5 Strange Smart Concepts

Smart's Forspeed is perhaps the most misleadingly named concept car ever. The all-electric, roofless and door handle-less ride is powered by a 41hp electric motor capable of doing 0 to 37 in 5.5 seconds and topping out at 80 mph. A small button on the dash provides an additional 7hp should you need an extra boost to beat a table in a drag race.

The Smart For-Us is an electric truck that actually puts up decent (as measured against other Smarts) power numbers. Its engine puts out 75hp and 98 lb-ft of torque with a 0 to 60 time of under 5 seconds and a top speed of 80 mph. The For-Us' 11.6 cubic feet of space is meant to appeal to urbanites who like to hit the country on the weekend/have a penchant for buying too much groceries at Whole Foods.

Smart's uber-quirky Forvision EV concept is designed to be as light and energy efficient as possible. The concept conserves via its energy-conscious LED lights and its "transparent organic solar cells." The Forvision is nothing more than a design study, but its features could one day make it into electric ForTwos. Hopefully the company's design department is wise enough to keep that roof strictly in concept form.

Renault and Smart are working together to develop the 2014 Fortwo. The only information about the new Fortwo is that which can be gleaned from these spy photos. If its new grille and the fact that Renault is helping build it doesn't excite you then what will?