My sister-in-law and her husband own one that he uses for in town work commute. I drove it for a couple of errands around town, getting up to 50 or so mph on some roads. So no interstate review, though that'd prob just be scary loud.
Performance: 2/10
Having a 1.0L, 70 HP, 3 Cylinder engine, I was not expecting much from the speed or acceleration of this car. I was pleasantly surprised by the handling, which is comfortable and fairly nimble. However, that's about all the good of the performance. My biggest gripe was with the automated manual transmission (auto or paddle-shifters if desired). It literally takes between a half second and a second to shift gears, whether you're pushing the throttle hard or very slowly accelerating. The other super odd thing was the brakes. The pedal was very stiff, yet once you pushed it to the point where the brakes engaged, it was SUPER twitchy. If they fixed those two things, it actually would be a decently fun car to drive if you wanted a city commuter.
Comfort: 6/10
It is tiny on the outside, but the two seats in the car are fairly comfortable. The spacing of the interior is nice, though there is not much storage space (obviously...). There is nothing extra beyond a basic car: no navigation, no plush leathers, no metal vents, etc... It is a basic small car, and does that fairly well. The ride is average, not too rough, but not smooth like a luxury sedan either. The biggest annoyance comfort-wise is the road noise. It is loud, nothing else to say about it. Though my Civic is just as loud, so it's not that different for me. About the only thing that was weird was the key was not inserted into the steering wheel column, but rather between the seats next to the e-brake. Don't know if that's comfort, but it bothered me slightly.
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Reliability: 8/10
I don't know, but it's a super simple car, with replaceable exterior panels and no frills. So even if it does break, it should be fairly easy to fix. Also, I haven't seen one broken down ever, so that makes it more reliable that quite a few cars. At least in my mind.
Design: 9/10
For what it was designed to do, it is fantastic. A city cruiser with room for groceries, a sports bag, or other daily stuff. The space inside, the at-least-average ride comfort, and the decent handling show they paid at least a little attention to other small cars while designing it. Simple, practical, good gas mileage. The exterior panels can be switched out, to completely change your car color whenever you want. My BILIL said that the dealer would only charge you $800 or so to get a completely different color, but there are also websites where people apparently exchange panels every now and then just because they get bored with their current color.
FoSE: 2/10
Maybe just other Smart Car drivers?
Unless the woman in question believes in theory that the size of a man's junk is inversely proportional to the size of the car that he drives... in that case, it's 10/10.
Overall: 6/10
It would be a 7 or 8 overall, except for the transmission and brakes. It is something that you could get used to, so it's not the end of the world. But I still would rather have a smoother transmission and brakes that don't require a brick foot to start, then a feather touch to control.
EDIT: I forgot something... added.