Well I've been driving the Smart Car for a whole day now, and the verdict is in - it's great! I've really got the hang of the sequential shift mode, which completely transforms the car. The transmission's default full-auto mode is sluggish in the extreme - especially that initial first-to-second shift. It's looking like the transmission is the achilles' heal of the Smart – each shift feels like it takes several seconds, and you feel yourself lurch forward as the car slows to change cogs. But the free-revving engine more than makes up for it, happily winding up to its redline in every gear. I find myself compensating for the amused looks the car gets from other drivers by gunning it pretty aggressively - I'm probably not going to get the best mileage!
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