Why Smart's Latest Electric Concept Car Isn't So Smart

This week the IAA is taking place in Munich, Germany. And as promised earlier this week, we're focusing on some of the cars that caught our attention.

Today, we're talking about the Smart Concept #1, a car that we think goes against everything Smart has represented over the years - and might even be the worst EV idea Smart has had.

Watch Nikki's first time behind the wheel of a Smart ForTwo ED here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad6kQKbpGeQ

Watch one of our first reviews (of a Smart ForTwo ED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os3zcojCWWs

00:00 - Introduction
01:26 - Origins of Smart
03:38 - Early popularity in Europe (despite that drivetrain)
07:20 - The first Smart ForTwo ED Was TERRIBLE
08:57 - The original SmartForTwo still has a following in its electric variant
09:38 - What Smart says about the Concept #1
11:00 - A dilution of brand identity
12:13 - Being too harsh?
14:18 - Smart loses its USP by going SUV
16:14 - Goodbye!
Presenter: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Script: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Produced: Transport Evolved
Teeshirt: Foxes and Peppers
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