Smart #1 - The Smart choice?

Smart has always led a troubled existence. Despite the brilliant concept that the original Smart Coupe was, it never really made any money for the parent company, Mercedes-Benz. Even diversifying into cheap sportscars, 4 seater superminis, and then being brought into Mercedes-Benz's EV sub brand, EQ, never helped bring the little car maker into profit. But rather than give up, the German giant has yet again reinvented the brand, but this time as a 50/50 joint venture with Geely from China, the owner of Volvo, Polestar, Lotus and Lynk & Co. And the first product of this new partnership is entering into a very congested market sector, the EV crossover under £40,000. Can it succeed? In a relatively exclusive UK drive, we subject the new #1 to the scrutiny of the AutoEV Road Test to find out. AutoEV - all electric, all independent. 0:00 - Introduction 01:15 - Titles 01:22 - Meet the car 04:29 - Styling 08:37 - Practicality 12:01 - Interior 24:36 - Usability 26:01 - Performance & Handling 39:24 - Pricing 40:32 - Competition 41:18 - Pros & Cons 41:58 - Summary Instagram:   / ​​​​​   Twitter:   / ​​​​​   Facebook:   / ​​​​​   Website: https://autoev.co.uk