Smart fortwo
The Smart Fortwo - an interesting development history Originally intended to be incurred by the Smart Fortwo as Swatch Car in cooperation with the Volkswagen Group. Provided is either a pure electric drive or a hybrid version as. VW may ultimately decide not to participate in the development. Nicolas Hayek, who wants to realize his idea anyway, opts for cooperation with Mercedes- Benz. And March 1994 caused two different design studies for the new car. The original concept, both to develop a focus on the essentials in design and equipment as well as an alternative drive for the vehicle, Daimler -Benz, however, did not pursue. As a result, Hayek left the company. Today's Smart Fortwo with a petrol engine is a proprietary development of Daimler -Benz and has nothing in common with the plans of the former Swatch teams.