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Highest Power To Weight Smart Cars In The World

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The Highest Power / Weight Smart Cars Ever

The Highest Power / Weight Smart Cars Ever

By David ChappleRevised December 5, 2023

These are the highest power-to-weight production Smarts ever to be allowed on the public roads.

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2023 Smart #1 BRABUS
Power-to-Weight: 9.93 lb/hp
1^st

(2023 - present)
...#1 BRABUS

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Electric

112 mph

3.9 seconds

422 hp

135.1 MPGe

5 Doors

5 Seats

14.5-34.5 ft³

4,189 lbs
AWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 9.93 lb/hp, the Smart #1 BRABUS takes first place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2023.
It is also joint 1st in The Highest Torque Smart Cars Ever.
2024 Smart #3 BRABUS
Power-to-Weight: 9.98 lb/hp
2^nd

(2024 - present)
...#3 BRABUS

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112 mph

3.7 seconds

422 hp

140.5 MPGe

5 Doors

5 Seats

13.6-41.5 ft³

4,211 lbs
AWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 9.98 lb/hp, the Smart #3 BRABUS takes second place.
It's a 5 door AWD SUV with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 1st in The Highest Torque Smart Cars Ever.
2024 Smart #3 Pro+
Power-to-Weight: 14.6 lb/hp
3^rd

(2024 - present)
...#3 Pro+

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112 mph

5.8 seconds

268 hp

146.5 MPGe

5 Doors

5 Seats

13.6-41.5 ft³

3,924 lbs
RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 14.6 lb/hp, the Smart #3 Pro+ takes joint third place.
It's a 5 door RWD SUV with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 3rd in The Most Powerful Smart Cars Ever.
2024 Smart #3 Pro
Power-to-Weight: 14.6 lb/hp
4^th

(2024 - present)
...#3 Pro

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112 mph

5.8 seconds

268 hp

147.1 MPGe

5 Doors

5 Seats

13.6-41.5 ft³

3,924 lbs
RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 14.6 lb/hp, the Smart #3 Pro takes joint third place.
It's a 5 door RWD SUV with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 3rd in The Highest Torque Smart Cars Ever.
2023 Smart #1
Power-to-Weight: 14.7 lb/hp
5^th

(2023 - present)
...#1

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Electric

112 mph

6.7 seconds

268 hp

141.5 MPGe

5 Doors

5 Seats

14.9-34.8 ft³

3,942 lbs
RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 14.7 lb/hp, the Smart #1 takes joint fifth place.
It's a 5 door RWD SUV with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2023.
It is also joint 3rd in The Highest Torque Smart Cars Ever.
2005 Smart Forfour Brabus
Power-to-Weight: 14.7 lb/hp
6^th

(2005 - 2006)
...ur Brabus

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1.5 L Inline 4 Turbo

137 mph

6.9 seconds

175 hp

34.6 mpg

5 Doors

4 Seats

9.5-32.1 ft³

2,568 lbs
Front - FWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 14.7 lb/hp, the Smart Forfour Brabus takes joint fifth place.
It's a 5 door FWD Hatchback with 4 seats and was sold from 2005 to 2006.
It is also 1st in The Fastest Smart Cars Ever.
2024 Smart #3 Premium
Power-to-Weight: 14.9 lb/hp
7^th

(2024 - present)
...3 Premium

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112 mph

5.8 seconds

268 hp

154 MPGe

5 Doors

5 Seats

13.6-41.5 ft³

3,990 lbs
RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 14.9 lb/hp, the Smart #3 Premium takes seventh place.
It's a 5 door RWD SUV with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 3rd in The Highest Torque Smart Cars Ever.
2010 Smart Fortwo Coupé Brabus
Power-to-Weight: 17.09 lb/hp
8^th

(2010 - 2014)
...é Brabus

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1 L Inline 3 Turbo

96 mph

8.9 seconds

101 hp

45.2 mpg

3 Doors

2 Seats

7.8 ft³

1,720 lbs
Rear - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 17.09 lb/hp, the Smart Fortwo Coupé Brabus takes eighth place.
It's a 3 door RWD Hatchback with 2 seats and was sold from 2010 to 2014.
It is also joint 8th in The Fastest Acceleration Smart Cars Ever.
2010 Smart Fortwo Cabrio Brabus
Power-to-Weight: 17.64 lb/hp
9^th

(2010 - 2015)
...io Brabus

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1 L Inline 3 Turbo

96 mph

8.9 seconds

101 hp

45.2 mpg

3 Doors

2 Seats

7.8 ft³

1,786 lbs
Rear - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 17.64 lb/hp, the Smart Fortwo Cabrio Brabus takes ninth place.
It's a 3 door RWD Convertible with 2 seats and was sold from 2010 to 2015.
It is also joint 8th in The Fastest Acceleration Smart Cars Ever.
2007 Smart Fortwo Coupé Brabus
Power-to-Weight: 19.51 lb/hp
10^th

(2007 - 2010)
...é Brabus

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1 L Inline 3 Turbo

96 mph

9.9 seconds

97 hp

44.4 mpg

3 Doors

2 Seats

7.8-12 ft³

1,885 lbs
Rear - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 19.51 lb/hp, the Smart Fortwo Coupé Brabus takes tenth place.
It's a 3 door RWD Hatchback with 2 seats and was sold from 2007 to 2010.
It is also joint 15th in The Fastest Acceleration Smart Cars Ever.
2005 Smart roadster Brabus
Power-to-Weight: 19.68 lb/hp
11^th

