US EditionSmart Confirms Reinvention of Iconic City Car
The smart #2 revives the iconic city car with an all-electric design and new technology, aiming to meet modern urban mobility needs across multiple global markets.
- The Smart #2, an all-electric two-seater city car, is set to debut in late 2026, based on the original Smart Fortwo.
- Dirk Adelmann, CEO of Smart Europe, stated that the Smart #2 will shape a new era of individual urban mobility in cities like Rome, London, and Paris.
- The Smart brand, now owned by Mercedes-Benz and Geely, has shifted from small cars to more practical electric vehicles for modern buyers.
- The Smart #2 aims to combine the spirit of the original city car with modern electric vehicle technology, produced by Geely in China.
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Smart will unveil at the end of 2026 a two-seater city hall 100 % electric to replace the mythical Fortwo. A return to the sources for the urban icon, born in 1998.
The debut is scheduled for the end of 2026 and the key market will be Europe: focuses in particular on major cities such as Rome or Paris
The brand Smart, well-known for small city cars, reflects on its original idea. With the #2 model, the Swabian-Chinese joint venture wants to prove that something else is possible than just large SUV and crossover.
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aachener-zeitung.deSmart returns to its roots. After the Daimler subsidiary has grown to the middle class under Chinese leadership, there will soon be an extra-short two-seater again. Of course electric.
The Smart fortwo was in the best sense a niche car, i.e. one for a manageable customer group as well as for smallest spaces. It was popular and unique, but with the Chinese brand takeover it disappeared. But now it's fixed: it comes back – as Smart #2! Smart was once the epitome of a two-seater city car with an amazing amount of space. Then the brand was sold (or to become a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Geely), lost itself in five doo…
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