Smart Car with Suzuki Motorcycle Engine

News - May 2009

Well, after just over a year of taking over Smartuki from its previous owner we are starting to make some progress. After some initial problems with the build quality of what we inherited there has been some re-design and supplier changes that have made all the difference. Some of the redesign was undertaken by Z-Cars but the biggest change for us has been to get a specialist motor engineering and fabrication company onboard and they have been very busy. Having re-made the jigs and re-developed the final drive to use a fully enclosed Quaiff differential they then set-about the sub-frame and kit for the new 451 Smart that had been started nearly a year back now and had been pushed back due to other commitments. The new kit is quite literally a week or so away now and this will fit the new shape Smart in both left and right hand drive. All Kit parts will now be supplied from this source.

Smartuki US - Coming Soon?

After some good words that turned out to be hot air from the West Coast company we are once again looking for a US outlet for Smartuki. We are looking for a company to take over manufacturing and distribution in the US and Canada to run it as a stand alone US product. Smartuki US For Sale

Available as a Kit, Components or Complete Car

Smartuki Car - Smart Tuning to the Extreme

Here it is, the original GSXR 1000 bike engined Smartuki. This conversion was originally designed by Z-Cars who then sold the design and rights due to their workload on other projects.

Take one tiny little Smart car, remove the rather sad and under powered little engine and replace it with something more interesting from a high performance motorcycle and voila 160+ BHP, 12,500 RPM and a six speed sequential gearbox.

assembled Smartuki kit with engine fitted

Whilst that may be a little over simplified, the conversion is a very professionally finished package capable of embarrassing cars costing ten times as much. Take a look at the pictures, they speak for themselves. The motorcycle engine is fitted into a custom sub-frame and occupies the original engine bay in the back of the car. Taking this route has maintained the car's interior comfort and practicality. Supercar performance with space for a passenger and shopping.

assembled Smartuki kit with engine fitted

If that is not enough, the Suzuki GSXR is one of the worlds most popular tuned motorbikes. There is a huge catalogue of performance tuning parts available for anyone that needs that little bit more. Conventional tuning with ignition, cams, fuel injection mapping etc can increase the horsepower to over 190 BHP. Add a Turbo and or Nitrous (N20) kit and 300+ BHP is a realistic possibility. We are planning to build a nitrous enhanced Smart Roadster Coupe in the future and we’ll take it to the drag strip to show it off. Watch out for the video soon.

Smartuki Road Test

Result? The stunningly quick and agile Smartuki.

  1. Supercar performance at superbike price, 0-60 in under 5 Seconds!
  2. Massive tuning potential for those that need even more.
  3. Superbike/F1 howling exhaust note is priceless!!
  4. Cheaper insurance than any performance car
  5. Dryer in the rain than any superbike
  6. You won’t end up in the hedge because of a diesel spill
  7. You can take a passenger and the shopping
  8. You still have the seatbelts the airbags and ABS
  9. Road tax only £90/yr
  10. Park in the same space as a bike

That GSXR1000 engine sounds so nice at full chat.

Smartuki in Japan

We just got this clip of the first Smartuki built in Japan. This was built around April 2008 and is a standard GSXR1000 K2 Engine.

Smartuki Japan 2

This is the same car but getting drift on a racetrack. You have got to hand it to the driver he knows his stuff. For best effect run this at full screen in high quality using the controls at the bottom of the video. Oh and make sure you turn the volume up to get the most of the sound!