This no-frills roadster has the rare talent of making people smile, whether they are inside or outside the car. It just oozes emotion. It's a winner, if only the key players at Smart and Brabus ...

In a world where speed limits and the chance for some four-wheeled fun are low and fuel prices and speed-camera incidence is high, it's a wonder we didn't make more of the Smart Roadster.

400 80bhp stripped-down Roadster Lights with steel wheels, no radio, no sports seats, no paddleshifts and no retractable roof offered late February 2004 at £11,995 (radio/CD player + £342). Cheap and ...

The small roadster ... smart includes an electrically-operated soft-top, six-spoke 15-inch alloy wheels, driver and passenger airbags, six-speed SOFTIP sequential transmission, power steering ...