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Check-out the Brabus version of the smart if you want to see real looney tunes stuff!
http://www.smart-j.com/e/brabus.html

There is one here in Redmond at Microsoft - on the road every day.
Blue & silver, really slick little car.

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Originally posted by tcar
They (both models) have been available in Canada and Mexico for awhile. Supposed to be coming to US later this year.

Nope - Mercedes-Benz USA Corporate Axed the Smart coming to the US over a year ago. :rolleyes: Something about a cost-cutting measure. I've personally driven both a Smart fortwo (car in the pictures above) as well as the Smart forfour. The forfour was a bit more conventional - front engined Mitsu powerplant. But in today's fuel-conscious world, a Smart fortwo would have been ideal. Could have sold a lot of them. (BTW: IIRC, they are NOT turbocharged cars - in Europe, they may have had a turbodiesel.)

Yet another example of MB-USA being a day late, and a dollar short. Remember the A-class based fuel cell car they were displaying YEARS before the Insight/Prius? Remember the SLA concept roadster - a mini version of the SLK that would have competed against the likes of the Miata and Z4 and S2000?

Yep: All good ideas - all met thrown out the door. So, what did they do instead? Remember the fugly C-class coupe? The hatchback CRX looking thing? Didn't last more than 3 years... And ya can't forget that wonderful new minivan, er, I mean Grand Sport Tourer, the R-class. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Bitter? No, I'm not bitter. Really.
-Z-man.

Not a regular Smart production turbo but very leary!!!!!!

http://www.carpages.co.uk/smart/smart_roadster_coupe_v6_bi_turbo_11_09_04.asp

not a pic, but a video of how a Smart fares in a crash...Top Gear style

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/60538/smart_car_crash

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Originally posted by Z-man

Bitter? No, I'm not bitter. Really.
-Z-man.

Z, Any way we can import these puppys and profit from the spoils? We'll start a new Grey car phenomenon.

I drove the ForFour while in Italy, manumatic gearbox was annoying, engine was whiny, and the seats nearly killed me. Brakes were good, handled good enough.

Still having a car was awesome, drove all over the place. got bored, decided to drive to Lichtenstein, just to be able to say "Have you been to Lichtenstein? I've been to Lichtenstein."

B

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Originally posted by Rufblackbird
not a pic, but a video of how a Smart fares in a crash...Top Gear style

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/60538/smart_car_crash

That was actually 5th gear and i thought it faired pretty well.

Wow, I didn't realize they were'nt available in the states. They are everywhere up here. I think they will be pretty cool 2nd hand vehicles once they're a few years old.

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Originally posted by osidak
That was actually 5th gear and i thought it faired pretty well.

oh...sorry, I get mixed up by Top and 5th gear...it's one of them bad ass British car shows :D

I think the Smart and the class A don't pass the US Safty Road regulations

rslater,

great pic! do you have that in a 1920x1200 resolution?

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Originally posted by Yellowbird RS
I think the Smart and the class A don't pass the US Safty Road regulations

They are on the lots now.
http://www.zapworld.com/cars/dealerlocator.asp

Nice Garage, and I assume they are the garage staff? Or do they take the garage staff?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by t951

great pic! do you have that in a 1920x1200 resolution? QUOTE] 2048x1291 pixels

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1146078768.jpg