Mansory Carbon Fiber Body kit set for Smart Fortwo soft kit
Mansory Soft Kit — Smart Fortwo and Fortwo Cabrio (W451, 2007–2014)
This is the Mansory Soft Kit for the Smart Fortwo and Smart Fortwo Cabrio on the W451 chassis Mercedes-Benz built between 2007 and 2014. It is, plainly stated, Mansory's only A-segment build — the firm's catalogue otherwise sits in supercar, luxury-coupé and luxury-SUV territory, and the Smart Fortwo is the single exception. The Mansory press materials at the time of launch described the kit as the firm's first refinement programme for the Smart Fortwo, and it remained the only one through the W451 production cycle. There is no equivalent Mansory programme for the W453 Fortwo (2014–2019, on the Renault Twingo-derived platform); owners of W453 cars looking for body-kit options work through other tuners.
This page is the brief for owners of a 2007–2014 W451 Fortwo or Fortwo Cabrio. The car is 2,690 mm long, weighs roughly 750–800 kg depending on trim, and runs a 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine in either naturally aspirated (71 PS) or turbocharged (84 PS / 102 PS BRABUS) form. The Mansory kit is body-side only — no powertrain modifications, no engine upgrades, no exhaust replacement. Smart's own BRABUS variants of the Fortwo cover the powertrain side; Mansory's brief is the carbon language at the kerb.
Why this kit exists at all — Mansory's only A-segment programme
Mansory's brand identity in the late 2000s was already locked into supercar and luxury-coupé territory — Aventador, Continental GT, Phantom, G63 — and the Fortwo refinement programme reads as a deliberate outlier rather than a strategic line extension. The reasoning in Mansory's launch materials was straightforward: the Fortwo is the city-car face of Daimler, the W451 was at peak market visibility, and a small carbon programme on the smallest production Mercedes was a way to mark presence in the segment without retooling for higher volume. The kit ran in low numbers through the W451 cycle and was retired with the chassis when the W453 replaced it in 2014. There is no current production of the kit; remaining stock is held against repairs and finishing parts on existing builds.
Body parts — every Mansory piece on a 2.7-metre car
The Soft Kit is an additive overlay programme. No fender flares, no bumper replacement, no body cuts. The car can be reverted to factory in under three hours.
- Front bumper carbon lip — small carbon spoiler that fits below the OEM Fortwo front bumper, integrated splitter geometry sized to the city-car proportion
- Side sill add-ons — short carbon panels below the OEM rocker, dimensioned to the W451's brief 1,800 mm wheelbase
- Rear bumper apron — carbon piece below the OEM rear bumper, integrated diffuser language
- Mirror caps — visible-weave overlay, electrical pass-through unchanged (the OEM mirror motors are not affected)
- Boot lid spoiler kick — discreet carbon piece on the OEM tailgate trailing edge
None of this requires bodywork prep. Total fitment runs 2 to 3 hours at any competent body shop — the parts mount with adhesive primer and OEM-pattern fasteners. There is no specialist Mansory experience required for this kit; the Fortwo is the one Mansory programme that any aftermarket bumper shop can fit cleanly.
Wheels — 17" forged on a 13" / 15" OEM chassis
Mansory specifies the M-series fully forged 17" wheel as the matched fitment. The OEM Fortwo wheel runs 13" front / 15" rear in the BRABUS variant, or 15" all-round on lesser trims; the Mansory 17" forging requires a small fender lip roll and a tyre profile recalculation to keep the rolling diameter within OEM speedometer calibration. The forging is offered in diamond black or polished silver. Owners who do not want to commit to the 17" route can spec the body parts only and keep OEM wheels — that build sits at roughly 60 percent of full-kit cost. The wheel range lives at the forged wheel collection.
