Cheers, petrolheads! This year’s first post regards, once again, the Smart Roadster. It has became some sort of tradition to start the year with such a post but, as last year this time, there are relevant news regarding my garage. I’m now the very proud owner of three Smart Roadsters, after just having added a Roadster-Coupé 60 to the collection! I must confess that I bought it because of the attractive combination of price/ use/ configuration (and because I need a toy to drive on the Alps before I roll the Panda over…). I’m far from being the biggest admirer of the fastback rear, which many (most, from what I noticed until now) people argue make the car’s profile look svelter, while adding some practicality to the mix. But beauty is on the beholder’s eye, and to me, this version only works out if everything is black. The mix of many colours isn’t to my taste, and the fastback also makes the car look taller than the standard Roadster, so a bit less purposeful.