Smart Brabus Forfour

[GregK2]

My new motor, somethign a little different, Smart forfour brabus, weighs just over a tonne, very fun little car Mitsubishi 1.5l Turbo tuned by Brabus.

Brabus foot pedals
Brabus steering wheel
Brabus gear knob
Brabus handbrake lever
Brabus wheels
Brabus floor matts
Brabus dash with logos
Brabus suspension
Brabus body kit
Brabus exhaust
Brabus developed engine with around 177bhp
Brabus logos
Metal black Brabus logo on grill
Clever sliding rear seats, with movement to have a larger boot etc
4 x larger rear deep dish OEM Brabus wheels fitted all round.
Panoramic roof
Factory Command unit (merc satnav)
Factory 6 x CD changer under drivers seat
Factory sub woofer under passenger seat
Upgraded Sony speakers
Genuine Smart Carbon effect interior parts

Quick pics:

Edited by GregK2 on Sunday 19th May 21:28

Edited by GregK2 on Wednesday 9th August 16:48

[littlebasher]

Fun cars, i still regret selling mine

Wheels are made of cheese though and are damaged easily. How are the ones on yours?

[GregK2]

littlebasher said:

Fun cars, i still regret selling mine

Wheels are made of cheese though and are damaged easily. How are the ones on yours?

Yeah i've heard they can quickly turn to resembling a 20 pence coin if a few potholes aren't avoided! So keeping an extra beady eye out for that.

Mine have been re-furbed by previous owner, in great condition, no sign of damage.

[greggy50]

Really liked these remember when I looked into them they was no way of remapping the engine which was a shame

[GregK2]

greggy50 said:

Really liked these remember when I looked into them they was no way of remapping the engine which was a shame

This has just recently changed early this year i believe, took them long enough, seems Brabus/Merc had the ECU locked down tight.
That said, they do shift nicely as standard

[Bat28]

Looks nice (except the black lights at the back, not a fan)

Used to own one, it was a very nice car, but I don't regret selling it as IMO the suspension was way to hard, ruining the driving on the daily commute.

[PaulG40]

greggy50 said:

Really liked these remember when I looked into them they was no way of remapping the engine which was a shame

I'm sure Tony at Tune4Performance (at S2 Smarts) will be able to play with it.

[iggysport]

Love these, still got my eye on one but the insurance isn't working out.

Really nice interior in them as well

Great choice OP

[greggy50]

GregK2 said:

This has just recently changed early this year i believe, took them long enough, seems Brabus/Merc had the ECU locked down tight.
That said, they do shift nicely as standard

Really that is quite interesting as always thought as they weigh near enough a tonne with circa 200 - 210bhp they could become a bit of a weapon!

[problemchild1976]

The car is looking lovely

And I know the last 2 owners and both of them really took care of it.

Mapping is available but me personally I need the "trust factor" with a mapper as you are paying for something you can't see. And an off the shelf map is not always the best idea for this sort of power.

JJ

[problemchild1976]

Greg asked me to post up my dyno graph...



JJ

[Chunkychucky]

Blimey bet that shifts, do these have the same woeful gearbox as the ForTwo/Roadster Coupe?

[GregK2]

Chunkychucky said:

Blimey bet that shifts, do these have the same woeful gearbox as the ForTwo/Roadster Coupe?

That Dyno is after a remap, that will really shift! I'm happy with how fast it is standard though...for now.

They don't share that gearbox no, much of the car is shared with Mitsubishi Colt, so has the 5 speed manual box from that (as far as i know)

[GregK2]

iggysport said:

Love these, still got my eye on one but the insurance isn't working out.

Really nice interior in them as well

Great choice OP

Thanks! Shame about your insurance, though i found it quite easy to insure fairly low?

[Gilhooligan]

Wow that looks quick! I have a soft spot for these as I learned to drive in them, first few lessons in the 1l petrol then onto the diesel. I remember the syncro in the petrol gearbox had gone after 40,000 miles of learner abuse. Part of my 'turn in the road' procedure was punching the gear lever out of reverse!

[problemchild1976]

The block is a really well used/tested/old one and has been proven in many jap cars (Mitsubishi Orion or 4G1 engine)

It's been through some changes including the addition of a turbo charger.

And now the post powerful version of it is in the BRABUS forfour with 177bhp as standard (DOHC MIVEC turbo 4G15T)

They are superbly spec'd cars and still look modern 10yrs on.

Only 287 came into the UK and still 274 still on the road.

This car can easily hold its own against cooperS, CTR, focus ST etc.

Best put a pic of mine up as well



And my day's 1.3 with BRABUS body kits and wheels and slightly lowered



JJ

[greggy50]

How much did the remap cost?

I may consider getting one of these in the future as with 210bhp they would have a similar bhp/tonne to a new focus rs!

[problemchild1976]

£350 for a remap....from Tony

JJ

[richard060]

problemchild1976 said:

£350 for a remap....from Tony

JJ

Added to shopping list! Great dyno graph mate!

[GregK2]

Some more pictures...just because.





My daily commute

Edited by GregK2 on Monday 3rd June 20:59

Edited by GregK2 on Wednesday 9th August 16:49