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摘要

Smart's Fortwo has garnered a loyal following - and no wonder. It's distinctive, priced from ￡1500 and capable of high mileage. John Evans says the Mk2 is the one to get. Remember when the first Smart Fortwo came out? You'd often see the little things whizzing along in the outside lane of the motorway, their drivers proving that their tiny two-door hatch could mix it with bigger and faster machinery. When its successor arrived in 2007, it shrugged off that particular chip and settled down. It might have had something to do with the fact that it was now a little bigger and wider but also that other, more conventional rivals had come on the scene that were better to drive.