Smart #1 REVIEW | Better than Volvo EX30?

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[Matthias-fn]

Hi Kris, Thanks for your review. At 11:40 you can see on the display that you are in Comfort Mode. Only in Sport mode the full time four-wheel drive and the full acceleration is available. To select the Sport Mode there is a small button „Driving Mode“ (and you can click on the earth as well).

[MasterChief]

At least they managed to put instruments in front of the driver and a HUD both of which Volvo has decided not to offer.

[cmpc]

20:05 Isn’t there a physical drive mode button below the screen? According to every picture of the infotainment system that I’ve seen, there is 😊

[chrisonYTtour]

Front on was giving me Tesla, side on is giving Mini Cooper vibes and outback looks like an Audi lol

[thorsev]

It’s 411 litres when second seat row is pushed to the forward most position.

[justtherecord]

They should at least teach you how to set regen and drive modes before you start. There is a one pedal mode. They called it e-pedal. All else fails just tell it to do something eg. "hey smart change drive mode to sport"

[Spirit-npun]

The rims are ones from Pro+ model but this one goes 6.7s to 100Km/h and not 4.5s just like the Pulse does (definitely other rims). Probably why you thought it was not that fast. Try to go in sport mode by clicking on earth in the infotainment screen.

[ajcball]

I think i prefer the outside of the ex30, but i like the inside of this more. I have seen these in person and it looks a bit better in person imo, tho the white / cream is not my fav colour...

[nitraM]

why ask if it's better than the volvo, and then not answer the question ?

[philhartley]

Seen my first one on the street in the UK, it's not exactly "small"!

[CaryInVictoria]

Kris, the way you described the less-than-stellar acceleration one might expect it to be the RWD model, but you said it was AWD. Any chance it was actually the RWD?

[volvo_kristian]

Funny video man 😂 Distracted.. Your going to love the EX30.. Cruising along, then looking down on your driver display or HUD to check speed.. Oh wait 😂😂 Distracted Distracted.. It doesn't have it, so enjoy your new in car music player.

[amad]

interior smart #1 ex 30
SMART #3 ex 30

[Colin]

From a looks point of view the EX30 looks way better, the side profile especially the rear quarter looks clumsy on this car, it's not ugly but it just doesn't look as classy like the Volvo does, rear legroom isn't an issue for me having no kids.

[catmanscarchannel]

Why all references to Mercedes, Smart is mostly owned by Chineese Geely. Why, yeah it’s 50% each but as Geely also owns a big part of Mercedes they also are the biggest owner.

[tomoldigs]

The Smart and the Volvo are not the same dimensions. +4cm length, -2cm width, +8cm height, +10cm wheelbase. Especially the wheelbase and the height are a big difference, if it comes to interior space. From the outside the Volvo looks much better. The center console is definitely higher than in the Polestar 2, comparing head to head and the seats are missing shoulder support.

[nitraM]

why do you speak, sort of, american ? instead of english ?

[chriss]

Car doesn’t know you are looking at the camera….it thinks you should be looking at the road 😂😂Don’t blame the car for doing its job

[sandmehlig]

Why buy a binging and bonging German car when you could have that in a Chinese car?

[JassoLama]

The Volvo is MUCH better looking, that Smart is ugly and looks cheap...