best review

[spdickey]

Originally Posted by smarties

From the article "In creep mode the car moves along at walking speed and can take uphill gradients of a five percent maximum. Creep mode is stopped as soon as the handbrake is engaged." Handbrake? Hmm must be a European thing.

In the photos the dash looks to be partly cloth, is it? If so yuck!

Handbrake is the thingy next to the driver's seat that you pull with your HAND to BRAKE the car. Also known on this side of the pond as a parking brake.

Dash is cloth. Even with the leather package, its cloth.

[mr_Cash]

Originally Posted by MicroNut

Mr Cash,

Sorry to disappoint you, but this really is a Daimler press release. Here it is in its original form at the Daimler media center:

smart_USA_driving premiere

If the manufacturer can't write a glowing review, who can?

yes,
a review of information on the smart,
released to the press,
by the company,

as clearly stated in the review,
in the initial thread post link.

possibly,
one of the best reviews,
of any vehicle,
over the last decade.

the numerous interesting factual reveals,
and that its not a typical uninformed glowing opinion based magazine review,
makes it a likely best vehicle review of the decade.

if more informative smart reviews emerge,
would enjoy seeing them.
(not-test drive info/opinions, which i do myself)

such as smart reviews of:
1) how the convertible top tridion/rear window water leaks can be fixed, what caused this problem to arise, how did this problem make it past quality control and into other markets,
2) how a nice red paint was bumped for a strange orange-red paint, that no one planning to order 'red' unseen, likes after seeing it in person, and who was responsible for making the decision to go with this color, who approved it, and why, and how long will it take to get a real red available fo the usa market, what other colors may be added and when, will gun metal med silver ever be offered, etc,
3) how a reduction in half of the time required for the smart transmission to shift, was achieved, and how much more, if any, reduction can be made,
4) how the transmission can be made to feel more solid, such as adding more sound insulation, or more rubber bushings, or otherwise, and how soon can this be done,
5) what are the plans for a drivers arm rest, will it interfere with air bags, how much will it cost
6) what was done to tweak the sound of the muffler, if anything, to its present state, and is there any further changes that could make the exhaust sound more throaty, deep, rich tone, without adversely affecting mpg,
7) will the plastic panels require special touch up procedures over time, to keep them looking new
8) why premium fuel had to be required, or recommended, and how can it be changed to regular unleaded, and how long it will take to make the change,
9) etc

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