According to a report in UK magazine AutoCar, German and French super carmakers Mercedes-Benz and Renault are teaming up to create the perfect minicar platform. The new modular platform that the two companies are going to create togheter might be used on both sides as the main “ingredient” for future Eco cars, and not only.
Initially we thought, just like you people did probably, that this is not a likely collaboration. I mean, Mercede and Renault? They might fit in a picture as arch-enemies, not partners. But think of the Smart line, for Mercedes, and of the new Twizzy electric vehicle, for Renault. There isn’t that much room for diversity when it comes to dedicated platforms for mini-cars – so why not work togheter and share the profits?
Like the current Smart ForTwo, the new platform will be rear engine and rear wheel drive but it will be able to accomodate a
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Smart ForTwo
Attendees at the release of Tesla Model S could also see a Tesla powered Smart ForTwo. There aren’t many details about a partnership between the two companies, but the Smart ForTwo would perfectly fit Tesla’s electric engines and we might see a series model.
A rep from Tesla Motors Club tested the Tesla powered Smart ForTwo and we have a video of it, so check it out below the article.
The battery used to power the Smart ForTwo is much smaller than the ones used in Tesla Roadster and are able to power it for up to 100 miles. The Smart ForTwo features the engine and gearbox from Tesla Roadster.
[Source: AutoBlogGreen]
Ok, we don’t talk about a limo here, because this Smart is not used to transport VIPs, but it’s wanted to be an inedited purpose for the advertisers.
The first brand we think about when we see this car is an energy drink brand, the car looking like a huge Red Bull dose. The creation belongs to the Britons from Carbonyte, which transformed the 2.7 meters Smart into a 5.1 meters one!
This car can be bought for about 25.000 pounds, still being capable to reach 100 kph. Its body can be used to transport different objects, thanks to the light composites used by the constructors.
