Scoop: Funny Looking Twingo Prototype is a Chassis Mule for Next Smart ForFour
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Scoop: Funny Looking Twingo Prototype is a Chassis Mule for Next Smart ForFour



It has been seven years since Daimler pulled the plug on the four-seater, four-door Smart ForFour, which shared its underpinnings and was built in the same factory with the European-market Mitsubishi Colt in Holland.

Now, the Germans want to expand the range of their Smart unit again to include a more spacious model than the ForTwo, only this time, they are going at it in a different way.

For starters, Daimler has found a new partner for Smart in the form and shape of the Renault-Nissan Alliance.

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