Powertrain — out of Mansory's scope on this chassis
The Fortwo Soft Kit does not include a Powerbox, an exhaust system or any other powertrain modification. Daimler's own BRABUS variants of the W451 (BRABUS Sport, BRABUS Xclusive) already address the powertrain side at 102 PS / 147 Nm with reworked sport exhaust and tuned suspension; Mansory's brief explicitly does not overlap with the BRABUS programme. Owners who want both BRABUS powertrain and Mansory body kit can run the two builds together — the body parts mount on a BRABUS-spec Fortwo without modification, and the Mansory 17" forging shares the same five-bolt pattern as the BRABUS wheel.
Interior — sport steering wheel and pedals only
The Mansory cabin set on the Fortwo is the smallest interior package in the catalogue: a Mansory sport steering wheel with carbon spoke-back, metal pedals, and a carbon centre-stack inlay. That is the full list. The OEM Fortwo dashboard architecture and seats stay factory; there is no leather programme, no Alcantara conversion, no headliner work. Owners who want a fully retrimmed Fortwo cabin run that conversation through Smart's own BRABUS or Designo trim options rather than through Mansory.
Donor scope — W451 only
The kit is dimensioned for the W451 Fortwo and Fortwo Cabrio — model years 2007 to 2014, including all trim variants (Pure, Pulse, Passion, BRABUS) and both the petrol 1.0 NA and 1.0 Turbo donors. It does not fit:
- The first-generation Smart City-Coupé / Fortwo (W450, 1998–2007) — different chassis, different bumper architecture
- The third-generation Smart Fortwo (W453, 2014–2019, Renault Twingo-derived platform) — different chassis
- The current Smart #1 / Smart #3 (Geely-Mercedes joint venture, 2022+ EVs) — different brand era and different chassis
Material and care notes for the lacquered carbon parts are documented in the carbon fibre care guide; general background on Mansory's catalogue and material families sits in the complete body kit guide.
Worldwide shipping & quoting — small kit, cheap freight
The Fortwo kit is the smallest crate Mansory ships — total package weight is around 14 kg, against 80–120 kg for a typical SUV programme. Freight cost is correspondingly low, and most international destinations clear under standard parcel-courier shipping rather than freight forwarding. Hodoor World ships the kit globally — the W451 owner geography skews toward European city markets, Hong Kong and Singapore, but builds have been routed to the United Kingdom, Monaco, Hong Kong and Singapore. Pricing on request via [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 7488 818747.
FAQ
Will the kit fit my W453 Smart Fortwo (post-2014)?
No. The W453 is a different chassis on the Renault Twingo platform, with redrawn front and rear bumpers, a different roofline and a different rear panel. The Mansory W451 kit will not align on a W453 body. There is no Mansory kit catalogued for the W453.
Can I run the Mansory body kit on a BRABUS-trimmed Fortwo?
Yes. The BRABUS variants of the W451 share the OEM Fortwo bumper architecture — the BRABUS adds quad-pipe exhaust, sport seats and lower-profile suspension, but the body shell is OEM Fortwo. The Mansory body parts mount on a BRABUS Fortwo without modification.
Is the kit available for the Fortwo Cabrio (convertible)?
Yes. The Cabrio shares the front bumper, side sills and rear apron with the Coupé Fortwo. The boot-lid spoiler kick is dimensioned for the Coupé tailgate; the Cabrio rear-deck arrangement is different and the spoiler kick is omitted from Cabrio builds.
Why is there no Mansory Powerbox for the Fortwo?
The Fortwo's 1.0 Turbo three-cylinder has limited factory tuning headroom — the BRABUS variant at 102 PS already sits at the engine's reliable upper bound. A Mansory Powerbox would not extract meaningful additional power without compromising engine longevity. Mansory chose not to catalogue a Powerbox on this engine.
Is the body kit registration-legal in EU markets?
The body parts are bumper-additive (no bumper replacement, no fender modification) and do not change the car's legal dimensions in TÜV terms. Most EU member-state TÜV agencies process Mansory Fortwo builds as cosmetic modifications rather than as registration-changing alterations. The 17" wheel option does require a wheel/tyre certification — Mansory supplies the relevant ABE / certificate of conformity documents on request with the wheel order.
