This one's easy – it's a two seater with no pretensions of being anything other than a city car. Boot space is limited to 350 litres, but that’s spread around the cabin depending upon how the seats are arranged. You can fold the passenger seat flat, which unlocks maximum load area for longer items such as flat-pack furniture.
The split tailgate is novel, and we like the glass hatchback that you lift up if you don't need to folds down the main tailgate. There’s a pull-out tray and double cup-holders in the central console, while there are luggage hooks in the boot and pockets on the doors for maps and such like.
Smart EQ Fortwo safety
Not tested since 2014 by Euro NCAP
...and it was a four-star car back then
The Smart Fortwo hasn't been tested in its current form yet by Euro NCAP but the changes have been fairly minor since then, so these results should still stand. According to Euro NCAP, the Fortwo was commended for its stiff passenger cell, which provided plenty of protection – especially when considering most impacts involving a Fortwo will be low speed ones.
Standard Smart Fortwo safety equipment includes five airbags, automatic hazard warning lights in the event of a crash, crosswind assist, stability control, hill-start assist (to stop you rolling backwards when making off from a hill), ISOFIX child seat lashing point for passenger seat, a seatbelt reminder and a tyre pressure monitor.
The Fortwo has been crash-tested head-on against a Mercedes-Benz S-Class, with both vehicles going 50mph, and thanks to the clever safety cell it survived very well indeed. The main structure was intact, the driver’s footwell undamaged and you could even open the door to get out.
Basic equipment
The basic equipment list includes equipment that is standard across all versions of the Smart EQ Fortwo Coupe.
ABS
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
Climate control
Cruise control
Driver`s airbag
Electric mirrors
Front electric windows
Heated mirrors
Isofix child seat anchor points
Parking sensors
PAS
Passenger`s airbag
Remote locking
Sat Nav
Side airbags
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Equipment by trim level
To view equipment options for a specific trim level, please select from the following list:
The Smart EQ Fortwo Coupe was tested by Euro NCAP in 2014 and was awarded a 4 star overall rating.
This overall rating is calculated from the following individual ratings:
Euro NCAP provides motoring consumers with a realistic and independent assessment of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in Europe.
The safety ratings are determined from a series of vehicle tests, designed and carried out by Euro NCAP.
These tests represent, in a simplified way, important real life accident scenarios that could result in injured or killed car occupants or other road users.
