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Smart Car Road Show Continues to Roll
August 29, 2007

A while back, we started following the unveiling of the 2008 Fortwo, after observing the popularity of smart cars in Europe. To prepare the size-does-matter US consumers, Smart USA has been showing off these tiny wonders on the road.

If you are one of the $99 reservation holders, not only can you preview the cars and ask questions til your heart’s content, you can take these (european) models for a spin. You must be at least 18 to drive and 14 to ride. The tour runs until November and has 3 routes: Western, Central and Eastern.

The western tour recently rolled through the Bay Area. Our friend Tim at Neontology took a closer look and drove some of the Fortwo’s at the Silicon Valley stop. According to Tim:

“Reports of 40+ mpg are nice, but what appealed to me even more was the simplicity and ease of getting around in something so small, and the safety features engineered into the car eased some of my concerns about its vulnerability. It’s low price didn’t hurt either. Still, it’s not a car that I’d drive everywhere, but for local use as a second or third car, it looked ideal.”

Despite his mixed review, it sounds like we might see Tim parking a new Fortwo between Hummers and Suburbans real soon.

CindyC at Organicpicks

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