Hermes moves on from Veyron, tackles smart fortwo
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Hermes has decided to continue its recent trend of modifying iconic cars and celebrating their birthdays. First it was the Bugatti Veyron Fbg by Hermes, followed by a special commemorative edition of the Citroen 2CV for its 60th anniversary. Now, Hermes has taken on the smart fortwo, issuing a special edition of the diminutive city car, which has now been on the market for a decade. As you'd expect, the Hermes fortwo sees its interior swathed in leather along with a special canvas called Toile H. These two unique textures cover everything from the seats to the car's tridion safety cell. On the inside, the Hermes signature orange is a nice color option, as are nine others including indigo, gold, lime and, uh, pink. High fashion never comes cheap, and the Hermes Smart is no exception coming in at $48,500 in U.S. dollars or 38,000 euros and on sale now in both hardtop and convertible versions. Hey, at least you get a standard umbrella. Thanks for the tip, JW!
Gallery: Hermes smart fortwo
[Source: Sybarites]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2004m3driver 2:46PM (11/14/2008)
Wait.... so a Hermes purse can cost 40000, but A Hermes car costs 48500? I guess the seats aren't pink alligator.
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Flashpoint 8:27PM (11/14/2008)
I'd buy the Smart Gran Tourismo with its W4 twin turbocharged engine.
That's over 400 lb-feet of torque !
ken_aisin 2:54PM (11/14/2008)
and I will be ordering a pink and purple Versace Volt for my wife.
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RockStoneSteel 4:08PM (11/14/2008)
Let me understand, a company with a name that sounds like a sexually transmitted disease uses a material that sounds very much like a particular porcelain bathroom "appliance" with a french naming twist toilet' modifies a car. Don't bother marketing that in the US!
Actually the interior of this car was already pretty snazzy. All it needs is an extra 50 horsepower or so and it would be even more popular here in the US.
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ugg.tryptophan 7:46PM (11/14/2008)
its pronounced 'Air-mes', and i'm sure toile H has a different meaning in french too; but hermes workmanship is unrivaled, this is all about the fashion, not performance
MajorGeek 3:38PM (11/14/2008)
Yeah, great an extra 35k for some leather. I'd rather kill the 2 or 3 cows myself and freeze some Angus beef.
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Mike 3:55PM (11/14/2008)
orange + white = hot
ya know what, they actually made it look nice. it's not worth the money, but it looks nice :)
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CarbonBlack 4:57PM (11/14/2008)
The interior is a big improvement, but it is an expensive car! I would rather spend the money on a Hayabusa powered Smart, an still have money left over.
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Tai 5:20PM (11/14/2008)
Would make a awesome luxury golf cart! :P
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CarbonBlack 10:52PM (11/14/2008)
Hell Yeah!
That would be so much fun on a golf course......Jumping berms, burnouts, drifting, ETC.
P.V. 5:38PM (11/14/2008)
I see a point for city cars like the smart. I see no point for the smart. It is far too expensive and the transmission is horrible.
I would honestly take any other city car over the smart (Ford Ka, Toyota Aygo, Honda Life, Nissan Moco/Suzuki MR-Wagon, Suzuki Splash, Hyundai i10, or even (gasp) the Renault Logan).
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j_diesel 9:55PM (11/14/2008)
the trans in my '06 smart isn't that bad.
happy_penguin 12:02AM (11/15/2008)
Fifty grand for that POS?!! No thanks!
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dac 2:04AM (11/15/2008)
Well this defeats the entire point of the Smart, but I have to admit it looks pretty nice. I bet someone rich is going to buy this car, pretending to be environmentally friendly. They'll spend 48K on a minicar and claim to be "conversing."
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happy_penguin 2:51AM (11/15/2008)
Conversing with whom?