Have a smart in a hilly/ mountainous region?

[jacobzcool1]

I live in the mountain's of VA and i was wondering what the car is like on hills whenever your driving? (although in the city is mainly flat) mpg?

[dcrooks]

Where is Jerryville,VA (maps.google.com could not find it)? I drive through some hills everyday from Leesburg, VA to Rockville, MD and it does alright. There is an article floating around on the best way to use the transmission of the smart. The gentleman in the article gets around 50 MPG. I average closer to 40 MPG and I am not complaining...

[anthony94114]

I don't know if San Francisco qualifies as a mountainous area but include Mt. Tam which is a little under 3000 feet and you get my impressions of the smart. It's fine. It goes up hills well, the transmission is well orchestrated for the task. The mileage however, will be trash. Nothing kills good mpgs like a hill. Expect 20-25 if you do a lot of hills.

[fuelpincher]

Just returned from a 250 mile round trip over a 7000ft pass. Had to rev the piss out of the motor to get it up the hills but get 39mpg fot the day.

[sheureka]

I live at 6,000 ft and go down to 3,500 ft a few times a week and to 2,000 ft at least once a month. I drop 1,000 ft just going to the grocery store, but I'm still averaging close to 40 mpg.

[Dave Van]

I am about as hilly/mountain as it gets in the east. Mine does great. I do use manual mode and down shift for hills but only as needed and still get 40-45 mpg. I almost feel the car is more of a touring car than a city car....but that's just me!

[jacobzcool1]

thanks for the info! nice to know its going well with the smart's and hills!