smart fortwo nightorange brightens spring

For the 2011 spring smart will be launching a colourful new limited edition: the fortwo nightorange. This special version will bring even more colour to the smart spring with the combination of the bright orange and elegant black. The new smart fortwo will be available to order from 22 February 2011, with three optional variants and both the coupe and cabrio body.

To the eye of colour psychologists the orange is seen as active, confident and trendy, while black is seen as resolute, elegant and strong-minded. The combination of both colors gives the fortwo an urban chic look which has in the exterior exclusive orange metallic its most striking feature, which has been combined with a black tridion safety cell and black 3-double-spoke alloy wheels fitted with tyres in size 175/55 R15 at the front and 195/50 R15 at the rear.

The special edition also features black painted headlamp trims, black mirror caps and nightorange logos in the mirror triangles. For the cabrio version smart has included a black soft top.

The colour mixture has also been brought into the interior of the fortwo, with black seats in a mix of leather and fabric that have an orange sport stripe in the middle, as does the knee pad in leather look. Contrast components such as the instrument trims are painted in pearl black, while the 3-spoke sports steering wheel with steering wheel gearshift and the gear knob are covered with black nappa leather.

Based on the passion coupé and passion cabrio the new smart fortwo nightorange has been fitted with softouch automatic gear programme, electric windows, air conditioning with automatic temperature control, and a transparent panoramic roof with sunblind.

As for the engine lineup, the fortwo nightorange will be offered with a 52 kW (71 hp) petrol engine with micro hybrid drive technology, a 62 kW(84 hp) petrol engine or a 40 kW (54 hp) diesel engine equipped with a diesel particulate filter., with price starting at €13,995.