Carbonyte UK reveals stretched Smart car

Carbonyte have unveiled their latest unusual creation - the stretched Smaaart car. Using a Mercedes Benz Smart Fortwo, the Carbonyte stretched the chassis by 2,700mm.

In doing so, they created a 17-foot long vehicle (5,100mm). The new lightweight alloy chassis allows the car to be powered by its original 600cc engine, still comfortably reaching motorway speeds of 80mph.

The prototype Smaaart has been designed as a promotional vehicle, featuring a 20:1 scale fibre-glass replica soft drinks can, complete with ring-pull, which serves as van-like storage space for promotional items.

The Smaaart can be livered to any client's design choice and hired on a daily basis. Either that or bespoke vehicles can be manufactured for individual clients to lease or purchase outright at a projected cost of £25,000.

Amazingly, Carbonyte is planning to take the Smaaart into the environmental funeral industry, using electric technology to produce an eco-friendly hearse.

"We think the Smaaart will make a great promotional vehicle - combining head-turning looks with the practicality of a van. We've already had incredible reactions on the road - the vehicle's almost stopped traffic, in fact the same reaction we had with the stretched Ferrari," enthused Chris Wright, leader of the Carbonyte team.