Can you imagine a smart pick-up? Well in case you can’t smart has yet again put its creative mind into action with another concept car, which is debuting at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The for-us is an expression by the brand of what an urban pickup should look like.

The for-us look points at a vehicle destined to young and young-at-heart, which combines the importance to low emissions while taking up minimum road space. The smart for-us brings pick-ups to the reality of the 21st century urban traffic.

With dimensions that make it almost unnoticed on the loading area of a typical pickup (length/width/height: 3547/1506/1701mm), the smart for-us is powered by a zero-emission state-of-the-art electric drive with a 55 kW magneto-electric motor.

To pull it away from the production fortwo, smart has pushed the for-us concept into the pick-up level with a large brand emblem located on a front grille. The front has a pronounced three-dimensional design with an under ride guard finishing off the lower part of the front end.

The pick-up robust look of the concept has also been emphasized by the longer wheelbase (2480 mm/plus 613 mm) and the track that has been widened by 50 mm. Still it features extremely short overhangs at the front and rear, making it very compact.

With a cargo area of 900mm, the for-us tailboard at the rear is electrically driven. The area of cargo makes everything easy to access.