2011 smart Passion Cabriolet
"Smartville," one of the most progressive and planet-friendly car factories in existence, unleashes the 2011 smart fortwo Passion Cabriolet to push the maximum efficiency envelope. The new
2011 Passion Cabriolet explodes the fun meter with its supersized new features and extras. Impossible? Not with a redesigned interior, a standard smart premium audio system and fully automatic convertible top.
Welcome to smart life, where owning one of America's most talked about cars is a way a life. The almost nine-foot-long smart fortwo may look like the size of a golf-cart, but it'll surprise you with its with roominess and comfort. Go on and get in the smart fortwo at Park Place's smart center Dallas or smart center Fort Worth serving the Dallas Fort Worth Texas metroplex.
Not only does Smartville maximize performance and safety, but it also maximizes its manufacturing process. Building a smart fortwo from start to finish only takes eight hours with three of those being actual building time. The smart fortwo Passion Cabriolets roll out of the plant with the ability to reach a maximum speed of 90 mph and go from 0 to 60 in 12.8 seconds.
According to US Environment Protection Agency, smart fortwo is one of the top ten EPA-rated fuel sippers in the US today with its EPA MPG rating of 33 city and 41 highway. Another big environment-friendly smart feature is its 95 percent recyclability. When the car retires, it doesn't go to the junkyard. It gets a new lease on life as its materials are used again.
In a couple of minutes, you can amplify the Passion Cabriolet's attitude by removing the side roof bars and storing them in a special compartment hidden in the tailgate. Also new to the 2011 Passion Cabriolet to equal its small powerhouse attitude is the accent design on its fabric and fabric-covered dashboard, door trim and knee pad, which are color coordinated with the interior selection.
Small is no excuse for lack of storage. The new seat pockets are ready and willing to hold your sunglasses, umbrella and whatever else you'd like to store in a secure spot. Fancy a cruise control feature? It's here and available in the new cruise control package that comes with a trip computer.
The Passion's trim comes with all of the options available on the Pure plus more. The more would be 15-inch alloy wheels, transmission shift paddles, power windows, sport steering wheel, heated rear glass windows and heated power mirrors.
Maximizing remains the theme as Smartville maximizes the entertainment with the Passion Cabriolet standard smart premium radio with an mp3 compatible in-dash six-disk CD changer, AM/FM radio, auxiliary jack, two loudspeakers and a smart sound system with two tweeters and two mid-ranger speakers with a subwoofer. You can add more personality to the personable smart fortwo using the new glove compartment clip function to hang photos.
The smart fortwo may be a micro car, but not when it comes to safety. Standard safety features in the new Passion Cabriolet include antilock brakes, side airbags, knee bolster airbags, stability control, traction control and hill-hold assist.
Let your top down by turning the smart fortwo Passion Cabriolet into a convertible to match the micro car's macro-sized attitude with your take-charge approach to life. Catch the energetic little car that whooshes around town and slides into any parking spot at Park Place smart center Dallas or smart center Fort Worth to go for a drive in the fuel-efficient fan favorite.
Interior smart fortwo Passion Cabriolet colors: Design black, design red and design beige. A leather upgrade is available with the Comfort Package.
The interior contains three-spoke leather sports steering wheel shift paddles (including leather gear knob), basic seat with weight detection and seatbelt recognition, flat folding passenger seat with backrest adjustment, storage areas beside the steering wheel and in both doors, coin holder, dome light and mirror in passenger sun visor.
Standard smart fortwo Passion Cabriolet exterior colors: Deep black, rally red and crystal white.
Premium smart fortwo Passion Cabriolet exterior colors: Light blue metallic, gray metallic and silver metallic.
The exterior comes with a fully automated convertible top, rear glass window, projector beam halogen headlights, side indicators in yellow and exterior mirror cap in tridion color.
Wheels and tires are 12-spokes alloy wheels (15") with front tires, tire pressure control system.
The smart fortwo vehicle safety design starts with the tridion safety cell, which is made of high strength steel. Its longitudinal and transverse members are designed to activate the crumple zone of the other vehicle involved in the crash and distribute the impact energy over the car’s body. The front wheels are designed as part of the crumple zone and are supported by the side members during certain front impacts.
The metal body is additionally reinforced at strategically important points with high-strength steel. Further panel stiffening also has been integrated. For example, the side skirts have solid reinforcements reaching from wheelhouse to wheelhouse that offer added protection in the event of a side impact. A small additional bulkhead bolted into the B-pillar has the same function. A double plate made of high-strength steel in the floor supports the pedals and protects the driver’s feet. Connecting plates in the cross members distribute impact energy in a targeted manner.
