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2008 Smart Fortwo, CarAndDriver Consumer Review

Source: Car and Driver

Mileage: 2500 Style: Owned Before: This is my first time owning a vehicle of this make. Pros Small, fun and makes me smile as much as an MG sports car or a motorcycle. Cons Doesn't get over 37mpg in city driving. Review Love it! The smart replaced a Mercedes e300. While lighter and shorter it isn't as smooth on the freeway but the fun factor more than makes up for that (leaving aside the $300 per month average maintenance and 14mpg of the e300). If you ever enjoyed sports cars, motorcycles or... Read More

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The Smart Fortwo is more fun to drive on tight, congested city streets at low speed than even the MINI Cooper. But as soon as the traffic thins out and the roads open up to the beltways and interstates, the Fortwo's cons--a hard ride, a noisy interior, the lack of power, and tense roadholding--become more serious drawbacks. Factor in the middling fuel economy of only 33 mpg city, and the "wow" factor is quickly muted. The Toyota Yaris, the most fuel-efficient small hatchback, with ratings of 29 mpg city, 36 mpg highway, feels downright substantial next to the Fortwo, with a real backseat and the legs for occasional distance driving, and the sprightly MINI Cooper is just as good, at 28 mpg city, 37 mpg highway. Hybrids like Toyota's Prius and the Honda Civic Hybrid get substantially better fuel economy than the Smart, in a much larger package, albeit at a much higher price.

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