Smart ForFour prototype spotted alongside next-gen ForTwo
Tue, 12 Feb 2013
As we've reported previously, the ForFour is an all-new vehicle, and it will have more in common with the smaller ForTwo than the short-lived last model that was co-developed with Mitsubishi. This ForFour is instead a collaborative project with Renault, and could spawn what will ultimately become the new Renault Twingo. Some reports have it that Renault is no longer interested in the Smart partnership, but the fact that these testers were wearing French plates and were spotted caravanning with a French-registered Dacia Duster adds a bit of circumstantial evidence that the match is intact.
The new ForTwo was also spied in these snowy environs. The two-seater is expected to be ready to roll before the ForFour – likely coming to market in 2014. The ForFour, meanwhile, might not show up until 2015.
Take a closer look at the ForFour and the ForTwo, in our galleries of spied photos.
By Seyth Miersma
See also: Meet the Smart Fortwo that should be competing in the 2013 Dakar Rally [w/video], Next-gen Smart lineup growing to three models, Missouri Mercedes dealer offering free Smart with every SLS AMG purchase.