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Rating from wilsam00 5 Stars ()

Advantages strength,affordability,economy,equiptmentlevels.

Disadvantages only seats 2 & peformance

The smart has sold well as it is like no other car on the new and used car market,Its unique styling inside and out is why it has done so well here on ciao.A family member recently bought a Smart Passion which so far is his best car he has bought new .His previous car a Citroen Saxo 1.1 Forte ,has been defeated in evely way by his new Smart but there is one thing , just one that the Saxo is better at,thats pulling away from the lights!
Peformance *** 3 star 3/5

The Smart has a tiny 3 cylinder 599 cc engine which provides a tiny 54 bhp engine which gets the Smart to 60mph in 17.2 seconds.For a car with only a 599cc engine i think the smart Passion could be a lot worse for example the Smart Pure(entry level) has a even less powerful 44 bhp which arrives at 60 mph in 19.0 seconds!.The peformance of the Passion is enough in town but begins to feal strained at more than 65mph
Running costs *****5 star 5/5

The Smart is very affordable to buy and to run the Passion model which is top of the range has a on the road price of £7,200 which includes a 3yr/25,000 mile manufacter warranty and comes with a 6 yr corrosion guarentee and a 1yr's breakdown cover!.The Smart is great in town as it has an official combined mpg of 57.5 mpg!
Equiptment **** 4 star 4/5

For a town car the Smart Passion has a reasnobley large list especially for £7.2 k standard equiptment is as followed

.Automatic gearbox
.alloy wheels
.air conditioning
.central remote locking
.immobilizer
.driver and passenger and side airbags (Thats why its good at ncap crash test!)
.abs brakes
.traction control
.electric front windows
.RDS radio cassette
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

.Metallic paint £200
.alarm £220
.electric mirrors £125
.heated mirrors £125
.CD multiplayer £235


Reliability ***** 5 star 5/5

The reliability of the Smart is exceptionally good as the 599cc engine is a Mercedes engine!.

Reccommendations

I would reccommend these cars to anyone who drives mainly in town as the small engine can not cope very well with motorway speeds,occasional A road use is a must as town bound cars suffer from sluggish engines and frequant exhaust replacments.I would not reccommend these cars to anyone who does a large amount of motorway miles as they are city cars.

Thanks for reading :0) Sam

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