Tuesday, September 2, 2008

2008 Smart Fortwo

Smart has recently redesigned the Fortwo and it is now both a coupe and a convertibleThe Fortwo’s 1-liter 3-cylinder engine gives out 70 horsepower and 68 lb-ft of torque. Smart claims the Fortwo — which weighs 1808 lbs, 600 lbs less than a Honda Fit — gets to 60 MPH in a slowly 12.8 seconds and tops out at 90. In reality, car is quite quick, and the Smart goes happily at 75 MPH, though it struggles on hills. Fuel economy is good, though not as good as you might expect: I averaged 35.8 MPG. For comparison, I got 31.3 in the last Honda Fit I tested. To make matters worse, the Smart requires premium fuel.