smart forfour (W454) · smart forfour
W454
A smart in badge only — built by Mitsubishi at NedCar.
- Production
- 2004–2006
- Built
- —
- Body
- Hatchback
- Chassis
- W454
The first forfour was a smart in badge only: built by Mitsubishi at NedCar in the Netherlands on the Colt platform, engine at the front, driving the front wheels.
Offered from 2004 with 1.1, 1.3 and 1.5-liter petrol engines and a 1.5-liter CDI diesel, it also came in BRABUS form with a 177 PS turbocharged four. It was the only conventionally engineered car smart ever sold.
It lost money on every example and was canceled in 2006 after barely two years. The forfour name returned in 2014 on the Renault-based W453.
Every model.
5 model designations across 2004–2006 — engines, transmissions and series codes for the W454.
| Model | Lata modelowe | Podwozie | Silnik | Skrzynia biegów | Razem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| forfour 1.1 | 2004–2006 | 454 | 134 | 717.4 | — |
| forfour 1.3 | 2004–2006 | 454 | 135 | 717.4 | — |
| forfour 1.5 | 2004–2006 | 454 | 135 | 717.4 | — |
| forfour 1.5 turbo BRABUS | 2004–2006 | 454 | 122 | 717.4 | — |
| forfour 1.5 cdi | 2004–2006 | 454 | 639 | 717.4 | — |
Year by year.
The original four-seat smart from launch, through BRABUS performance, to its early cancellation.
- 2004
- The first smart forfour launched with four doors, a visible tridion safety cell and petrol and diesel engines shared with its Mitsubishi Colt platform relative.
- 2005
- The BRABUS forfour added a 177 PS turbocharged 1.5-litre engine, firmer suspension, larger brakes and 17-inch wheels.
- 2006
- DaimlerChrysler ended first-generation forfour production at NedCar after two years because sales had fallen short of plan.
