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BRABUS SMART FORFOUR, (W454), A VERY RARE LOW PRODUCTION TOP OF THE RANGE SMARTCAR.
* PLEASE CALL FOR A WALK AROUND VIDEO OR LIVE CHAT.
THESE WERE THE FASTEST AND MOST POWERFUL MERCEDES SMART EVER PRODUCED.
IN TERMS OF RARITY TOTAL THERE WERE LESS THAN 300 OF THESE ICONIC CARS PRODUCED FOR THE UK MARKET, (RECORDS AT DVLA INDICATED JUST 291 BRABUS FORFOUR'S REGISTERED UP TO 2009.
I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE SOLD A HALF DOZEN OF THESE OVER THE YEARS, AND THEY ARE VERY HARD TO FIND, BUT WELL WORTH THE EFFORT.
THEY ARE UNDOUBTABLY ONE OF THE MOST "UNDER THE RADAR' HOT HATCHES EVER.
HAVING A TRADITIONAL MANUAL GEARBOX, THEY ARE ALSO RATED AS THE MOST ENGAGING AND BEST "DRIVERS" SMART CAR EVER PRODUCED. WITH A 0-60 MPH TIME OF UNDER 7 SECONDS.
AFTER SMART HAD INITIALLY LAUNCHED THEIR GROUND BREAKING NEW "MICRO CAR" THE CITY-CAR/ FORTWO MODEL IN 1999 THAT WENT ON TO REVOLUTIONISE THE SMALL CAR MARKET, THEY SHOWED THEIR FUN SIDE AND THEIR BOLD MARKETING IDEAS WITH THEIR BONKERS ROOFLESS MODERN CONCEPT CAR THE "CROSSBLADE", (THE ONE CAR I WISH I HAD NEVER SOLD, WITH VALUES NOW REACHING UP TO £3OK).
SMART THEN LOOKED IN 2004 TO BROADEN THEIR MARKET AND THEIR PRODUCT RANGE TO INCLUDE A 4 SEATER/ MORE NORMAL CAR, AND STARTED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JAPANESE MANUFACTURER MITSUBISHI.
THEY WENT ON TO USE THEIR ENGINES IN THE SECOND GENERATION FORTWO (W451), AND THESE STARTED ARRIVING IN 2007, WHEREAS THE FORFOUR (W454), MODELS WERE INITIALLY LAUNCHED EARLIER IN 2004 AND WERE IN PRODUCTION FOR JUST A FEW YEARS, PRODUCTION CEASED ON THE W454 RANGE IN 2009, (HOWEVER IT WAS ALSO RE-VAMPED MORE RECENTLY WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW RENAULT TWINGO PLATFORM BEING USED, THESE BEING DESIGNATED AS THE W453 MODELS).
WHILST THESE FORFOURS WERE AVAILABLE IN BRABUS VERSIONS WITH A TURBO CHARGED 0. 9 LITRE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRIC VERSIONS THEY ARE NO WHERE NEAR THE POWER AND PERFORMANCE OF THEIR "FULL-FAT" AND ICONIC PREDECESSOR.
THE ICONIC BRABUS VERSIONS OF THE W454 WERE ONLY PRODUCED FOR TWO SHORT YEARS,(2005 AND 2006, WITH A FEW CARSBNOT EVEN REGISTERED UNTIL AS LATE AS 2008/ EARLY 2009)
LIKE ALL THE FORFOURS THEY WERE BASED AROUND AND SHARED THE "MITSUBISHI COLT" PLATFORM, ALTERING THE EXTERIOR DESIGN TO MIRROR THE FORTWO'S ICONIC LOOK WITH BOLD STYLING.
THIS BRABUS VERSION WAS THE ULTIMATE INCARNATION OF THIS SMART CAR AND UTILISED THE STRONG MITSUBISHI "4G15" TURBO CHARGED 1. 5 LITRE ENGINE, THAT PRODUCED AN IMPRESSIVE 174BHP COMBINED WITH 230NM OF TORQUE.
