Comparison of Smart Forfour and Smart Fortwo!
Smart Fortwo is one of the most popular Smart Car of 2005 and for the last five years it has been one of the most sought after cars in UK and US. This smart for two models is also called the coup sports car. But the four seater smart car was launched which is a hatch back and is called the real car. The Forfour Smart car has Mitsubishi petrol engine and is collaboration between Mitsubishi and Daimler Chrysler.
The Forfour model has enhanced power and is available in both petrol and diesel engine. The output of this four seater Smart Car varies from 68 bhp to 95 bhp unlike the 54 bhp of the Fortwo models. This two seater smart car with diesel engine has a low CO2 output and the hatch back version is a petrol one. The for two model costs anything around $18,000 which is also at par to the other minis available in the market. Whereas the Forfour models are available from $20,000 to $30,000 depending on the model you choose. One of the powerful Smart Car was designed in 2005 was Brabus with an output of 177bhp and goes from 0-62.5 mph i less than five seconds.
The Fortwo Smart Car version is energy efficient and is also very compact and is an automatic car and does not have clutch to shift gears. One just can go from gear one to five by pressing the accelerator and manoeuvring the wheels. The Forfour Smart car is available in both soft touch clutch pedal and automatic version and can both 1.5 litre engine of petrol and diesel. It’s a great car and even with four passengers in the car the efficiency of the car improves.
The USP of both the cars is energy efficiency and that’s why these are called energy efficient cars. Whether it’s a two seater- Fortwo or the four seater- Forfour the Smart car is truly smart in terms of mileage and fuel efficiency. In current times with scarcity of fossil fuel and increasing price of the same the fuel efficient cars have become very popular and especially Smart Car. Not just in fuel efficiency these cars are also great to look and have great interior space. These might look small but are spacious from inside and also very comfortable with all the amenities that a modern conventional car has.
The security and safety features of both the two seater and four seater models are good with air pillow equipped in both front and back seats and also from sides that prevents the passengers and driver from getting hurt. Smart cars are green cars in true sense and its CO2 emission is also very controlled. Water soluble, solvent freebase coats are used in the car’s plastic panel and its body is completely recyclable.
The electrical steering Forfour is well weighted and also keeps you in tune with the road. Overall both the models of Smart Car are equally good and have advantage of size individually.