Daimler's diminutive branch wanted to build a
so-called smartUV, a slightly bigger vehicle with four-wheel-drive and a more
rugged appearance. The project was taken pretty close to its conclusion, with a
few prototypes showing what could have been.
The SUV was going to be called the formore (forfive
was probably deemed too predictable) and would look like a jacked-up version of
the forfour model. It was supposedly developed on a Mercedes-Benz GLK platform,
which meant the formore wouldn't have been cheap at all, but also cast a
favorable light on its off-road abilities.
Well, if smart were to introduce the formore now, it
still wouldn't be too late. Of course, a few alterations would have to be made,
and it would most definitely not use the GLC platform as a starting point. The
new smart formore would have to be significantly smaller, even though the
current forfour doesn't look like a good foundation to build upon either.
Remco Meulendijk of RM Car Design imagined what this
new off-roader from smart would look like, and he might be closer to the truth.
It's not so much a new model than a mild conversion of the existing forfour.
With a bit of plastic added on the wheel arches and the two bumpers, a set of
roofrails and a slightly lifted suspension that is strangely missing from the
drawing, the smart forfour could pass as a new formore.
