, Rumor Mill & Reviews. Last reply by Michael Karesh May 4.
Removlal of Driver Seat? 5 Replies
Anyone know of instructions on how to remove the driver seat? I lost some jewelry under it and that apparently is the only way I will be able to get to it. Ugh!! Dealer wanted too much to do it.
Started by Boomer'sRock in Performance & Modifications. Last reply by Boomer'sRock May 4.
3 lines on dash 1 Reply
smart 451 brings 3 lines on dash when driving and then changes gears itself,had new clutch and actuator,gear selector motor,retaught with star machine !!!
Started by philip gillespie in Support/Questions & Answers. Last reply by Neil Harris May 3.
Replacing Park Brake Cables
I need to get some replacement park brake cables. In order to avoid the high price of parts in Canada, I looked and found some on eBay in England, but I'm in Canada and we can't figure out how to cr…
Started by Steve McInnis in Parts/Accessories Wanted Apr 26.
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