This Forfour was really a Mitsubishi Colt in a Smart badge, built alongside it in the Netherlands to cut costs.
Lead trim: 1.0 (64 PS) · up to 174 hp
smart forfourW454 · 2003–2006
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FactThis Forfour was really a Mitsubishi Colt in a Smart badge, built alongside it in the Netherlands to cut costs.
The first-generation Smart Forfour (W454) is a five-door supermini built from 2003 to 2006 at the NedCar factory in Born, Netherlands, in conjunction with Mitsubishi Motors. To save costs it shared almost all of its components with the 2003 Mitsubishi Colt, including the chassis, suspension and MIVEC petrol engines, alongside a three-cylinder Mercedes-Benz cdi diesel. A Brabus version with a turbocharged 1.5 had 177 PS. It was phased out in 2006 because of slow sales.
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Trims & Figures
7 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 (64 PS) | 2005–2006 | 1.1 L Inline-3 | 63 hp | 68 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.1 (75 PS) | 2004–2006 | 1.1 L Inline-3 | 74 hp | 74 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.3 (95 PS) | 2004–2006 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 94 hp | 92 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.5 (109 PS) | 2004–2006 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 107 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.5 cdi (68 PS) | 2004–2006 | 1.5 L Inline-3 | 67 hp | 118 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.5 cdi (95 PS) | 2004–2006 | 1.5 L Inline-3 | 94 hp | 155 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Brabus 1.5 turbo (177 PS) | 2005–2006 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 174 hp | 170 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the 1.0 (64 PS) trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
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Photographs
Renault and Smart split the parts bin so evenly that this Forfour shares roughly 70% of its components with the Renault Twingo.
This Forfour was really a Mitsubishi Colt in a Smart badge, built alongside it in the Netherlands to cut costs.
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