what a weird, but cool, little roadster.

Thanks!

we don't have little roadsters like that in the US. What few we do have are imported. I worled for Fiat Chrysler America and got to see first Alfa (MX5 rebadge) data start hitting the dealerships. Before I worked for FCA, I worked at European specialty shop. We worked on stuff mostly from the UK and Germany, a few italians. I've got a 71 MGB and a Boxter S and I just love the European concepts of sports cars. I would love to see one of yours up close sometime.

I would never have guessed any MG's made it to the states! Oh and The FCA in the UK is the Financial Conduct Authority, the scary people who audit my work, your FCA seems nicer =P

MGs did pretty well here until the mid 70s when emission and collision safety nannies passed requirements making them miserable little cars. My neighbour actually has two Hilllman Minxes. Other than that, there aren't many British cars left here.

I didn't know smart made these

I think they made them from 2003-2007, don't quote me though.....

Quite a different car, but I'm down for different.

Love that little car my friend has a 2016 smart brabus the little one forgot the name they are so good

And fun in London.

It's great in the city, you can turn any space into a parking space!

That's y I love it it sounds good as well and I've been I'm Lamborghinis so it must be good.

What speed have you got out of it?
I've had 155mph out of an 300hp Ford Focus ST

It has a super short ratio gearbox, so 6th gear would top out just around 105mph.
To be honest, when I go for a drive I just use our very twisty Scottish mountain roads, 20-50mph is where you have most fun in this car!

Rare little gem! Nice car, I've always considered a smart roadster but I need boot space for cosplay and such. So I stick with big comfy sedans and such.

Actually because this is the Coupe version with the glass boot, you can actually fit quite a lot in it. The rear boot can fit 2 sets of golf clubs or one big suitcase, and the under the bonnet you can fit your hand luggage. =)
The regular roadster however has no space, not only is the boot unless, it's directly over the engine so over a long drive it heats up and becomes a baking tray!

That's pretty impressive, I knew the bigger assed ones were bigger booted but to get two golf clubs in. It's impressive. So the other however is good for cooking eggs!

You could buy your groceries, go for a drive and by the time you've arrived home, you'll have a ready made omelette for dinner!

Genius! :D

I sat in one of these a few times since one of oir customers owns one, though it was just a standard roadster, no brabus... I already think my del sol is quite small already but the roadster was even mkre compact and I felt a bit too squeeezed inside, and I am not really tall x3
I think those were the best cars smart ever offered but apparently they didnt get sold too much... What engine do they have in the brabus model? More than the usual smart engines with three cylinders?

Just like the standard engine it is still only 698cc, but the Turbo runs much higher boost and the engine just breathes more freely overall with the brabus intake and exhaust. =)

Ah so they used a small turbo for these too, how did you get it to 120hp? the brabus standard setup is at 101hp, some chip it to 110 with an optimized map for the ECU, just curious x3

To be honest all I've changed is to an ITG airfilter and the remap, my local smart specialist has 105 maps for regular and 120 for Brabus. Plus in Scotland 98-99 octane fuel is available everywhere, so the engine can run to it's full potential. =)
I wouldn't want any more power out of though, as the car is most fun at really low speeds, over 50mph is just is loud and rather sluggish.

I can imagine, those car's cornering performance isnt the best as I've noticed their suspension and wishbone construction isnt the best for such performances, but hey, it's a Smart, not an AMG tuned SLK x3
My del sol has a fantastic steering even at 120mph and that for its short wheel base, but thats because Honda used double wishbone tecnologies back then a lot, based on F1 cars from these times, plus its a bit broader than the smart coupe...
It was fun driving a smart roadster for once, but to me its a tad too small... plus I'd miss the high revving Honda engines x3
Yours here, for once, looks in very good condition though, and as I said earlier, definetly the best that Smart ever built, but I guess nowadays or even back at its time, people dislike "squeezing" themselves into cars x3