Mercedes will sell the diesel-engined version of its Smart Fortwo in the UK, a company source has revealed. The car, which has a 44bhp, 799cc three-cylinder diesel unit, can do 85mpg and produces only 88g/km of CO2. By current standards, this would make it the most fuel-efficient UK production car. The Smart Fortwo CDI had originally only been intended for mainland Europe, but this week's sign-off to produce a right-hand-drive version for marketing in Britain comes in the wake of several weeks of record oil prices and a four-day fuel strike by Shell delivery drivers.
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Re: Smart diesel will come to UK
the smart is the only car Mercedes builds at present that makes any kind of real sense in todays world.......the mass public just dont realise it yet.
Re: Smart diesel will come to UK
Good news if it happens. I once spent a week driving a Mk1 Smart around Sicily. It is without doubt the worse car I've ever driven but by the end of that week I loved it. Strange things sometimes cars.
Re: Smart diesel will come to UK
So here we are 6 months on and as far as I am aware no more news about the Smart Fortwo diesel coming to the UK. I have been running an early LHD Fortwo petrol for over 5 years now with no problems at all, getting 57 mpg average, but being tight and greedy for more fuel efficient motoring are hankering for the diesel which will do 80 mpg plus and no road tax (if new after Mar 2001). I bought my car privately in the UK already UK registered but has anyone gone to the continent and bought one there, what's the form,costs and pitfalls involved for importing/registering for the UK, I would be very grateful for more info.