The Smart ForTwo is a car who was created only for the city use but Team Feber didn't think that. They have developed a special version of the German city car and they are trying to enter the 2013 Dakar Rally.
The ForTwo Team Feber is set to tackle the 8.000 kilometers on the tough rally competition in the world. For this the German model was specially equipped with a modified body, an off-road suspension and a four-wheel drive system.
Unfortunately, Team Feber wasn't able to raise enough money to support their Dakar adventure. According to driver Jose Luis Alvarez Alarcon "We have no choice, we love to dream ... we like movies with happy endings" but even though we cannot compete in Dakar this year, "the movie was pretty, very pretty ...."
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