What’s hot?
- Bright yellow, with black tridion ‘stripe’ and 15-inch double-spoke black alloys, the cityflame is visually bold and racy…
- High quality interior with those black fabric/leather-look seats to the fore, feels a cool and special place to be.
Our pic is less than flattering; in fact the interior is high quality, and there’s lots of kit too. Shame you can’t see the panoramic sunroof - Tiny on the outside, the fortwo still feels uncommonly roomy and exclusive inside – for two people.
- Classy cityflame cabin also gets leather-look dashboard and sports steering wheel with paddleshift to set it apart.
- Lots of kit – air conditioning and audio sat nav with 6.5 inch touchscreen display, Bluetooth, panoramic roof with sunblind – all standard.
- Short size (just 2.7 metres long) makes the fortwo perfect for the city: ultra manoeuvrable and easy to park.
- Feels quick off the mark, more so than official 0-62mph time (13.7 secs) suggests.
- Good turning circle – again, making it genius for the city.
- Fun to drive and still something different.
- Low running costs – £0 VED, near 66mpg official economy and BIK of just 11% or £20 per month for a 20% tax payer.
What’s not?
- Tall and short and with high centre of gravity, the Smart fortwo is not the most wieldy handler at speed, so best to stick to the city.
- Hard ride. The Smart’s suspension is too stiff and resilient over bumps so compromising comfort.
- Jerky robotised transmission. The box ‘hesitates’ on change up, something that need acclimatisation.
- These days, a VW up! is arguably the more effective, practical city car – and cheaper.
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