Let’s face it. More of us live in cities than ever. According to Cars.com’s Kelsey Mayes, one in every 6.4 Americans live in one of the country’s largest 50 cities as of 2009. So for many people, owning a car fit for the city is a must. So Cars.com has compiled their list of top ten list of urban cars, and guess who’s on top? While we dispute their suspension diagnosis (Sport Suspension is optional on the Cooper S, just as it is on the Cooper), we can’t argue with their summary. For zipping ’round town with spirit and thrift, it’s hard to do better that a MINI. See the full list over at Cars.com.
I also think it's a pretty good ex-urban car, able to swallow long hiway distances easily, especially the Clubman with it's longer wheelbase and slightly smoother ride.
Only from the standpoint it was developed specifically to be a city car. Something's wrong when you don't even hit you target market. Not saying I like the Smart, far from it. Just wondering if Smart has a future.
I agree. Very strange. I think the problem with Smart is that they've simply built a car that's small and figured that's enough to make it a (good) city car.
Oddly, here where I live I have the only MINI and I know of six smart cars. They use them as commuters, not city cars which, to me, is crazy. I would not want to be on I-270 in one of those. :nonod: Jim
The worst part is they can cost as much as a base Cooper (passion cabriolet starts at 17,600) and gas milage in them isn't worth it (about 33 city). Oh and their resale value is laughable. ut:
