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City

2000 to 2004

Coupé 2000 to 2004
Smart City Coupé
  • Clever packaging, great interior, cute, frugal
  • Lumpy ride, jerky automatic box
Cabriolet 2001 to 2004
Smart City Cabriolet
  • Clever packaging, great interior, cute, frugal
  • Lumpy ride, jerky automatic box
Crossblade

2002 to 2003

Roadster 2002 to 2003
Smart Crossblade
  • Like nothing else on the road; great fun
  • No doors, no windscreen, no roof...
Forfour

2004 to 2006

Hatchback 2004 to 2006
Smart Forfour
  • Neat styling, unique cabin design, performance Brabus version available, decent cdi diesel
  • Few around on the second hand market, sluggish automatic gearbox, some lacklustre engines
Fortwo

2007 on

Coupe 2007 on
Smart Fortwo Coupe
  • Great around town, stylish looks, fits into the smallest of spaces, cheap to run, amazingly frugal diesel available
  • Sluggish automatic gearbox, shallow boot, inert steering
Cabriolet 2007 on
Smart Fortwo Cabriolet
  • Great in the city, well built, easy to park, economical and cheap to run, cdi diesel available
  • Too small for the needs of many, wooden handling out of town, jerky gear change

2004 to 2007

Coupé 2004 to 2007
Smart Fortwo Coupé
  • Teeny-weeny, anyone can park one.
  • Pricey for what it is, no fun on motorways.
Cabriolet 2004 to 2007
Smart Fortwo Cabriolet
  • Cheapest convertible you can buy.
  • Pricey for what it is, no fun on motorways.
Roadster

2003 to 2006

Roadster 2003 to 2006
Smart Roadster
  • Fun image, handling, cheeky styling, frugal
  • Not that quick
Coupé 2003 to 2006
Smart Roadster Coupé
  • Funky image, great fun to drive, very economical and cheap to run, characterful turbocharged engine, Brabus version available
  • Limited luggage space, some scratchy interior plastics, noisy at motorway speeds