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Smart Roadster-Coupé (2003-’05)

For many years, sportscar manufacturers have tried to emulate the nippy fun factor of such classics as the MG B, Triumph Spitfire and Healey Sprite. The results have been a mixed bag, with the delights of the Mazda MX-5 and Toyota MR2 often countered by such failures as the Daihatsu Copen.

Smart’s 2004 crack at the compact sportscar, the Roadster and Roadster-Coupé, was both distinctive and

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