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"Smart Cars" (As they were once marketed before actual Smart Cars) and "Used Cars" are not the same to me.

Buying something 1 or 2 years old at 75% of the price with less than 20k miles just feels new to me. But maybe I've trained myself for that.

By “Smart Cars” do you mean something like certified pre-owned cars?

Yes, exactly. The marketing local used to be "certified pre-owned" = "smart cars". The terms were used interchangeably, usually by differing brands.