[SMART]

Rumor has it that not too many people are pleased with the way the red fortwo is looking. See below for examples...

As response has shown many customers were invisioning a deeper red and when seeing the current red paint code with their own eyes... they are starting to look at other color options. This is coming straight from smart reps and we will let you know if we here any plans to tone up the red in the US smart cars...

 

[MSOEMiller]

My reservation was for the color shown, red and black.

I'm OK with it. I chose red, because it catches the eye of the cell phone talking motorist. The yellow was a bit too eye catching for me

 

[Broken Kid]

I have a diecast model of the red and black one from Europe (several years old), and it looks just like that. That's why I want one in that color! I've looked at that model on my desk at work for at least five years!

 

[SMART]

Here are some more of the red fortwo...

 

[SMART]

and one more

 

[SMART]

I think these above really show the pale-ness of the red fortwo. I know what you mean that you want it to jump but here it looks like a red you see in Arizona on a car that is sat in the sun for its lifetime!

 

[MSOEMiller]

The color is called "Red Metallic" on the official website. I assumed that meant there is metallic flake in the paint, but it doesn't look like it.

 

[SMART]

 

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[eqwalker]

It looks more like a reddish orange to me. I would have liked a deeper brighter red, but then again, I reserved a white one.

 

[Broken Kid]

The red looks much better with black than with the silver. The black provides more contrast!

 

[slowpoke]

I like it

Car is to small for the real bright red. the bright reds show off every little imperfection or blemish. the red they have is richer looking. I agree the black is a better accent color

 

[2ofForTwo]

I agree too...the black is much better than the silver!

 

[Guest]

I love the first photos Bright Red and Black

I like a brighter red. I love the first photo.

 

[SmartCard]

It looks more like a reddish orange to me. I would have liked a deeper brighter red, but then again, I reserved a white one.

That's what my wife and I thought at the road show....not really the true "Cardinal Red" is was hoping for....but still close enough!

 

[cains10]

I too ordered a red with black and red interior (wife's pick). I've seen other pictures that also look redish-orange. We'll see, not too sure about the orange tint.

 

[Felinae]

Disappointed with the red as well, but am looking forward to having vinyl decaling and painting done by my brother-in-law.

 

[SMARTYPOO]

...Red Smart Car...

Disappointed with the red as well, but am looking forward to having vinyl decaling and painting done by my brother-in-law.

...yes, Felinae...I also thought that the red Smart was a tad "orange". I wish it was more like a traditional "candy apple" red. To me, the red Smart Cars with the black stripe do seem "redder" than those with the silver stripe? Optical illusion, I suppose.

...what kind of painting is your brother-in-law going to put on your Smart Car?

...I'd like FLAMES!

 

[Felinae]

My brother in-law can do just about anything. I'm thinking tiger stripes!

 

[ghinmesa]

red color

That last photo of a Smart sitting at a diesel pump is probably one of the Canadian cars, pre-2007. The red Smarts that I saw in Chandler, AZ during the tour were the lighter red. And yes, they did look a little sun faded.