Geneva 2011: Smart ForSpeed Concept is urban green toplessness

– March 8, 2011Posted in: Car Reviews

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Geneva Motor Show, Smart, Electric

Smart ForSpeed Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery

Here we have the none-too-speedy Smart ForSpeed concept. Well, perhaps that’s not quite fair, as the diminutive Smart actually is plenty quick enough for its intended mission, which is to say it’s fully capable of jetting between urban skyscrapers while dodging taxi cabs and pedestrians.

Want hard numbers? Smart claims the roofless ForSpeed can hit (a seemingly arbitrary) 37 miles per hour in 5.5 seconds on its way up to a top speed of 75 mph. Perhaps more importantly, Smart estimates its little electric mobile unit has a range of 85 miles per charge and that an 80-percent charge is possible in just 45 minutes.

Naturally, there’s a whole press release of details that can be found after the break, along with a high-res image gallery of live photos below.

Gallery: Smart Forspeed Concept: Geneva 2011