[MOC] Smart Fortwo 451 - child of Mercedes Benz

[osterum]

One day, the guys from Mercedes and SWatch decided to create something different from other cars, something unusual and original. Then they opened a new brand - Smart. They got out of a small city car with a coupe body and two seats. But that's not all. The drive was carried out through the rear wheels. Unfortunately, the first generation Smart was completely boring due to the incredibly weak engines. In the second generation, everything became much more interesting: there were more horses and already the weakest engine produced 71 (whereas in the first generation 45). Anyone who understands cars will say that 71 horsepower is just about nothing. However, the small size and weight allowed to overcome the speed of 100 kilometers per hour in 13.7 seconds. In addition, there was a more powerful version: 84 forces with turbo, which, if properly configured, easily allowed you to leave 10 seconds. For such an urban micro-car, it's great.

Once again, I start building with the chassis. It turns out to be as close as possible to the original: independent MacPherson-type suspension at the front and semi-independent deDion suspension at the rear. The model has steering with castor (tilt of the front axle for better handling and suspension operation), the steering wheel in the cabin also rotates, as well as HOG (Hand Of God). You can take a look at the suspension operation in the video (HOG is not on it yet):

Then I took up the design, most of which was done in 1 day, the deadlines were burning :D. The headlights were different, more clumsy and square, now they are more elegant and more similar to the original.
The car's doors open, as well as the trunk lid, which consists of two parts. Behind it is a proprietary three-cylinder engine. In the cabin there are 2 seats, a dashboard, in the depth of which there are branded watches. The steering wheel is made from a part of the UniKitty scarf (set 70848). There is also a rear-view mirror.
From the chips, the passenger seat is lowered, forming a comfortable armrest, as in the original. This feature makes this car more of a "ForOne" rather than a "ForTwo". But what difference does it make?)

 

Thank you for your time

[JintaiZ]

This looks great! And I really like the color choice.

[osterum]

8 minutes ago, JintaiZ said:

This looks great! And I really like the color choice.

Thank you, I wanted to make something bright and colorful)

[howitzer]

This should've been the 42115 B-model.

Looks great, and very nice to see a car that's not another supercar. Any photos of the internals, like suspension and engine?

[osterum]

6 minutes ago, howitzer said:

Any photos of the internals, like suspension and engine?

There are photos, but very few

 

[Jurss]

Nice model. Interesting suspension setups. Original use of helmets.

[Thirdwigg]

So fun, and I love the front and rear suspension. The fuzzy steering wheel is perfect as well. Great job.