2017 Smart Brabus
Both the Brabus ForTwo and
the ForFour showed up at this year's Beijing Auto Show, bringing with them a
more aggressive look and a little bit of turbocharging to settle the nerves.
Unlike in the official press
images, the cars that actually set foot in Beijing were a bit more colorful,
with the red ForTwo standing out more for obvious reasons. All that red was
nicely mixed together with black wheels, creating a powerful contrast that
should appeal to a younger audience.
The two-tone ForFour, on the
other hand, was looking more stylish than its smaller sibling, though we reckon
that aggression is the name of the game when it comes to these types of cars
(Brabus), and not a quirky mix of colors.
In terms of performance, the
turbocharged 109 PS 0.9-liter engine is
also good for 170 Nm of torque, resulting in a 0 to 100 km/h sprint time of 9.5 seconds for the ForTwo and a top speed surpassing 180
km/h.
Unfortunately, those numbers
mean that this is a slower car than the previous generation model.
