Smart: cool, fun, safe and economical
Smart produces high-brand, value, city cars and is currently heavily associated with Mercedes-Benz. The company actually began in 1991 as the brainchild of the CEO of SMH, the company behind Swatch watches. After initially designing and developing the car in conjunction with VW, due to strategic changes VW ended their associated project and SMH took the idea to Mercedes-Benz, who agreed to take it on as a joint venture.
These shared development costs have benefited the consumer, in that Smart cars are affordable and represent a money-saving proposition – made even more economical if purchased with a Smart finance package.
By 1998, the first Smart cars were rolling out of the factory in pre-production form, and in 2000 they took the world by storm. Smart leasing plans have been available since the launch of the car, and thanks to this extra affordability, the new Smart city car became an instant hit.
If you’re looking into Smart leasing plans, you can choose between the coupe or convertible versions of the ForTwo, with a range of styling options to make your car truly unique, as is the fashion with city cars these days. In spite of successful forays into the sports car arena and the four-seat family car market with the Roadster and ForFour respectively, it is the ForTwo that continues to capture the imagination of city dwellers, due to its diminutive size and economical nature.
A Smart lease deal gets you what is probably one of the smallest cars on the road, however from the driver’s seat, with a slightly raised seating position, it does not lack road presence, and its small size does not for one moment make you feel unsafe.
In fact, if you do go ahead with a Smart lease deal for either the coupe or convertible ForTwo, you will be getting a car that’s highly rated for safety, thanks to its unique ‘Tridion Safety Cell’ design, which provides ample passenger protection.