What kind of car is the Smart Fortwo passion?
Cars.com’s Joe Wiesenfelder takes a look at the 2009 Smart ForTwo Passion. It competes with the Toyota Yaris and MINI Cooper. Considering that the leading concern about small cars is safety, I initially thought I might be the wrong person to review the Smart ForTwo, which is the only microcar sold in the U.S.
Which is the best review of a 2009 Smart Fortwo?
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What is the problem with the Smart Fortwo?
Ultimately, the problem is that the ForTwo’s acceleration is inconsistent and unpredictable. What’s ironic is that the Smart ForTwo suffers many of the shortfalls expected of the country’s previous smallest car, the Mini Cooper coupe.
Is there a manual transmission on the Smart Fortwo?
Smart has none: A regular manual transmission isn’t offered, not even overseas. (The company blames the limitations on packaging, which usually means some aspect of the vehicle’s platform or other components constrain the size, shape or integration of some other part.)
The look of this tiny car, the Smart Fortwo Passion, is just one of the tests it faces as it seeks to gain a foothold in a country not noted for nurturing cute little urban cars made in Europe.
What’s the price of a new Smart Fortwo?
The base Smart is the Fortwo Pure. It starts at $12,235, and that’s without an air conditioner or radio. A step up is the better-equipped Passion model seen here, at $14,235. The Passion convertible, whose ride feels identical to the hatchback’s, opens at $17,235.
What happens when you pass an 18 Wheeler in Smart Fortwo?
Passing an 18-wheeler in a Smart in the dark at 70 mph is a tad unnerving; the wind was sometimes strong enough to jar the car’s path ever so slightly and cause the steering wheel to move, which will raise the hair on anyone’s neck. Still, the Fortwo buzzed right along and tracked solidly when the wind let up.
What’s the top speed of a Smart Fortwo?
Top speed is 91 in the hatchback, 92 in the cabriolet. Our three-door tester cruised through the quarter-mile in 19.9 seconds at 68 mph. The excellent-feeling brakes provided another quirky result: The hatch stopped from 70 mph in 167 feet, the ragtop nine feet later.
What are the features of a 2008 Smart Fortwo passion?
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Is the 2008 Smart Fortwo a good car?
For a vehicle so extremely compact and lightweight, we found the 2008 smart fortwo’s highway ride quite comfortable. The faster you go, however, the more skittish the fortwo becomes, and we eventually tired of having to constantly “steer” the car straight down the road.
The new, second-generation fortwo is also larger than the first (believe it or not), which is just the way we Americans like it. The 2008 smart fortwo coupe starts at a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of just over $12,000 and tops out around $17,000.
Passing an 18-wheeler in a Smart in the dark at 70 mph is a tad unnerving; the wind was sometimes strong enough to jar the car’s path ever so slightly and cause the steering wheel to move, which will raise the hair on anyone’s neck. Still, the Fortwo buzzed right along and tracked solidly when the wind let up.
What to do if your smart car stops working?
The actual solution is to make sure the latest version of firmware is installed in your Smart’s Transmission Control Unit (TCU) — BB Benz is correct in making this clear. My Fortwo stopped dependably going into R or D a few days ago.
Are there any problems with the Smart Fortwo?
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The look of this tiny car, the Smart Fortwo Passion, is just one of the tests it faces as it seeks to gain a foothold in a country not noted for nurturing cute little urban cars made in Europe.
The base Smart is the Fortwo Pure. It starts at $12,235, and that’s without an air conditioner or radio. A step up is the better-equipped Passion model seen here, at $14,235. The Passion convertible, whose ride feels identical to the hatchback’s, opens at $17,235.
What kind of engine does Smart Fortwo have?
The rear wheels of all are powered by a 61-cubic-inch, three-cylinder engine making 70 horsepower and a very thin 68 pound-feet of torque at 4500 rpm. The 12-valve engine hangs out back and monkeys around to 60 mph in 14.4 seconds.
Is the 2009 Smart Fortwo a good car?
For a vehicle so extremely compact and lightweight, we found the 2009 smart fortwo’s highway ride quite comfortable. The faster you go, however, the more skittish the fortwo becomes, and we eventually tired of having to constantly “steer” the car straight down the road.
The new, second-generation fortwo is also larger than the first (believe it or not), which is just the way we Americans like it. The 2009 smart fortwo coupe starts at a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of just over $12,500 and tops out around $17,000.
What kind of mileage does a Smart Fortwo get?
My smart has averaged between 40 and 45 MPG and it gets about 60,000 miles to a set of tires and I have replaced the wipers once and the battery once. The body panel look perfect and people always think it is a lot newer than it is. The only con I have is the crazing in the panoramic roof.
When did the Mercedes Smart Fortwo come out?
The Smart Fortwo was originally launched in Europe in 1998, and started out as the Swatch Mercedes Art Car, with its design going back to 1993. It wasn’t offered in the U.S. until 2008, and while it landed in a buzz of initial popularity and sales, it’s faltered ever since.
Is the Smart Car ForTwo a fully automatic car?
You can put the Smart Car ForTwo’s transmission in fully automatic, or you can use the plus/minus gate on the gearshift. The “fully automatic” mode gives the passenger (there can be only one passenger) and driver quite the experience. It’s a bit jerky.