Should you buy one?

No. The Smart EQ Fortwo exists to keep Smart alive while it launches the #1 – in all ways, except perhaps how easy it is to park, it’s resoundingly outclassed by every other EV on sale.

Yes, it’s cheap, and it’s quite fun to look at with a quirky interior. And yes, it’s particularly small and useful in city traffic. But, in truth, anything wider than a two-wheeled conveyance has no urban nip-and-tuck advantage and, moreover, it’s an ongoing source of frustration that the smart has always been just a whisker too long to park nose-on to the kerb.

But poor performance and an atrocious range of around 70 miles means this is no good for anything but second-car duties.

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