An upcoming Smart ForTwo variant with retractable roof has been caught on tape without any camouflage. When spotted, it seemed that the car was in some final phase of testing in Stuttgart, Germany.
Taking a look at this open top variant of the next generation ForTwo from Smart, the car features a similar visual design to that of its fixed roof counterpart. Of course, the only difference is that this one also comes with a folding canvas roof that can be operated electrically. The canvas roof has been derived from its predecessor and so have the side bars, which can be manually removed.
Owned by Daimler, the automaker Smart has already made an official announcement that it is going to release the 2016 ForTwo Cabrio model sometime this year. The company has also confirmed that the car will be coming with a 1.0L naturally aspirated engine that delivers either 60 HP or 71 HP of power output. Yet, for a beefier engine, customers can always go for the 0.9L turbo engine that has a total power output of 90 HP. The car will be coming with a 5-speed manual gearbox as standard whereas a 6-speed dual clutch transmission system will be optionally available as well.
According to reports, there is even a Brabus variant of the model currently in the works. This one will allegedly come with a retractable canvas roof, too, in addition to a 0.9L turbo engine that delivers a total power output of 120 HP.
For those who wonder, the 2016 Smart ForTwo Cabrio could be making its debut at this year’s New York Auto Show event, along with the fixed roof variant of the model. However, if it turns out that Smart is only unveiling the fixed roof variant at New York, then expect the Cabrio variant to have its world premiere this September 2015 during the Frankfurt Motor Show event.
