The tiny car that won over Europeans with its cute looks and very high mileage is finally coming to America, just not in the way you might expect it to.
The 60-mpg, two-seat coupes are made by a European company called smart, but the DaimlerChrysler division is not the one selling them here anytime soon. True, they will be sold in Canada starting in September, but not so in the United States.
Instead, smart USA is betting Americans won't want the small smarts, at least not yet, and has taken a different strategy: a smart SUV, available here in 2006.
I'm sorry, but I like the small iMac-ish car better. The Smart USA SUV looks too ordinary.
When I was in Italy four years go (next month, surprisingly), these cars were the talk of our tour group. It was the first time that I actually wanted to drive and buy a car.
Looks like I have a reason to learn how to drive now.
1 comment:
you've been to italy?? lucky dog!
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