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MSRP: $11,590 - $16,590 See Local Classifieds
 
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2008 Smart ForTwo Professional Cars.com Review

...in 2006 with the Formore - a tiny SUV based on a Mercedes C-class chassis - but pulled the plug on that in 2005 as the Chrysler division's losses began to drag down the parent company. The current...

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2008 Smart ForTwo Professional Cars.com Review

...That buyer's mindset is geared to funk, to something unmistakably different from everything else. Automotive quirkiness attracts instead of repels the Reventon buyer. Certainly, the one-liter...

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2008 Smart ForTwo Professional Cars.com Review

...Inside, these are two-seaters, period. A Mini Cooper is more than three feet longer. You can reach around and touch the back window, which is the rear of the car. Under the hood up front are...


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Don't buy a 2008 dealer buyback = LEMON

...Thus- hideous trade in value. Shame on you Annapolis Smart- Mercedes. Buy back = Lemon- run don't walk from the 2008- check the title history, if you see...

Edmunds user
2008 Piece of Junk

...I purchased this vehicle new and within 1 year was having trouble with the transmission ...Wont go into reverse. Dealership says nothing wrong. 1 year...

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2008 smart passion coupe

...And while driving there are folks waving and giving thumbs up and smiling at us. I can't think of any car that I have owned in the past that has drawn this...

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2008 smart fortwo passion

...Picked up car last week, and way too much fun to drive. Gets lots of looks, and stares. Gas mileage is good as well. Be very careful driving fast over train...


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Small car showdown, which will win: 1998 Mercedes-Benz A160 Avantgarde vs. 2008 Smart Fortwo Brabus?
This would be in a long, yet low to mid-speed road-racing course (like Complex String in Gran Turismo 3). Here are the specs of both cars Mercedes-Benz A160 Avantgarde (1998) Type: Front-Engined/Front Wheel Drive Engine: 1.6Liter I-4 Power: 102hp@5250rpm Torque: 110lb/ft@4000rpm Weight: 1115kg Size (in millimeters: length/width/height)...
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2008 Smart Fortwo Cabrio Local dealers?
Chrysler to introduce Smart car to US markets
Source: Yahoo! Answers, 1 answer

In America, the Fortwo will arrive in the U.S. in January 2008. will be distributed by the United Auto Group, a U.S. dealer group owned by racing legend Roger Penske. It will start with the Pulse at around $11K, which will have steel rims and no air-conditioning. The more upmarket Passion will cost...

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The Smart Fortwo is more fun to drive on tight, congested city streets at low speed than even the MINI Cooper.

But as soon as the traffic thins out and the roads open up to the beltways and interstates, the Fortwo's cons--a hard ride, a noisy interior, the lack of power, and tense roadholding--become more serious drawbacks.

Factor in the middling fuel economy of only 33 mpg city, and the "wow" factor is quickly muted.

The Toyota Yaris, the most fuel-efficient small hatchback, with ratings of 29 mpg city, 36 mpg highway, feels downright substantial next to the Fortwo, with a real backseat and the legs for occasional distance driving, and the sprightly MINI Cooper is just as good, at 28 mpg city, 37 mpg highway.

Hybrids like Toyota's Prius and the Honda Civic Hybrid get substantially better fuel economy than the Smart, in a much larger package, albeit at a much higher price.

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