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2011 Frankfurt Auto Show: Smart Gets More Podlike with Forvision Concept

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Did you have an interest in the Smart ForTwo but passed because the microcar simply wasn't strange enough? Have they got the concept for you!

The Forvision concept is a joint collaboration between Smart and BASF that focuses on energy efficiency and light weight.

The wheels are plastic and, according to Daimler, are "suitable for high-volume production" and can save 28 pounds per vehicle. The doors are carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic. Photovoltaic cells on the roof power the multimedia system and the OLED lighting for the interior.

Thankfully, we're unlikely to see this anywhere near production even with a new Smart en route for 2014. We will, however, have to see it in Frankfurt in a couple of weeks.

 

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5 Comments

revn says:

02:06 PM, 09/ 1/11

That's just, like, a Power Wheels for really rich people's kids, right?

hybris says:

03:06 PM, 09/ 1/11

+1 revn
This has to be a Power Wheels: Magnum size prototype... I'm weeping for the car driving part of humanity.

throwback says:

05:34 AM, 09/ 2/11

I'm guessing the shape is the next fortwo. Hopefully there is a new transmission in there as well.

ralphhightower says:

09:05 AM, 09/ 2/11

Looks like a Nissan Juke after it had been sandwiched between two tractor-trailer rigs.

deagle13 says:

10:52 AM, 09/ 2/11

Thanks. Now I need to clean the vomit from my keyboard...

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