1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
Cars and Transportation

Powerful - Smart Forfour DCT

04:43

This browser does not support the video element.

July 22, 2015

By adding the “twinamic” system, Smart has expanded its family to ten engine/transmission combinations. The new dual-clutch gearbox is available with the two most powerful engine versions.

It's billed as shifting gears in fractions of a second and without interrupting power, plus a big boost in ride comfort. The dual-clutch transmission is new to the supermini segment, and posed serious challenges for the engineers concerning weight requirements and the compact dimensions. We checked out the four-door edition with the new dual-clutch gearbox and the most powerful engine (66 kW).

Skip next section DW's Top Story

DW's Top Story

Skip next section More stories from DW