Topic: Test Drive: 2017 Smart Fortwo Prime

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[Guy]

$27K 

[mlin32]

I kind of dig these......especially considering I drive alone 99% of the time and don't really need to carry anything more than say, a large suitcase and a rucksack when I go to the airport.

In US dollars, it's around 20 k$ which is pricey. And I don't know if it'd appreciate the rural intercity stints I do (130km/h for hours at a time).

[Rupert]

  These cars have their place but I don't think they would ever be on a Micra/whatever GM equiv. driveway. They simply do not compare in any way, especially price wise. So that I suspect that the 'make a statement' reason is mostly what it is about...easy 'enough' park-ability with much more use-ability, being available elsewhere. And that's alright...whatever turns you on...in this sector. Why not.

   I don't know why the fuel consumption rating is so high though (9). Compared to an SUV maybe but compared to a closer class it does not seem good at all. It seems to me that the Micra came in at 6.6 l/100...with it's much greater space. Probably there are subcompacts that impress more also. The shut door gap seemed large.

   A great little vehicle though...what's not to like.

[whaddaiknow]

These utilitarian in concept city dwellers should be available for 2-hour rent alongside city bicycles at $2/hr.
Paying half of the asking price to actually OWN one is beyond my comprehension.
At the as tested price of $27k, it pretty much competes with my Forester (or at least getting there) with the same level of fuel economy.
Sure, there are people who will pay premium for a fancy nose ring.

[Blueprint]

These utilitarian in concept city dwellers should be available for 2-hour rent alongside city bicycles at $2/hr.

They are:

https://www.car2go.com/CA/en/montreal/

[whaddaiknow]

These utilitarian in concept city dwellers should be available for 2-hour rent alongside city bicycles at $2/hr.

They are:

https://www.car2go.com/CA/en/montreal/

Perfect! Once these become ubiquitous, the hourly rates will come down, too. That's the only way I can look at these cars.

[johngenx]

The Smart is a sweet $13K car.

[Guy]

The best version of the Smart is the EV. With a $14K rebate in Ontario, they make a decent city car.

[dirtyjeffer]

an interesting vehicle for sure, but i agree with the others that at $27k, you've really got want this car to buy it.

[dkaz]

These utilitarian in concept city dwellers should be available for 2-hour rent alongside city bicycles at $2/hr.

They are:

https://www.car2go.com/CA/en/montreal/

They're 39 cents an hour up to $13.95 an hour last time I rented them. They were an awesome alternative to taxis.

[RoadRageous]

$27K 

$21 K.

Optional Equipment: $5,490 – Twinamic 6-speed DCT $1,400; Body panels in Titania Grey $495; Touchscreen Package $1,295; Brabus Sports Package $2,300

[conwelpic]

typical MB and optioned accordingly. 

2017 Q1 Sales: -81% to 93 — Soon to enter an even narrower niche of pure electric cars, the smart fortwo will lose its internal combustion engine with a look to the future. In the meantime, sales of the fortwo are crumbling in Canada after 2016 perked up from an all-time low in 2015. Mercedes-Benz sold more than 4,000 smarts in Canada in 2005 and more than 3,700 in 2008, but the fortwo is on track for fewer than 400 sales in 2017.

[Noto]

The best version of the Smart is the EV. With a $14K rebate in Ontario, they make a decent city car.

^^ This.

... And:

Soon to enter an even narrower niche of pure electric cars, the smart fortwo will lose its internal combustion engine with a look to the future.

^^ That.

[Fobroader]

The Smart is a sweet $13K car.

This is the only way this "car" makes sense....even then, the Micra is a better vehicle all around.