But the nice people at Smart had another idea. They were bringing over the one-off (but we made ten just to be sure) Brabus Roadster V6; did I want to lead the rally in it? Erm, okay. Someone had ...

Even in rational terms there's a lot to love. Despite its microscopic size, the Smart has a remarkable amount of room for the driver and, since we went for the hatchbacked Roadster-Coupe version ...