Thursday, December 6, 2007

Lorinser Smart Fortwo 104 HP

The Swabian tuning firm has released more details on its Smart Fortwo sport packages. The top version fitted with the 84 HP three-cylinder turbo engine has been enhanced to deliver 104 HP which allows the car to go up to 180 km/h or 112 mph (standard car’s top speed is electronically limited to 145 km/h or 90 mph). That might sound silly to most, but don’t forget that it's one thing going 112 mph in a C-Class and another in a car that's shorter than your bed… -Continued after the jump

As for the other versions of the new Fortwo, Lorinser boosts the 61 HP edition’s output to 71 HP allowing it to achieve a top speed of 156 km/h or 97 mph. Likewise, the 71 HP edition can be upgraded to deliver an output of 77 HP. In this case top speed is 160 km/h or 99 mph.

Along with the full bodykit that includes fender extensions, Lorinser equips the Fortwo with gigantic (for the size of the car) 8.5x17 inch aluminum rims with 245/35R17 tyres on the rear and 7x17 inch rims with 215/40R17 tyres on the front.

The interior of the Lorinser Smart gets carbon-accented parts, a brushed-aluminum clock, revolution counter and speedometer as well as a specially designed HiFi and navigation system.