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Smart to launch electric city car

Smart is going back to its roots with confirmation that it will launch a small electric city car next year, à la the original Smart ForTwo. Called the #2, it will join Smart’s bigger #1, #3 and #5 models, the

Tested: Smart #3 Brabus

From the tiny two-seater Fourtwo to the midlife crisis Roadster, the Smart brand of cars was always quite niche – and they weren’t exactly easy on the eye, either. Liquidated in 2006 following dwindling sales, the Smart brand was revived

Smart #5 SUV unveiled

Smart, the all-electric joint-venture of Mercedes-Benz and Geely, as unveiled its new #5 SUV which will be available in Ireland next year, joining the recently launched #1 and #3. Styled by Mercedes-Benz, the #5 picks up on familiar Smart design

Smart introduces free over-the-air software update

Smart has introduced a free over-the-air (OTA) update for all #1 and #3 models, said to improve both vehicle performance and driver convenience. With this latest OTA update, functions such as low energy regeneration and Smart companion selection will be

Smart chooses Bank of Ireland as finance partner

Motor Distributors Limited (MDL) has chosen Bank of Ireland Finance (BIF) as its finance partner of the Smart all-electric motor franchise. There are two new Smart electric vehicles (EVs) now available on the Irish market. Both new cars, the Smart#1

New smart #3 launched

The latest addition to Ireland’s electric vehicle car parc comes in the form of the new smart #3 SUV Coupé, which has just been launched here. Now available for viewing in selected dealer showrooms within the Mercedes-Benz network, the smart

smart re-enters Irish market

smart has returned to the market with the arrival here of the new fully-electric smart #1 – as its name suggests, the first model in a sequence of EV models that will be marketed through a number of dealer outlets

MDL to distribute smart EV range in Ireland

Motor Distributors Limited (MDL) has been appointed as distributors in Ireland of the ‘smart’ range of fully-electric passenger cars. Arriving here in early 2024, there will initially be two models available – the smart #1 and the smart #3 –