The Forfour came out in July 2004, so it's still too new for a fair assessment of its reliability. Being a fairly minor manufacturer, Smart is rarely included in the majority of reliability surveys, ...

The Smart ForFour shares the visual appeal of a MINI, but does not have the same driving excitement. The manual box is fine, but the automatic is still a problem if you like a smooth gearchange.

Engines range from 1.0 to 1.5 Readers report Real MPG to be between 28–68 mpg At first, the steering of the 1.1 felt a bit sticky and dead compared to the featherlight Colt. But I soon get used to it ...

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