Limited Edition Smart Car Features Chocolate Design

The Smart Fortwo is the core model in the Smart lineup, blending convenience, comfort, and environmental compatibility within a minimal body size. This limited edition vehicle is a special collaboration model featuring the work of Tadaaki Wakamatsu, designer of "Q-pot.", a brand known for its cute, sweet-themed accessories. Q-pot. has an extensive reach, with shops in Hong Kong and Hawaii, and participation in "Salon du Chocolat", a chocolate festival held in Paris. This collaboration infuses the two-seater microcar with Q-pot.'s distinctive charm.

The Smart Fortwo x Q-pot. is based on the Fortwo coupe, with its most striking feature being the door panels adorned with Q-pot.'s iconic bold chocolate pattern. Mercedes describes it as "a car with an accessory feel, incorporating a sweet and delightful worldview into Smart's charming styling."

Further exterior details include door mirror covers, the front grille, and 15-inch 6-spoke alloy wheels, all finished in the exclusive "bitter chocolate" color, mirroring the door panels. The Tridion safety cell is finished in gold, unifying the overall aesthetic.

Order Event Held at Ginza Mitsukoshi

The interior also features exclusive accent parts on the meter cover and turn signal lever, with Q-pot.'s worldview, designed to brighten one's mood simply by being inside, subtly incorporated throughout.

Q-pot. emphasizes accessories as "communication tools that connect people", developing products that transcend mere adornment, empowering the wearer with positivity. This collaborative car, built upon the Smart platform, perfectly embodies that concept, standing as a true work of art.

The sales price is 2.36 million yen. Orders will be accepted for a limited period from February 2nd to March 13th, with deliveries scheduled for late March.

The Smart Fortwo x Q-pot. will be unveiled at the "JFW-International Fashion Fair" held at Tokyo Big Sight from January 26th (Wednesday) to 28th (Friday). Subsequently, an exhibition and order event will take place at Ginza Mitsukoshi from February 2nd to 15th.

Details of the order event are as follows:

Exhibition Venue: Ginza Mitsukoshi, 1st Floor (East Side) Outdoor Special Venue, Harumi Dori Street
Exhibition Period: February 2, 2011 (Wed) - February 15, 2011 (Tue)
Inquiries: Ginza Mitsukoshi Sales Management Department
tel. 03-3535-9331

Tadaaki Wakamatsu

Born in Tokyo in 1977. After working as an exclusive model for Men's Non-no, he apprenticed under accessory designer Kazumasa Seima.
He launched "Q-pot." in 2002 and exhibited at "TRANOI", one of the world's leading fashion trade shows, in 2009, where he also designed the exterior decorations, admission passes, and bags for the main venue. Currently, he is involved in a wide range of activities, including producing advertisements and videos, and collaborating on projects with brands and artists. As a pioneer who created "sweet culture," he continues to spread "a chain of smiles" worldwide.