ONE YEAR WITH THE SMART FORTWO - BY THE NUMBERS

A couple weeks ago The Good Car Guy began looking back at One Year With The Smart. For the first time in its brief existence, GoodCarBadCar.net has hosted a long-term test car. Reviewing a 2009 smart fortwo pure for one year has produced some interesting revelations, some impressive statistics, and a whole lot of contentedness. This look back continues with a look at the Numbers.

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11,499 - kilometres travelled by GoodCarBadCar.net's long-term 2009 smart fortwo in its first year of service with GCBC.

3 - provinces in which GoodCarBadCar.net's long-term smart fortwo has been driven: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.

6.45 - average fuel consumption over the course of one year, measured in litres per 100 kilometres. This is equal to 36.5 miles per gallon (U.S.) or 43.8 miles per gallon (Imperial). The 2009 smart fortwo has a 36 mpg combined rating from the EPA.

5.67 - best fuel consumption achieved between fill-ups of premium gasoline, occuring during gentle driving through Nova Scotia's country roads during an October vacation. 5.67L/100km is equal to 41.5 miles per gallon (U.S.), half an mpg above the EPA's highway rating.

8.8 - worst fuel consumption achieved between fill-ups of premium gasoline, occuring right before the tank on which the best fuel consumption was achieved. That's just 26.7 U.S. mpg. The next-worst was 7.5L/100km, a far more tolerable 31.4 mpg.

12 - people who have inhabited the passenger seat, though not all at the same time.

526.9 - greatest number of kilometres (327.4 miles) shown on the trip meter. The fuel gauge led us to believe there was nothing left despite the fact that a few litres could yet have been sipped. The tank holds 33 litres.

35 - visits to gas stations in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia (stops were never required in New Brunswick) during the 52 weeks between July 7/2009 and July 7/ 2010.

0 - CDs, otherwise known as compact discs, inserted into the smart's CD player so far.

1.09 - average price, in Canadian dollars, paid for premium fuel over the last year.

1.155 - highest price, in Canadian dollars, paid for fuel (November 5/2009).

1.056 - lowest price, in Canadian dollars, paid for fuel (July 10/2009 and July 16/2009).

70 - approximate percentage of smart fortwo driving which took place in the city - the real city part of the city - of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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