The parcel shelf is removable. Lift the carpet in the luggage space and then lift up the cover underneath to see:
That's the intercooler radiator and fan on the left. The engine coolant radiator is at the front, along with the air conditioning radiator.
To help show how short the car is, here's a photo of my motorbike and car parked side by side. The car is about 14 inches longer than the bike. The bike has the bigger and more powerful engine, but the car is more economical on fuel!
My brother was also impressed with Smart cars, so he bought one too, same colour!
I've now upgraded to a RHD model. They say this is phat red, but it looks more like orange to me (it was raining when I took this photo):
Links
European Smart car web site - http://www.smart.com/default1.htm
Ruedi's Smart Pages - http://www.clickstudios.de/smartpages/welcome.htm
Smart Car UK (Manchester) - http://www.smartcarmanchester.co.uk
Smart Cars Direct Ltd (London) - http://www.smartcarsdirect.com
Smart Centre UK (London) - http://www.smartcentreuk.com/contact.htm - they are wrong about it being a 12 valve engine, and way out in their 0 - 60mph claim!
thesmartclub - THE place for all things SMART - http://www.thesmartclub.co.uk/index.html
MCC Smart Car Owners Web Site - http://www.smartcar-owner.co.uk - excellent web site.
Specifications
Engine:
599cc, 3 cylinder, 2 valves per cylinder, turbocharged (0.8bar, 1.0bar overboost) and intercooled, fuel injection, 2 spark plugs per cylinder.
55bhp @ 5,250rpm.
80/88Nm nominal torque/overboost (59/65 lb/ft) @ 2,000 - 4,500 rpm.
Engine weight 59Kg.
Gearbox:
6 speed tiptronic (no clutch pedal, fly-by-wire accelerator and gear lever, sequential change, computer operated dry plate clutch and gear change).
Automatic mode (press button on the side of the gear lever).
Speed/1000rpm:
1st gear = 4.8 2nd gear = 6.6 3rd gear = 9.2 4th gear = 12.0 5th gear = 16.6 6th gear = 23.0Performance:
0 - 60 kph (0 - 37.3 mph) - 7.0 secs (7.7 in automatic mode).
0 - 100 kph (0 - 62.1 mph) - 17.2 secs (17.5 in automatic mode).
Maximum speed electronically limited to 135 kph (84mph).
Fuel consumption:
93/116/EC - 5.8/4.2/4.8 litres/100km = 48.7/67.3/58.9mpg
So far my best fuel consumption per tank full (using about 16 litres) is 65mpg, my worst is 53mpg, and I normally get about 57.5mpg (in US gallons that's about 54mpg, 44mpg, and 47.9mpg). Update - over the winter months, and having to drive in long traffic queues due to roadworks, it has dropped down to 50mpg (still pretty good for the worst fuel consumption!).
Dimensions:
Length - 2500 mm
Width - 1515 mm
Height - 1529 mm
Empty weight - 720 kg
Petrol tank capacity - 22 litres (4.84 imperial gallons)
Front tyres - 145/65 R15
Rear tyres - 175/55 R15
Power graph produced by Superchips for standard Smart Passion:
