The new Smart Fortwo car got a little smarter: Automotive supplier Fehrer Composite Components has developed a new lightweight roof in a sandwich-type design. The component is currently the lightest roof construction for passenger cars on the market.
The newly developed component is made from a material mix consisting of polyurethane, glass fiber and paper honeycomb and covered with a thermoplastic outer skin. The standard version of the Smart Fortwo (about 40 percent of all models) is equipped with this roof. The new roof is about 30 percent lighter than the standard roof in the Smart Fortwo’s predecessor model and equally strong.