(THEY WERE ALSO REGULARLY TUNED WELL BEYOND THESE FACTORY FIGURES WITH NO DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS, AND ARE WELL KNOWN FOR THEIR STRENGTH AND RELIABILITY. EVEN THE MANY 200+ BHP TUNED CARS ARE STILL SEEN RUNNING ABOUT WITH 125-150K MILES AND MORE !).
THIS PARTICULAR BRABUS IS A REAL" UNICORN", THERE ARE HARDLY ANY LEFT WITH MILEAGE AND HISTORY LIKE THIS CAR.
A TOTALLY STOCK, ORIGINAL AND UN-MOLESTED EXAMPLE, IT WAS INITIALLY OWNED FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF IT'S LIFE BY MERCEDES SMART UK LTD MILTON KEYNES, IT WAS THEN SOLD AT 3, 000 MILES TO THE FIRST, AND ONLY PRIVATE OWNER, WHO IT'S FAIR TO SAY HAS CARED FOR AND COSSETED THIS CAR, IT HAS LITERALLY WANTED FOR NOTHING.
GARAGED ALL IT'S LIFE IT HAS A FULL DETAILED SERVICE HISTORY WITH MERCEDES SMART BRENTFORD AND BROOKLANDS, IT'S NEVER BEEN SERVICED BY ANYONE OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICIAL DEALER NETWORK, ONLY MISSING A YEARLY SERVICE OR TWO WHEN SORN OFF ROAD DURING THE COVID LOCKDOWN PERIOD, WHEN IT WAS NOT USED.
THE CAMBELT HAS BEEN REPLACED NOT ONCE BUT TWICE.
IT TOTAL IN 19 YEARS IT HAS COVERED JUST 50, 450 MILES, SO AVERAGING JUST 2, 655 MILES A YEAR.
IT REPRESENTS ONE OF THE LOWEST MILEAGE EXAMPLES, BEST PRESERVED AND WELL LOOKED AFTER EXAMPLES LEFT.
THIS REALLY IS ONE FOR THE TRUE COLLECTOR OR SMART ENTHUSIAST, IT'S ALSO A TRUE MODERN ICON OF THE SMART WORLD.
ULEZ COMPLIENT AND A HOOT TO DRIVE WITH LOW RUUNING COSTS THESE ARE A REAL FUN DRIVERS CAR AND A REAL HEAD TURNER.
SPEC WAS TYPICALLY HIGH BEING THE FLAGSHIP BRABUS MODEL, WITH PANORAMIC ROOF, A/ C, HEATED LEATHER SEATS, AND THEY CAME IN SILVER OR BLACK ONLY. THE SILVER ONES SHOW OFF THE BODY DESIGN REALLY WELL AND YOU WON'T NEED TO CLEAN THEM EVERY FEW DAYS!
THE CAR COMES WITH BOTH KEYS, HANDBOOKS AND A COMPLETE DETAILED PILE OF PAPERWORK AND RECEIPTS.
* WE WILL BE FITTING A COMPLETE MATCHED SET OF NEW OE SPEC TYRES ALL AROUND FOR THE NEW LUCKY OWNER.
* AS PER NORMAL WITH THE DIAMOND CUT BRABUS MONOBLOC ALLOY WHEELS OF THIS AGE AS PER THE ROADSTER WHEELS THEY HAVE SUFFERED FROM CORROSION UNDER THE LAQUER SO WE WILL EITHER HAVE THEM POWDER COATED OR DIAMOND CUT AND RE-POLISHED TO OE SPEC DEPENDING ON WHAT THE NEXT OWNER PREFERS.
VALUES OF RARE SMART MODELS SUCH AS THIS, EDITION REDS, RCR ROADSTERS, CROSSBLADES HAVE BEEN CREEPING UP A LOT LATELY, ESPECIALLY AS THE MARQUE TURNS INTO A PURELY ELECTRIC BRAND.
THIS IS PERHAPS THE LAST CHANCE TO ACQUIRE ONE OF THE VERY BEST EXAMPLES LEFT OF THE FASTEST, MOST POWERFUL, AND RAREST FLAGSHIP, PINNACLE SMART CARS EVER MADE.
PART EXCHANGE ALWAYS CONSIDERED, VIEWING AND TEST DRIVE BY APPOINTMENT. UK DELIVERY AVAILABLE.
