Smart Crossblade (02-03) - Review

Review by Dan Harrison on
This mad roofless, door-less smart is not for the faint hearted. It's totally open to the elements and only comes in left-hand-drive. Unsurprisingly only a handful were sold to a few brave (although windswept and rain-lashed) Brits. This is a fantastic car if you live somewhere with year round good weather and you need something to whizz you to the beach but you'd have to be a motorcyclist to try running one as your only car in the UK. However no other car turns heads as much as a Crossblade in February.
2 out of 5

Other Smart reviews

4 out of 5

Running costs

Gives around 49 mpg. Because of what it is, insurance is quite steep: group 8, as opposed to group 4 for the standard City Coupe. Tiny 600cc engine falls well below the reduced road tax threshold.

Summary Running Costs

Servicing period

Every 10,000 miles

Warranty

Mechanical 3 years; bodywork 6 years

Road tax (12 months)

£120.00 - £120.00

Vehicle excise duty (VED) varies according to the CO2 emissions and the fuel type of the vehicle. For cars registered after March 1st 2001 VED or road tax is based on the car's CO2 emissions. For cars registered before March 1st 2001 it is based on engine size.

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