i love my smart car i have had for 8 years.

RPM gauge are the little dashboard pods you get which includes a clock too.

The transmission in auto mode is indeed really deficient.  Flooring it unfortunately overwhelms it and makes it worse.  
Fortunately, if you use the paddle shifters and shift it at reasonable points (letting up on the gas so it can clutch) it's fairly drivable.  It takes a couple of hours to get the feel of it.

You're trashing a car that is in a unique segment. Why bother with this review if you can not be objective with this review? Thumbs down to you )-:

I don't know how you were struggling to get above 60mph. I borrowed one of these to travel 140 miles, most of which was on motorways, and it easily sat at 70. The only downside was you could really feel crosswinds on the steering, which was unsettling. Still, I thought it was fine as a runabout. Like a go kart. Better than the fiat 595 I was leasing.

The response on the acceleration is easily fix with a throttle controller and believe me. You'll really know what 70 hp can really do in this little car🚗

Best darn car i ever owned. Definitely a shrunken down Mercedes. All the creature comforts and gadgets they included in the Passion still amazes me.

I have one. It drives easy, great city or highway. Zips along like nobody's business acceleration is good comfort is good layout is fine. and the convertable top is great for summer months.

Tuned mine up to 115 hp and drove 120 km on highway to work and at office got free parking parked in front of pillar in underground 😊

He has the AC on. Takes power away.  
My 09 ,,, 70k and going strong

I just picked one up for my production business. I daily drive a BMW F30 and for work this one is perfect. It carries all my filming gear in the back. So cool.

There is one aspect that you have been unable to quantify.  We owners LOVE our cars.   I have some quite exotic cars in my driveway sometimes, but I mostly choose smartie.

2019 but reviews a 11 year old car. Judges it like its from 2015+

Topspeed is about 150 km/h so fast enough. I drive this little machine through out Europe and am addicted!

Would it be a good car to pull behind an RV?

My 08 in 2023, still runs like it is brand new even with nearly 60,000 miles.

I enjoyed your review. I’m going to go look at one of these tomorrow. I think this will be a perfect car for me! I don’t have a car because driving scares me, and I think I’ll be comfy just driving around town in this.

The electric one has more bottom end pep. And no transmission issues! I love mine.

you missed the storage INSIDE the rear door

My comfort zone is the E-Class estate and most of my 30+ cars were Mercedes, the rest being mainly German premium or the occasional VW Golf, Subarus, Alfas. I think the Smart makes a lot of sense and it is a car that excels in what it does. As the smallest car in production, it feels like a much bigger car in terms of specs, comforts driving pleasure and refinement. Bizarrely, some people driving hideously bad cars mock me for having it, but why would I trust anyone’s opinion who bought rubbish on finance?!