When the guys from Shifted Interests found a cheap Smart Fortwo with a broken diesel engine they knew exactly what to do. After removing the factory powertrain, they made custom motor mounts to hold a 998 cc inline-four from a 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer motorcycle to the rear subframe. The engine’s 149 horsepower and 78 … Read more
Søren Heyer is transforming a second generation Smart Fortwo at his company FUBAR Racing in Denmark. The plan is to replace the factory powertrain with a 4A-GE inline-four and transmission from a Toyota MR2. The project’s details are light at this moment since it just started but they hope to make around 450 horsepower thanks … Read more
This 2002 Smart Fortwo W450 called “SMARTACUS” is for sale on eBay in Schaumburg, Illinois for $23,500. The little car is powered by a 1299 cc inline-four from a 2002 Suzuki Hayabusa that makes 173 horsepower and 93-99 lb-ft of torque. They installed the engine using a Sinister Sand Sport swap kit for $15,397 that … Read more
The Volksmart is back and still making plenty of smoke. This first generation Smart Fortwo was built by two Italians and features a 1.9 L TDI inline-four and manual transmission from a Volkswagen Golf. In our previous article the engine made 150 horsepower but the new video states it’s now making 230 horsepower. The little … Read more
When this Smart Fortwo rolled out of the factory it was powered by a turbo 698 cc inline-three that made around 60 horsepower. However someone replaced the factory engine with a 1441 cc inline-four from a Kawasaki ZZR1400 (Ninja ZX-14) motorcycle. The new engine produces 200 horsepower for 333% more power. Source: Kawasaki Deutschland via … Read more
A couple of gentlemen from Italy took a first generation Smart Fortwo and installed a 1.9 L TDI inline-four and transmission from a Volkswagen Golf. The engine produces 150 horsepower which gets the little car down the quarter-mile in slightly over 13 seconds. They call the project “Volksmart”. Source: Italian Supercar Video