The 2016 smart fortwo cabrio will arrive in dealerships in February 2016 but ordering will be opened in mid-November.
The new smart fortwo cabrio was therefore subjected to the same rigorous tests as, for example, the Mercedes S-Class Cabriolet.
At the touch of a button the smart cabrio is transformed from a closed two-seater into a auto with a sliding canvas sunroof, or a fully fledged cabriolet with the soft top completely open.
Smart has announced plans of a world premier of its new fortwo Cabrio at the worldwide Motor Show in Frankfurt to be held in September.
The soft top can be opened fully automatically in just twelve seconds, regardless of the speed the smart fortwo cabrio is traveling at. Removing the side roof bars enables a full-blown cabrio experience. The “tri-top” three-layer fabric roof is four per cent larger than before and 20mm thick, featuring a heated glass rear window. The tridion colour removable roof bars can be stored in a compartment in the tailgate. Smart has addressed this by improving the torsional strength of the ForTwo cabrio by 15% compared to its predecessor.
No weight figures have been confirmed, but it’s likely to be more than the 880kg of the coupe models on account of the extra reinforcement and the electric roof mechanism.
While buyers in other markets have a choice between three three-cylinder engines initially, all of them gasoline units, in the U.S. we only get a single unit, good for 89 horsepower and 100 pound-feet of torque.
Trin levels are the same as the hard top ForTwo – passion, prime and proxy – although there are plenty of options if you want to spend more. This sportier variation on the Fortwo theme shares the basic mechanical elements with its hard-shell sibling, including an 89-horsepower turbocharged 3-cylinder gasoline engine paired with either a 5-speed manual or optional 6-speed “Twinamic” dual-clutch automatic transmission. The tiny vehicle has 8 airbags, and an available host of driver aide safety technologies that include: cross wind assist and proximity collision warning.