Smart ForTwo review - pictures

The smaller of the smart ED models, the ForTwo. To find out if size does matter, click the link below: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/smart/fortwo/97783/new-smart-fortwo-electric-drive-2017-review

This is the third generation of Smart's dinky city car - the Fortwo.

Smart have struck a deal with Renault and so the Fortwo is based on a shortened version of the Renault Twingo's platform.

The Fortwo is actually very roomy - as long as there's only a couple of you.

The Smart Fortwo has the smallest turning circle of any car - even better than a London cab.

Smart have focused on safety and in a head-on collision the Fortwo is almost as safe as a Mercedes C-Class.

The dashboard is littered with funky details and plastic quality is mostly good.

The Smart Fortwo struggles on faster roads.

It's worth paying the extra for the turbocharged 0.9 litre engine over the basic 1.0 litre.

The Smart's 'Tridion' safety cell can be had in contrasting colours to the body panels.

The 260 litre boot makes this a reasonably practical city car.

The more powerful engine still returns 67.3mpg.

With prices starting at £11,125, the Fortwo is an expensive little car.

An automatic gearbox is available and it's a vast improvement on the one in the previous car.