For An easy car to park, with low running costs and emissions
Against The ride is overly firm, it's noisy and poor to drive, and the price hike over the coupé is huge
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Worth considering if you don't mind the price hike over the coupé and never venture outside the city limits, but it's compromised and struggles at higher speeds
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There are 6 Smart Fortwo versions available
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Target Price team says:
Smart usurped the demand for city cars before it was there. Now, in these more environmentally and economically conscious times, the Fortwo has come into its own in both ‘Coupe’ and ‘Cabriolet’ guises.
The Smart works well in the city, where its lofty driving position and tiny dimensions make it easy to spot parking places and squeeze into them.
The ‘micro hybrid’ models come equipped with stop-start technology to improve emissions and consumption even further.
Petrol engines are all 999cc in capacity, with outputs ranging from 60-97bhp – that headline figure for the preposterous Brabus model.
Engines with middling outputs make most sense, and the small 44bhp diesel is also interesting as it brings 85.6mpg capability – if you can put up with its slovenly performance.
Two seats, a small luggage compartment, choppy suspension and dim-witted automatic transmission mean no version is great to drive, but it’s a clever town car.
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