AT first glance you would hard pushed to see any visible difference between the new generation of SMART city-coupe and cabrio and the old. Mainly because – apart from the badge – there isn’t one. But make no mistake about it, changes there have been and the car is dramatically better for them. In fact [...]
AFTER less than three years in production the end of the road is prematurely in sight for the SMART Roadster and coupe models. Despite favourable reports, the cars failed to capture the public imagination, with UK sales of just 6,500 since June 2003. Executives at SMART consider this is not enough to justify continued production. [...]
THE SMART range has gone from strength to strength with the new Forfour This is the first SMART with four seats and five doors; first SMART with a diesel engine in the UK; first manual gearbox in a SMART and featured in the first UK terrestrial TV advertising campaign Customers can choose from a range [...]
WHEN the SMART car first arrived on the scene, it turned heads for all the wrong reasons – it was not the most attractive thing on wheels and tended to bring a bit of a smirk to the face of onlookers. But as sales exceeded all expectations, the model with a huge Mercedes-Benz influence has [...]
THERE is a section of the market that demands high standards of luxury in smaller cars. This is not new because BMC did it in the 1960s with the Vanden Plas Austin 1100. But in the rarified atmosphere of the modern marketplace some quite unusual models come in for the grand treatment. One such is [...]
SMART is thinking big by introducing a limited-edition version of its diminutive Fortwo model called grandstyle. The company says it is for those who want to stand out from the crowd and express their individuality. It comes in a choice of three colour combinations including racing green metallic. The interior has beige leather trim with [...]