Hey guys i went to test drive the Smart Fortwo a few weeks ago and it was great. i didnt feel the things you guys were talking about like the transmission being jumpy. it drove smooth and the transmission was great. i drove it on the local streets and the interstate. i kept up with traffic and had great response. the gas pedal was firm and the brake was the same. i have test driven a few cars in the past years and the Smart Fortwo was better then al of them. I remember driving the VW Rabbit and i didnt like it at all. the gas pedal was really light and u couldnt really feel it. The brakes were even worst. when u try to apply the brakes it would be really soft and mushy and feel effect of the brakes until u put more pressure on it. Now the Smart Fortwo was a great proformer in my books. I am not sure where u guys get all this bad information about it. You really should test drive one or have owned the new one not the older one to really say anything about it. So has any one tried driving the new Smart car. If u have please tell me your input.

-jorge