(2005 - 2006)
...er Brabus

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0.7 L Inline 3 Turbo

118 mph

9.8 seconds

100 hp

45.2 mpg

3 Doors

2 Seats

3.7 ft³

1,973 lbs
Rear - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 19.68 lb/hp, the Smart roadster Brabus takes eleventh place.
It's a 3 door RWD Targa Top with 2 seats and was sold from 2005 to 2006.
It is also joint 1st in The Highest Power / Cubic Capacity Smart Cars Ever.
2004 Smart Forfour pulse
Power-to-Weight: 19.86 lb/hp
12^th

(2004 - 2006)
...our pulse

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1.5 L Inline 4

118 mph

9.8 seconds

108 hp

38.6 mpg

5 Doors

4 Seats

9.5-32.1 ft³

2,150 lbs
Front - FWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 19.86 lb/hp, the Smart Forfour pulse takes twelfth place.
It's a 5 door FWD Hatchback with 4 seats and was sold from 2004 to 2006.
It is also joint 3rd in The Fastest Smart Cars Ever.
2007 Smart Fortwo Cabrio Brabus
Power-to-Weight: 20.04 lb/hp
13^th

(2007 - 2009)
...io Brabus

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1 L Inline 3 Turbo

96 mph

9.9 seconds

97 hp

44.4 mpg

3 Doors

2 Seats

7.8-12 ft³

1,951 lbs
Rear - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 20.04 lb/hp, the Smart Fortwo Cabrio Brabus takes thirteenth place.
It's a 3 door RWD Convertible with 2 seats and was sold from 2007 to 2009.
It is also joint 15th in The Fastest Acceleration Smart Cars Ever.
2016 Smart fortwo coupé BRABUS
Power-to-Weight: 20.23 lb/hp
14^th

(2016 - 2019)
...é BRABUS

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0.9 L Inline 3 Turbo

103 mph

9.5 seconds

108 hp

52.3 mpg

3 Doors

2 Seats

9.2-12.4 ft³

2,194 lbs
Rear - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 20.23 lb/hp, the Smart fortwo coupé BRABUS takes joint fourteenth place.
It's a 3 door RWD Hatchback with 2 seats and was sold from 2016 to 2019.
It is also joint 3rd in The Highest Power / Cubic Capacity Smart Cars Ever.
2005 Smart roadster-Coupe Brabus
Power-to-Weight: 20.23 lb/hp
15^th

(2005 - 2006)
...pe Brabus

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0.7 L Inline 3 Turbo

121 mph

9.8 seconds

100 hp

45.2 mpg

3 Doors

2 Seats

5.8 ft³

2,017 lbs
Rear - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 20.23 lb/hp, the Smart roadster-Coupe Brabus takes joint fourteenth place.
It's a 3 door RWD Coupé with 2 seats and was sold from 2005 to 2006.
It is also joint 1st in The Highest Power / Cubic Capacity Smart Cars Ever.
2016 Smart fortwo cabrio BRABUS
Power-to-Weight: 21.2 lb/hp
16^th

(2016 - 2019)
...io BRABUS

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0.9 L Inline 3 Turbo

103 mph

9.5 seconds

108 hp

51.1 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

9.2-12 ft³

2,293 lbs
Rear - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 21.2 lb/hp, the Smart fortwo cabrio BRABUS takes sixteenth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Convertible with 2 seats and was sold from 2016 to 2019.
It is also joint 3rd in The Highest Power / Cubic Capacity Smart Cars Ever.
2016 Smart forfour BRABUS
Power-to-Weight: 22.27 lb/hp
17^th

(2016 - 2019)
...ur BRABUS

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0.9 L Inline 3 Turbo

112 mph

10.5 seconds

108 hp

51.1 mpg

5 Doors

4 Seats

6.5-34.4 ft³

2,414 lbs
Rear - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 22.27 lb/hp, the Smart forfour BRABUS takes seventeenth place.
It's a 5 door RWD Hatchback with 4 seats and was sold from 2016 to 2019.
It is also joint 3rd in The Highest Power / Cubic Capacity Smart Cars Ever.
2007 Smart Fortwo Coupé 84
Power-to-Weight: 22.5 lb/hp
18^th

(2007 - 2014)
...Coupé 84

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1 L Inline 3 Turbo

90 mph

10.9 seconds

83 hp

48 mpg

3 Doors

2 Seats

7.8-12 ft³

1,863 lbs
Rear - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 22.5 lb/hp, the Smart Fortwo Coupé 84 takes eighteenth place.
It's a 3 door RWD Hatchback with 2 seats and was sold from 2007 to 2014.
It is also joint 22nd in The Fastest Acceleration Smart Cars Ever.
2014 Smart fortwo coupé 0.9 turbo 90
Power-to-Weight: 22.73 lb/hp
19^th

(2014 - 2019)
...turbo 90

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0.9 L Inline 3 Turbo

96 mph

10.4 seconds

89 hp

56 mpg

3 Doors

2 Seats

9.2-12.4 ft³

2,017 lbs
Rear - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 22.73 lb/hp, the Smart fortwo coupé 0.9 turbo 90 takes joint nineteenth place.
It's a 3 door RWD Hatchback with 2 seats and was sold from 2014 to 2019.
It is also joint 16th in The Highest Power / Cubic Capacity Smart Cars Ever.
2004 Smart Forfour pure 95
Power-to-Weight: 22.73 lb/hp
20^th

(2004 - 2006)
...r pure 95

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1.3 L Inline 4

112 mph

10.8 seconds

94 hp

40.6 mpg

5 Doors

4 Seats

9.5-32.1 ft³

2,138 lbs
Front - FWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 22.73 lb/hp, the Smart Forfour pure 95 takes joint nineteenth place.
It's a 5 door FWD Hatchback with 4 seats and was sold from 2004 to 2006.
It is also joint 5th in The Fastest Smart Cars Ever.

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