My review: 2009 Smart ForTwo Passion Coupe

bradyholt · 08-16-2009, 04:55 PM

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Review: 2009 Smart ForTwo -- it's easy to park, but it's neither cheap nor cheerful

The Smart ForTwo isn’t designed for subdued colors, like the black (with black interior) on the car driven for this review. With its stubby appearance and uniquely compact size, it’s a car that you buy for the goofy fun it seems to promote. Every ForTwo (or “Smart Car,” as the vehicle is popularly known) should be bright yellow to maximize the “cheap and cheerful” image it aims to present.

The Smart needs to look as much like a happy little vehicle as possible to offset the unpleasant driving experience it offers people who have paid real-car money to own one...

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ptviperz · 08-16-2009, 05:22 PM

ForTwo is pretty boring, they need to bring the roadster over here

bradyholt · 08-16-2009, 05:23 PM

They killed the Roadster after a short run when no one bought it in Europe.

2002 Caddy · 08-16-2009, 05:24 PM

A fairly good (fair and balanced) review of this POS death trap...

The only thing I can take exception to is

"The transmission is laugh-out-loud awful on a different plane from any other car sold today in the U.S. "

that should read:

"The transmission is laugh-out-loud awful on a different plane from any other car sold in the last 50 years in the U.S. "

And in spite of this cars "good" crash test rating it continues to be in the top 5 of cars that are most likely to kill their owners.

bradyholt · 08-16-2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 2002 Caddy

A farily good (fair and balanced) review of this POS death trap...

And in spite of this cars "good" crash test rating it continues to be in the top 5 of cars that are most likely to kill their owners.

Thanks, but what list is this?

MrCritical · 08-16-2009, 08:44 PM

A Smart review for sure!

Bravada · 08-17-2009, 01:02 AM

Advice: you might want to tone down your mother's participation in test drives

voyager · 08-17-2009, 03:58 AM

They killed the roadster. The thing was too expensive over here. Around 30,000-40,000 USD. However, Smart is reportedly considering a new roadster with a McLaren F1-type seating layout. Check it out: http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/242053/

bradyholt · 08-17-2009, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Bravada

Advice: you might want to tone down your mother's participation in test drives

The more perspectives I can get, the better.

Astra RL · 08-17-2009, 11:27 AM

Nice review Brady.

Wow I never thought it was actually that bad, but seeing one "try" to accelerate away from a stop sign on a slight grade, made me wonder. This confirmed my suspicions that it is a POS.

red_rider · 08-17-2009, 07:46 PM

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Smart ForTwo Passion

calgaryhhr · 08-17-2009, 08:25 PM

I always really liked the roadster. I saw one when I was in Poland in 2007 and thought it would be an awesome car to have. It would make a great second vehicle for cruising around on the weekends or when the sun is shining.

isszy · 08-18-2009, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by red_rider

My thoughts too (maybe we just have one-track minds...)

Having driven one a couple of years ago, I can confirm that the 'anti-Passion' would be more appropriate.

Give me a Commodore wagon with the back seat down any time...

**mikmak** · 08-18-2009, 03:40 AM

^^^Its more fun with the cage in.

isszy · 08-18-2009, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by mikmak

^^^Its more fun with the cage in.

I guess you need something to attach the handcuffs to...

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2002 Caddy 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,027	Re: My review: 2009 Smart ForTwo Passion Coupe A fairly good (fair and balanced) review of this POS death trap... The only thing I can take exception to is "The transmission is laugh-out-loud awful on a different plane from any other car sold today in the U.S. " that should read: "The transmission is laugh-out-loud awful on a different plane from any other car sold in the last 50 years in the U.S. " And in spite of this cars "good" crash test rating it continues to be in the top 5 of cars that are most likely to kill their owners. __________________ Cadillac! GM's "Back to the Future" Division GM's Deja Vu Division Cadillac is a Car. Last edited by 2002 Caddy : 08-16-2009 at 05:37 PM.

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voyager 2.4 Liter SIDI ECOTEC Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 240	Re: My review: 2009 Smart ForTwo Passion Coupe They killed the roadster. The thing was too expensive over here. Around 30,000-40,000 USD. However, Smart is reportedly considering a new roadster with a McLaren F1-type seating layout. Check it out: http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/242053/ __________________ GeneratinGMobilizing? http://se-vehicle2.blogspot.com/ "It was scary stuff, radically advanced. It was shattered... didn't work. But it gave us ideas. It took us in new directions... things we would never have thought of."

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calgaryhhr 5.3 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Calgary Drives: 2006 Chevy HHR 2008 VW Golf Posts: 1,357	Re: My review: 2009 Smart ForTwo Passion Coupe I always really liked the roadster. I saw one when I was in Poland in 2007 and thought it would be an awesome car to have. It would make a great second vehicle for cruising around on the weekends or when the sun is shining.

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