Balanced review,I thought. This is not a performance car. Most of the time with Urban/suburban driving it is wonderful to break 40mph. Besides on my route most the folks drive 500/600 series MB's,Cayennes, 800 Audis,BMWs,....you know the "smart set". I have a feeling that my SMART will be looked at more than the Aston Martin DB7 in front of me.