Smart City Coupe and Roadster now in RP!

[phillipogi]

hei have you seen the ads sa newspaper....nagbebenta na ang CATS ng Smart City Coupe at Smart Roadster ah....nice yung roadster, magkano kaya yon? Any idea?

[toink]

meron na sa d fort cats showrm. ganda headlite ng roadster hinto lng sa tapat kakahiya magtanong ng price. magkano nga kaya yun? meron na sa kalsada smart city w/ lee jeans logo all over it color yellow, lahat napapatingin.

[need4speed]

Smart City and Roadster? hmmm... is that a new car brand or something? Can anybody post or refer to a site with some pics? TY

[ssaloon]

eto ba yun?

Smart Roadster

Smart cars are fun, and bought by people eager for a new take on motoring. Sports cars are also fun, and now these two ideas are fused together in the new Smart Roadster. It is the smallest sports car available in Europe.

There are two new Smart Roadster models, the simple Roadster and the Roadster-Coupe. The Roadster was shown in concept form at the 1999 Frankfurt Show, the Coupe a year later at Paris, and the production cars have changed very little from those concepts.

Many familiar Smart features are carried through to the new Roadsters, such as the smiling front air intake, the exposed 'Tridion' chassis structure that defines the sills and the roll-over bar, and the removable plastic panels which can be swapped for different ones if you want a colour change. But the architecture is clearly very different from a regular Smart, with a normal-looking bonnet, a low build and all four wheels the same size.

Mechanicals are surprisingly similar, including the three-cylinder turbocharged engine mounted across the rear wheels. It's more powerful now, though, with the top models, which the UK gets, delivering 82bhp from a capacity increased to 698cc. The lower-power version will only be offered as a limited edition left-hand drive. Steering, suspension, brakes, interior fittings and the sequential-shift two-pedal transmission are also very similar to those of existing Smarts.

Smart City-Coupe

[hens]

P1.8M yung Smart Roadster, yung F1 Mclaren di ko na tinanong..hehehe(guys, di naman nakakahiya pumasok sa CATS,ako nga naka-shorts & sandals lang)...pakapalan na lang..hehehe

[pajerokid]

I guess that's the black roadster i saw in CATS-Fort.... Hmmmm 1.8M? Pass.

[kimpOy]

pass din.

[M]

1.8!?
pass!
i'd rather get the 207cc.

[wreckless]

Originally posted by hens
P1.8M yung Smart Roadster, yung F1 Mclaren di ko na tinanong..hehehe(guys, di naman nakakahiya pumasok sa CATS,ako nga naka-shorts & sandals lang)...pakapalan na lang..hehehe

kahit siguro naka-porma ako..
d pa rin ako papasok sa CATS..
not unless may MB na rin ako tulad nung mamang pumasok sa
CATS na naka-shorts at sandals lang..
mwehehe

for 1.8M??
hmm..
kung may ganong pera ako..
aantayin kong bumaba yung presyo ng Gen III na Paj sa 1.8M. :D

[OTEP]

Baka maatrasan ni wreckless ng Safari niya yung mga Smart na iyan. hehehehe.

Cindy,

Hindi bagay sayo ang mga teeny-weeny cars. :D LC80, Safari at Hammer ang dapat sayo.

[phillipogi]

hehe hanggang tingin lang din ako, di ko reach price eh! for a small car?? i'd rather get an SUV...

[hens]

Update ko lang...

P1.68 pala ang smart roadster not 1.8



sa mga nag-pass! baka mag bago ang isip ninyo:D :D

[OTEP]

Mahal pa din. hehehehe. Saka baka ma-atrasan ako ni Wreckless 'pag yan ang dala ko. :D

[pajerokid]

1.68M? PASS PA RIN hehe A second hand Lancer EVO would suit me just fine, thank you.

[stelvio]

As for me, I'll wait for Mazda's quote on the Miata. If Mazda wants 2.5m for one, then its gonna be a tough choice if you are really bent on having a roadster with the reassuring reliability (compared with an used one) of a brand new car.

[ssaloon]

pass pa rin ako...

[OTO]

Anyone know of any grey market importers that sell Smart Cars? I remember seeing one sold at JMM Motors near La Salle Taft.

[pink_cadillac]

I agree, a 2nd hand Evo would still be a more pallatable and "practical" choice.

That thing looks like I could break it.

[Ungas]

If my memory serves me right, there was one more unit left at a grey market dealer in Banawe. It was colored silver-monotone.

[niky]

If I wanted a two-seat convertible:


Starts at Php 700,000 for the kit, just over 1million fully assembled with AC and radio, and enough power and grip to leave an EVO far far far behind.