Smart Car Reviews
For the uninitiated, smart cars are small, fuel efficient and affordable cars that have been evolved in the recent years, by keeping the 'go green' fundamentals in mind. However, the original idea behind manufacturing smart cars was to reduce parking space and accommodate almost 2 or 3 cars in the normal parking space of 1 car! Yes, smart cars are small in size (2.5 m in length) and hence 2 or 3 smart cars can be easily placed side by side in a normal car parking space. Moreover, the smart car price is generally under US$20,000, so it's easily affordable.
An Overview of Smart Cars
Just for your information, Smart is also an automotive brand of Daimler AG, founded in 1994, in Boblingen, Germany. It has produced series of small cars though not many have been successfully launched in the market. However, it has triggered innovation and development in the field of small car manufacturing. Before going for numerous smart car reviews, know about some pros and cons of smart cars.
Pros of Smart Cars
- Very attractive style that can grab anybody's attention at one time.
- Excellent for city driving and considerable distance journeys.
- For two people, seating is very spacious and comfortable.
- With excellent fuel performance, smart cars contribute to the fuel economy and helps you save significant amount of price on fuel.
- Slow acceleration.
- Owing to its small size, it requires various car safety measures to be considered.
- Good quality gasoline fuel is required as quality of gasoline affects engine performance. Poor quality gasoline can interrupt performance.
- These cars come with shortest warranty periods which can be a major drawback.
2011 Ford Fiesta
Rated to be one of the topmost small cars produced anywhere across the world, 2011 Ford Fiesta comes in numerous colors and hence, you've got variety of choices. While I was going through various smart car reviews, I found that almost all users of 2011 Ford Fiesta have been gung ho about this car. A fun driving experience and comfortable sitting makes this brand a popular small car. It has been manufactured in series of Fiesta cars. It has been made available in four-door sedan or five-door hatchback body styles.
Price Range: $13,320 (base S model) to $17,120 (SEL trim model)
2010 Smart Fortwo Passion Coupe
There have been mixed street car customer reviews about this car. It easily fits in the parking space, is fun to drive all through the town, very appreciating spacious interior and rated to have a good fuel economy. With few more cars in the same series to be released in summer 2011, you can wait and look for much evolved Smart Fortwo cars.
Price Range: US$12000 (approximate)
Mazda 3
Although, Mazda 3 comes at US$2000 more than the fuel efficient Fiesta, its driving features have been rated to be very good. But then there are issues with its fuel efficiency leading to reduction in appeal to customers. Mazda 3 is available in four-door sedan and a four-door hatchback. Pricing for 2011 Mazda 3 hasn't been released yet.
Price Range: US$15,000 to US$23,000
Mini Cooper
Mini Coopers are one of the most observed small cars on the roads. With its cute looks and impressive driving features, Mini Cooper offers good automotive engineering features. One of its drawbacks is high base price, that is problematic for car owners.
Price Range: US$18,500 (base price) to US$32,000
Honda Fit
Overall smart car reviews, leave me with the choice of Honda Fit when it comes to practicality. Drivers have been in awe due to its magic seat features that allows sitting for three storage modes, viz., tall, long and utility. With speed sensitive volume features and satellite linked navigation system, this car ranks to be a different and yet fun to drive small car. One drawback of this car was that in the year 2007 - 2008, thousands of Honda Fit were recalled owing to faulty window switch. If you plan to buy now, ensure that you inquire about your model.
Price Range: US$15,000 to US$20,000
Even if you find small car pricing to be on a higher side, I have some interesting information to share with you. That is, you can even get some of the best brands of large size and normal cars, in just under US$5000 or US$2000!
After research and analysis, you can also buy used smart car, that are sold in car shops, at very affordable rates. In your search for buying efficient cars, you can also go through the list of cars ranked for giving best gas mileage in 2010, that will help you to buy a really good performance car. Hopefully, smart car reviews mentioned in this article must have helped you in your research to buy a small car.
