Smart Fortwo (2014 to 2018) | Expert Rating

Model reviewed: (2017)
Score: 6 / 10
“The Smart ForTwo Mk3 is part of a tie-up with Renault, but delivers the same premium quality of its predecessors.”
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Model reviewed: Brabus
Score: 6 / 10
“Adding a little more power to one of the smallest cars on sale today could have proved disastrous, but it seems like Smart has got it right.”
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Model reviewed: Cabrio
Score: 6 / 10
“The latest Smart ForTwo Cabrio brings roof-down fun to Smart’s unique city car.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 6 / 10
“This turbocharged ForTwo is the one to go for if you ever venture out of town. It retains the standard car’s manoeuvrability and incredible turning circle, but adds that extra bit of oomph, which you’ll find invaluable on the motorway.”
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Model reviewed: (2014)
Score: 6 / 10
“Covering long distances is more bearable than before but still a chore due the rather rowdy engine at higher speeds plus excessive amounts of wind noise.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 7 / 10
“The Smart Fortwo is quite expensive for what it is, especially when compared with other city cars, but its tiny proportions do mean that it can do a few things that very few rivals can.”
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Model reviewed: Convertible (2016)
Score: 6.2 / 10
“The Smart ForTwo Cabrio is quite expensive for what it is, but it does give genuine wind-in-the-hair fun, and nothing at else at this price can do that as effectively.”
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Model reviewed: (2015-19)
Score: 6 / 10
“Only the harshest of critics would refuse to concede that the Smart Fortwo has been made broadly better.”
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Score: 6 / 10
“Preferable though it may be to all the versions that have gone before it, the Fortwo remains a car to covet for its defining feature rather than a maturing product waiting to be rewarded for superior all-round quality.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 5 / 10
“The Smart Fortwo is unique, but it can’t be recommended beyond its image.”
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Model reviewed: 1.0 (2015)
Score: 6 / 10
“As good as it is, with Smart positioning itself as a pre-eminent brand in this sort of thing, the Smart ForFour is a product for city car badge snobs. Does such a person exist?”
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Model reviewed: (2014-19)
Score: 5.8 / 10
“This Smart ForTwo looks very different to the original, but it’s still a very compact city car that’s affordable to run and easy to park.”
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Model reviewed: Cabrio
Score: 5 / 10
“The Smart ForTwo Cabrio is one of the best city runabouts and the addition of a folding roof makes it pretty unique. It’s not very spacious, though, or particularly good to drive.”
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Model reviewed: ForTwo coupé
Score: 6 / 10
“If you live in a city then before you look at any other car you should consider the new Smart ForTwo.”
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Model reviewed: Brabus
Score: 7 / 10
“The Smart Fortwo Brabus is cheeky and surprisingly agile.”
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Model reviewed: Brabus
Score: 7 / 10
“Far more capable and fun than we could have expected, but it’s hard to ignore that price tag.”
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Model reviewed: (2015)
Score: 6 / 10
“New Smart Fortwo is a huge step over its predecessor, but still entertains through its character rather than its handling and performance.”
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Score: 6 / 10
“New Fortwo is a huge step over its predecessor, but still entertains through its character rather than its handling and performance.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 7 / 10
“We applaud Smart on finally fitting a manual gearbox and on making the ForTwo wider without increasing overall length.”
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Model reviewed: 1.0-litre 71hp petrol manual Edition 1
Score: 7 / 10
“In combination with the incredible turning circle, an airy, fun, and well-finished interior, great visibility and in context a surprisingly big and very usable boot, it is perfectly suited to urban use. However, the 71hp engine struggles with big hills and requires overtaking to be planned in military detail.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 6 / 10
“The Smart Fortwo is one of the most unusual cars ever to reach production, and even the story of its birth is hardly straightforward.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 6 / 10
“”If you have a very specific and narrow idea of what you want from a car – good in the city, unbelievably tiny and with a convertible roof – then the Fortwo Cabriolet will tick all of your boxes.”
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Model reviewed: (2016-19)
Score: 6 / 10
“The Smart ForTwo is great around town. Folding fabric roof can be operated at any speed. Easy to drive.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“There’s plenty to like about the Smart Fortwo. It’s characterful, cheap to run and perfect for urban environments – but it is also quite expensive. The cheapest model costs almost £11,000, which would get you a very well-equipped Volkswagen Up.”
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Model reviewed: 1.0 71
“Smart at last; the most distinctive of all city cars has been transformed.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 7 / 10
“Compact two-seater city Smart Fortwo is quirky, but niche.”
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Model reviewed: Cabriolet (2016-19)
Score: 7 / 10
“The UK’s smallest convertible gets more appealing.”
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Score: 6 / 10
“One doesn’t like to state the obvious, but at this kind of money you could buy a real car. Indeed you could acquire a very handsomely appointed Volkswagen Polo, with proper seats and a proper boot, and even with better economy and emissions figures.”
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Model reviewed: Passion (2015)
Score: 8 / 10
“The great Smart ForTwo city car grows up.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 6 / 10
“If you want a city-friendly convertible and can live with two seats, there’s nothing quite like the Smart ForTwo Cabrio. However, the Fiat 500C is roughly the same price, and while it isn’t quite as manoeuvrable, it does have four seats, as well as similarly fashionable styling.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 6 / 10
“This is the best Smart yet, and a hoot to drive around town, but it is impossible to ignore that more competent rivals are available for significantly less money.”
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Score: 6 / 10
“No, we’re not sure what happened to the front end styling either. Be thankful the rest of it is better.”
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Model reviewed: Brabus
“The fastest version of Mercedes’ smallest car – the Smart ForTwo Brabus. It’s a mixed bag.”
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Model reviewed: Coupe 1.0 Passion 2dr
Score: 6 / 10
“The new Smart ForTwo is very, very much better at impersonating a car than its predecessors ever managed.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 4 / 10
“The Smart ForTwo is easy to thread through tight city streets with light steering that’s very quick and has been designed to allow for incredibly tight turning circles. Unfortunately, the ride simply isn’t smooth enough.”
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Model reviewed: Cabrio 71 Twinamic
“For town living and open-air thrills, the Smart ForTwo Cabrio certainly an entertaining and compelling car.”
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Model reviewed:
“Despite a total redesign, a new chassis platform and a much wider cabin, the third-generation of Smart Fortwo is exactly the same length as its compact predecessor. That should make it one of the easiest cars to manoeuvre this side of rivals such as the Toyota iQ.”
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Model reviewed: Cabriolet (2016-19)
“Within city limits, the Smart ForTwo Cabriolet will feel fun and will make manoeuvring a doddle. However (deep breath); it’s uncomfortable, loud, feels unstable at motorway speeds, is sparsely equipped for the price and drinks a lot of fuel.”
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Model reviewed: Coupe range
“It might be agile and easy to manoeuvre, but this Smart ForTwo is a bit of a letdown thanks to poor handling and stability, and falls a long way short of its own mpg claims.”
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