Smart #1 Premium – you’re in for an electric culture shock

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Smart have a history of absurd punctuation, like when they rebranded the original tiny two-seat Smart car saloon as Smart ForTwo, which I’d have pronounced as “Smart For No Space Two”, which would have been appropriate given that there wasn’t much space for more than two people anyway. It’s one of the new breeds of very compact SUVs – huge by the idealistic standards of the old Smart car, but increasingly the norm, because proper small city cars are starting to disappear. THE SPEC Smart #1 Premium Price: £38,950 Drivetrain: Single electric motor, powered by 62kWh battery pack Power: 272hp Top speed: 112mph 0-60mph: 6.7secs Fuel economy: 4m kWh CO2 emissions: 0 The good news is that soon you’ll be able to get a new electric car for less than £20,000. open image in gallery The interior ambience isn’t as Bauhaus cool as the Smarts used to be and the storage box seems tiny Space is what you’d expect in a car this size, which is to say just about room for four adults, and a small boot with a high lip : minimalist couples with one kid might be best suited to this one.