Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this episode, the trio finds out if the Smart Fortwo really is the ultimate city car, by putting it up against the Daewoo Matiz and the Ford Ka. Tom "Muffin Man" Russell puts the MG ZT to the test and Penny drives the Maserati 3200GT Spyder.

Also in the episode, an exclusive spy shot of the 2002 Mercedes-Benz SLK (R170).

Massive thanks to @assortedvideos4899 and @matterofapinion for providing the episode footage.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:29 City cars; intro
01:41 City cars; driveability (TED test)
05:26 Motordrive 2001 teaser
06:11 Spy shot: 2002 Mercedes-Benz SLK (R170)
07:11 Viewer test: MG ZT 190
10:33 Coming up... (end of part 1)
10:42 City cars; desirablity
13:45 Maserati 3200GT Spyder road test
17:55 City cars; practicality
21:40 City cars; parking spaces test
22:00 City cars; summary
23:21 Outro
23:49 4car.co.uk ident