27 March 2009 – Contract hire news – Smart’s new eco car is here
The lowest polluting contract hire car in the world is now available in the UK. Smart’s fortwo diesel arrived in the UK at the beginning of March backed by a million pound advertising campaign to promote the car’s astounding fuel economy and ultra low carbon emissions.
Smart fortwo CDI has the world’s smallest direct-injection diesel engine that emits just 88 grammes of carbon dioxide per kilometer. Power output is 45bhp with 110 Nm of torque, but you won’t contract hire a smart fortwo CDI for it’s performance figures, you’ll contract hire it because it does 85.6 miles a gallon (combined cycle) and because it is the lowest CO2 emitting combustion-drive production car in the world.
As a car designed for urban motoring smart fortwo diesel is about as perfect a contract hire car as you’ll find. Ultra fuel efficient, low polluting and small enough to park in the tiniest of spaces, what more could you want from a contract hire car? No road fund licence charge? You’ve got it. Smart fortwo CDI is in car tax Band A that means you don’t pay for your tax disc.
Away from town smart fortwo CDI has a respectable top speed of 83mph, which will get you wherever you want to go. A 700-mile range on a tank of diesel means you’re likely to get there and back without having to fill up either.
The latest generation smart fortwo is larger than early models and more refined. As with all smart fortwo models the CDI is big on safety with ESP, ABS, hydraulic brake assist and acceleration skid control all part of the active safety features of the car. Safety seats with integral seat belts, full-size driver and passenger airbags and collapsible steering column are standard features also.
The smart fortwo CDI is designed around a steel-reinforced tridion safety cell, with a sandwich-type construction that positions passengers in a raised position above the direct accident danger zone.
With low contract hire rates on smart fortwo CDI available now at City Vehicle Leasing, the new diesel model isn’t just the greenest car on four wheels, it’s the cheapest car too. For a personalised contract hire quote on a new smart fortwo CDI call 0844 375 3263.
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