2007 SMART ForTwo Cabrio Brabus 1.0 5AT (98 HP)

Vehicle Overview

In its quest to stop bleeding money with the small brand, Mercedes-Benz produced a particular version of the ForTwo Cabrio with the well-known tuner company Brabus.

Smart introduced the second generation of the ForTwo in two body shapes: coupe and cabriolet. This time, the carmaker decided to make the car roomier and provide a higher protection level and richer onboard features. All those worked well, but strangely, the customers started to ask for more power from the phone-booth-sized car. Brabus was an expert in that area, so Mercedes-Benz gave it the green light to develop a particular version for the 2007 lineup.

At the front, the 2007 model featured boomerang-shaped headlights above the smiling grille. There was no way how to tell where the bumper was ending, and the rest of the plastic body panels continued. The rag-top was power-operated and retractable behind the seats, while the upper side pillars were removable. Thus, the Smart Cabrio was more of a targa but with a completely open area between the windshield and the B-pillar. Brabus added a touch of its tuner expertise and installed a new set of light-alloy wheels with a six double-spoke design. In the back, it installed a twin exhaust in the middle.

Inside, the Smart Brabus Cabrio received a unique, two-tone interior. The leather-clad bucket seats sported the Brabus logo embroidered into the headrests. On the dashboard, the tuner added aluminum trims, inducing a “racy” experience.

Under the hood, the carmaker installed the same one-liter turbocharged gasoline unit. Brabus took that inline-three Mitsubishi-sourced engine and tuned it to produce 98 hp.