Smart Car

[Brigante7]

Hi all

I'm hoping somebody can answer this question.

Is the Smart car avaliable in Thailand through official dealers and if so any idea how much?

Many thanks for all replies.

[corkscrew]

Yes! I, too, want to buy one.

When?

Where?

[PeaceBlondie]

Aw, c'mon now, corkscrew, even if it is a Mercedes now, that teeny car won't begin to measure up to the rest of your fleet. Its only S is in its name, Smart. You'll be reaching for the 9000-watt stereo, expecting the accelerator to deliver 400 horsepower....

[Crossy]

Aw, c'mon now, corkscrew, even if it is a Mercedes now, that teeny car won't begin to measure up to the rest of your fleet. Its only S is in its name, Smart. You'll be reaching for the 9000-watt stereo, expecting the accelerator to deliver 400 horsepower....

But it will fit in the glovebox

Drove one in Rome (the turbo-diesel), HUGE fun, went round corners like a slot car and could park nose-in. Got a bit 'interesting' on the Grand Racordo Anulare (the Roman equavalent of the M25) mixing it with trucks whose wheels were taller than the car

[bkk_mike]

I saw one on the school run this morning, so someone's managed to import one.

However wasn't close enough to see a sticker.

[taxexile]

Brabus Ultimate 112 driven

By Dan Trent

First drive

14 April 2008 09:30

You’ll know Brabus as a manufacturer of bonkers horsepower mega Mercs. But the tuner is also the official in-house performance partner for Smart and has been turning its expertise to the diminutive Fortwo and dearly departed Roadster for some years.

Official status hasn’t reined in the instinct for going a bit bonkers every now and then though. First there was the V6 biturbo Roadster Coupe. And now we have the lairiest, most in your face Fortwo ever seen: the Ultimate 112.

The 112 derives from the pferdstärke power output Brabus has managed to tickle from the familiar 999cc triple. And the Ultimate bit? Well, Brabus would argue that derives from the fact that this car wears a unique bodykit, 18-inch wheels, ice white paint and has a bespoke interior. However we can’t take our eyes off the €45,900 pricetag…

You said how much for the Brabus Ultimate 112?

Yup, at current exchange rate that works out at over £36K. Or more than double the cost of the production Brabus Smart Fortwo. Or, to put it another way, £1500 per horsepower gained. But of course that is an attempt to rationalise a luxury product using conventional parameters.

And Brabus buyers aren't a rational bunch. These are, after all, people who reckon 720bhp is a sensible amount of power for a CLS. Or that G-Wagens aren’t complete without a V12 biturbo engine conversion and full multi-media fit. In this context Brabus bills the Ultimate 112 as a companion piece to tuned SLRs and suchlike. And you’re unlikely to see an Ultimate 112 towed behind a Brabus’d Maybach, motorhome style, but if you asked nicely something could probably be arranged.

Brabus can prepare your Ultimate 112 in the colour of your choosing, one customer apparently having the exterior paint and leather matched to his SLR and another choosing NATO-spec olive drab. Brabus has even built a Polizei version with blue lights to promote a German road safety initiative.

Images // http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/upload/8681/i...imate112F34.jpg

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How much?£36,847On sale in the UK:NowEngine:999cc 3cyl turbo, 110bhp @ 5600rpm, 111lb ft @ 3300rpmTransmission:Five-speed manual, rear-wheel drivePerformance:9.5sec, 106mph (limited)How heavy / made of?810kg/steel with plastic panelsHow big (length/width/height in mm)?2695/1559/1532

[initiala4]

You can buy one...but it isnt affordable.

[pigtail]

You can buy one...but it isnt affordable.

There are ten pre-owned Smarts, 2002-2008 model, prices ranging from 750K to 1500K at www.one2car.com

Good hunting !

[Boater]

here is the link

http://www.one2car.com/CarInfor/carbody.as...RT&sm=SMART

But you will find they are very expensive for what they are!

[Boater]

saying expensive, look at the 02-03 models, they have one for sale at 8.8 Million THB .... lol

[pigtail]

saying expensive, look at the 02-03 models, they have one for sale at 8.8 Million THB .... lol

I think they meant 880K. Ha ha ha

[Boater]

saying expensive, look at the 02-03 models, they have one for sale at 8.8 Million THB .... lol

I think they meant 880K. Ha ha ha

we hope..

[MarcoH]

Tested one in last year and it's NOT fun to drive in thai roads,,,it will fit to all pot holes and as it has large windows it's darn hot inside,, unless one tint the windows totally, what ofcourse is not option in BKK...

but generally to good driven and fun "Toy"

[sfokevin]

We just got them here in San Francisco... The sad thing is that the mpg for these little jewels are about the same as a Honda Civic 4 door

Edited April 26, 2008 by sfokevin

[pop3]

On one trip to the UK I met up with a girl who drove a smart car, a great fun little car to drive with a strange sort of semi pre select gearbox, surprisingly roomy in the front, no room to put anything at all in the back due to the fact there is no back, in an accident your body is the crumple zone ! so for that reason I would not recommend one for driving along sukhumvit road. or anywhere els in Thailand for that matter.

And then theres the price, which makes all the above immaterial anyway!

[Dave the Dude]

Like pop3, I know a Scottish multi-millionaire in London who chopped-in a top spec Audi saloon for one and loves it! He parks it 'head on' in spaces big enough for a motorbike!! So cheap to run and that appeals to his 'Sweaty Sox' heritage!!! (Only joking)

Dave