2008 Smart ForTwo Preview

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It is so small the name has no capital letters. The smart fortwo, engineered by Mercedes-Benz, will arrive in the U.S., in three model choices. With 750,000 examples running around 36 countries, the U.S. will be among the last to get one.Yet, when the 2008 Smart ForTwo arrives in the U.S. late this year, it will be an all-new version, not the European-market car being shown to prospective buyers over the summer.With its diminutive dimensions (8.8 x 5.1 x 5.1 feet), two would fit side-by-side in... Read More

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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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