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Originally Posted by artvandelay
For those of you that have driven the Smart cars, how is the acceleration/power on them?
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I've only driven it from home to the CBD or Beltline. It seems zippy enough for these areas, although it kinda suffers up Centre Street. I find it sufficient for 50kph zone driving.
The automated manual is real jerky and slow-shifting when left in full automatic. It performs better when you do the shifting yourself in the +/-gate. For car sharing purposes, I hope the next-gen gets a CVT.
Edit: Honestly, if I were looking for a small car, I'd look at the Toyota Yaris or Ford Fiesta. Much better value and similar fuel economy.