Category: Convertibles 
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Novel concept, unquestionably fashionable, easy to park, fabulous interior design, economical, reasonable starting price.
Poor performance, absence of rear seats, limited dealer network, harsh ride, expensive higher-spec models.
A great concept, becoming truly accepted, but still a flawed reality. Saved from obscurity more by its status as fashion icon and cult car than as a finished product.
The Smart is a novel motoring concept - just two seats, plus some luggage space, forming a tiny, wee, short little car that can fit into a parking bay end-on, so it only uses half as much room as a normal car. The engine, a little three-cylinder turbocharged unit, nestles underneath the boot, while the silver or black body-part that looks like a frame is exactly that - a steel shell, which gets plastic body panels (the more gaily-coloured bits) bolted to it. When all's said and done, the Smart doesn't weigh much, which is just as well, given that it's only got 61bhp (at best) to push it along. When first imported in 2000, all Smarts were left-hand-drive, but 'right-hookers' became available in October 2001, though they demand a premium over their left-hand-drive counterparts, whether in coupe or cabriolet form.
Was revised in 2003 with revisions under the skin, shortly before the model was renamed the ForTwo.
