For a brand with such an “intelligent” name, Smart sure seems to do things backwards. Usually special edition models are released at the end of a model’s lifecycle to try to boost sales before its ...
A Smart ForTwo capable of beating modern supercars into submission? That’s right, and it has a jet engine, sourced from a Huey helicopter. The man responsible for the wacky project is Telluride, ...
The two factoids that stuck out most at the2016 Smart Fortwo's U.S. press reveal? First, to quote Smart global PR chief Willem Spelten, "Smart is not a cheap car." Now starting at $15,400, the Fortwo ...
Mark McNabb was a contributor at TopSpeed from 2013 to 2018. Growing up, Mark always had a mind for tinkering on random items throughout his home and dad’s garage, including a 1953 Ford Mainline and ...
Minimal cars are often an appealing idea: why should one person drive a two-ton vehicle with five or more seats on local journeys of 10 miles or fewer? Then there's the crushingly difficult parking in ...
Daimler’s smart car is a tiny runabout that was designed to offer generous fuel efficiency, youthful quirk and easier maneuverability than a shopping cart. In theory, it should have been a great ...
At one point, Smart was known for its tiny vehicles, often with a cool twist, like the Roadster. However, the brand has long ditched its roots, tapping into the crossover game with an obvious electric ...
One of the world’s most extrovert tuners, Mansory, has struck again, this time taking not with a supercar or a luxo-barge, but rather the miniscule Smart ForTwo. The tiny city car has been equipped ...
EPA Fuel Economy: 34 mpg city, 39mpg hwy, 34.6 mpg observed average CAN Fuel Economy: 7.5 L/100 km city, 6.1 L/100 km hwy, 6.8 L/100 km observed average US Price: Smart Fortwo Passion begins at ...
When Alec Issigonis finished the development for the original Mini for the British Motor Corporation, there was no denying the English-Greek designer knew he had a world-class city car to markets ...
“Stepping into the latest Smart Fortwo resembles entering an enlarged Nike sneaker, except with two seats, four wheels, and electric motor.” “Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year ...
Let's answer the main question first: Is the transmission in the '16 Smart Fortwo better than that unbearable juddering thing in the outgoing generation? The answer is yes and yes. Those two answers ...