This is a small, two-seater city car so Smart ForTwo practicality was never going to be anything other than adequate. The car itself has a maximum luggage capacity of 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.
We’re not going to tell you the boot on the ForTwo is big. It isn’t. It’s very easily accessible though. We like the split tailgate - there’s a glass hatchback that you lift up, and then a metal tailgate which folds down to provide a flat loading surface into the boot. This ‘lip’ can support up to 100kg, so perching on it to tie your shoelaces shouldn’t pose too much problem for most.
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.
There isn’t a lot else to say really, other than your passenger will be happy with the amount of room he or she has if the seat is folded up.
There are several safety features on board every ForTwo, with plenty more to add either on higher trim levels or through optional extras.
Safety
Standard Smart ForTwo safety equipment includes five airbags, an alarm and immobiliser, a breakdown kit, central locking, automatic hazard warning lights in the event of a crash, crosswind assist (which stops the car veering when a sudden gust hits it), cruise control, automatic door locking, 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.
Prime and Proxy models also get lane-keeping assist, which warns you if you’re drifting out of your lane without indicating.
Cars with the Premium package get rear parking sensors while the Premium Plus package gets you a rear-view parking camera and automatic lights and wipers.
The ForTwo has been crash-tested head-on against an 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 driver’s door.
While the above is very impressive, we noted the lack of any sort of low-speed automatic braking system as seen on many new cars (such as the VW up, Skoda Citigo and SEAT Mii) so we’re not sure how well the ForTwo will score when tested by Euro NCAP.
Basic equipment
The basic equipment list includes equipment that is standard across all versions of the Smart Fortwo Coupe (15-19).
ABS
Body coloured bumpers
Cruise control
Driver`s airbag
Front electric windows
Isofix child seat anchor points
PAS
Passenger`s airbag
Remote locking
Service indicator
Side airbags
Equipment by trim level
To view equipment options for a specific trim level, please select from the following list:
Equipment included on some trim levels
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alarm
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
CD
Central locking
Climate control
Cloth seat trim
Electric mirrors
Front fog lights
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Metallic Paint
Parking sensors
Partial leather seat trim
Sat Nav
Sports seats
Steel wheels
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Traction control
Black Edition equipment
Black Edition standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alloy wheels
CD
Climate control
Electric mirrors
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Parking sensors
Sat Nav
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Black Edition optional equipment
Alarm
Audio remote
Central locking
Front fog lights
Traction control
Blue Edition equipment
Blue Edition standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
CD
Central locking
Climate control
Electric mirrors
Front fog lights
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Metallic Paint
Parking sensors
Sat Nav
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Traction control
Blue Edition optional equipment
Alarm
Brabus equipment
Brabus standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
CD
Climate control
Electric mirrors
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Parking sensors
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Brabus optional equipment
Front fog lights
Heated seats
Leather seat trim
Partial leather seat trim
Sat Nav
Sports seats
Traction control
Brabus Sport equipment
Brabus Sport standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
CD
Climate control
Heated seats
Leather seat trim
Brabus Sport optional equipment
Electric mirrors
Front fog lights
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Parking sensors
Sat Nav
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Disturbing London Edition equipment
Disturbing London Edition standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
CD
Climate control
Electric mirrors
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Parking sensors
Sat Nav
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Traction control
Disturbing London Edition optional equipment
Front fog lights
Edition 1 equipment
Edition 1 standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alarm
Alloy wheels
CD
Climate control
Cloth seat trim
Electric mirrors
Front fog lights
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Parking sensors
Sat Nav
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Edition 1 optional equipment
Audio remote
Central locking
Traction control
Edition Green equipment
Edition Green standard equipment
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
Central locking
Climate control
Electric mirrors
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Metallic Paint
Parking sensors
Sat Nav
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Traction control
Edition Green optional equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alarm
CD
Front fog lights
Passion equipment
Passion standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alarm
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
CD
Climate control
Cloth seat trim
Electric mirrors
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Passion optional equipment
Central locking
Parking sensors
Sat Nav
Traction control
Prime equipment
Prime standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alarm
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
CD
Central locking
Climate control
Electric mirrors
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Traction control
Prime optional equipment
Front fog lights
Parking sensors
Sat Nav
Prime Sport equipment
Prime Sport standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
CD
Climate control
Heated seats
Leather seat trim
Prime Sport optional equipment
Central locking
Electric mirrors
Front fog lights
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Parking sensors
Sat Nav
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Traction control
Proxy equipment
Proxy standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alarm
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
CD
Climate control
Partial leather seat trim
Proxy optional equipment
Electric mirrors
Front fog lights
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Parking sensors
Sat Nav
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Pure equipment
Pure standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Audio remote
CD
Cloth seat trim
Electric mirrors
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Steel wheels
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Traction control
Pure optional equipment
None available
Red Edition equipment
Red Edition standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
CD
Central locking
Climate control
Electric mirrors
Front fog lights
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Metallic Paint
Parking sensors
Sat Nav
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Traction control
Red Edition optional equipment
Alarm
Urban Shadow Edition equipment
Urban Shadow Edition standard equipment
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
Climate control
Cloth seat trim
Electric mirrors
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Parking sensors
Sat Nav
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Traction control
Urban Shadow Edition optional equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alarm
CD
Central locking
Front fog lights
Heated seats
Leather seat trim
White Edition equipment
White Edition standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Alloy wheels
CD
Climate control
Electric mirrors
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Parking sensors
Sat Nav
Steering wheel rake adjustment
White Edition optional equipment
Alarm
Audio remote
Central locking
Front fog lights
Traction control
Euro NCAP Rating – 4 stars
The Smart Fortwo Coupe (15-19) 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.