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Carbonyte UK, creator of the world’s first Ferrari‘limousine’ has unveiled its latest canny conversion –the world’s only stretched Smart Car, the Carbonyte Smaaart.
The Carbonyte team, led by MD and ex-McLaren man Chris Wright, took aMercedes Benz Smart Fortwo and stretched its chassis by 2700mm, to create a17 feet vehicle (5100 mm). Despite growing to over twice its normal length(2695mm), the Smaaart’s new lightweight alloy chassis allows thevehicle to be powered by its original 600cc engine and still comfortablyreach motorway speeds of 80mph. In all, the build process took just 300 manhours over four weeks from the initial chassis cut to the finalpaintwork.
The prototype Smaaart has been designed as a promotional vehicle,featuring a 20:1 scale fibre-glass replica soft drinks can, complete withring-pull, which serves as van-like storage space for promotional items.The Smaaart can be liveried to any client’s design choice and hiredon a daily basis – or bespoke vehicles can be manufactured forindividual clients to lease or purchase outright at a projected cost ofaround £25,000, with almost any theme in the centre.
Carbonyte is also looking to take the Smaaart into the funeral industryby using the latest electric technology to produce an individual yetenvironmentally-friendly hearse.
“We think the Smaaart will make a great promotional vehicle– combining head-turning looks with the practicality of a van.We’ve already had incredible reactions on the road – thevehicle’s almost stopped traffic, in fact the same reaction we hadwith the stretched Ferrari,” said Chris Wright.
For more information on the Carbonyte Smaaart, visit www.carbonyte.co.uk
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