[Daniel Velazquez] is striking out in this area, attempting to decode the messages on the CAN bus of his Smart ForTwo. [Daniel] has had some pitfalls – first attempts with a Beaglebone Black ...

All of those problems have been addressed with the new ForTwo. But it's still not a car for everyone, and Smart knows that. Those who want it, want it. Those who don't can't be convinced otherwise.

There's nothing ground-breaking in these photos of SMART's upcoming Europe-only, cdi-powered Fortwo. We just thought ... tiny things touring our country can get a better view of the interior ...

But at the same time the Fortwo is obviously too short and ... bigger rubber and bodywork stretched over a wider track can’t disguise that the Smart is designed for roads with 30mph speed ...

but keep the revs up and you can stir the Smart along quite nicely. Cross-country pace is in a different league from the old Fortwo as a result, and swift use of the manual’s light shift ...