The smart fortwo has a wide front bumper, and crash boxes that are bolted to the tridion safety cell, which enables them to be replaced, inexpensively, in the event of a minor collision.
The high seating position offers advantages in an offset frontal impact and side impact. The engine, tank and starter battery are housed in impact-protected zones, which provides additional protection to the interior. The rear-mounted engine absorbs impact energy in a targeted manner in the event of a rear crash. The crash management system at the rear also features two crash boxes, and the bumpers in the smart fortwo are made of steel.
More airbags for greater protection
The 2011 smart fortwo increases vehicle occupant safety with the addition of standard knee bolster airbags to all models and standard window curtain airbags for both the pure and passion coupes. All 2011 smart fortwo coupes have eight airbags standard in the vehicle: full-size front airbags, side airbags, knee bolster airbags and window curtain airbags, each for driver and passenger. The passion cabriolet has six airbags standard: full-size front airbags, head/thorax (neck) side airbags and knee bolster airbags, each for driver and passenger.
The new knee bolster airbags helps protect an occupant’s knees and upper legs in a crash and better positions each occupant with the deployment of front airbags. The knee bolster airbags reduce forces applied to the pelvic area from the lap section of the seatbelt. The new window curtain airbags offer greater protection in side collisions.
The airbags in the smart fortwo are dual-stage that are activated according to the severity of the impact. To predict the severity of an accident better and activate the front airbags earlier in certain types of impact, the smart fortwo has two additional satellite sensors in the front-end structure. The passenger airbag (volume: 34 gallons) is located at the top of the instrument panel. It is only triggered when certain parameters are fulfilled and an adult is detected in the passenger seat.
Belt tensioners and belt-force limiters are standard features in the smart fortwo. In case of a frontal impact greater than a defined level of severity, the belt tensioners activate to reduce safety belt slack in a matter of milliseconds. The belt force-limiter is designed to reduce the forces on the occupants by permitting additional belt slack thereby allowing the occupants to decelerate at a reduced rate.
The passenger seat offers an additional safety function when a child seat is fitted. After the belt strap has been fully extended, the belt locks in the desired position when retracted. It can then no longer be loosened, but only pulled tightly. This child seat function is deactivated when the seat belt is fully retracted again. To fix any additional belts (top tether) on the child seat, the smart fortwo has a special anchor point on a cross member in the floor.
esp® and abs standard
Seat belts and airbags are great at protecting occupants in a crash, and the advanced safety of electronic stability program (esp®) can help avoid crashes. The smart fortwo comes equipped with esp® as standard equipment. The system enables the smart fortwo to follow the course set by the driver using selective brake intervention and throttling of the engine power in order to stabilize the vehicle when hazardous conditions are detected. In addition, esp® also offers important features including; traction control system, brake assist, differential lock and hill start assist. The latter prevents the vehicle from rolling backwards while on a slope. Furthermore, the anti-lock braking system (abs) is integrated in the esp®.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that esp® reduces the risk of fatal single-vehicle crashes by more than 50 percent.
abs prevents the wheels from locking during emergency braking and comes as standard equipment on the smart fortwo. This allows the smart to remain controllable in critical driving situations. The hydraulic brake assist automatically initiates controlled emergency braking as soon as the electronics register that the driver has pressed the brake pedal quickly, but not firmly enough. The brake assist function helps reduce the car’s braking distance.
Side crash
Sitting approximately eight inches higher than in a comparable small car usually means better protection in a car-to-car impact. Thanks to the design of the tridion safety cell, passengers are usually above the danger zone in the event of a side-impact collision.
The smart’s wheels perform a safety function as well. If the smart fortwo is hit from the side, its compact design is of considerable advantage. Thanks to the smart’s relatively short wheelbase of 73.5 inches, the other car will almost always hit an axle, which can then absorb part of the impact energy.
Side satellite sensors can detect a side crash at an early stage and report this to the airbag control mechanism - this in turn triggers the head/thorax side airbags. These airbags are housed in the side supports of the seats and protect the upper part of the body and the head. The door frames are made of steel and have solid cross-bracing supports. The seat shells, too, are even sturdier than in the predecessor model. All interior trims have been enhanced to further reduce the risk of occupant injury.
Engine/Drivetrain consists of 1.0-liter, 71 horsepower, three-cylinder engine, five-speed automated manual transmission and paddle shifters. Because smart knows the importance of maximizing fuel economy and the need to keep gas bill low, it designed a vehicle with a 2010 EPA estimated MPG rating of 33 city / 41 highway. As a result, the smart fortwo is one of the top ten EPA-rated fuel sippers.
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