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Full 2010 smart fortwo Review
What's New for 2010
There are only minor equipment changes for the 2010 Smart Fortwo. New options include leather upholstery and automatic lights and wipers.
Introduction
A craze is defined as a product or cultural phenomenon that gains popularity among a small niche group before it bursts into the mainstream. All of a sudden, everyone's doing the Macarena or talking about Snooki. Eventually, though, a craze dies out. The Smart Fortwo is certainly a product that has achieved niche popularity, but it has yet to become mainstream. It's also struggling to find buyers as it enters its third year on the U.S. market, so the Smart craze may be dying out before it even begins.
But let's take a look at why that niche is attracted to the Smart car. For one, it's cute, and as puppies and Taylor Swift prove, people like cute things. Second, it can fit in parking spaces that nothing else could possibly squeeze into. Third, it defies your expectations. You may expect it to offer all the interior space of one of those Japanese drawer hotels, yet there's ample room for tall adults. You may expect it to be a tiny death trap, but it scores well in crash tests.
However, there are reasons why the Smart hasn't turned into an all-out Snuggie-like craze. For one, fuel economy is indeed frugal, but it requires premium, and that fuel economy isn't that much better than that of the larger Honda Fit or Mini Cooper. Second, its narrow track and bubble-like profile conspire with gusty crosswinds to blow the Smart around like a tumbleweed on the highway. Finally, and perhaps most irritatingly, the automated manual transmission is slow to respond and produces herky-jerky shifts. This is not only irritating on the move, but it can make parking in tight spaces difficult -- an area the tiny Smart should obviously excel at.
Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options
The 2010 Smart Fortwo is a two-seat subcompact available as a hatchback coupe or a convertible (Cabriolet). There are three trim levels: Pure (coupe only), Passion and the limited-edition Brabus.
The Pure lives up to its name, as it is unfettered with features. Standard equipment includes 15-inch steel wheels, keyless entry and a leather-wrapped steering wheel. Options include air-conditioning, power windows and a two-speaker stereo with CD player and auxiliary audio jack. The Passion Coupe adds the Pure's options, plus 15-inch alloy wheels, transmission paddle shifters, a glass roof, power and heated mirrors and a "sport" steering wheel. The Passion Cabriolet further adds a power convertible top, a glass rear window and a five-speaker premium stereo with a six-CD changer. Options on the Pure and Passion include power steering, heated seats, an alarm system and the Cabriolet's upgraded stereo. The Passion can be equipped with foglights, additional gauges and the Comfort package, which includes power steering, heated seats, leather upholstery and automatic lights and wipers.
The Brabus limited edition is equipped like a Passion, but adds special alloy wheels (15-inch front, 17-inch rear), a lower ride height, sport suspension, sport exhaust, a Brabus body kit, sport pedals, heated leather seats and Brabus velour floor mats. It has the same options as the Passion.
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