| The Smart City-Coupe has changed alot since it was first put on sale in 1997. The City-Coupe has changed in many ways over this time period. When the Smart City-Coupe was first introduced, a special model was released to commemorate this, which was called the Limited 1. The Limited 1 was special because it had a black tridion with lite white panels. They also added white half-leather seats, with a leather steering wheel and leather gear stick. This car had the Passion specification engine, which gave an output of 40kW/55hp with a maximum torque of 80Nm. After this car, a range of models were launched to suit the lifestyles, this includes the Pure, Pulse, and Passion. These were available in lite white, hello yellow and jack black or, optionally, also in mad red and true blue metallic and with body panels in aqua green and aqua orange. All these cars came with an attractive blue plastic used throughout the interior. The cloth covering the seats matched the dashboard and inside door panels. The Pure came with a solid blue covering over the seats, which would be used throughout the interior of the Pure. The Pulse and Passion models came with a patterned blue covering over the seats, which is used throughout the interior. The only distinctive external difference between the pure and the pulse and passion models is the solid roof that is fitted to all Pure models, all the Pulse and Passion models came with a glass roof which is a very nice feature of these models as it brightens the interior of the car. Upto 2001 the City-Coupe stayed very much the same with very slight additions to add to the comfort and ease of use to the driver. These included the addition of a rear tailgate opening switch in the car, more new panel colours, a 3 button key, and also moving the windscreen washer nozzle to stop them from freezing in the winter. In 2001 alot of changes were made to the whole smart range, these included the introduction of new coloured panels, a change from blue to grey of the interior plastic, engine power output changes to the pulse model, a front suspension change, and in late 2001 the introduction of the right hand drive Smart cars. At this point the colours that were available were: lite white, jack black, phat red, stream green or optionally true blue metallic, river silver metallic, bay grey metallic, and body panels in aqua vanilla, and numeric blue. In 2002, the City-Coupe had a face lift which included changes to the front headlights and rear tail lights. A few more options added to the model range in 2002 include a paddle gear change system, a sliding glass roof, and a new range of coloured panels. These included the introduction of star blue metallic and scratch black, which replaced aqua vanilla and true blue metallic. |
Engine |
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Type |
Gasoline |
Diesel |
No.
of cylinders/
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Three in-line |
Three in-line |
Valves |
Two per cylinder |
Two per cylinder |
Displacement (cm³) |
599 to 698 |
799 |
Bore x stroke (mm) |
63.5 x 63 to 66.5 x 67 |
65.5 x 79.0 |
Rated output (kW/hp) |
From 33/44 at 5,250/min To 55/74 at 5,250/min |
30/41 at 4,200/min |
Max. torque (Nm) |
From
70 at 3,000 rpm To 110 at 3,000/rpm
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100 at 1,800-2,800/rpm |
Compression ratio |
9.5 : 1 to 9.0 : 1 |
18.5 : 1 |
Carburetion |
Electr. multipoint injection, e-gas |
Common-rail direct injection |
Transmission |
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Clutch |
Single dry plate clutch |
Single dry plate clutch |
Gearbox |
Sequential
automated
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Sequential
automated six-speed
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Ratios |
Final drive
4.208 / 1.667
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Final drive 3.667/1.353
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Running gear |
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Front axle location |
A-arm, damper strut or wishbone, damper strut on newer models |
Same as Petrol Version |
Front axle suspension |
Leaf spring, stabilizer or stabilizer on newer models |
Same as Petrol Version |
Rear axle location |
DeDion suspension tube with central mount, A-arm |
Same as Petrol Version |
Rear axle suspension |
Coil springs,
telescopic shock
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Same as Petrol Version |
Braking system |
Hydr. dual circuit system with vacuum booster, disk brakes at front, drum brakes at rear, electronic brake-power distribu-tion (EBD), ABS. 2003 model year cars and later now have Hydraulic Brake Assist |
Same as Petrol Version |
Steering |
Rack-and-pinion steering, steering damper |
Same as Petrol Version |
Wheels front/rear |
4J x 15 / 5.5J x 15 |
3.5J x 15 / 5.5J x 15 |
Tires front/rear |
145/65 R 15 / 175/55 R 15 |
135/70 R 15 / 175/55 R 15 |
Dimensions and weights |
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Wheelbase (mm) |
1,812 |
Same as Petrol Version |
Track width front (mm) |
1,272 |
Same as Petrol Version |
Track width rear (mm) |
1,354 |
Same as Petrol Version |
Length (mm) |
2,500 |
Same as Petrol Version |
Width (mm) |
1,515 |
Same as Petrol Version |
Height (mm) |
1,549 |
Same as Petrol Version |
Turning circle(m) |
8.7 |
Same as Petrol Version |
Trunk capacity (l) |
150/260 |
Same as Petrol Version |
Weight without driver (kg) |
720 |
Same as Petrol Version |
Payload (kg) |
260 |
Same as Petrol Version |
Gross vehicle weight (kg) |
980 |
Same as Petrol Version |
Fuel
tank capacity /
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22/5 or 33/5 on newer models |
Same as Petrol Version |
Performance |
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Acceleration 0-100 km/h (sec) |
17.2 (SOFTIP), 17.5 (SOFTOUCH automatic) to 12.3 on brabus models |
19.8 (Softip) 20.8 (Softouch) |
Maximum speed |
135 km/h or 150 km/h on brabus models |
135 kph (electronically limited) |
Fuel consumption (l / 100 km) |
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Urban cycle |
5.8 (SOFTIP) 5.8 (SOFTOUCH automatic) |
3.8 |
Extra urban cycle |
4.2 (SOFTIP) 4.5 (SOFTOUCH automatic) |
3.2 |
Combined cycle |
4.8 (SOFTIP) 5.0 (SOFTOUCH automatic) |
3.4 |
CO2 emissions (g/km) |
115 (SOFTIP) 119 (SOFTOUCH automatic) |
90 |
Emission class |
EU2/D3, EU3, and EU4 |
EU2/D3 and EU3 |
1st Edition |
Creamstyle |
Creamstyle |
Creamstyle |
Creamstyle |
Passion |
Passion |
Passion |
Passion |
Pulse |
Pulse |
Pulse |
Pure |
Pure |
Silverstyle |
Turino 1998 Show Car |
Turino 1998 Show Car |
Turino 1998 Show Car |
Turino 1998 Show Car |
Turino 1998 Show Car |