Smart ForFour BRABUS

A very light original small hot hatch design but with the bonus of 5 doors & fold flat seats giving good load space. Something for other manufacturers to aspire to or revisit as most seem to have lost the plot with kerbweight & practicality. Grip is great. Power delivery is well controlled with a good burst from turbo when required. Mitsubishi Colt engine should last well. The brakes are truly neck snappingly phenomenal. Trim level & quality good. Great seats, very comfortable for long journeys & definately no more noisy than the competition. Suspension a little hard if you live in speed hump ... more

An excellent car in many ways: Great in the city, fuel efficient and adaptable. The fact that the seats fold down and make it slightly van like makes it far better than rivals like the Golf that don't offer nearly so much loadspace or such surprising amounts of passenger space. It is a fun little machine around town and a shame indeed that Smart have stopped making it. Unfortunately the problem comes when you hit the motorway. This car is noisy and tiring to drive. Even with the Brabus conversion, it really is not the best in category. Even worse are the seats - they're no good at all for long ... more