The day you've all been waiting for has finally arrived, kids, the track test results for our 1.0L, 70 horsepower Long Term Smart Fortwo Passion Coupe!
As you can plainly see on the face of Senior Road Test Editor Josh Jacquot, we were on the edge of our seats for this one.
Follow the jump for the full results...
Acceleration:
0-30: 4.6
0-60: 13.6
0-75: n/a
1/4-mile: 19.1 @ 70.0 mph
Comments: "Very little "driving" matters in the smart. Stick it in drive and floor the gas."
Braking:
60-0: 124 feet
30-0: 31 feet
Comments: "Lots of dive with full ABS. Grip limited."
Braking Rating (excellent, very good, good, average, poor): Average
HANDLING
Skidpad: .73g
Slalom: 55.4 mph
Comments: "Electronic limits make all handling tests pointless in this car. Limits are set arbitrarily low."
Handling Rating (excellent, very good, good, average, poor): *No rating given. 'Pointless' written in blank space*
Mike Magrath, Vehicle Testing Assistant
opfreak says:
10:15 AM, 06/20/08
its amazing how much work had to be done to make such a small and light car perform so poorly.
casp201 says:
10:17 AM, 06/20/08
whatever happened to the repair of the smart? Its been a while since the last update.
robert4380 says:
10:54 AM, 06/20/08
Was that zero to sixty time recorded while driving in automatic or manual mode?
greenpony says:
11:00 AM, 06/20/08
Where is the "passion" in the Smart fortwo passion coupe? It's obviously not in the performance.
casp201: ditto. Did you guys just leave it unrepaired?
ahightower says:
11:14 AM, 06/20/08
Yikes. Why did this thing have to suck so bad? They could have out-Mini'd the Mini, but instead it's a total POS. Nobody expected it to be fast, but it could have at least handled well, and come with a decent transmission.
cruiserhead1 says:
12:03 PM, 06/20/08
Hey it sucks in every measurable test, has no cargo space, is no fun to drive, is expensive... barely gets better mpg's than a Focus or FIT
at least you get to be outhandled by a 5000lb suv.
wow, awesome.
crowb says:
12:11 PM, 06/20/08
OMG!!!!
Its, like, soooooooooo super cute though!!!!!
jriz says:
12:18 PM, 06/20/08
You're, like, so right. I gave it a hug this morning when I got in.
crowb says:
12:37 PM, 06/20/08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zu0vAMkpag
The secret life of the jriz revealed!
brn says:
12:46 PM, 06/20/08
At least the braking is acceptable. I suppose it doesn't take a lot to stop such a light car.
misterfusion says:
02:22 PM, 06/20/08
Actually, he could've just worn the car as a helmet.
altimadude00 says:
02:51 PM, 06/20/08
0-75: N/A
Pedal harder Josh!!! The hamsters need help!!
mnorm1 says:
03:56 PM, 06/20/08
First time I have ever seen a track test, with the track winning.
pengwin says:
04:31 PM, 06/20/08
If you stuck it in neutral and pushed it, it would've posted better numbers
SubyTrojan says:
04:51 PM, 06/20/08
Maybe they should've tossed it into the Tundra's bed and retested the Tundra. j/k
Josh, you have a black helmet and a white helmet? It must be some of that mad ______ money Chris was talking about. I'd like to see a piece of the action, too! I wouldn't mind having a black helmet to go along with my white one.
estreka says:
11:55 AM, 06/21/08
You should race this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5GF0pnuSRs
firstwagon says:
12:12 PM, 06/21/08
I'll bet it would be a least 3 seconds faster to 60 with a real manual transmission.... 5 mpg better too.
autoboy16 says:
02:42 PM, 06/21/08
Hey is that a red malibu LTZ beside the 135i... Or is that the Aura... Wait its the CTS!! So many red cars! I'm lovin it!! Much better than all the silver!
The performance vids would be funny! That little car does try hard for so few hp! All it needs is a turbocharger!!
-Cj
stovt001 says:
06:16 PM, 06/21/08
So this car doesn't really get great fuel economy. It can't carry the smallest load. Its not really safe. It doesn't go. It doesn't turn. It can barely stop. It will whip your head clean off your shoulders in normal driving. So far your entries have identified exactly two reasons to get this vehicle: To park in really small spots, and to have easily-amused idiots point and gawk at you. Yay.
bimmerjay says:
01:53 AM, 06/22/08
Where was Scorsese??
boxermike says:
10:06 AM, 06/23/08
Actually, CJ, you're wrong on all counts there. The red car behind the 135 is not a long-termer. Guess again.
-mike
estreka says:
12:11 PM, 06/23/08
It's the 135i.
lazyhater says:
12:55 PM, 06/23/08
The whole entire "Smart" car, is pointless.
It is funny they name it "Smart", the exact opposite of what it is.
Really the only single benefit of this car, is being able to fit in very small parking spaces in a crowded city.