Skip advert
Advertisement
Long term tests

Smart Fortwo Brabus

Our Smart comes face to face with a yak, and survives, but struggles to be seen on motorways

Smart Brabus

I’ve put quite a few miles on the Smart this month – hardly surprising given that it has completed a passage through Asia. No, not that Asia, but the safari section at Whipsnade Wildlife Park. Coming face-to-face with a yak that was considerably bigger and hairier than the little Brabus was an experience I won’t forget anytime soon, I can tell you…

Advertisement - Article continues below

When it’s not out having fun, the Fortwo continues to impress with its practical side. My mother loves it because she can get in and out of it easily when I take her shopping, while parking in a busy town environment is a dream – you can fit into so many spaces that regular-sized cars can’t.

Pity that the Smart’s diminutive dimensions seem to make it invisible on the motorway. Maybe other drivers don’t expect such a small car to be whizzing along as rapidly as the Brabus can, or maybe they’re just not very observant. Whatever, it means you always have to drive defensively, particularly when you’re alongside a juggernaut.

All that said, I’ll still miss the Smart when it goes back next month.

Running Costs

Date acquiredMarch 2008
Total mileage8839
Costs this month£0
Mileage this month627
MPG this month34.7
Skip advert
Advertisement
Skip advert
Advertisement

Most Popular

Alpine A110 2025 review – one of the all-time sports car greats will soon be gone
Alpine A110 review
In-depth reviews

Alpine A110 2025 review – one of the all-time sports car greats will soon be gone

The Alpine A110 is not long for this world, with its electric replacement due to arrive in 2027 with much more power (and weight).
9 May 2025
Ford Sierra RS500: the anatomy of a BTCC racer
Ford Sierra RS500
Features

Ford Sierra RS500: the anatomy of a BTCC racer

Group A was a golden era in touring car racing, and nothing captured hearts and minds quite like the wild, bewinged Sierra. We look under its skin
11 May 2025
Mini JCW 2025 review – too feisty for its own good
Mini JCW – front
Reviews

Mini JCW 2025 review – too feisty for its own good

The petrol-powered JCW lives on – for now. But in its latest incarnation, has this supermini survivor become too hardcore?
8 May 2025