Business / Auto China

Discerning drivers know time's right for a smart choice

By Du Xiaoying (China Daily) Updated: 2015-12-14 13:16

Some 100 smart car owners from other cities drove to Guangzhou to participate in the event.[Photo provided to China Daily]

Kicking off the event was a carnival and parade, which featured a Ferris wheel made up of smart cars, a smart times ice sculpture and an array of other spectacles. These festivities were followed by the smart times Awards, which featured smart fortwo "dancing" on ice, highlighting the model's unrivaled agility.

Also present were singer-composer Kenji Wu and actor Li Chen, whose participation further fueled the passion of attending smart fans.

This exhilarating night culminated in the lighting up of a huge Christmas tree made up of LEDs, with smart fortwos located at the center, followed by a series of exciting awards for a select group of outgoing and enthusiastic smart owners.

Fans interested in the brand's signature vehicle need look no further than the All New smart fortwo, which boasts a comprehensive array of upgrades.

The car has retained its classic body length of 2.69 meters, and its distinctive bi-color body design courtesy of its body-paneling and a tridion safety cell allows urban trendsetters to fully express their individuality and style.

The All New smart fortwo also boasts the world's smallest turning circle of 6.95 meters, and its twinamic 6-speed Dual-Clutch Transmission and Direct Steer system allow the All New smart fortwo to seamlessly switch gears as it dashes nimbly through stop-and-go traffic.

In spite of its increased spaciousness, the All New smart forfour maintains smart's original, unmatched agility, as demonstrated by the fact that the smart among the fourseaters features the smallest turning circle in its class－just 8.65 meters.

The vehicle has retained all the strengths and charm of the smart fortwo while offering enhanced comfort and convenience, therefore rounding out smart's charming product portfolio.

By radically changing how people travel in cities across China, smart empowers China's urban trendsetters to get behind the wheel "FOR a new urban joy", providing an enjoyable yet practical vision of sustainable urban mobility.

As an important global market for any car brand, China is key to smart's vision of future urban mobility, and with the recent unveiling of the All New smart forfour at Auto Guangzhou and the All New smart fortwo taking the spotlight at smart times 2015, smart's future in China couldn't look brighter.