How do you make a rear-drive mini?

摘要

Renault and Smart have co-developed a family of small cars. Steve Cropley has an exclusive drive in the new Fortwo and quizzes the designer of the Twingo. After a problem childhood and a spotty adolescence, Smart has grown up. The Mercedes-backed company is about to unveil an all-new version of its Fortwo microcar that keeps its predecessor's best-loved characteristics - including the all-important 2.69m overall length - but adds big-car features that even Smart lovers never thought they'd see. It will be built, as usual, in the Hambach factory in western France.