Smart Gets Brabus Treatment
August 30, 2007 by George Skentzos
For those of you unacquainted with Brabus, it is to Mercedes-Benz what HSV is to Holden. Essentially they take an already incredible car and make it unbelievable.
Perhaps most famous in recent times for their Mercedes-Benz Brabus SV12 S Biturbo Roadster which is the world’s most powerful convertible at 567kW it is surprising to see their endless search for performance has been applied to Mercedes-Benz’s subsidiary company, Smart.
Normally associated with monstrous force-fed V12’s, squeezing every ounce of power from the three-cylinder turbo engines of the smart fortwo BRABUS and the smart fortwo BRABUS Xclusive was certainly a feat they were not accustomed to – but the result is certainly impressive.
Brabus have managed to produce 72kW and 140Nm from three-cylinder engine which is a 30 percent increase over the standard smart fortwo, all in a car which weighs only 780 kilograms. On top of that – despite the power increase – these special edition smart’s can still boast fuel consumption of just 5.2 litres per 100 kilometres.
The pint sized powerhouse sprints from zero to 100 km/h in 9.9 seconds and reaches an electronically limited top speed of 155 km/h.
The smart fortwo BRABUS Xclusive lives up to its name with additional unique equipment details such as H7 projection headlamps with titanium coloured surrounds, a front spoiler with enlarged air inlets, striking side skirts and a special rear apron. All body styling parts are matched to the car’s exterior colour. The heated seats are upholstered with fine leather and feature head/thorax side airbags as standard. The leather-effect instrument panel boasts distinctive aluminium-look trim components.
The all-new smart fortwo is scheduled to make its Australian debut in the first quarter of next year.










Apologies for not having the link handy (access issues) but check out the Hayabusa powered Smart Car on YouTube. Just crazy.