get smart

We made a trip out to the suburbs to get a sneak peak at the new Smart fortwo manuafactured by Smart USA. It was strange to see such small cars zipping through the parking lot of Oak Park Mall surrounded by SUVs, but hopefully the number of people in line to take a test drive means that people might be willing to change their ways and drive something smaller.

Smart USA is owned by Daimler AG and the cars are scheduled to arrive in the states in early 2008. You can reserve yours now for $99. The car is 8.8 feet long meaning 2 will fit in an average parking space and 5.1 feet tall (the smart still has as much headroom as most luxury vehicles!) Additionally they get over 40 mpg.