smart city-coupe passion review
Published: 24th August 2003
smart fortwo Review
smart city-coupe passion
Cute/quirky/brilliant. Initially I had my reservations about the smart car but that was all thrown out of the window on driving it. You soon forgot the size of the car and got used to the automatic gear box (SOFTOUCH) with manual gear-changing mode (SOFTIP). The car was truly fun to drive. My first attempt at parking was a hoot as I found myself with about 5ft of space to spare.
I knew from my first drive that I was not going to want to give the smart car back.
smart fortwo Review Road Test Data | |
| Model Reviewed | smart city-coupe passion |
| Body Type | Coupe |
| Colour | river silver metallic |
| Performance ~ manufacturers figures | |
| 0 - 62 mph | 15.5 seconds |
| Top Speed | 84 mph (electronically limited) |
| Transmission | SOFTOUCH automatic transmission (incorporating SOFTIP sequential 6-speed transmission) |
| Fuel Type | Petrol - Unleaded |
| Economy ~ manufacturers figures | |
| Urban | 47.1 mpg - SOFTOUCH 47.9 mpg - SOFTIP |
| Extra Urban | 68.9 mpg - SOFTOUCH 70.6 mpg - SOFTIP |
| Combined | 58.9 mpg - SOFTOUCH 60.1 mpg - SOFTIP |
| Insurance Group | 4 |
| Euro NCAP Rating | 3 |
| Warranty | 2-years/unlimited mileage warranty 6-year warranty against corrosion perforation from the inside |
| Price when tested on the 24/08/03 | £ 8,200.00 |
