Back in 2005, Smart announced plans to build a taller crossover-type vehicle, but eventually the plans died out – they even had a concept out (the ForMore, pictured).
Now, exactly a decade later, AutoExpress says the Mercedes-owned automaker is yet again looking to enter the segment.
This isn’t a rumor and was in fact confirmed by Mercedes Boss Dieter Zetsche. He was quoted as saying “our objective at this moment in time is to get to the next stage of success with the portfolio. There are certain limitations to this very convincing, technical concept which allows you to have a very compact vehicle for the range expansion. But if we were to go for any expansion with the Smart family, then the SUV segment would definitely be one to go into.”
It’s not the most immediate new model that we’ll get to see released, as now electric versions of the current lineup are the company’s main priority. It could be revealed within the next two years, but then again this is speculation as no actual dates were specified.
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